Author Topic: Internet Connection Speed Poll (Read 8624 times)

BigMike · « **on:** Nov 16, 2002, 06:21:25 AM »

I really need a faster connection.

Back in the days I could leave the board for two days and come back to read 5 or 6 messages.

Now Ive got to read 20 or 30 messages.

Anyways, I am in the market for a Cable hookup, so soooooonnnnnnnnn......... .. . . . . .

rEdnECkwHeE1eR · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 16, 2002, 06:29:52 AM »

Since I just got another computer for $25 I was hoping to get a nondial-up (DSL?) Type system does any one know what the cheapest one is? Paying about $30 for AOL and was hopine to find one about that price:dunno:

vikingsven · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 17, 2002, 09:22:51 AM »

RedNeck...
First thing you chould do is can AOL. Then see if you can get broadband service in your area. After that, most DSL/Cable plans run anywhere from $40-60 for basic service. Basic meaning 1-4 static IPs or a DHCP allocated IP. Shoot for the static IP if you can. It gives you a live address on the net and will allow you to host a site and/or connect to your home computer from anywhere. Also, might look into a DSL/cable router if you want more than one computer to access the internet from your home. Good Luck.

BigMike · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 17, 2002, 05:25:50 PM »

Wow This poll is on FIRE! :~~:

Don't everyone vote all at once now!

hawaii500_1999 · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 18, 2002, 04:25:41 AM »

i have a comp at home but it's not connected.

it's hard for me to justify getting linked at home when my work sets me up with a faster comp and a T1 link.

Ruari · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 18, 2002, 09:23:56 AM »

I wish I could vote twice.... at home is 56kps and at work is DSL.
Dsl rules!

cruzila · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 18, 2002, 12:22:48 PM »

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I wish I could vote twice.... at home is 56kps and at work is DSL.
Dsl rules!

Do you actually get 56K at home?

woody · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 19, 2002, 01:59:53 AM »

My 56k dialup connected at actual speeds of 48-50k. Very acceptable, IMO.

but the cable modem I run now is MUCH nicer!! (I actually spend time online at home now....speed makes it useable!!)

Ruari · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 19, 2002, 02:39:35 AM »

No, I think it is usually about 44 - 50.

BigMike · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 19, 2002, 05:26:28 AM »

Hey I am on a T1 server right now at school!

Sweet!

krawlr · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 19, 2002, 11:56:19 AM »

Went from 56k modem to Roadrunner cable a few months ago. As long as you don't have to rely on them for tech support it rocks! About $42/month.

krawlr · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 19, 2002, 12:00:56 PM »

Oh, for refrence: about49k max connect speed on modem. About 235k/sec downloads on cable.

rEdnECkwHeE1eR · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 26, 2002, 06:59:06 AM »

I don't know what kind of server they have but I'm at school right now (I'm supposed to be researching german thanksgiving) but its fast! Alott cooler then home.

BigMike · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 26, 2002, 05:22:47 PM »

Hey check out the slide show then!

rEdnECkwHeE1eR · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 27, 2002, 01:36:04 AM »

I will.

85YotaMan · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 27, 2002, 08:29:30 AM »

I have a cable modem, it kicks ass!

BigMike · « **Reply #16 on:** Nov 27, 2002, 09:16:59 AM »

So it looks like more people are using Cable than DSL. I thought this would be the case. The reason I started this poll is because I am kinda-sorta in the market for a faster connection.

89yotaIFSman · « **Reply #17 on:** Nov 28, 2002, 02:33:50 PM »

Cable, HECK YEAH!!!

VisaliaCraig · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 01, 2002, 03:58:06 PM »

Running PacBell/SBC DSL and love it. $49.95/mo. Just ran speed tests and got 1,190kbps download and 134kbps upload speed. Not bad. Also running a wireless 802.11b inside the house. That's a good solution and provides a hardware firewall to boot.

BigMike · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 01, 2002, 04:54:13 PM »

Must be nice... $I\'m Down$

HighToy · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 05, 2002, 08:46:10 AM »

I'm on a Corporate T3 here at work and going cable at home. Cheaper and faster than DSL, even on it's slowest day.

BigMike · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 05, 2002, 12:28:02 PM »

Sure I've got a T3 connection...........

