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8/9/11 8:01pm
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I just ran an internet speed test.... |
--Syrus-- posted:
False alarm, I just checked through my local isp's speed test and it reported around 6 mbps. Which is what my plan advertizes.
I am running dsl though and paying about $60 CND a month.
The cable provider around here advertises about 14 mbps for about $20 less.
Is cable really that much faster?
6Mbps is pretty good for DSL. Verizon in my area usually tops out at 11, though you average more like 4. 6Mbps will net you .75MBps.
If you have the option for cable you should do it. $60 for DSL is outlandish (it's $20 here for that speed). Cable at $50 gets you 30Mbps. What area are you in?
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Marzuk  Posts: 153
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Greybear1andonly posted:
They generally have a clause that says ""UP TO"" because your sharing a LINE with EVERYONE else in your neighborhood back to the gateway....the more people that get on, the lower your gonna get.
DSL should be a constant.
The same applies with DSL, the bottleneck is just everyone on the local loop for that CO, which I don't see as being that much different than a cable companies nodes. Overbooking poorly can cause some big problems with either.
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IvanDF Title: Veni, vidi, vici
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Registered: 2004-11-28 11:24:08
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Cox is moving to fiber internet starting next year. Will probably take them a few years to get to my town, but they're not sitting around and letting people pass them.
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--Syrus--  Posts: 536
Registered: 2003-12-2 15:51:47
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I'm close to Niagara Falls, Canada.
From my expirience and talking to other people around town the cable service seems to be quite faster then DSL. Although my girlfriend also has DSL and her connection is noticably slower then mine. Sometimes it is ok, other times she can't even stream video.
I think I will eventually make the switch unless my DSL provider does come down in price as mentioned above. For a 14 mbps connection, even if I do only get around the same as my current DSL speed during peak times I am still saving about $20 a month.
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Spookysheep  Title: Lieker of Cheese
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Registered: 2002-1-9 06:49:19
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I might be lucky. I have the very basic (non "turbo"  plan and I get 7.34Mbps.
All for $20 
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The_Korrigan Title: Scrub Buster
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Registered: 2001-7-17 03:51:32
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I have "only" a 8mbps connection, and I'm getting over 7mbps real speed all the time, all that for 19 Euros per month.
I have yet to find anything needing more than that. Even downloading movies works just fine overnight. So I stick to that since it's dead cheap and I don't need more (I have Digital TV over antenna, so no need for internet TV and similar crap).
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Me too, i pay for 10 and strangely i have only 4 mbit
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Koneg Title: Evil Genius
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Registered: 2001-12-4 15:31:28
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Ravynmagi posted:
That shared line in the neighborhood is almost never an issue though.
In an area with a lot of multi-family dwellings (condos, apartment complexes) it most certainly will be an issue. A spread out suburbia with predominately single-family homes, not so much of an issue.
Otherwise? Never ever let the cable or fiber internet providers get away with telling you "oh no, your bandwidth isn't shared" or that it can't be affected by the rest of the neighborhood because it's a complete crock.
Of course it's shared.
The question is by how many. Typical nodes are anywhere from 96 to 576 subscribers on a gigabit link. Feel free to do the math.
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
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Koneg posted:
Ravynmagi posted:
That shared line in the neighborhood is almost never an issue though.
In an area with a lot of multi-family dwellings (condos, apartment complexes) it most certainly will be an issue. A spread out suburbia with predominately single-family homes, not so much of an issue.
Otherwise? Never ever let the cable or fiber internet providers get away with telling you "oh no, your bandwidth isn't shared" or that it can't be affected by the rest of the neighborhood because it's a complete crock.
Of course it's shared.
The question is by how many. Typical nodes are anywhere from 96 to 576 subscribers on a gigabit link. Feel free to do the math.
It CAN be a problem I agree. But so can DSL's distance limitation. ISPs will over sell cable in some neighbors and ISPs will sell DSL to people not in the ideal range. You CAN run into problems with either technology. Though usually if the ISP is doing it's job it shouldn't be a problem.
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