Unflappable Drayk Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have ten movies streaming across that Internet! What is happening to your own personal Internet? I just the other day sent you an Internet, have you got it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yesterday I had ten videos downloading at once. Today I've got a single, lonely window open in Safari. My internet connection has been dropping painfully frequently, but it seems to do it less often when I place heavy demands on it, oddly. —Alorael, whose videos were all legal. They were also all boring but necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 My Internet doesn't work very much when it comes to...well, anything really. I've had a download manager open for the last two days to grab a 1 GiB file...hopefully it'll be done in a couple hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I really can't do crap on this slow computer, the most Ive done is open 5 tabs, and even then and laggs like crazy. *might as well shove the computer off a building and hope it hits a jerk in the head* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 25mbps bonded DSL ftw. It takes quite a lot to fill my tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 this is a lot better than back when i was stuck on ADSL1 australian internet isn't very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Edit: I can only conclude, our politicians are actually right when they say our internet speeds are causing us to fall behind internationally. Politicians being right: there's a first time for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I just have to say, Rowen how does your internet achieve a 26Mb/s down speed and a 1Mb/s up speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 u jelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Give me hosting or give me death u jelly? Fruit preserves would arguably have a faster download speed than your Internet connection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Skwish-E Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Is that good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: The (Armored) Ratt I just have to say, Rowen how does your internet achieve a 26Mb/s down speed and a 1Mb/s up speed? many ISPs cap uploads on residential plans to stop people from running servers on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I live in a college dorm, so my internet speed can vary quite a bit. I would imagine this speed represents the average. (Kind of odd how there is a server for this in Auburn but not Reno.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Skwish-E Is that good? Corporations often have better internet access than we mere residentials. —Alorael, who is intrigued by the grades. They obviously take upload into account as well as download. What's the weighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 When I'm not working, and therefore not using bandwidth-hungry Citrix applications, I'll run a test if I can remember. I usually get about 23-24Mbps down and 1.7-1.8Mbps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mistb0rn Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I'm stuck with this until Christmas, but I plan on switching to a different ISP (probably BT; Micawber, any reason why I shouldn't?) as soon as I don't have to rely on having access to the internet for school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Certainly nowhere near the fastest, but it gets the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Karoka Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I coulda sworn I had Comcast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Karoka I coulda sworn I had Comcast... They probably merged at some point or something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: The (Armored) Ratt I just have to say, Rowen how does your internet achieve a 26Mb/s down speed and a 1Mb/s up speed? many ISPs cap uploads on residential plans to stop people from running servers on them This exactly. 1 up is standard for residential with road runner/time warner. I can get faster up speeds but that means paying a more money. I don't use the up speeds much anyways so I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks to construction workers not once but twice cutting the optical cables to my apartment complex, my internet connection is now a factor of more than six slower than it was two months ago. Interestingly, my upload speed comes out substantially higher than the download speed (15 Mb/s down, 21 Mb/s up). EDIT: I find that, depending on the server, I get upload speed measurements as high as 44 Mb/s, and download speeds as high as 24 Mb/s. These test seem to be dominated by differences in network details and topology far away, and apparently the local replacement hardware isn't necessarily as bad as I had thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Give me hosting or give me death Originally Posted By: Karoka I coulda sworn I had Comcast... They probably merged at some point or something like that... Nope, Verizon and Comcast are two separate companies. Originally Posted By: Niemand EDIT: I find that, depending on the server, I get upload speed measurements as high as 44 Mb/s, and download speeds as high as 24 Mb/s. These test seem to be dominated by differences in network details and topology far away, and apparently the local replacement hardware isn't necessarily as bad as I had thought. Yeah, I'm getting somewhat different results, too. I did some playing around, and here's what I got on some of the tests: Click to reveal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: The Mystic Yeah, I'm getting somewhat different results, too. I did some playing around, and here's what I got on some of the tests: Click to reveal.. Speaking as someone who works in consumer technical support for a major ISP, I can definitely say that these speeds are not really varying all that much. You can see variances like this even with the same server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: The (Armored) Ratt I just have to say, Rowen how does your internet achieve a 26Mb/s down speed and a 1Mb/s up speed? many ISPs cap uploads on residential plans to stop people from running servers on them On ADSL, it's more of a technical limitation than a deliberate cap, since upstream and downstream traffic runs on different frequency bands. The upstream bandwidth is lower to allow a greater downstream rate (some ISPs allow you to adjust that ratio). Though many ISPs do want to prevent customers from running servers, and also use stuff like firewalls and NAT to accomplish this. Using my home computer as a personal cloud server, I'm worried that NAT might become more frequent when addresses run out and providers still don't want to go with IPv6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I finally remembered to run a test when I wasn't using bandwidth-hungry work apps. It's interesting that it still detects my ISP as Embarq. It's been over two years since CenturyTel and Embarq merged to become CenturyLink. Aran is absolutely right about ADSL. If downstream and upstream were equal, the best you could get out of a single phone line is about 6-7Mbps, and that is in perfect conditions. Most consumers do not need high upstream bandwidth, so it makes more since to provision customers at something like 10Mbps down and 1Mbps up. They're doing fancy things with DSL these days though. Bonded ADSL (like my connection) uses two phone lines for twice the bandwidth. VDSL (also known as fiber to the node) is the future though. Data is sent via fiber to the terminal in the neighborhood and then sent via copper wire to the unit. Using this, you can theoretically get 100Mbps up and down. No ISP that I know of actually