How Fast is your internet Connection? Do you always get what you pay for?

[mgsplayer]

I know the exact one now.

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2442 - Download
326 - Upload.

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that's not the exact one...the exact is the top limit

you can usually see it when you're DL from a strong server like rapidshare or viewing an HD video in Gametrailers...

[Tyki Mikk Kyou]

I tried this in 2 differnet places. I am shocked that it's this fast.

[Mikessc88]

Who is your ISP, because you about kicked everyone's ass with those results

[NPG]

It was estimated that the cost of changing all the lines to fibre optics would cost the companies 4 billion pound. The companies said that they needed the government to help with the cost. The government r thinking abt it n they might change them in several months time.

Did you even read what I said?

that's not the exact one...the exact is the top limit

you can usually see it when you're DL from a strong server like rapidshare or viewing an HD video in Gametrailers...

Or you can just check your router for the stream?

[mgsplayer]

Or you can just check your router for the stream?

true...but some routers show the general(big line?!) speeds like 100Mb/s or 400Mb/s
i've seen some ISP that add an icon under control panel-->network connections giving the exact DL/UL speeds...i use DUmeter and it shows the exact speeds too
tonight the speed has gotten remarkably high...maybe a lot of students aren't connected in this line lucky me

[thsv]

Just ran mine on speedtest.net - 669kbps

Not particularly bothered about my speed. I'm more concerned about my download limit. My isp currently changed their options so when i moved flats and had to get reconnected i found myself paying £8 more for no download limit.

[NPG]

true...but some routers show the general(big line?!) speeds like 100Mb/s or 400Mb/s
i've seen some ISP that add an icon under control panel-->network connections giving the exact DL/UL speeds...i use DUmeter and it shows the exact speeds too
tonight the speed has gotten remarkably high...maybe a lot of students aren't connected in this line lucky me

No router would do that.

The router doesn't have a clue what line you've paid for - Only the stream which reaches it.

[Xeperu]

I currently own 3 connections at various locations. Time to list them.

1.
Location: home
Plan: 20M/1M DSL
Price: ~45USD/month
Data: fair use.
What do I get: 14M/1.5M
Special notes: Throttled torrents during peek times. Drop in connection during peek times.
Mark: 4/10 for shitty service.

2.
Location: home 2 (I have 2 houses)
Plan: 4M/1M DSL
Data: fair use.
Price: ~12USD/Month
What do I get: 4M/1M
Special notes: It's cheap.
Mark 8/10 for being cheap and getting what I pay for.

3.
Location: The office.
Plan 100M/100M fiber
Data: 4 TB
Price: ~undisclosed, but more than most of you can afford.
What do I get: ~90M/80M to the internet (you hardly get these speeds, my record has been 7 MB/s fromt he Microsoft update server).
Special notes: Mostly used for work related stuff, uploading huge raws, 400 meg TIFFS etc etc.
Mark: 7/10 for superb speed, but at a high price and sometimes I break my 4TB limit and I pay dearly for it.

The 20M/1M line will be dropped soon as I will be moving to house 2 for a more permanent period.

[Pakkun]

Hey Xeperu have u got 2 houses cos ur married to 2 women?

[mgsplayer]

@xeperu: O_o the pffice connection is incredible...you must be rich
i use the students line in a private building and it started at 550kb/s
they did a little upgrade and it became 3Mb/s

now,for some reasons i am getting 12Mb/s ... without DL accelerators or any tricky manipulations

always without data limit and at 8.5 euros