What is your internet connection speed?

[joespaniel]

If you would like to know, click here for 2wire.com's bandwidth meter.

At the time I am posting this, I am running between 215 - 300 Kbps, on a cable modem.

I have been offered a DSL connection from my phone service provider, 750 Kbps at a slightly lower monthly fee.

I am seriously thinking of changing...

Any suggestions, opinions, feedback about DSL would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cgannon64]

I have a cable modem connected to my computer in my basement. However, I'm on my laptop right now, which is over a LinkSys wireless router. At what my LinkSys router calls Low, one floor above my Cable Modem, I'm running 336.7 kbps. I think it would be around 500kbps on my regular computer, when I'm not a floor away.

Oh, and if you're offered DSL at a lower rate take it!

CG

 

[joespaniel]

Is DSL supposedly better than cable?

I just hit 331 Kbps.

 

[cgannon64]

Originally posted by joespaniel
Is DSL supposedly better than cable?

I just hit 331 Kbps.

I think the average ranking is:

T3---VERY expensive
T1
DSL
Cable
56k
String and Paper Cups

Yep, that sounds about right. DSL is supposedely better then cable. But remember, if they advertise at 700kbps, but its really 500, and cable adveritises at 500kbps, but its really 300.

CG

 

[CornMaster]

No...cable is better.

It has a theoritical maximum of 32000k.

DSL = 1544k



Of course...you noticed I used the word theoritical.....(Which is spelled wrong, btw. )

 

[CornMaster]

Oh...mine was 306.5 Kbps. But that's only to their site/server and not you actual maximum connection speed.

 

[joespaniel]

Im at 421k now that peak hours are over.

They guarantee 400+ with DSL, its in the contract. So if it sucks, I could go back.

Has anyone compared cable against DSL? Preferences?

 

[CornMaster]

Originally posted by joespaniel
Has anyone compared cable against DSL? Preferences?

I perfer cable.

Newer DSL (and some older DSL too) usually requires dialup or log on. Cable doesn't. Cable is truly always on. It also has a higher potential then DSL. Even though its shared, speed with cable usually beats DSL during non-peak times.

Plus, DSL supports the bloated telco industry. They need to die already.

Also...DSL has never been available in my area.....cable always came first. And doesn't require PPPoE.

 

[IceBlaZe]

Here are your results.

Status:
Test completed...
Bandwidth = 423.2 Kbps

That's excellent considering I have 512kbps ADSL in Israel

 

[Pillager]

Status:
Test completed...
Bandwidth = 5291.8 Kbps

Yes - Five thousand two hundred and ninety one point eight.

That's at work. At home, I have a 56k dialup

 

[IceBlaZe]

Who do you work for?

 

[Pillager]

If I told you, I'd have to kill you . Or at least tell you very, very quietly....

What is that, BTW - 5291. T3?

 

[GenghisK]

Corn, cable-DSL thing depens on countries. In France, DSL rules, for lots of reasons, amongst other ones:
_ Cable has upload limit, and it's incredibly low, something like 1Gig of upload/month. You'll pay a €1 fee/each overflown megabyte!!
_ Cable b/w is really slower than in theory.
_ DSL is 99% as fast as theoretically. I mean my line is 512Kb/128K and I can reach that throughput on fast servers. Whereas for Cable, they generally reach 80% of the max speed, with a bit of luck.

Granted maybe it's better in USA to have cable but not in France. The only advantage for cable is also to have lot of TV channels... But there's satellite too..

 

[damunzy]

I all depends on your area. My cable company offers 1500/128Kbps for 40 USD/month or 3500/384Kbps for 85 USD/month. DSL around here tops out at 700/128Kbps.

Status:
Test completed...
Bandwidth = 972.4 Kbps
Bandwidth = 1003.7 Kbps
Bandwidth = 1297.3 Kbps
Bandwidth = 977 Kbps
Bandwidth = 1109.9 Kbps
Bandwidth = 798.7 Kbps
Bandwidth = 1234.5 Kbps
Bandwidth = 610 Kbps
Bandwidth = 639.6 Kbps
Bandwidth = 795.6 Kbps
Bandwidth = 667.9 Kbps
Funny how the speeds change up and down.

Mainly for Americans: Try this tester - http://www.broadbandreports.com/tools - I say mainly for Americans because of the locations of the test sites.
At Broadband Reports I get a faster speed:
1356 kbps download and 65 kbps upload.

 

[Mikoyan]

Hohum, 295.7 Kbps.
My connection sucks, my ISP sucks....

 

[Grisu]

A Question: when you're talking about DSL do you mean ADSL or SDSL (the latter is not available here for private houshols). If you got ADSL then one problem you have (that doesn't exist with cable AFAIK) is that the upload is much lower than the download (ok, most people don't really upload anything, so that isn't that bad.)

an advantage of DSL is that you usually get the same performance all the time (at leas I do), you don't have to worry wether your neighbours are all kazaa maniacs, downloading all the time.

I got ADSL 256/64 by the way, I can't test it right now since I'm doing a download.

 

[Pillager]

HA! Read this and weep!

Status:
Test completed...
Bandwidth = 5904.5 Kbps



Beat that if you can

 

[joespaniel]

Damn Pillager, I just tested and got 651 Kbps, and thought that was good...

Seems that once the bar downstairs opens, my connection speed goes way down. Too many TVs sucking up cable signal.

I think I'm going to get the DSL, mainly since its cheaper.

 

[Pillager]

HAAAAA!!!!


What an improvement - 13.3 Kbps at home. Can any connection be so slow?

I'm sure there must have been some mistake somewhere....

Anyway, almost 6000 Kbps at work.

 

[nixon]

261, 3 Kbps. Loser connection. It was supposed to be at least twice as much.