Post Your Connection Speed Part Two - Page 4

gauchogolfer · Jun 6, 2008, 06:28 PM

Here's my speakeasy result. I'll give the speedtest server a try also. I'm on a gigabit connection at my workstation, but it looks like my company needs to upgrade some of teh tubes™.
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SkyBell · Jun 6, 2008, 07:04 PM

We're paying for 3 mbps, so i guess this isn't too bad. (Although ridiculous at $149.99 per month) I'm not exactly sure what kind of connection it is. All I know is it uses an antennae to receive the signal.

EDIT: Yep, it's just like me to forget to upload the screenshot.

cosmokanga2 · Jun 6, 2008, 07:17 PM

What you get for living miles from a large city and only have two providers.

FF_productions · Jun 6, 2008, 07:20 PM

Eh

NC MacGuy · Jun 6, 2008, 08:37 PM

Okay:

mithrilfox · Jun 6, 2008, 10:45 PM

Japan YahooBB, ADSL. I didn't choose the highest speed offered simply because I didn't believe it would really make much difference. DSL and ADSL are both distance sensitive, so buying the higher bandwidth, more expensive package is often times a waste of money -- you can't go faster than what your distance from the DSLAM allows.

MacDuck · 11:15 PM

I pay for 12 Mb cable connection from Comcast (over Airport Extreme wireless N). Not bad, given what I pay ($50). Only complaint is the throttling and snooping.

msheldrick · Jun 8, 2008, 05:10 AM

Here is my result

Cost $60 AUD Per Month, oh i just love being in an ADSL1 only area

pimentoLoaf · Jun 10, 2008, 08:02 PM

Earthlink US $30/year DSL:

grider · Jun 11, 2008, 12:57 AM

Gosh mine is disastrous!

echosmyron · Jun 12, 2008, 11:32 PM

not too bad i guess.

BillyBobBongo · Jun 13, 2008, 12:44 AM

Not too shabby!

migulic · Jun 21, 2008, 04:10 PM

Not so bad... The 12 GB/month download/upload limit sucks though.

Phil A. · Jun 22, 2008, 12:46 PM

On Virgin Cable in the UK - supposed to be 20mb so pretty happy with the speed. It's being upgraded to 50mb some time this year too

scotty96LSC · Jun 22, 2008, 12:54 PM

mike12806 · Jun 29, 2008, 01:06 AM

Comcast Cable, Boston, MA area.

TheReef · 01:43 AM

Australian internet is pretty awful, especially when you don't live near any fast exchanges

migulic · Jun 30, 2008, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by migulic

Not so bad... The 12 GB/month download/upload limit sucks though.

... and this is what I get for going over that limit:

TheReef · Jun 30, 2008, 06:24 AM

^ Caps suck

Here is Aus, your speed goes down to 56k if you exceed your download limit and are on Telstra.

richard.mac · Jun 30, 2008, 06:30 AM

^ thats what im on right now!

sushi · Jun 30, 2008, 06:42 AM

I hope everyone remembers, that these speed tests do not measure sustained throughput.

If you want to see what your DL speed truly is, then you can try this.

Go to the Apple website and DL Mac OS 9.2.1 North American update. It is 82MB in size. Time how long it takes to DL this file from the Apple website.

Here would be my speed criteria:

Reasonable --> 3 minutes or less

Decent --> 1 minute or less

Fast --> 10 seconds or less

BTW, my friend's service was FTTH (100Mbps) which averaged 9 seconds, with the fastest being 7 seconds and the slowest being 12 seconds. Cost was $40 per month.

I have cheap ADSL which costs me about $25 per month. I just DL'ed the file in under 1 minute -- about 58 seconds.

That is good enough for me and worth the price. I could upgrade to faster ADSL (VDSL) service, but it would cost me about $45 per month. Unfortunately, in my area, I cannot get FTTH.

Oh, and the speed tests never give an accurate reading of my actual speed.

