Poll: Connect speed

PangingJr · Mar 22, 2004, 12:13 AM

i guess all you guys should now have the XP SP2 technical preview,
and don't have to wait for the messenger like me..

BWX · Mar 22, 2004, 03:30 AM

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Originally posted by panging
i guess all you guys should now have the XP SP2 technical preview,
and don't have to wait for the messenger like me..

I don't have it yet, but I got my Security Update CD from M$, It's the Feb 2004 Edition- pretty cool..

PangingJr · Mar 22, 2004, 05:31 AM

re the XP SP2 technical preview, i'm going to run it side by side with SP1, same machines, same softwares, just a reboot away then i can see the different.

WildChild · Mar 22, 2004, 03:30 PM

3.9 megabits per second

Communications 3.9 megabits per second
Storage 475.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2.2 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

Good Speed Test Site:
BandWidth Speed Test

Thats what I just got on my line.

Judas · Mar 22, 2004, 10:10 PM

i guess most people here don't take advantage of the high speed... everyone uses lightspeed?

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Mar 22, 2004, 10:15 PM

Communications 1.3 megabits per second
Storage 158.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 6.5 seconds
Subjective rating Good

BWX · Mar 23, 2004, 12:54 AM

Back then that speed tests showed this speed-
Nov. 03-

Now it shows 1.0 to 1.5mb/sec.

I know that my speed is up around 2.8Mbps though, because when I download a file from fast server it goes up to about 800KBpd, then settles down to around 360KBps, sometimes a little slower- For some reason that speed test isn't accurate for me anymore, it always tells me my connection is much slower than it actually is.. Who knows why.

Judas · Mar 23, 2004, 01:24 AM

lol... that test shows saskatchewan as having 1.0xxxmb/s avearge.... pretty sad... nobody wants or can get high speed...

BWX · Mar 23, 2004, 02:02 AM

This was when my connection was blazing-

That's right, that's 2MB/sec- before the caps were put on the DL, it was that fast all the time down, but my
upload was about 78Kb/sec up- slow as hell. I wish I could get a connection like that again! Probbaly
never will.

**MIG-31** · Mar 23, 2004, 02:38 AM

those are mine. pretty lame compared to bwx232 scores. but going to 600k cable bb in two weeks so it will change a little by then.

Vampyromaniac · Mar 23, 2004, 02:50 AM

well, it seems that site is located in New York, so the result will be different from east coast, or west coast, or Europe. I think it's best to use a speed test from your own ISP, if they have one. Or if not, at least one in your locality, at off-peak hours.

Rayder · Mar 23, 2004, 03:29 AM

We have ADSL 256 Kbps up/1.5 Mbps down.

I guess the distance from the....central controller (or whatever you call it

) lowers that a bit. Our actual speed seems to be 24 KB up and 160 KB down. We were recently (a few months ago) increased from 128 Kbps up/ 768 Kbps down.

Beats the heck out of a 56k modem anyway.....and the pings are great.

Judas · Mar 23, 2004, 04:05 AM

http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/calcu...lculator.shtml (using this... if i ever have a download that's hitting 11mb/s again.... according to it... i have a 100mb/s connection to my ISP..wtf? (thought wan ports only did 10 base t

swimtech · Mar 23, 2004, 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by BWX232
I don't have it yet, but I got my Security Update CD from M$, It's the Feb 2004 Edition- pretty cool..

Me too! Sure will help the home machine...

PangingJr · Mar 23, 2004, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by swimtech
Me too! Sure will help the home machine...

you should try the XP SP2 technical preview, i just installed it,
it's very good imo, i thought i have a cable or something now.

swimtech · Mar 23, 2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by panging
you should try the XP SP2 technical preview, i just installed it,
it's very good imo, i thought i have a cable or something now.

Your endorsement means a lot to me panging. I need to hang out though until the final release from Microsoft as the system at home is so stable - I've little time to deal with computer problems (if they occur - and they haven't thank the Lord...) at home.

When the final comes out, I'll download from here at work (T1 speed), burn to CD, and run it on home!

Nice thing about the Security Update CD I got from Microsoft today is it will work for both the 98se and XP Pro partitions I have on the home unit.

PangingJr · Mar 23, 2004, 12:06 PM

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Originally posted by swimtech
Your endorsement means a lot to me panging. I need to hang out though until the final release from Microsoft as the system at home is so stable - I've little time to deal with computer problems (if they occur - and they haven't thank the Lord...) at home.

When the final comes out, I'll download from here at work (T1 speed), burn to CD, and run it on home!

Nice thing about the Security Update CD I got from Microsoft today is it will work for both the 98se and XP Pro partitions I have on the home unit.

Quote:

WARNING! This technical preview is unsupported and is intended for testing purposes only. Do not use in production environments.

yes you're right and the SP1 is very stable as of now, you should wait for the final then, unless you have a free partition/HDD space to test it with...