R U High Speed???

[f1oored]

I am curious about our connection speeds. When you connect are you on dial-up or high speed?

If you are high speed, which is it? DSL? Cable? Satellite? Anyone have a T1? T3??????

[Chrona]

Cable, and it's not even the good kind. It's the bargain plan, capped at like 800kbps :/

I WISH I had a T3 line or a commercial dsl line. The ultimate weapon for the Internet junkie...lol

[f1oored]

I have a slower package dsl but it works for me. To be honest, I was running a 6mb cable connection before and I can't tell the difference. I play games online and download everything and the dsl is just as fast. Most websites don't allow you to use the speed a T1 has to offer so why bother?

[f1oored]

I just checked my speed at
[Only Registered Users Can See Links.]
and I am only at 1.2megabits

[Chrona]

761 kilobits per sec :/

So my max download speed is only gonna be like 95kbps, which is pretty slow for big files like movies and whatnot. Oh, and I wasn't referring to downloads from website, I meant p2p ;)

[f1oored]

What p2p are you using? I rarely get over 100kbps using bit torrent and DC++.

Wow we are really nerding it up tonight lol.

[Chrona]

Werd, trying to figure out why these darn equations won't balance for this lab due tomorrow, so I'm burning the midnight oil.

On campus, I use DC++, offcampus I use Azureus. On campus, it's a direct ethernet connection, since most colleges run a hub or two, so my download speed is 1+ megabyte/sec, which for me, is "poopinyourpants" fast. At home, I use Azureus, which works a bit faster for me than Bitlord or Bittorrent. Obviously, I'm hard capped at 95kbps by my ISP, but I've gotten 200-250 kbps download speeds at a friends house. It's just a matter of picking the right torrents ;)

[f1oored]

I'll give azureus a try. Now I'm going to bed though. Exam tomorrow.

cheers

[kimmers318]

Not sure what all of those other words mean.....ethernet is the only one I recognize:11: but I ran the test (cool link btw) and came up with 2.5 megabits per second with 3.3 sec 1mb file download!!! I am using adelphia cable high speed internet, with a wireless router/network set up (we have 3 puters running in this house). I just got my new puter last night and still have to get my router for it and then whoa.....watch out!!!

[Severus]

DSL at 746.1 kilobits per sec

[jeffs99dime]

high speed cable

[Abbeys_Mom]

......dsl......

[AquaQueen]

Ok I am with Kimmers on this one...lol I have no clue what any of those words were I understood, Test, DSL, Ethernet...lol so I just went to the link and ran the test..here are my results

Communications 2.7 megabits per second
Storage 333.7 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 3.1 seconds
Subjective rating Great
Don't have any clue what all that means besides the word great...lol So I guess I must be doing something right.

[Chrona]

The rating that the site gives you (in either kiloBITS per second or megaBITS per second) shows your bandwidth, ie, how fast your internet company lets stuff move to and from your computer. However, a much more common unit, for say, storage, is the byte, which is 8 bits. Think megabyte (MB), gigabyte (GB) for stuff like hard drives and memory. Therefore, your max download speed is the bit rating divided by 8. Hence, if you had a 8 megabit per second connection, it would be the equivalent of 1 megabyte per second. This means you could download a 5 megabyte song in 5 seconds.

Oh and T1 and T3 are just names for different types of connections, just like DSL or cable. T1 and especially T3 just happen to have a MUCH larger bandwidth than the rest and so are ridiculously expensive, which is why they are used mostly by companies, universities, etc.

[minabird]

at work, 5.4 mb/sec.

I'll have to check what my connection speed at home is.

Neat site f1oored.

[AquaQueen]

The rating that the site gives you (in either kiloBITS per second or megaBITS per second) shows your bandwidth, ie, how fast your internet company lets stuff move to and from your computer. However, a much more common unit, for say, storage, is the byte, which is 8 bits. Think megabyte (MB), gigabyte (GB) for stuff like hard drives and memory. Therefore, your max download speed is the bit rating divided by 8. Hence, if you had a 8 megabit per second connection, it would be the equivalent of 1 megabyte per second. This means you could download a 5 megabyte song in 5 seconds.

