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Cable speed
Gotta love cable.
347 kb per second comes out to about 69.4 times faster than a 56k modem.
I have been on cable now since around '99 I think.
I could not imagine being on dialup.
When I was on dialup with Netcom years ago, the best my 56k would connect was around 49,000, and downloads like the above pic would show around 5kb per second, not the 347 I am getting now.
It goes even higher depending on the quality of the server you are on.
347 kb per second comes out to about 69.4 times faster than a 56k modem.
I have been on cable now since around '99 I think.
I could not imagine being on dialup.
When I was on dialup with Netcom years ago, the best my 56k would connect was around 49,000, and downloads like the above pic would show around 5kb per second, not the 347 I am getting now.
It goes even higher depending on the quality of the server you are on.
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I completely agree with you. I cannot go back now to my old 33K modem connection. When I go visit my sister with her dial-up connection, I just give up after a few tries. There is a nice bandwidth meter on this site:
www.login.com
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I will have to try that one.
I use the one from DSL Reports, a broadband site and forums.
http://www.dslreports.com/stest
Here is the one from your link:
Your current bandwidth reading is:
2.86 Mbps
which means you can download at 366.05 KB/sec. from our servers.
28.8 kbps dial-up
33.6 kbps dial-up
53.3 kbps dial-up
56 kbps ISDN
128 kbps ISDN
384 kbps DSL
768 kbps DSL
1000 kbps DSL
1500 kbps DSL/T1/Cable Modem
2928.4 kbps YOU
That is pretty close to my 3.0 cap Comcast has on me.
I use the one from DSL Reports, a broadband site and forums.
http://www.dslreports.com/stest
Here is the one from your link:
Your current bandwidth reading is:
2.86 Mbps
which means you can download at 366.05 KB/sec. from our servers.
28.8 kbps dial-up
33.6 kbps dial-up
53.3 kbps dial-up
56 kbps ISDN
128 kbps ISDN
384 kbps DSL
768 kbps DSL
1000 kbps DSL
1500 kbps DSL/T1/Cable Modem
2928.4 kbps YOU
That is pretty close to my 3.0 cap Comcast has on me.
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1776.2 <-- ˟˟˟˟.... test from http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html
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You got cable and you need to download large "legal" files
then try
bit torrent
www.bittorrent.com
You internet cable modem will thank you ... need for speed.
then try
bit torrent
www.bittorrent.com
You internet cable modem will thank you ... need for speed.
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I guess I am not doing to bad according to dsl reports:
2004-09-18 01:49:34 EST: 2819 / 478
Your download speed : 2887051 bps, or 2819 kbps.
A 352.4 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 489988 bps, or 478 kbps.
2004-09-18 01:49:34 EST: 2819 / 478
Your download speed : 2887051 bps, or 2819 kbps.
A 352.4 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 489988 bps, or 478 kbps.
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i got 1349.2 kbps at http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html
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all this is in french to me, i dont understand anything you guys are saying but i went to the link cnet, that 96LtdYota posted, heres what mine said 1092.7 Kbps - You 1092.7 kbps is that good ?? seems ok for me.
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[QUOTE=Corey]...
I use the one from DSL Reports... [/url]
I have tried that one, too. My Comcast cable modem can get as high as yours did, just depends on what time of day it is and the other usual factors. I also find different speeds from all the various bandwidth speed test sites I have tried, I just happened to stumble across the one at login.com recently. I like how they put in the download speed from their servers, good idea.
I use the one from DSL Reports... [/url]
I have tried that one, too. My Comcast cable modem can get as high as yours did, just depends on what time of day it is and the other usual factors. I also find different speeds from all the various bandwidth speed test sites I have tried, I just happened to stumble across the one at login.com recently. I like how they put in the download speed from their servers, good idea.
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Originally Posted by RicNkc
all this is in french to me, i dont understand anything you guys are saying but i went to the link cnet, that 96LtdYota posted, heres what mine said 1092.7 Kbps - You 1092.7 kbps is that good ?? seems ok for me.
Yes, RicNkc, it's good. Far, far and better than dialup modem or slow speed digital internest access.
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That was when Little Rock, Ar. first got Comcast high speed internet. I wasn't limited for over a year. My uploads were well above 1.5mbps. It was great. Now I average around 3.5mpbs down and 256kbps up....
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I just use a program called inetbench and then bounce it off a fast server like google.com or yahoo.com ..... Gives a pretty good idea of the speed of your connection (more often I use it to diagnose if my service is down or not)
http://www.thirdring.net/download/ib180.exe
http://www.thirdring.net/download/ib180.exe
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Originally Posted by amusement
You got cable and you need to download large "legal" files
then try
bit torrent
www.bittorrent.com
You internet cable modem will thank you ... need for speed.
then try
bit torrent
www.bittorrent.com
You internet cable modem will thank you ... need for speed.
If you are doing alot of downloading get Azureus as well or your desktop becomes a mess.
.....you can get that here too:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/a...p.exe?download