offers those kinds of speeds though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Micawber Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: like the aphex twins in here I plan on switching to a different ISP (probably BT; Micawber, any reason why I shouldn't?) They're not the cheapest, especially the "unlimited" option which is what I have (yes, it's actually limited if you read the small print). The good thing is if you get the BT phoneline you can shop around for broadband from other ISPs anyway. Personally though I have used them forever for the simple reason I signed up in 1998 and don't want to change my email address. It's been reliable, I will say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Micawber Originally Posted By: like the aphex twins in here I plan on switching to a different ISP (probably BT; Micawber, any reason why I shouldn't?) They're not the cheapest, especially the "unlimited" option which is what I have (yes, it's actually limited if you read the small print). The good thing is if you get the BT phoneline you can shop around for broadband from other ISPs anyway. Personally though I have used them forever for the simple reason I signed up in 1998 and don't want to change my email address. It's been reliable, I will say that. Well, I pay a ridiculous amount for the service I'm getting anyway, and my sister went with the unlimited package for much less than I pay, and speeds three times as fast. Anyway, I'll stop hijacking the thread now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I assume that's the fastest my Mac Mini can process data, not the fastest that my network can send/receive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: Kelandon I assume that's the fastest my Mac Mini can process data, not the fastest that my network can send/receive it. Even the original Mac Mini supports 54Mbps wireless and 100Mbps wired. Current models support 150Mbps wireless and 1Gbps wired, so that is not it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: Kelandon I assume that's the fastest my Mac Mini can process data, not the fastest that my network can send/receive it. Even the original Mac Mini supports 54Mbps wireless and 100Mbps wired. Current models support 150Mbps wireless and 1Gbps wired, so that is not it. Is this not in any way limited by resources available (processor speed, memory, etc.)? Those are theoretical upper limits on one part of the machine, yes, but aren't there other internal things that keep it from reaching that theoretical upper limit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: Kelandon Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: Kelandon I assume that's the fastest my Mac Mini can process data, not the fastest that my network can send/receive it. Even the original Mac Mini supports 54Mbps wireless and 100Mbps wired. Current models support 150Mbps wireless and 1Gbps wired, so that is not it. Is this not in any way limited by resources available (processor speed, memory, etc.)? Those are theoretical upper limits on one part of the machine, yes, but aren't there other internal things that keep it from reaching that theoretical upper limit? You might have problems reaching the 1Gbps speed, but all of the others should be attainable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Metatron Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: Kelandon I assume that's the fastest my Mac Mini can process data, not the fastest that my network can send/receive it. Harvard Law, bro? Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 NOW TO TEST MY UNIVERSITIES CONNECTION, IN THE SAME TOWN; BACK IN FEW MINUTES Here it is: Shows you what the internet can be under the right circumstances. I do believe that I win though, for greatest distance to server--300 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Originally Posted By: VCH I do believe that I win though, for greatest distance to server--300 miles. nope, check my post again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall In Half Now Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Well, I absolutely must check mine now. Yeah, looks about right. Not sure why the upload is that much higher, but the limit on download is as expected. VVO, the company that owns the building I live in, often offer free internet in their buildings. Not a whole of lot speed in it, but it's never bothered me. Everything works reasonably fast as far as I ever need anything and it's not like I'm going to say no to free internet. It wouldn't cost a lot to upgrade, but... meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 brb, going to watch netflix on campus now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Skwish-E Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Originally Posted By: Auctoritases Corporations often have better internet access than we mere residentials. Yes, I was making joke that I am at work all of the time. My home speed is slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 just randomly found this on my tumblr. yay me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yikes. Reminds me of an old dial-up connection I used to have; my downloads came in at the blazing speed of 1MB every 3-5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Could be worse. —Alorael, who also now wins for distance. Of course, if it were a contest he could have done better at picking the farthest possible location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Rowen brb, going to watch netflix on campus now. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 That, you see, is the value of a college education. —Alorael, who thinks better internet speed is often a perk of living in groups. Universities are an extreme case, but even in an apartment a larger number of housemates can pay less for much better service divided more ways. Except for the rare occasions when everyone is using bandwidth heavily at the same time, whoever needs a quick download gets a very quick download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 this is what i get on the opposite side of the globe(relatively) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Demesnes and Demands —Alorael, who also now wins for distance. Of course, if it were a contest he could have done better at picking the farthest possible location. Not bad. However, I didn't want to brag before, but if we're going for distance, I think I've long since won. Click on the spoiler text. EDIT: Correction: I just checked, and apparently, I can go just a little bit farther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Happy birthday! —Alorael, who now wants to know if you can try the server in Detroit but send and receive all data by way of Perth. How many times can you make it loop the globe? And how would Uplink say that would affect your hacking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Am I not audible? Happy birthday! Thanks! Originally Posted By: Am I not audible? —Alorael, who now wants to know if you can try the server in Detroit but send and receive all data by way of Perth. How many times can you make it loop the globe? And how would Uplink say that would affect your hacking? Good question. I don't know how to do that, but for those who do, it might be fun trying. Also, I'm curious if anyone can beat me for distance, because technically the other side of the world form me is in the southern Indian Ocean, about 1200 miles SW of Perth. If someone had a landmass on the opposite side of the globe from them, it might be possible. It wouldn't beat me by much, though; Earth's circumference is approximately 24,900 miles, so the maximum possible distance would be just over 12,400 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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