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Title: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Commander Maxillius on April 08, 2007, 02:06:59 pm
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/110508804.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)


I'd be real surprised if some of y'all didn't leave me in the dust
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Nemesis on April 08, 2007, 02:19:24 pm
Only if my dust sprays forward, I'm on dialup.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Brush Wolf on April 08, 2007, 05:40:42 pm
Just a bit faster.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/110570366.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Darth Sidious on April 08, 2007, 05:52:43 pm
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Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Sirgod on April 09, 2007, 08:58:10 am
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Stephen
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Capt Jeff on April 09, 2007, 09:33:04 am
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Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: MrCue on April 09, 2007, 01:31:38 pm
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Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Tus-XC on April 09, 2007, 05:30:42 pm
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/110991021.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Does anyone but me find it amusing that my upload speed is 21 times faster than my download speed... Damn comm squad and caping our download bandwidth! (they apparently don't like us using streaming media....)
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: jualdeaux on April 09, 2007, 06:49:36 pm
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/111018502.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
First time
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/111019329.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
second time.

And I went to Cnet's bandwidth tester and got this.
768.0 Kbps            DSL/Cable 768k       
1078.8 Kbps - You           1078.8 kbps
1500.0 Kbps          Cable/DSL 1.5Mbps 

So it seems to be fairly accurate.

As you can see the latency is extremely high. That is due to the Wireless Broadband that I am using. And how the signal has to go through a Wireless Extender unit so i can get signal outside the house.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Javora on April 09, 2007, 07:24:17 pm
Here is mine:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/111031930.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Dash Jones on April 09, 2007, 07:51:46 pm
Hmm,

1592=d/l
254 = u/l
55=latency

How the heck do you get an upload rate that High Tus...you got one BIG pipe...talk about them completely restricting you...with an U/L like that you should have something like 50,000 D/L speed.

I suppose the same would apply to jualdeaux, you also seem to have a higher U/L than D/L?
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on April 09, 2007, 08:06:10 pm
Bandwidth only matters when you have the gigabytes of porn to prove it.

Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Nemesis on April 09, 2007, 08:07:52 pm
You guys are just trying to make me feel inadequate :(
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on April 09, 2007, 08:12:54 pm
You guys are just trying to make me feel inadequate :(

It's not our fault your stuck with dialup.

I remember modems...back in the before time, in the long long ago.

Imagine, in the next generation or so we're going to have kids who have always had high-speed connections. THey'll wonder what grownups did for porn back in the olden days.

We used ascii art dammit!! And we was gratefull for those text based bewbies!!



Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Nemesis on April 09, 2007, 10:33:29 pm
You guys are just trying to make me feel inadequate :(

It's not our fault your stuck with dialup.

I remember modems...back in the before time, in the long long ago.

Imagine, in the next generation or so we're going to have kids who have always had high-speed connections. THey'll wonder what grownups did for porn back in the olden days.

We used ascii art dammit!! And we was gratefull for those text based bewbies!!

The local telephone hub is just over a block from me so I could easily get DSL- if I didn't object to the way the telephone company tried to destroy all the local internet providers once they chose to get into the ISP business.  Also last time I checked you had to use their software to handle the connection as they didn't use standard TCP/IP between you and their office.  That of course means Windows and maybe Apple which blocks my Linux machines and probably my Windows 2000 as I doubt they still support it. 

The cable company is a better option and I have considered it but they also pull a lot of BS.  Not to mention the local cable system doesn't do much to stop your system from being hammered constantly by all the Windows bots on the local loop.  They wold increase performance if they did something to knock down the bots.

For your collection of "art". 

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Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on April 10, 2007, 02:37:42 pm
Why would you deny yourself the greatness that is high speed?

I mean, sure it can be a bitch sometimes, but the slowest DSL (Which is like 19 bucks where I live) is still 10-20 times faster than dialup.

SBC supports linux computers.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: E_Look on April 10, 2007, 05:21:45 pm
Aww, Nemesis!  I won't post my data...

... I'm rather surprised you're on dialup!  :o  :huh:
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: jualdeaux on April 10, 2007, 07:51:01 pm
Hmm,

1592=d/l
254 = u/l
55=latency

How the heck do you get an upload rate that High Tus...you got one BIG pipe...talk about them completely restricting you...with an U/L like that you should have something like 50,000 D/L speed.

I suppose the same would apply to jualdeaux, you also seem to have a higher U/L than D/L?