Smc1978 · Jun 30, 2008, 06:43 AM

Suposidly 20Mbit with Virgin Media UK .. Hopefully being upgraded to 50mbit by the end of july .. so it'll be more like proper 20mbit

a104375 · Jun 30, 2008, 07:12 AM

not bad not bad paying $45 for 15 and 2

cosmokanga2 · Sep 18, 2008, 05:18 PM

Not bad for a hotel connection. Free too!

daneoni · 05:57 AM

Not bad considering i'm on a 8MB pckg

Jun 6, 2008, 06:28 PM	#76
gauchogolfer macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: American Riviera	Here's my speakeasy result. I'll give the speedtest server a try also. I'm on a gigabit connection at my workstation, but it looks like my company needs to upgrade some of teh tubes™. __________________ Victoria Concordia Crescit
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Jun 6, 2008, 07:04 PM	#77
SkyBell macrumors 603 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas	We're paying for 3 mbps, so i guess this isn't too bad. (Although ridiculous at $149.99 per month) I'm not exactly sure what kind of connection it is. All I know is it uses an antennae to receive the signal. EDIT: Yep, it's just like me to forget to upload the screenshot. Attached Thumbnails __________________ MR's PowerPC Fangirl eMac 1.42 GHz - 10.4.11 Pink iPod mini 2G 4 GB R.I.P Apple Computer, 1976-2007
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Jun 6, 2008, 07:17 PM	#78
cosmokanga2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada, where we live in igloos.	What you get for living miles from a large city and only have two providers. Attached Images __________________ Mid '10 15" Macbook Pro i5, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2 Nikon D80, f/3.5-4.5 18-70mm, f/2.8 70-200mm VRII My Flickr My Website
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Jun 6, 2008, 07:20 PM	#79
FF_productions macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mt. Prospect, Illinois	Eh __________________ Home: Mac Pro, Quad 2.66 Work: 27" iMac, Quad 3.4 i7
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Jun 6, 2008, 08:37 PM	#80
NC MacGuy macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The good side of the grass.	Okay: Attached Images
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Jun 6, 2008, 10:45 PM	#81
mithrilfox Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Japan	Japan YahooBB, ADSL. I didn't choose the highest speed offered simply because I didn't believe it would really make much difference. DSL and ADSL are both distance sensitive, so buying the higher bandwidth, more expensive package is often times a waste of money -- you can't go faster than what your distance from the DSLAM allows.
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Jun 6, 2008, 11:14 PM	#82
MacDuck macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, CO	I pay for 12 Mb cable connection from Comcast (over Airport Extreme wireless N). Not bad, given what I pay ($50). Only complaint is the throttling and snooping. Attached Images __________________ 6 Macs and counting (Mini 9 w/Ubuntu)....and a new Late 2009 Mini! Last edited by MacDuck; Jun 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM. Reason: adding things
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Jun 8, 2008, 05:10 AM	#83
msheldrick macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008	Here is my result Cost $60 AUD Per Month, oh i just love being in an ADSL1 only area __________________ Be a Real Person, MRoogle before you post Happy New Year Everyone! Have a Safe and Happy 2010...
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Jun 10, 2008, 08:02 PM	#84
pimentoLoaf macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	Earthlink US $30/year DSL: Attached Images __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Jun 11, 2008, 12:57 AM	#85
grider macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008	Gosh mine is disastrous! __________________ iBook G4 Macbook iPhone 3rd generation iPod http://niranjn.com/blog/idletechthoughts/
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Jun 12, 2008, 11:32 PM	#86
echosmyron macrumors member Join Date: May 2006	not too bad i guess. __________________ 13" Blackbook \| 2.4 Ghz \| 2GB ram \| 250GB HD
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Jun 13, 2008, 12:44 AM	#87
BillyBobBongo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: On The Interweb Thingy!	Not too shabby! __________________ "You didn't have a bad experience with tequila, you had an experience with bad tequila!" : tequilatown Mac Pro: 2.93GHz Quad-Core, iMac 21.5":2.7 GHz Core i5, MacBook Air: 1.8GHz i5