Oh and T1 and T3 are just names for different types of connections, just like DSL or cable. T1 and especially T3 just happen to have a MUCH larger bandwidth than the rest and so are ridiculously expensive, which is why they are used mostly by companies, universities, etc.


Even with it all broken down like that I still say...Huh!?!:confused:

[Chrona]

Even with it all broken down like that I still say...Huh!?!:confused:

Think of bandwidth as a pvc pipe in your house. The bigger the pipe, the more stuff that can get through. T3 and T1 lines would be the equivalent of like.....10 foot diameter drainage pipe. :)

[Incredulous_Ed]

1.8 megabits per sec on cable

[cocoa_pleco]

if i was on dial up still, id shoot myself. Ive had high speed since like 2001

[AquaQueen]

Ok well put like that I get it...hubby used to be a welder so I get pipes...lol

[f1oored]

if i was on dial up still, id shoot myself. Ive had high speed since like 2001

Amen. You can take everything but don't take my high speed.

[*Sarah*]

I have high speed cable

[cocoa_pleco]

dial up is torture.the pictures run soooooooooooo slow, plus, i was on the forum on someones laptop with dial-up, took 30 seconds to submit a post

[nikipate]

I have Mediacom high speed cable. I thought it was pretty good until I looked at some of the stats for some of y'all. My stats were:

551.6 kilobytes per second for communications
67.3 kilobytes per second for storage
15.2 seconds for 1mb file download

Oh well, it's still better than dial-up anyday. I would give up just about anything before I would give up my high speed cable and my Tivo and my laptop of course. I got my first laptop last year and I don't know how I lived before I could sit on the couch and surf (have wireless router).... I used to have to sit at the desk with the desktop.... imagine that lol.

P.S. I can't believe that Hobbs posts as much as she does with dial-up!! Hobbs, you must have the patience of a saint!

[cocoa_pleco]

hobbs, you have dial-up??????????? you must have the patience of......... well, lets just say alot of patience

[nikipate]

hobbs, you have dial-up??????????? you must have the patience of......... well, lets just say alot of patience

Hobbs didn't post anything to this thread but when I clicked on the results of the poll to see who was the "1" person who had dial-up it said hobbs. I'd go crazy if I had to go back to dial-up...........

[Chrona]

I would commit seppukku if I couldn't refresh these forums every 2 seconds.

[nikipate]

I would commit seppukku if I couldn't refresh these forums every 2 seconds.

Okay, gotta ask...... what the heck is "seppukku"???

[Chrona]

Okay, gotta ask...... what the heck is "seppukku"???

[Only Registered Users Can See Links.]

lol

[nikipate]

[Only Registered Users Can See Links.]

lol

All righty then...... that's kinda what I was thinkin.... I think I would just throw myself off the roof of something personally since I'm pretty squeamish.....

[cocoa_pleco]

ill guess instead of lookin at wikipedia... isnt that when a sammurai does suicide if he brings dishonor?

[Chrona]

TBH, I wouldn't be able to do anything like that. Jumping off a roof would be almost as bad, since I used to cliff jump alot, and the first couple of times, you just get that "death is imminent" feeling that just feels terrible.

[Chrona]

ill guess instead of lookin at wikipedia... isnt that when a sammurai does suicide if he brings dishonor?

Theres a bunch of different things that can lead to sepukku, but yes, that is one of them.

[nikipate]

TBH, I wouldn't be able to do anything like that. Jumping off a roof would be almost as bad, since I used to cliff jump alot, and the first couple of times, you just get that "death is imminent" feeling that just feels terrible.

I'll have to take your word for it on the "death is imminent" feeling but I just know that I couldn't disembowel myself.... maybe I would just have to suffer through with dial-up.... I guess I could click on a post then read a chapter in a book.... then type a response then go wash some dishes..... then click on the next post then go throw the ball for the dog..... lol

[Chrona]

I'll have to take your word for it on the "death is imminent" feeling but I just know that I couldn't disembowel myself.... maybe I would just have to suffer through with dial-up.... I guess I could click on a post then read a chapter in a book.... then type a response then go wash some dishes..... then click on the next post then go throw the ball for the dog..... lol

You'd have ADD within a week ;)

[minabird]

ill guess instead of lookin at wikipedia... isnt that when a sammurai does suicide if he brings dishonor?

