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golfnintendoboy
05-12-01, 06:51 PM
Text Block Size 200 KB
Download Time 1210 ms
Receive Buffer 332880 bytes
Transmission Speed 1322 Kb/s
Text Block Size 200 KB
Download Time 2140 ms
Receive Buffer 332880 bytes
Transmission Speed 748 Kb/s
Text Block Size 200 KB
Download Time 1370 ms
Receive Buffer 332880 bytes
Transmission Speed 1168 Kb/s

these are what i got on pcpitstops speed tests. i am supposedly capped at 512 kb/s.
i have also run some at dslreports.com and gotten higher than what i'm supposedly capped at. makes me wonder how accurate these things are...
EvilAjax
05-13-01, 12:48 AM
Well what are your transfer rates when you download? try this: ftp1.optonline.net/pub/test8
Tell us your transfer rate, that's a true 8 meg file.
Lobo
05-13-01, 12:55 AM
See help page in sig below to find out how to do real speed test :)
brembo
05-13-01, 12:56 AM
Wow, that site has a good connection. I averaged 600 KB on that one. Netstat live says that at least.
EvilAjax
05-13-01, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by Lobo:
See help page in sig below to find out how to do real speed test :)

...meaning my site isn't a good site for a real speed test? :( I see... I'm just not... good enough


:D
Lobo
05-13-01, 01:40 AM
I sorry Evil, don't jump :)
wee96
05-13-01, 09:48 AM
The only real true speed test would be one directly from the head-end, dslam, etc. of your internet provider. Downloading from other servers can yield congestion, and give you a reading that though it is real time internet speed, isnt reliable in telling you the speed your given via your ISP. With @home we have the perf test (netdiag) which tests your up and downstream directly from the headend.
golfnintendoboy
05-13-01, 09:52 AM
i downloaded the file in 1 min 7 secs at a 122 KB/s rate.
EvilAjax
05-13-01, 03:13 PM
You are not capped at 512... so shhhhh... don't let your ISP know about these speeds unless you want to download at 60 KB/Sec... LOL :D
Calculon
05-13-01, 03:40 PM
Originally posted by evil brembo:
Wow, that site has a good connection. I averaged 600 KB on that one. Netstat live says that at least.

Where can I download Netstat live? Searched download.com, yahoo, altavista, but nothing.
Lobo
05-13-01, 03:51 PM
See help page below link on left :)
EvilAjax
05-13-01, 04:23 PM
Or just download it from here (http://www.analogx.com/files/nsli.exe). One click away :)
golfnintendoboy
05-13-01, 05:28 PM
http://www.machlink.com/NewFiles/moreinfo.html#speed-Anchor-58278 Heres a link to my isp's homepage stating that i'm supposed to be capped at 512/256 lol i'm not gonna say a thing.
golfnintendoboy
05-13-01, 05:29 PM
oh yeah, mines the basic cable modem package for 39.95
EvilAjax
05-13-01, 05:39 PM
Very lucky.. instead of 512kbps, you're around 1Mbps, nearly twice as much. I wish Verizon made that mistake with me.. LOL.. well, just keep it on the down low, make sure you don't get any cable repairman coming to your home.. then, your fun will be over.. :( Good luck.. and remember.. you didn't know **** about how much faster it was.. say you thought it was supposed to be that fast and that you love their service at that price range.. LOL.. Later