Anyone still on 56k?

Jonesey · Post by **Jonesey** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:21 am 0

I'm at work and can only wish I had these speeds at home (which are more like 6000 down and 422 up).

amanset · Post by **amanset** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:36 am 0

That's from home. I've a feeling I'd get better figures if I took my crappy router out of the equation.

toxibunny · Post by **toxibunny** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:47 am 0

amanset wrote:

That's from home. I've a feeling I'd get better figures if I took my crappy router out of the equation.

WHAAA?

incidentally, does anyone fancy doing this test on 56k, just for comparison?

perranegra · Post by **perranegra** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:56 am 0

Welcome to the wonderful world of Karoo....

Kelloggs · Post by **Kelloggs** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:48 pm 0

Well, it's still asymmetric, I suppose...

The Caffeine Kid · Post by **The Caffeine Kid** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:49 am 0

The Caffeine Kid wrote:

I'm about 3.5km away from the exchange so that is probably why mine is so slow?

Sometimes it fucks up too and I end up with about 56K speeds for a few days.

And now on Be...

Bit better.

Triggsy · Post by **Triggsy** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:26 am 0

Dialup...

a Hitting Refresh page does load faster than paint dries

... but the paint is a close second.

piku · Post by **piku** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:31 am 0

Purple Grapefruit wrote:I feel guilty for posting images in threads that may cripple
some users download speeds

nah, don't do that. It's not like you're forcing people to view threads with large images. And if modem users stray into them, the worse that happens is they have to wait a while - or just press "back".

And if there are still modem users, who live in broadband-enabled areas, why are you paying for a slow, outdated method of connecting to the Internet? My mobile phone connects to the Internet at modem speeds...

(yeah, for a Be Internet connection that's pretty poor... blame the 3Km of copper wire between me and the exchange)

(although I have cheated somewhat)

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:51 am 0

tufty · Post by **tufty** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:53 am 0

As usual, I have crappy down (compared to the theoretical 8M I should get, but then there is 3-4 km of aerial copper between me and the concentrator so it's not that bad) but up is surprisingly close to the theoretical 768

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:46 pm 0

I seem to be 1994 down and 208 up, which is fine by me!

Post by **Muttley** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:44 pm 0

I'm quite a way from the exchange so get nowhere near my "up to 8Mbps"

fuwafuwa · Post by **fuwafuwa** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:56 am 0

I did the test again this time using the test server in Tokyo.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:15 am 0

I think we all need to move to Tokyo.

piku · Post by **piku** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:46 pm 0

My school's interwebs ... bit crap.

YakYak

Anyone still on 56k?

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