It's basically ritual suicide.

Almost like using dial-up, exceupt with seppukku you'll know when you're connection is dead. Whereas dial-up your connection can be dead and you still stay "online" thinking you're still downloading a website's gifs. Dial-up is more like torture.

[Severus]

I couldnt imagine having dialup...

i cant really remember what it was like

[f1oored]

It's basically ritual suicide.

Almost like using dial-up, exceupt with seppukku you'll know when you're connection is dead. Whereas dial-up your connection can be dead and you still stay "online" thinking you're still downloading a website's gifs. Dial-up is more like torture.


LOL

Think of all of the picture resizing Hobbs has done in the past. She must have the patience of 10 zen monks. She is a true hero.

[Severus]

LOL

Think of all of the picture resizing Hobbs has done in the past. She must have the patience of 10 zen monks. She is a true hero.

haha, it certainly does take patience!

[f1oored]

I couldnt imagine having dialup...

i cant really remember what it was like

I remember when I first got on the internet with my dial-up and my 486DX2. Lets just say forums were not really an option. You post and then check again tomorrow to see if you got a response and pictures.... lol what pictures?

[Severus]

haha, that is true. A few years ago when i had dialup i belonged to a forum for my quad and i would only post about 3-5 times a sitting. It was just too much to bear.

[minabird]

3.1 mb/s from home over a wireless G connection.....better than I thought

[Glasstapper]

Communications 3.6 megabits per second
Storage 444.4 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2.3 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome


Oooooh, 3.6?! Sweet! I have zero patience when it comes to the internet and sometimes just give up on downloads and loading that takes more than a few seconds. I'm spoiled!

also, it had better be fast for what I'm paying for it!

[Chrona]

Poor hobbs....she's the only one with dialup lol.

[cocoa_pleco]

lonely, she's ms. lonely, shes got nobody with dial up, but herself.
Instead of mr. lonely


lol, that sucks though. You can increase your posting rate by 500% hobbs, so get some high speed!

[Lady Hobbs]

Poor hobbs....she's the only one with dialup lol.

Oh no I'm not. The others I know of just didn't take the poll. I live in the Boonies and only broadband is offered here at $400 just to set up. Heck with that. I could get another fishtank for that and a canister filter. LOL

Cable connection will be offered in this area in 6 months they tell me. yeaaaa

It's funny really. I just paid nearly 2 grand for my computer, got upgraded graphics card, sound, etc, and here I sit with dialup. LOL

[Lady Hobbs]

LOL

Think of all of the picture resizing Hobbs has done in the past. She must have the patience of 10 zen monks. She is a true hero.

Some of us country bumpkins have to put up with what we get. My old computer would have to be "refreshed" about 10 times an hour but it isn't all that bad with this one. I obviously don't download music. LOL

[crackatinny]

I'm on broadband, only 256k though

[Lady Hobbs]

My little Amish town probably doesn't even know what computers are much less high speed.

[f1oored]

Hobbs your day will come. Before I moved I actually called around to make sure my new area had high speed. Once you get high speed you will never go back.

[Lady Hobbs]

I know. I had it in FL but in N MI unless you're in town, you're screwed. Actually, I didn't get to make a move with computer in mind and had to take what was available in apartments. Two year waiting list on all the others.

[Lindsay_D]

i have dial up at home but here at school we have highspeed thank god

[cocoa_pleco]

our school somputers are crap. they're old year 2000 models that old buisnesses donated

[Lindsay_D]

we got all new computers most with flat screen monitors....were a tech school we get grants and stuff....O.o

[cocoa_pleco]

i think were gettin new comps soon. I have to pay 4 grand a year to go to the school, and we cant get computers?

The only good comps are 2 mitsubishis in the library

[Severus]

My school has great computers and is T3. It is on a LAN for the different campuses. I love going on the school computers

[cocoa_pleco]

it sucks. My comp here at home is like a semi going 300 miles per hour, and at school its like a old pinto goin 10 MPH