I would say that the test failed somehow. yeah. i just tried it again and got ~1300 dl and ~5100 ul. it must not like my upload connection.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Nemesis on April 10, 2007, 09:40:52 pm
Why would you deny yourself the greatness that is high speed?

I mean, sure it can be a bitch sometimes, but the slowest DSL (Which is like 19 bucks where I live) is still 10-20 times faster than dialup.

SBC supports linux computers.

(Who is SBC?  Remember I'm in Canada.)

Its not the money. 

The DSL thing is on principle.  When Bell Canada decided to create Sympatico as its wholey owned subsidiary  ISP they went around to all the independent ISPs and tried to massively raise their rates for renting lines from Bell - in violation of existing contracts.  The ISPs started a class action against them and won. 

Now last I saw they (Sympatico) require you to use Windows (and IE) and install their software rather than just use industry standards.  Do you think that they still support Win2k (or Firefox and Thunderbird?) or that I'll let some bumbling telephone installer put software in my computer?  Some of the installers want to install a network card in the system.   They also are well known for leaving your system functional as far as internet access is concerned - any other software you may have installed that they mess up is your problem.  NO WAY is that going to fly with me.

Cable Internet is set up in a rather confusing fashion at present if you don't have at least basic cable (and my loathing of commercials means I gave up cable years ago).  Not to mention getting hammered by all the infected systems on your local loop.  Try to install Windows while connected to your cable internet without a good hardware firewall and you system will be compromised before the install is complete.  They are Linux friendly though as they use industry standards.

At some point I'll get annoyed with dialup and go cable unless something else better by my standards comes along.  Or Bell will annoy me fatally and I'll go cable and have them remove my 2nd phone line.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Dash Jones on April 11, 2007, 12:06:54 am
You could try an external modem?  That way it uses the protocols and transfers it to your computer via your interface.  I've had some good experiences with that method.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: GE-Raven on April 13, 2007, 11:52:51 am
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Course this is the work network :-p

GE-Raven
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Dizzy on April 13, 2007, 12:07:12 pm
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Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Darth Sidious on April 13, 2007, 12:32:57 pm
May as well post my work one.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/112800256.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on April 13, 2007, 06:37:59 pm
Why would you deny yourself the greatness that is high speed?

I mean, sure it can be a bitch sometimes, but the slowest DSL (Which is like 19 bucks where I live) is still 10-20 times faster than dialup.

SBC supports linux computers.

(Who is SBC?  Remember I'm in Canada.)

Its not the money. 

The DSL thing is on principle.  When Bell Canada decided to create Sympatico as its wholey owned subsidiary  ISP they went around to all the independent ISPs and tried to massively raise their rates for renting lines from Bell - in violation of existing contracts.  The ISPs started a class action against them and won. 

Now last I saw they (Sympatico) require you to use Windows (and IE) and install their software rather than just use industry standards.  Do you think that they still support Win2k (or Firefox and Thunderbird?) or that I'll let some bumbling telephone installer put software in my computer?  Some of the installers want to install a network card in the system.   They also are well known for leaving your system functional as far as internet access is concerned - any other software you may have installed that they mess up is your problem.  NO WAY is that going to fly with me.

Cable Internet is set up in a rather confusing fashion at present if you don't have at least basic cable (and my loathing of commercials means I gave up cable years ago).  Not to mention getting hammered by all the infected systems on your local loop.  Try to install Windows while connected to your cable internet without a good hardware firewall and you system will be compromised before the install is complete.  They are Linux friendly though as they use industry standards.

At some point I'll get annoyed with dialup and go cable unless something else better by my standards comes along.  Or Bell will annoy me fatally and I'll go cable and have them remove my 2nd phone line.

Ah, you're pretty much boned then. Sorry =(
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: NJAntman on April 13, 2007, 07:57:55 pm
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I thought having a nuke plant down the street would give the needed extra juice for uploading. :skeptic:

At least I get my porn quick. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Javora on April 13, 2007, 08:05:51 pm
Is that a satellite connection?
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on April 14, 2007, 01:42:56 pm
Quote
I thought having a nuke plant down the street would give the needed extra juice for uploading.

At least I get my porn quick

You also have the added benefit of your testicles glowing in the dark. Think of it! No more stumbling around in the dark at 1am to go the bathroom!
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: NJAntman on April 15, 2007, 12:00:02 am
Is that a satellite connection?

Cable, some of the oldest lines in the county no less.
Title: Re: Bandwidth Chest-thumpery
Post by: manitoba1073 on April 16, 2007, 02:45:06 am
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heres mine