Demon350 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 just got DSL 0.5MB its beter than 56k but whats ur adverage download speed ? mines is 50kb/s is that slow ? Quote
ledofthezep Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 That's probably relatively accurate, contact your ISP & they'll be able to tell you for sure. Does restarting the DSL modem, the router(if applicable), then computer do anything to the speed? Also,...remember that when you're checking your speed online, take into consideration how many hops the ping is making to server your testing on & back. Ask your provider if they have a site for their customers to use...that should give you a more accurate reading. Hell, I had some bitch in Iowa with wireless bitching about speed issues according to a site she was using to test her speed----in Indonesia,...gee.....she hung up on me after I had her use the correct speed tester on their server & it read damn near quadruple of what she was getting from testing on the foreign server. Also, did they install any filters on your other phonelines that the DSL is not on? Some providers use filters on other lines to keep from the DSL signal dying out a bit...also, without the technical bs--if you have a caller ID or answering machine, make sure the batteries are good(if they have them), may try disconnecting the other phones in your house & rebooting everything and try it to see if they could be interfering with the signal at all....that can apply to dialup users as well. Quote
reas11 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 i have it through verizon its not bad its def. faster than dialup.. Quote
Nightrider Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 Personally I think it sucks,but then again,I used to have cable modem.I got satelite now and it was cheaper to go DSL route.90 kb is the most I've heard of as far as download,but I've never seen that. I pulled over 400kb with my cable modem a couple times through Limewire(gnutella shareware)I wish I had cable again. Quote
I2fast4U Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 I have Cable and average 100-400Kb/s depending where i am Downloading from Quote
00BANSHEE Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 I have DSL at the office and cable at home. Just from my experience, cable seems to be alot faster. Quote
STLBILL Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 Hi guys: I get the feeling none of you have ever been to DSLReports.com. Regards, Bill Quote
THX-1138 Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 speed test this is another speed test sight. Quote
Stylemaster Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 thanks wow im over 700kbps per second crazy Quote
Meat Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 Using the speed test link that THX-1138 posted..... Im surfin at a whopping 44.6 kilobits per second Im ready for broadband, good timing with this thread, I just have to decide between cable and DSL. Quote
SyNtAxx Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 Hey all, I have cable and I get 3.5Mbps down and 256kbps up... All for 39 bling a month Nick Quote
sandman121383 Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 my votes for cable,once u use it u'll never want to go back 2 dial up again. the extra phone line is not needed no more either so thats another big reason we use cable Quote
THX-1138 Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 I am paying 105.00 month for 800k of inernet and my cable TV with basic programing plus 10 HBO's chanels. I have two computers hooked up through a router and it don't seem to be slow when my son is surfing the net. Quote
I2fast4U Posted January 2, 2004 Report Posted January 2, 2004 i just took one of those test and i am going 2 megabits per second damn i love cable Quote
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