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Jim Macklin wrote:

I sure like my 4 Mbit/sec cable, but I still have a 56 K
dial up as a backup, for $75 a year from the local college.

Do a few speed tests to see if you are actually getting close to that 4mbps
speed they are advertising.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
http://ciseweb100.cise-nsf.gov:7123/

When I was a Time Warner Road Runner cable broadband customer, they claimed
4mbps, too, but in reality I was seeing a consistent 1.5 mbps (190
Kbytes/sec) down and a dismal 300kbps (38kbytes/sec) up.


--
Peter

I've run the tests and also have AnalogX's NetsStatLive
program. Speed varies, depending on the server I'm
downloading from and the time of day. I consistently see
over 300 KByte/sec on most servers and on a good server,
I've seen about 575 KByte/sec (the meter on FreshDownload).
Just plain timing a 7 MB download of a video, is fast.


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Merry Christmas
Have a Safe and Happy New Year
Live Long and Prosper
Jim Macklin
"Peter R." wrote in message
...
| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| I sure like my 4 Mbit/sec cable, but I still have a 56 K
| dial up as a backup, for $75 a year from the local
college.
|
| Do a few speed tests to see if you are actually getting
close to that 4mbps
| speed they are advertising.
|
| http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
| http://ciseweb100.cise-nsf.gov:7123/
|
| When I was a Time Warner Road Runner cable broadband
customer, they claimed
| 4mbps, too, but in reality I was seeing a consistent 1.5
mbps (190
| Kbytes/sec) down and a dismal 300kbps (38kbytes/sec) up.
|
|
| --
| Peter

"Peter R." wrote

When I was a Time Warner Road Runner cable broadband customer, they
claimed
4mbps, too, but in reality I was seeing a consistent 1.5 mbps (190
Kbytes/sec) down and a dismal 300kbps (38kbytes/sec) up.

Similar figures with charter. What you get when you ping a test site, or
whatever rare fast server is not the real test of what you are able to do,
in reality.

In reality, (so I've been told) the majority of servers limit your rates,
usually in the 350 to 780 range. For the occasional super fast download, I
find it hard to justify the extra cost, but I still pay it...sigh.
--
Jim in NC