| ? posted by scary_jeff |
Awsome, just found out that all telewest packages are being increased at no extra cost. Our 512k going to 750, 1 meg is going to 1.5, and 2 meg is going to 3... and nobody has to pay anything  |
So, is that in england??? hmmm wonder if I could get one of those 1.5 megabyte connections
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After I moved up to dsl from 56k I was amazed at how much faster it was browsing the internet... for about a week. Somehow my browser settings are so horribly misconfigured that I sometimes think back to the days of my speedy 56k hehe. At least I think the problem is something to do with my flash settings
. Although I could be way off . I've checked all the physical connections and I don't think it's the wires. DLing is fast and games play fine, so I'm pretty sure its the browser. Anyways this turned into a huge ramble and I need to go to bed but if anyone has any suggestions I'd be happy to hear them.
jeff, i dunno how it reads, but to get the real numbers, move the decimal place one to the left..
if you converted the numbers it would be like saying a dial-up is 56k/sec when its really a 5.6k/sec ... so in this case the reported 1212.3k is really 121.23k.
final answer, my 1.5 (1500) is in reality 150.0k
theoretically, i can sustain a download of 150k per, but in reality, i have seen 200+
my old cable had 300+ on many occasions.. *sighs* when it was up that is.
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math, smath.. you figure it then, i cannot help how the stupid thing reports it.
i have had some speedy downloads, if you wanna do it..
i downloaded the *taboo* HL in 1 hour and 23 minutes.. it was 1.4 gigs
all i am saying is, if you want to read the numbers correctly, move the damned decimal place one to the left..
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Jeff, slow down..
i am not saying you are wrong.
i am saying, to read the numbers correctly, just move the damned decimal point 
121k is a realistic number for DSL.. ignore what you know is right, and listen for a change..
jeez
[addsig]| ? posted by Orpheus |
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theoretically, i can sustain a download of 150k per, but in reality, i have seen 200+ my old cable had 300+ on many occasions.. *sighs* when it was up that is. |
never trust what the reported download speed says.. im apparently able to reach 7kb/s+ on my 56k modem 
I think the important thing is to be thankful you actually have broadband now 
unlike some of us 
| ? posted by Gwil | ||
never trust what the reported download speed says.. im apparently able to reach 7kb/s+ on my 56k modem unlike some of us |
keep an eye on that gwil, as i hear it, the 56k can't do that, but i too have seen well in excess of 5k
i have been told though, that the only way it can do that is if you have a partial download of the file already on hand, and the download speed is misreading whats present, with whats left..
when i was in my clan however, i sustained 12k thru ICQ, from Sweden once, for almost 30 minutes.. ICQ had always read my dial-up accurately, and the 12 was a shock.. the clanmate i was getting it from was on a t-1 and i was the only person downloading from him at that moment..
needless to say, the 12k was fun to look at, and i can say, i did NOT have any of the file in advance.. so go figure
| ? posted by scary_jeff |
| Orph!! No! |
*puts on patronizing face*
sure jeff.. OK
*reminds self that jeff is unable to listen*
i did NOT say you were wrong jeff, i said, the GUI was, to read it you had to read the reported number just like i said to..
forget it jeff, your letting what you KNOW, stand in the way of reality again.. to close to the forest to see the tree's
[addsig]Jeff, has your cheese completely slid off today?
you quoted the 1212.3 ... i carried on that comment further, now suddenly to win your point, you switch to the other GUI??
jeez bud, i didn't think you were that sort 
either stick to the conversation, or don't involve me in them..
all this time, i thought we were still talking about the 1212.3 
i said, 121k is a realistic number for DSL
[addsig] I couldn't use the first gui because it doesn't tell you an avergage download speed, only the current one.
*bumps*
hey guys, just because Jeff and i bantered the morning away, doesn't mean the poll has ended.. i know we have more than 41 active members, and i am betting, they are not using a BBS to reply with
*bumps*
/me refuses to concede defeat, i know there are more than 41 internet users here 
| ? posted by Orpheus |
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*bumps* /me refuses to concede defeat, i know there are more than 41 internet users here |
Careful the blood pressure there Jon...
