Broadband or dial up? - Page 2

Scholarcs · 06-29-2002, 12:42 PM

Average speed on 56k: 4kb/s
Average speed on my new ADSL: 16kb/s

Much better, and the price is similar as well [img]smile.gif[/img]

Animal · 06-29-2002, 12:44 PM

Whoa, if that's all you're getting on ADSL you have a problem. You should be around 300kb/s-400kb/s at the very least.

Paladin2000 · 06-29-2002, 02:16 PM

I have been using 56K for the past 3 year. I just applied for an ADSL connection, should be in any moment now... Sheesh, I really hate all this waiting game.

Scholarcs · 06-29-2002, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by Animal:
Whoa, if that's all you're getting on ADSL you have a problem. You should be around 300kb/s-400kb/s at the very least.

No, its capped at 128k/s with translates roughly and in pracitce to 16K/s

TAOWolf · 06-29-2002, 02:20 PM

DSL won't be available for a year or so, where I live in the boon-docks.... [img]graemlins/dontknowaboutyou.gif[/img] , but we have it at work, course with 500 computers on the mainframe, even ADSL is slow when everyone is on the net at the same time.......

Sir Goulum · 06-29-2002, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scholarcs:

quote:
Originally posted by Animal:
Whoa, if that's all you're getting on ADSL you have a problem. You should be around 300kb/s-400kb/s at the very least.

No, its capped at 128k/s with translates roughly and in pracitce to 16K/s[/QUOTE]Thats all you have? With CABLE I'm getting usually around 100-120 kb/s. Its capped at 350

andrewas · 06-29-2002, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by Scholarcs:

quote:
Originally posted by Animal:
Whoa, if that's all you're getting on ADSL you have a problem. You should be around 300kb/s-400kb/s at the very least.

No, its capped at 128k/s with translates roughly and in pracitce to 16K/s[/QUOTE]16 kilobytes per second sounds right for a line capped at 128 kilobits per second. But 128 k/s is a rediculous cap for ADSL - ISDN can run that fast. You got ripped IMHO.

Blade · 06-29-2002, 04:14 PM

Ok 128kbs is 16k a second they do the measurements of internet speed in kilibites a second not kilibytes a second you have to divide the number by eight to get actuall k's a second as most are regulary looking at it, its a markiting play on the retailers part to fool people into thinking its faster than it really is just so you know.

Davros · 06-29-2002, 07:08 PM

Still on the 64K dialup - damn that blown hot water system - when I get back from my holiday (that's the other expense) I will sign up for 512K broadband.

Scholarcs · 06-29-2002, 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by andrewas:
16 kilobytes per second sounds right for a line capped at 128 kilobits per second. But 128 k/s is a rediculous cap for ADSL - ISDN can run that fast. You got ripped IMHO.

No, because I only need one line (it splits the line) and now I am paying the same as I was for a dial-up account with an extra phone line. And there is no download limit, I don`t pay per MB. There is no competition either, cable isn`t here yet.

And Blade, yes I know

06-29-2002, 12:42 PM	#11
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	Average speed on 56k: 4kb/s Average speed on my new ADSL: 16kb/s Much better, and the price is similar as well [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

06-29-2002, 12:44 PM	#12
Animal Gold Dragon Join Date: March 29, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,534	Whoa, if that's all you're getting on ADSL you have a problem. You should be around 300kb/s-400kb/s at the very least. __________________ It\'s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye...then it becomes a sport.<br /> [img]\"http://members.shaw.ca/mtholdings/bsmeter.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

06-29-2002, 02:16 PM	#13
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 52 Posts: 1,728	I have been using 56K for the past 3 year. I just applied for an ADSL connection, should be in any moment now... Sheesh, I really hate all this waiting game. __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

06-29-2002, 02:20 PM	#15
TAOWolf White Dragon Join Date: December 1, 2001 Location: Mountains of Arkansas, US Posts: 1,887	DSL won't be available for a year or so, where I live in the boon-docks.... [img]graemlins/dontknowaboutyou.gif[/img] , but we have it at work, course with 500 computers on the mainframe, even ADSL is slow when everyone is on the net at the same time....... __________________ May the moon always shine upon your face, and your imagination soar to the heavens.... Chan ann leis a’chiad bhuille thuiteas a’chraobh.

06-29-2002, 04:14 PM	#18
Blade Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 12, 2001 Location: spokane wa usa Age: 40 Posts: 926	Ok 128kbs is 16k a second they do the measurements of internet speed in kilibites a second not kilibytes a second you have to divide the number by eight to get actuall k's a second as most are regulary looking at it, its a markiting play on the retailers part to fool people into thinking its faster than it really is just so you know. __________________ <br /><br />All blades cut, be they made from metal or wood, but the sharpest and deadliest blade is the one of knowledge, and that is the least used.<br />An Archmage of the HADB

06-29-2002, 07:08 PM	#19
Davros Takhisis Follower Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Mandurah, West Australia Age: 60 Posts: 5,073	Still on the 64K dialup - damn that blown hot water system - when I get back from my holiday (that's the other expense) I will sign up for 512K broadband. __________________ Davros was right - just ask JD

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