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igotjesus88

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Feb 14, 2012
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hello!

i was wondering if you guys knew if my internet speed is good for the price.

download speed: 19.80
upload speed: 4.16

i have comcast and i pay almost 70 dollars a month. is this good?

thanks in advanced :)
 
Nov 28, 2010
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How did you test that speed? Via http://www.speedtest.net?
If it is in Mb/s, then it is an okay speed, though 70 USD is a bit much. I could get 12 Mb/s download speed and 1 Mb/s upload speed for 30 €, but that is Europe.

If it is in MB/s, then that is one cheap internet.
 

Dweez

macrumors 65816
Jun 13, 2011
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Down by the river
I'm also a Comcast customer, and for our $44.95/mo "Xfinity Internet" I just got this during mid-afternoon from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.



I say $45/mo, but that combined with the basic digital HD tv package. Not sure what the monthly outlay would be if I were an internet only customer.
 

SandboxGeneral

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Sep 8, 2010
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hello!

i was wondering if you guys knew if my internet speed is good for the price.

download speed: 19.80
upload speed: 4.16

i have comcast and i pay almost 70 dollars a month. is this good?

thanks in advanced :)

I'd say you're being ripped off if that 19.8MB/s is your sustained average speed, or worse yet the peak speed to expect. Could it be that you tested your speed at a busy time of day? Try it again early in the morning or the late night.

I pay Charter $70 for 25MB/s down and 3MB/s up. This test actually bursted over 25MBps, which made me happy.

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Shrink

macrumors G3
Feb 26, 2011
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New England, USA
Below is Speedtest.net results at 4:35PM. I have Verizon Fios bundle - TV, phone and internet. The internet portion costs $30.
 

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GGJstudios

macrumors Westmere
May 16, 2008
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Mine are less than impressive, but it works well enough for my needs.
Safari:
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Chrome:
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igotjesus88

macrumors newbie
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Feb 14, 2012
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this is at 10:00pm



sorry guys, im paying 44 dollars also but after the cable modem and speed boost its 55.. im also on a wireless router hooked up with two other devices, if that makes a difference..
 
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