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    How fast is your internet connection?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hcp, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. richierich

    richierich Notebook Consultant

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    Gawd I hate comcrap or otherwise I'd be using something faster than 1.5k down/384up DSL
     
    richierich, Apr 27, 2008
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  2. nm88

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    Comcast used to suck around here but so far my connection has been excellent, no slowdowns/outages, great ping. So there's hope for them.
     
    nm88, Apr 27, 2008
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  3. MadHater

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    1024/256

    Nothing special, but enough for the time being.
     
    MadHater, Apr 27, 2008
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  4. davidd

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    Guys dont laugh.
    In South Africa the fastest broadband through our local telecoms co is 4Mb.
    but the average household only has a 384kb DSL connection!! Average download is about 40kb/s!!
     
    davidd, Apr 28, 2008
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  5. NeoSoulStar

    NeoSoulStar Newbie

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    Im on a 100/100 mbit fiber connection here in amsterdam, pay around $ 47, for unlimited internet, free uncapped newsserver, phone and tv, around 37 channels.

    Speed test wont go to 100 mbit some how :p
    with an other test page i usually get around 96 down and 92 up or so :D

    [​IMG][/URL][/IMG]
     
    NeoSoulStar, Apr 28, 2008
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  6. RingLeadr

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    [​IMG]

    And I'm not sure what the monthly bill is. I'm willing to bet our other desktop is faster - this desktop feeds off the wired LAN so I didn't expect anything better than those stats.
     
    RingLeadr, Apr 28, 2008
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  7. RingLeadr

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    According to Speedtest.net my college in the fall will have these speeds:

    13473 kb/s for download
    5801 kb/s for upload

    ~~~

    Wow, so I'm gonna like that, probably, compared to what I normally deal with!
     
    RingLeadr, Apr 28, 2008
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  8. canada16

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    I am with Virgin Media (UK) and I get the following:

    Full TV service minus sports and movies, cause movies are all repeats month after month, and sports.... not a big fan.
    Telephone Line rental
    Broadband 4MB

    All for £47.00 = $90.00 a month, and plus the TV box will record TV rewind pause, and also HD as well.

    AND TO BOOT THEY ARE UPGRADING MY SERVICE BEFORE JUNE TO 10MB ALL FOR THE SAME PRICE (WOW!!!!)
     
    canada16, Apr 28, 2008
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  9. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    My download speeds suck. and I'm paying for the fastest speed SBC Global has :( Well, my two roommates and I.
     
    surfasb, Apr 28, 2008
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  10. canada16

    canada16 Notebook Evangelist

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    So what is it? surfasb
     
    canada16, Apr 28, 2008
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  11. richierich

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    Oh I wasn't referring to their connection. I was referring to their monopolistic tactics. They charge up the behind for their products.
     
    richierich, Apr 28, 2008
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  12. nastychicken

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    nastychicken, Apr 28, 2008
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  13. AKAJohnDoe

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    I got the Merlin EX720 from Sprint and typical speeds are at least 200kb/s faster than my Verizon DSL. And from anywhere, too, not just at home! Goodbye, Verizon!
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Apr 28, 2008
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  14. AlgumaPessoa

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    About $50 for a 300k/150k (yes, KILOBYTES). 1Mb here is a dream.
     
    AlgumaPessoa, Apr 29, 2008
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  15. webtax

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    where are you from alguma?
    in my country i have almost the same as you three months ago, but one company decided to triple the download bandwith and every isp had to do the same, hence i'm now with 1mb/100k
     
    webtax, Apr 29, 2008
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  16. hcp

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    webtax, are you refering to "telefonica" and their recent speed increase? My relatives in south america are somewhat happy about. However, the service is still expensive.

    The cheapest plan is 500k/128k for $40 and the most expensive one is 2.5mb/128k which costs $130...
     
    hcp, May 3, 2008
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  17. KSMB

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    100/100 Mb/Sec, Fiber (of course :) ) cost me (only) 250 Swedish kronor a month (25 EURO)
    60 MB/Sec in download is good enough (especially on a saturaday noon when the ISP is very operated)
    [​IMG]
     
    KSMB, May 3, 2008
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  18. MadeiraG

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    That is awesome :)

    Cost me £74 plus vat for unlimited download 8mb package in the uk with zen
    We so get ripped off :(
     
    MadeiraG, May 3, 2008
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  19. LinXitoW

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    16/1 for 34,99 Euros = ca. 53.9316 USD
    It also comes with a Telephone Flatrate.
    I come from Germany.
    Y cant i live in Berlin? They can get 100 for pretty much the same price.
     
    LinXitoW, May 3, 2008
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    webtax, May 3, 2008
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  21. samosa

    samosa Notebook Geek

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    heres the one at my workplace

    [​IMG]
     
    samosa, May 3, 2008
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