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Jun 21, 2008, 04:10 PM	#88
migulic macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2008	Not so bad... The 12 GB/month download/upload limit sucks though.
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Jun 22, 2008, 12:46 PM	#89
Phil A. macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Telford, UK	On Virgin Cable in the UK - supposed to be 20mb so pretty happy with the speed. It's being upgraded to 50mb some time this year too Attached Images __________________ Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch it to be sure. ~Murphy's Law
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Jun 22, 2008, 12:54 PM	#90
scotty96LSC macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC	__________________ Scott 15" macbook pro, 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3GB Ram, 10.6.3; magic mouse; 16gb iPhone 4.3.2
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Jun 29, 2008, 01:06 AM	#91
mike12806 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston, MA	Comcast Cable, Boston, MA area. __________________ Aluminum MacBook 2.4/250 GB HD/(2) 500 gig external HD's/2 gig RAM/OS X Lion/ 16 gig Verizon iPhone 4
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Jun 29, 2008, 01:32 AM	#92
TheReef macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSW, Australia	Australian internet is pretty awful, especially when you don't live near any fast exchanges Attached Images __________________ My New App for iPad - The Seascapist - Learn Seascape Photography I'd love to hear what you think, comment on it here: Macrumors Thread Link Last edited by TheReef; Jun 29, 2008 at 01:43 AM.
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Jun 30, 2008, 06:24 AM	#94
TheReef macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSW, Australia	^ Caps suck Here is Aus, your speed goes down to 56k if you exceed your download limit and are on Telstra. __________________ My New App for iPad - The Seascapist - Learn Seascape Photography I'd love to hear what you think, comment on it here: Macrumors Thread Link
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Jun 30, 2008, 06:30 AM	#95
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	^ thats what im on right now! __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Jun 30, 2008, 06:42 AM	#96
sushi Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: キャンプスワンピー [Japan]	I hope everyone remembers, that these speed tests do not measure sustained throughput. If you want to see what your DL speed truly is, then you can try this. Go to the Apple website and DL Mac OS 9.2.1 North American update. It is 82MB in size. Time how long it takes to DL this file from the Apple website. Here would be my speed criteria: Reasonable --> 3 minutes or less Decent --> 1 minute or less Fast --> 10 seconds or less BTW, my friend's service was FTTH (100Mbps) which averaged 9 seconds, with the fastest being 7 seconds and the slowest being 12 seconds. Cost was $40 per month. I have cheap ADSL which costs me about $25 per month. I just DL'ed the file in under 1 minute -- about 58 seconds. That is good enough for me and worth the price. I could upgrade to faster ADSL (VDSL) service, but it would cost me about $45 per month. Unfortunately, in my area, I cannot get FTTH. Oh, and the speed tests never give an accurate reading of my actual speed.
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Jun 30, 2008, 06:43 AM	#97
Smc1978 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	Suposidly 20Mbit with Virgin Media UK .. Hopefully being upgraded to 50mbit by the end of july .. so it'll be more like proper 20mbit Attached Images
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Jun 30, 2008, 07:12 AM	#98
a104375 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Matamoras, PA	not bad not bad paying $45 for 15 and 2
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Sep 18, 2008, 05:18 PM	#99
cosmokanga2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada, where we live in igloos.	Not bad for a hotel connection. Free too! __________________ Mid '10 15" Macbook Pro i5, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2 Nikon D80, f/3.5-4.5 18-70mm, f/2.8 70-200mm VRII My Flickr My Website
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Sep 27, 2008, 05:48 AM	#100
daneoni macrumors G4 Join Date: Mar 2006	Not bad considering i'm on a 8MB pckg Last edited by daneoni; Sep 27, 2008 at 05:57 AM.
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