[jackdw]

^ - Not bad for 8mbps ADSL eh?

Knew about that site before.

[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by ferrija1

Yes, thank you.

I guess I'm going to have to call Verizon and upgrade to the 30mbit/5mbit service to shut you up.

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

I guess I'm going to have to call Verizon and upgrade to the 30mbit/5mbit service to shut you up.

That's something like $180/month.

I'm moving next to Verizon's building and getting OC-768 line wired into my house.

hmmmmm...though I could always get a 2-inch thick (or so) fiber-optic cable that could: easily carry the sum of all types of current data transmission needs for the entire planet. (~100 terabits per second per fiber [1])
-Wikipedia -- Optical Fiber History

[bonzobob999]

Originally Posted by jackdw

^ - Not bad for 8mbps ADSL eh?

Knew about that site before.

Hmm! Jack where abouts are you next door to the server
I get this but then I see you did your test early in the day?

[jackdw]

Heres a more on-peak one.
I live quite a way from the exchange and was predicted 6mb when i signed up. The router says this:
Broadband connection details:
Downstream 8,096 Kbps
Upstream 448 Kbps

8.09mbit. Not bad eh?

[bonzobob999]

Originally Posted by jackdw

Heres a more on-peak one.
I live quite a way from the exchange and was predicted 6mb when i signed up. The router says this:
Broadband connection details:
Downstream 8,096 Kbps
Upstream 448 Kbps

8.09mbit. Not bad eh?

Yup thats about the best I've seen, I got just over 6 as my best, are you with BT?
Seems I get a better upload than you.

[jackdw]

Yup I've got BT and the 'state of the art' home hub. Caused me loads of trouble.

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by jackdw

Heres a more on-peak one.
I live quite a way from the exchange and was predicted 6mb when i signed up. The router says this:
Broadband connection details:
Downstream 8,096 Kbps
Upstream 448 Kbps

8.09mbit. Not bad eh?

The down is great but the upstream would be unbearably slow for me (I upload tons of stuff).

[jackdw]

The only annoying thing about that upload is when I try and start a game server (counter strike) for me and my friends. If about 4 other people join it starts to lag.

I can't get SDSL anyway...

[JohnWill]

I must admit, getting the Verizon 2mbit upload was a great bonus of the FiOS service, I was getting tired of the 384 limit that Comcast had. Funny thing, right after I dropped Comcast Internet, they increased the upload link to 768, but they swear it wasn't because of FiOS... right!

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

I must admit, getting the Verizon 2mbit upload was a great bonus of the FiOS service, I was getting tired of the 384 limit that Comcast had. Funny thing, right after I dropped Comcast Internet, they increased the upload link to 768, but they swear it wasn't because of FiOS... right!

Comcast is right, it wasn't FiOS, it was you!

[JStergis]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

Well, I was paying Comcast $42/mo for the 6mbit/384kbit service, and FiOS is $44.50, and it's been really solid so far. I could have gone for the 5mbit/2mbit service for less money, but then I couldn't brag to all of you how fast my service is!

Here's a download where I actually got all the bandwidth, other than occasionally from places like Microsoft, I'm limited by bottlenecks in the Internet rather than my pipe.

WOW!

I only get 90 KB/sec or so

[JStergis]

..but then I'm on 768 KBit ADSL

all we can get out here!

[JohnWill]

I feel the need.... the need for speed!

[JStergis]

Bet most servers can't keep up with you though,

I find a handful that can't even keep up with me!