My Hard Drive to my motherboard $I\'m Down$

Doc · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 06, 2002, 04:54:09 AM »

BigMike, You know I always use a t1....

56K - Current FCC regs state a max of 54 kbps. However Standard modems are dependent on a phone line and the quality of that line determines your connection speed. Phone line age has a lot to do with it too.

DSL - Fast, but it is also dependent on those same phone lines so that 128 or 256 may not be reached. It also takes 3-4weeks to get it installed.

Cable - Fast, pretty quick install, BUT if you're in a nieghborhood where there are a lot of cable users you can count on pretty Boggy time due to the fact that cable cant take ll the use without dropping speed.

Satellite - $$$ Great but expensive and weather will screw it up. Provided mostly by current Sat TV companies.

T series - Yet again $$$ But This is where speeds go from Kilo to Mega (Kbps to Mbps) and the higher the # after the T the faster.

Time For My Fav.

Wireless Broadband - He He thats most of what I used to install, Not near as pricey as The T's or Sat. we advertised it at 1.5Meg scalable to 5.5Meg however We can go as slow as 256Kbps to as fast as 155Mbps Nothing can screw up your speed they are set and controlled individually By the use of the NIC's MAC address. It uses radio antenna's to provide service....
It delivers T1 like service at a fraction of the cost.

Oh and remember unless you pay for it you wont get the same speeds up and down...

Doc...

Former Network Tech
RESCO Solutions

yota83 · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 09, 2003, 03:41:27 PM »

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Running PacBell/SBC DSL and love it. $49.95/mo. Just ran speed tests and got 1,190kbps download and 134kbps upload speed. Not bad. Also running a wireless 802.11b inside the house. That's a good solution and provides a hardware firewall to boot.

its great isnt it?
im running sbc DSL as well and its kinda like being the kid at school who always had the better lunch...
ohh did i mention that im only two blocks from the sbc hub that im tied into? its the difforence between a ford pinto and a dodge viper...

snorklehead · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 13, 2003, 12:16:34 AM »

Hey DOC what Wireless Broadband equipment did you guys use? Was it 2.4 or 5.8 stuff? At home I running DSL which is slower than I want. At work we are on multiple T3's...very nice.

85yodaman · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 13, 2003, 05:24:40 AM »

hey, i'm running cable on an outdated computer and i'm running at T1 speeds. 1.9mgs/sec. I hear that the new satellite hookups are the

. Faster than you can click the page is there.

snorklehead · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 14, 2003, 05:01:27 AM »

Hey yodaman I dont know if what your hearing is all the true. Satellite connections have quite a bit a variances depending on what type of download speeds you contract for. Sure if you want to pay out the wazzu you can get high speeds, but in my opinion copper is the better way to go. Less likely to have outages and easier to troubleshoot. I've installed both and have had to deal with supporting both. Of course hang on to your laptops, intel is spending a lot of money to blanket metro areas with high bandwidth wireless based on 802.11a-b called "hotspots". They are going to deploy it in march of this year for palm tops. They are trying to integrate a new chip utilizing wireless broadband. Which will suck for all the other unlicensed ISPs out there.

Cracker · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 06, 2003, 01:43:17 PM »

Wow! seems like for DSL you guys are getting RIPPED!!

I have DSL & just checked my speeds:
494kbps download
107kbps upload

I have reached 1800kbps download before, though...

All for just $39.95/mo
My ISP also offers a 256kbps version of DSL for only $29.95/mo

Roadrunner thru Time Warner cable costs $39.95/mo out here. I had to go DSL cause I cant get cable, have to have satelite TV.

As to satelite, (at least TV), I have had no problems with weather, except once in a while a STRONG lightning storm will mess it up, but then again, WTF are you doing with the TV/comp on during a lightning storm ANYWAY!?!?!
The snow and rain has had NO effect on my service, EVER! Even with 6" of snow on the dish...

BigMike · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 06, 2003, 05:16:31 PM »

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I had to go DSL cause I cant get cable, have to have satelite TV.

Same with me. They've got a 21.95/month special for Cable in my neighborhood, but you've got to have Cable TV as well. Satelite is much better, but damn I really want cable internet!!

choices, choices, choices
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