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What is your connection speed?

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Taluntain, Jun 19, 2011.

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    A new cable modem from Xfinity/Comcast

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    I still can't get over how fast this is. It basically doubled what I was getting in January.

    Word of advice to everyone. It doesn't hurt to contact your ISP and ask them for newer equipment. They don't even want my old stuff back as it is considered "beyond useful life".
     
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    Ok after replacing my router the other day I have seen my download speed pretty much triple what it use to be

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    Only issue I see tho is that Comcast is putting me in Kansas even tho I live in Michigan/Indiana I say that because I'm on the Michigan/Indiana border pretty much.
     
    Topken, Oct 8, 2014
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    Its ok.


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    Pretty good considering the 20/20 I had before, though supposedly I'm getting the speed increase for free only for a few months.
     
    Taluntain, Oct 9, 2014
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    Can't seem to get this to work ... 66.41 download and 24.69 upload ... it was up to 78 or so download.

    Mrs Bruno felt we need faster internet ... I've never seen an issue with our old speeds.
     
    T2Bruno, Oct 9, 2014
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    My internet seems to be crap compared to you guys and I was under the impression it was pretty decent. :(
     
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    Your on par with me at least joacqin
     
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    F. Now I feel bad :o

    Well, comparing to the 1200 baud modem I first started with more than two decades ago it has become better :cool:
     
    ConjurerDragon, Feb 28, 2015
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    Changed some things at work. Not sure it is going to be any better - went from a D+ to a C.
     
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    Good enough, I guess.
     
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    I love that they keep upgrading the speed.

    Edit:- I just spent/wasted some time going back through this thread. It is amazing the speed that we used to think was amazingly fast just a few years ago.


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    tested just a tad faster then what my isp actually advertises the package as, so that seems about right.
    And you're right - only a few months before today i used to be on ADSL (recently switched providers) which was more like 10 Mbit download max (if you were lucky) which when we first got it like 5-6 years ago was a LOT.
    Nowadays, even my current d/l speed is nothing compared to the more expensive packages my ISP offers, but the one i currently have suits my needs just fine. :)

    Who knows, in another 5 to 10 years you might just be able to download a terrabyte in under a minute or something as rediculous as that :eek:
     
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    Good job Comcast, keep the speed train a rolling. This is becoming an annual test for me LOL

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    The Great Snook, Nov 5, 2016
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    Holy Moly, that's fast...

    My download is still the same, but funnily enough, they seem to have raised the upload:

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    I wonder what the slow down is on the upload. Maybe they figure the only people who would care are people that torrent.
     
    The Great Snook, Nov 5, 2016
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    Upload is mostly relevant to anyone hosting their own web server so the plans that raise that are usually different from your typical domestic ones.
     
    Taluntain, Nov 5, 2016
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    doesn't seem to be too bad.
     
    Bladezuez, Nov 5, 2016
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    Still sucks.
     
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