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    Talking How fast is your internet connection??

    I have a 3 MBit/s Flat DSL line.

    But there are other persons on this planet who have faster internet access
    See here: http://www.thelocal.se/7869/20070712/ (found at an Austrian DSL forum)

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    I get a WOPPING 19.2K connection........


    Beat that............



    Yes that is for real. My dialup sucks..............................
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    Mine is now at 8128/512 Kbps.

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    1.5mb down 380kb up
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    I guarantee no one has a faster connection that this 75 year old lady. 40gb/s

    http://www.thelocal.se/7869/20070712/
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    Well I know mine ain't anywhere close
    2Mbit Down / 384K up or that's what it should be, I'd do a speedtest but I'm erm downloading "something" at the moment and NO it's not p0rn - I leave that to the rest of you :P darn nephew wants a certain film that's just came out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gopher_yarrowzoo
    Well I know mine ain't anywhere close
    ... I'm erm downloading "something" at the moment and NO it's not p0rn - I leave that to the rest of you :P darn nephew wants a certain film that's just came out.
    It's always the same excuse...films for the nephews...right...bah!

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    I can probably get the prize for slowest broadband: 1152K down / 288K up. And that is AFTER a fairly recent free upgrade from 512K down. It's no fun downloading fast torrents at 115kb/s and it is even less fun seeding at 25kb/s.

    It's mostly due to our distance from the exchange. We're moving house in the next few months and I'll not only be closer to the exchange, but I'm changing to a faster connection.

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    16Mb down/1Mb up. Exchange is too far to get the 24Mb available. I dumped my cable cos it was mostly the same speed (tho' guaranteed) but 7 times the price of Sky/Easynet and 16Mb is more than enough plus the free Netgear wifi router (good one) and much cheaper phone and tv so overall I'm saving a load compared to cable which also (despite the expensive rebranding from NTL/Telewest to Virgin Media) was poor customer service if you got the NTL customer care people.
    Only thing that bothers a bit is the increased lag on gaming whereas the cable network is all well connected and fibre and so gives you a lot better connections to much of the world. Really notice it to the US and Russia. But such is life and I'd have to give up computers if I had to go back to a phone connect cos even the mobile wifi is now good speeds (but expensive without a company to pay for it). Actually, we're surrouinded by hotspots here so BT 10Mb is easily available at a pinch and not too dear now.
    Like an ol` 8086, slow but serviceable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaroque
    Err. That's 1.5 Mbit up. Sorry,

    To tell you the truth, I don't notice much difference between my sisters 12 Mbit, and my 20 Mbit...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaroque
    Err. That's 1.5 Mbit up. Sorry,

    To tell you the truth, I don't notice much difference between my sisters 12 Mbit, and my 20 Mbit...
    Must also take into account to you can only get it as fast as it is being uploaded to you - traffic and line noise

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    3.8 Mbps down, 0.5 up on Road Runner cable in Florida. Pretty typical, I'd say.
    Probably ought to upgrade.
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    8.7 Mbit Down, .78 Mbit up.

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    From Los Angeles, CA. to Glendale, AZ.

    From Palo Alto, CA. to Glendale, AZ.

    From Texas

    From Miami

    From New York

    Then I ran the Java based test from Los Angeles

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    What site are you guys posting results from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaroque
    What site are you guys posting results from?
    Do you have a case of Bit envy Amaroque

    Just do a web search for speedtest

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    You could host a fairly busy Server with that.
    If it weren't for being on comcast.

    and using a different site to speakeasy in Los Angeles California.


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    I hosted a small website, nothing major though.

    They won't say anything to me because a relative is an exec over there.

    BTW, Anyone try testmy.net?

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    I used both testmy.net and dslreports.com. Very close.

    Did a little tweaking after seeing my results yesterday. Brought it up a bit.

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    Here is my home ISP Internet speed:


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    Changing ISP soon but this is my current one

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    I'm changing too.

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    I guess it's a bit faster on this server.

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    Jeez, alpha,
    You and Gopher-Y need to get some mojo goin' there. Is that the French Postal Network or what?
    BTW, I nudged the EON guys a bit and they got their server rebooted. It's running fine again.
    HEY! Maybe they're on the same net with you guys!
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    Partima :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by LAURENU2
    Do you have a case of Bit envy Amaroque

    Just do a web search for speedtest
    Still waiting for you to post your results!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaroque
    Still waiting for you to post your results!
    See I was right when I told you that you had a case of Bit envy Amaroque

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