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what yer connection speed

A miserable 4.8Kbps. My ISP launched broadband internet access a few months ago, the dial up service has become so unreliable I'm thinking of getting their cable modem package instead.

Is a cable modem worth getting ? I mean, I know for speed reasons it will be, plus it's only another £3 a month more than my dial up service and second line rental.

I'm concerned that using something that connects to the internet with ethernet, It's going to effect system performance while I'm connected. I sometimes use protools LE with an open internet connection and it hardly effects performance, judging by how slow classic OS is when you're connected to a network and transfering files I'm concerned that a cable modem could have the same effect meaning I can either be online or making music, not both at the same time as I do now.
 
My Speed

Well i knew my connection was faster than i thought before, so i fixed some crap with my windows computer, god i can't wait for my ti book, ONE MORE DAY:D :D :D

Here is my new speed, i have a cable connection, through Cox @home

I live in Nebraska, so my connections needs to be good, cuz there is nothing else to do besides surf the net.

PS I AM NOT A FARMER
 

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Communications

1.2 megabits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet
Storage

143.2 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.
1MB file download

7.2 seconds
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed
 
903.3 Kilobits/sec

110.3 Kb/s

9.3 Secs for a 1MB file.


In the past though i've had around 250k for downloads. Aaah, the wonders of a university lan :p
 
Re: 5.9

Originally posted by crassusad44
Nobody faster than 5.9 MBits??? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :p
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As Matt Damon said in "Good Will Hunting": How do you like them apples?

speedtest.gif


PS. It's a complete fluke. I reloaded the page and lo and behold, 24.8 Mbs!!!
I only wish I really connected at this speed.

Arn: What's the deal with the attachment feature not working?
 
56K

I'm trucking along with a 56 K modem. I want Broadband sooooooooo badly, but it's not available in my area!! GRRRRRRRRR!!! For now I'm coping with a second phone line to allow for larger downloads without backing up the ohine line all day.
 
speeeeedy again

I got a call this evening from my phone company (Verizon) asking me to check my connection speed since they had done some repairs. I went online (used my desktop which is wired to the router then online) and got good speeds once again. I am now seeing between 1200kbps and 1600kbps downstream. Once in a great while (maybe one in ten tests) dips below the 1200 mark, but most fall above 1400... FINALLY I have real DSL speed...

One interesting thing though, when I go through the airport card, I seem to drop about 300kbps or so in speed. I have more then enough ethernet line to use normally with my TiBook, so I will use that unless I need to go elsewhere in the apartment/house.

It only took since March 2nd to get this taken care of, but at least it is good to go.
 
whats the bit/byte difference anyways? why is it measured in these two ways and what is the factor to convert between the two?

(averageing 1.6 megabits, 200k/sec or so....although I've gotten up to 680k/sec in a burst once)
 
Originally posted by Choppaface
whats the bit/byte difference anyways? why is it measured in these two ways and what is the factor to convert between the two?

(averageing 1.6 megabits, 200k/sec or so....although I've gotten up to 680k/sec in a burst once)
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A bit is 8 bytes.

I think bits are used instead of bytes for transfer speeds because they sound bigger. Do you want 56Kb or 7KB? The average user would want the 56 Kb because it sounds bigger.
 
here is a screen shot to show my new speeds... considering how on the 2nd of the month, I was getting 200-300kbps speeds, this is turbo charged, and on NO2 :D

I ran the test three times, all three in under one minute. The other two came up with 1577.7 Kbps and 1598.1 Kbps... I am putting up the best yet... a healthy 1611.4 Kbps.... a FAR cry from two weeks ago.. :D
 

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Congratulations to me! I have the slowest connection speed . . . 28800 bits per second!

To correct Rower_CPU eight bits represent one byte. You had it the other way around.
keithcobbett, CL refers to Cache Level. All computers shipped since the 233 iMac have come with a Level 2 Cache. The high-end Powermacs come with a 1 or 2MB Level 3 Cache.

Another excellent website for cheap memory is www.18004memory.com However, the last time I checked (March 15) the company did not update their site to have memory for the G4 iMac. (It might be there; maybe I missed it.)

I just tried www.macsolutions.com and their website works fine.
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Bill Gates: All you need to upload pictures from your camera is a fast PC and some boring software.

KC: Well I have a Mac, and the software I use operates in OS 10. Does that make me better than you?
 
Whoops! Wrong post!

I posted something that I copied from a different forum and hit paste!

I will try harder to avoid that!

Keep talking...
 
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