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Internet speed, 2015
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 16, 2015 at 11:35 pm (This post was last modified: October 16, 2015 at 11:37 pm by JuliaL.)
(October 16, 2015 at 10:41 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: [Image: 4752173781.png]

Angry

This explains why your comments tend to be pointed, cogent and short.
Please accept my sympathies.


I'd still like to know what is the practical use of a 1/2 Gb/sec connection, other than status competition.
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 16, 2015 at 11:55 pm
(October 16, 2015 at 10:34 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: You obviously are on a higher tier package than I.  Tongue   I'm pretty sure I can get that speed, but I don't want to pay the freight.

My Comcast 100 MB service tonight.

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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 10:05 am
(October 16, 2015 at 10:41 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: [Image: 4752173781.png]

Angry

This is roughly what ours looks like on a good day. (a good day is the day I remember to feed the hamster that runs on the wheel that operates our ISP service).
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#34
RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 11:09 am
1.35 mbps

We're paying I think $30/month for it. Granted it's better than what we were getting for $30/month at .4 mbps. With the same company!
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 6:54 pm
(October 16, 2015 at 7:04 pm)IATIA Wrote: We are out in the sticks and this was actually an upgrade from my Sprint card (3G) to a wireless link.  We could purchase a little faster, but this works for streaming HD video and 99% of the downloads do not even touch that due to the available bandwidth of the majority of websites.  Unless one is doing multiple downloads or full-fledged networking, the kind of speed you have available is unnecessary.
Moar power is ALWAYS necessary. Big Grin

Seriously, though, I'm in Korea so I download a lot of TV shows. If I start about 10 downloading, usually half will be done in about 1 or 2 mins, and while I watch one of them, the others will finish. It's also convenient for work: I can backup all my files (like 50 GB worth) at work, and by the time I get home, they are available for download there.
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 6:56 pm (This post was last modified: October 17, 2015 at 6:57 pm by bennyboy.)
(October 16, 2015 at 6:40 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: Google Fiber.  And it's supposed to be a LOT faster than this.     Angry    $120/month pays for the broadband and hundreds of TV channels.


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That's a lot more than I pay, but if/when I finally go back to Canada, I'd be happy to pay that amount for that speed.  Seeing some of the connection speeds on this thread makes me wonder if I even WANT to go back to the backwoods hick countries called Canada or the US. Big Grin

(btw for what you posted, we can get corporate service, which is true Gigabit internet-- basically you can d-load as fast as your hard-drive can record it)
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Not always necessary, I don't download films or shows. Anything I download is small enough to be downloaded fast enough on a 5 MB connection.

You may have a 100 times faster connection, but I don't do anything that requires that power. I'm more of a browser.
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm (This post was last modified: October 17, 2015 at 7:02 pm by Shining_Finger.)
I have 14.76 mob/s, but I am using an iPhone on LTE.
Edit: Crap, I got sent to a result. Never mind.
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm (This post was last modified: October 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm by bennyboy.)
(October 17, 2015 at 6:56 pm)Evie Wrote: Not always necessary, I don't download films or shows. Anything I download is small enough to be downloaded fast enough on a 5 MB connection.

You may have a 100 times faster connection, but I don't do anything that requires that power. I'm more of a browser.

Yeah that's kind of how I feel about cell phones.  I do NOT need my cell phone to show me the location of other Booble users, or to recommend sponsored businesses within 100 yards of my current location.  I need it to fucking make phone calls.  I do like being able to take pictures, though.
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RE: Internet speed, 2015
October 17, 2015 at 7:09 pm
Okay, I have download 4.6 mb/s, ping 76 ms. I am on the same network.
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