my schools connection
09-09-2008, 04:42 PM
#111
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Re: my schools connection
Originally Posted by kain
This is when its working. Sometimes ill be sitting here, and then all of a sudden ill get sub 20 kbps speeds wish sucks cus ill get them for like a couple of days and it will be spotty, but then it will clear up and be totally fine.
They have a "speed boost" feature that temporarily boosts the speed for a short time, so speed tests will see the boosted speeds. Sitting on bittorrent you'll never stay steady at such a high speed.
# PowerBoost is a network speed enhancement that delivers a powerful burst of speed - often up to twice the provisioned level of speed - when downloading large files such as software, music, online games and videos.
# Up to 12Mbps/2Mbps, on our 6Mbps service.
# Up to 16Mbps/2Mbps on our 8Mbps service.
# There is no additional cost to customers for this service enhancement.
# Comcast 6Mb will average download speed of 12Mbps during the first 10MB of a file download and then revert back to 6Mbps for the remainder of the download
# Comcast 8Mb will average download speed of 16Mbps during the first 20MB of a file download and then revert back to 8Mbps for the remainder of the download
# Up to 12Mbps/2Mbps, on our 6Mbps service.
# Up to 16Mbps/2Mbps on our 8Mbps service.
# There is no additional cost to customers for this service enhancement.
# Comcast 6Mb will average download speed of 12Mbps during the first 10MB of a file download and then revert back to 6Mbps for the remainder of the download
# Comcast 8Mb will average download speed of 16Mbps during the first 20MB of a file download and then revert back to 8Mbps for the remainder of the download
80Mb / 6Mbps ≈ 13.333 sec.
160Mb / 8Mbps = 20 sec.
160Mb / 8Mbps = 20 sec.
So yeah, those numbers are false comcasters, sorry
Ooh, another bit of juicy info:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/c...e-october-1st/
I'll stick with my constant 20mbps from mediacom for the same price as 8mb from other companies and no bandwidth cap...
09-20-2008, 03:25 AM
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Re: my schools connection
This week at shool I was very surprised. I download an Linux iso at average of 1.5Mb/sec (mega byte, not mega bit) on a wireless network. Then I go on youtube and unable to watch a 10sec video....
Maybe it was the fact that I downloaded the iso from another University.
Maybe it was the fact that I downloaded the iso from another University.
12-30-2008, 02:54 PM
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Re: my schools connection
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Charter is okay.
So they bumped the internet speed because Hitchhikkr's wife bitched, theoretically twice as fast:/
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The download might be soft because it's daytime during the holidays and there's lots of people (schoolkids) online right now, but there is a big difference in upstream.
12-30-2008, 09:27 PM
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Re: my schools connection
Originally Posted by Teg2Boo
This week at shool I was very surprised. I download an Linux iso at average of 1.5Mb/sec (mega byte, not mega bit) on a wireless network. Then I go on youtube and unable to watch a 10sec video....
Maybe it was the fact that I downloaded the iso from another University.
Maybe it was the fact that I downloaded the iso from another University.
01-02-2009, 02:34 AM
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Re: my schools connection
Speedtest.net is sucking *** for me right now...
Anyway. Here's a download I did with my home connection:
1.7mB/s and I've seen it peak around 2.0mB/s (ie, 2000kbps)
Here's the new gigabit (1gbps up/down) box I just got:
Theoretically I can download/upload as fast as 128mB/s, but its been known to peak around 140-150mB/s. Doesn't really matter since I'll never find a torrent that can download that fast.
Anyway. Here's a download I did with my home connection:
1.7mB/s and I've seen it peak around 2.0mB/s (ie, 2000kbps)
Here's the new gigabit (1gbps up/down) box I just got:
Theoretically I can download/upload as fast as 128mB/s, but its been known to peak around 140-150mB/s. Doesn't really matter since I'll never find a torrent that can download that fast.
