Help me understand the internet
04-13-2010, 10:10 PM
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Doubtful. The very crappiest WiFi hardware currently available (802.11g) is rated for 54 Mbps, and should have no trouble at all sustaining at least 20-30.
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04-14-2010, 02:47 AM
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That's not bad at all Joe, beyond the upload speed.
I've managed to more or less solve my issue by keeping Bitlord closed if I wanna browse, mostly by doing all my downloading at night. I would think that if I had X amount of internet, Firefox would use X/2 internets, and Bitlord would use X/2 internets. But apparently Bitlord does not like to share it's internets. This was most of my reason for making this thread in the first place, I couldn't understand why if Bitlord was downloading I couldn't use internet.
I've managed to more or less solve my issue by keeping Bitlord closed if I wanna browse, mostly by doing all my downloading at night. I would think that if I had X amount of internet, Firefox would use X/2 internets, and Bitlord would use X/2 internets. But apparently Bitlord does not like to share it's internets. This was most of my reason for making this thread in the first place, I couldn't understand why if Bitlord was downloading I couldn't use internet.
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04-14-2010, 03:30 AM
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I just ran my test at speedtest.net and my results were pretty dismal. 2.35 Mbps download and 0.32 Mbps upload. Speedtest.net says this is about 1/5 of the average result for my ISP. Should I just assume my crappy cheap wireless stuff is the problem? Pretty sure I pay for at least 5 Mbps, if not 10.
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05-18-2010, 12:09 AM
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Update:
The problem has been getting worse and worse, and I found out my Dad's been resetting the DSL modem every few days. He finally got fed up and took it back. After a test they pronounced the modem dead and gave us a new one.
Just tested my speed at speedtest.net and it's nearly identical to my previously posted speeds, although it seems lightning fast and reliable comparably. Wish we had found this out sooner.
The problem has been getting worse and worse, and I found out my Dad's been resetting the DSL modem every few days. He finally got fed up and took it back. After a test they pronounced the modem dead and gave us a new one.
Just tested my speed at speedtest.net and it's nearly identical to my previously posted speeds, although it seems lightning fast and reliable comparably. Wish we had found this out sooner.
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08-01-2010, 09:15 PM
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Necrothread!
Update 2: Now living with my gf to avoid the drama that's going on when your parents get divorced after 30+ years of marriage yet decide to try and live in the same house still.
The plus side of this, beyond living with the GF and actually enjoying life, is that Comcast is available here
Just downloaded a 1.36gb movie torrent in 36:06 minutes, at an average rate of 662kb/s. I'm a much happier camper.
Update 2: Now living with my gf to avoid the drama that's going on when your parents get divorced after 30+ years of marriage yet decide to try and live in the same house still.
The plus side of this, beyond living with the GF and actually enjoying life, is that Comcast is available here
Just downloaded a 1.36gb movie torrent in 36:06 minutes, at an average rate of 662kb/s. I'm a much happier camper.
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08-01-2010, 11:44 PM
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Necrothread!
Update 2: Now living with my gf to avoid the drama that's going on when your parents get divorced after 30+ years of marriage yet decide to try and live in the same house still.
The plus side of this, beyond living with the GF and actually enjoying life, is that Comcast is available here
Just downloaded a 1.36gb movie torrent in 36:06 minutes, at an average rate of 662kb/s. I'm a much happier camper.
Update 2: Now living with my gf to avoid the drama that's going on when your parents get divorced after 30+ years of marriage yet decide to try and live in the same house still.
The plus side of this, beyond living with the GF and actually enjoying life, is that Comcast is available here
Just downloaded a 1.36gb movie torrent in 36:06 minutes, at an average rate of 662kb/s. I'm a much happier camper.
I hope thats not the only good thing about living with her......
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08-02-2010, 12:12 AM
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So you have DSL, apparently, and it's intermittently bad. Make sure every phone / printer / answering machine / everything that is connected to the house wiring has one of those DSL filters on it.
If you find you need some, let me know; I have several you can have. I finally switched to Comcast last month and went from 1.5Mb/s to 32Mb/s.
If you find you need some, let me know; I have several you can have. I finally switched to Comcast last month and went from 1.5Mb/s to 32Mb/s.
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08-02-2010, 03:38 PM
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People say bad things about Comcast (including me), but at least their service seems to be consistent, at the very least:
Most of the Comcast tests in this thread are around the same (residental). Tried a different server and got 39ms ping.
Most of the Comcast tests in this thread are around the same (residental). Tried a different server and got 39ms ping.
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08-02-2010, 03:42 PM
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How's this for speed!
Don't ask me why it says Wichita, KS.
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08-02-2010, 05:04 PM
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As much **** as I have given Charter over the years, here lately it has been fairly decent, both consistent in speed and reliable.
Terrible Up though, always been lower than average.
Terrible Up though, always been lower than average.
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08-02-2010, 05:29 PM
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that test is BS...
I got:
Here is the truth:
yes that is MB per second, you can guesstimate by multiplying that number by 10 to compare to yours... aka 70Mb/s up and 28Mb/s down.
I got:
Here is the truth:
yes that is MB per second, you can guesstimate by multiplying that number by 10 to compare to yours... aka 70Mb/s up and 28Mb/s down.
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08-02-2010, 05:35 PM
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I would LOVE to switch to U-Verse, but they don't currently offer it in my area. Every city around me, just not mine. We are always last.
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