View Full Version : Strangely high cable speeds.
nan0_man
02-04-04, 10:09 PM
ok, following is a screen shot showing the results of my speed test. I have a regular cable con. and have used other speed tests which all come out roughly the same.
If i'm not mistaken, my speeds are way faster than a T1! how can that be? Does anyone know what is going on?
Some Cable companies raised there speeds. Be happy ;)
Yep, I've been hitting 500-600KB/s lately, with 256Kb up :D
Mediacom for me, what about you guys?
I hit the 5mbit barrer all the time.
Enjoy it.......................:p
OK where is that link for that testing site lol....
AltecXP
02-05-04, 08:00 AM
www.broadbandreport.com i believe thats the site he used, i get 1.6 w/ my cable even though its rumored comcast moved to 3Mb
nan0_man
02-05-04, 08:46 AM
I'm comcast. So its not that unusual huh. Ok. Thanks!
WOAH! I'm pleasently supprised as well!! I used to score 1700/256 with Comcast. Loving the new speeds :D
http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/cablespeed.jpg
JigPu
Originally posted by nan0_man
I'm comcast. So its not that unusual huh. Ok. Thanks!
whats a "huh"? LOL:p
nan0_man
02-05-04, 12:00 PM
I have a tendancy to type like I speak...so, say it with me (with added punctuation)
"so it's not that unusual huh? Ok... Thanks!"
Originally posted by nan0_man
I have a tendancy to type like I speak...so, say it with me (with added punctuation)
"so it's not that unusual huh? Ok... Thanks!"
I know typos trust me.
Thats true no it is not.:p
Mr.Radar
02-05-04, 06:51 PM
Grr! I hate you people who have decent upload speeds on your cable! Mine tops out at ~100 kbits/sec. My download is fairly decnet though, 2.3 mbit/sec
AltecXP
02-05-04, 08:00 PM
well i guess i got uped about 700kbs, i was 1,6xx down, the other day now im 2,480 down and 245 up :)
dead_man311
02-05-04, 11:31 PM
ive been hiting 3.4 m with my charter cable they said on the phone i only have a 2 m .
Why oh why won't they break out for my neighborhood?
I can see the head-end cable from my house, but it's "not available in my area". :cry:
Originally posted by Diggrr
Why oh why won't they break out for my neighborhood?
I can see the head-end cable from my house, but it's "not available in my area". :cry:
That really stinks.
When is the ETA?:(
Originally posted by Diggrr
Why oh why won't they break out for my neighborhood?
I can see the head-end cable from my house, but it's "not available in my area". :cry:
I was able to walk over to a telephone pole and hole the coil in my hand, but they still didn't let me have cable until 6 months later.
I know being able to see and touch it sucks, just hang in there, they'll set up soon!
Big_Tex
02-06-04, 10:32 AM
Yall should be so lucky I have Cebridge Cable I get 512 down and 128 up and pay $49.00 month plus basic cable for $39.00 no dsl here and wireless providers suck here its rural texas.At least I am not on dial-up.I do have wireless equipment set up and some times I can get a hot spot from a hotel 15 miles from here.But just on a good day.Oh well
\dev\goat
02-08-04, 03:52 PM
*switches to cable*
tom10167
02-08-04, 04:18 PM
Wow, I'm downloading at 1mbit, but uploading at 142KbPS. I wish I could upload as fast as I can download.
..........Why doesn't it work out that way?
Sharkman
02-08-04, 04:34 PM
Just checked mine at dslreports.com and came up with this
http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/speedtest.jpg
It is about 500kbps faster than the last time I checked about a month ago. Upload still is needs some work though. I'm on Insight :)
Originally posted by tom10167
Wow, I'm downloading at 1mbit, but uploading at 142KbPS. I wish I could upload as fast as I can download.
..........Why doesn't it work out that way?
It's all about the way the line works. It is faster to send information to your computer than it is for your computer to send it out. If all the lines were optical that would be a different story.
RangerJoe
02-08-04, 09:17 PM
http://www.alterahosting.com/~bloody/rangerjoe/Computer%20Pics/fast%20download%205.JPG
mine.....
tom10167
02-08-04, 09:30 PM
Originally posted by RangerJoe
http://www.alterahosting.com/~bloody/rangerjoe/Computer%20Pics/fast%20download%205.JPG
mine.....
Fixed. :)
everclock
02-09-04, 08:29 PM
why does your graph show all your speed TCP overhead?
Jackywebdesign
02-14-04, 11:56 PM
My bandwidth from my dorm @ U of IL (where the web browser was invented, hehe:)) Not too bad....
Mr.Rotory
02-17-04, 01:23 AM
I've been hitting the same and higher with comcast
SpaceRangerJoe
02-17-04, 01:40 AM
where is my little bar? :confused:
http://personal.utulsa.edu/~christopher-deverges/images/speed2.JPG
this is one i did a while back, when almost the whole campus was home on break.
http://personal.utulsa.edu/~christopher-deverges/images/speed3.JPG
Poor cable users :D
TommyHolly
02-17-04, 01:41 AM
I work for Wide Open West.
Most of our customers average in the 4Mb range... (Yes I know that a very certain select people are in the testing phase at Comcast for 6Mb) But most of WOW's customers average in the 4 Mb reliably.
tom10167
02-17-04, 11:20 AM
I can hit 5, even 600 KB/sec when I download from websites, at least that's what the little Windows Dialog box says, so that's 4-5mbits/second isn't it? When I test it's only like 1.4mbits. Weird.
diggingforgold
02-17-04, 01:49 PM
WOW in michigan 2.0Mb connection is getting this currently:
http://jeffsrig.no-ip.com/oc/speedtest217.PNG
Rarely, I get slow speeds, but overall I get above-what-I'm-paying-for results. I heard that WOW is going to bump us up again.... but I'm not seeing it yet. I could probably get more if my house's cable lines weren't so noisy:
http://jeffsrig.no-ip.com/oc/redneck.jpg
I think thats the reason why :D
Originally posted by diggingforgold
http://jeffsrig.no-ip.com/oc/redneck.jpg
I think thats the reason why :D
That looks oddly familiar *closes his closet door* :rolleyes:
TommyHolly
02-18-04, 02:46 PM
OK, I have gotten in trouble on the internet for this and almost got fired like 3 times now... so please....PLEASE don't mention my name.
That picture you have Digginforgold, is a picture of a slightly sloppy job. Usually I don't see a 2-way going immediately into a 4 way? I don't work in installations or with the installation contractors but you might want to call customer service and ask for a QC guy to go out there and inspect it for you. That way, they can at least make it look a little nicer.
By the way, I'm not sure what speed people are getting in Michigan for thier top speed. I know here in Chicago that our middle speed is 2.0 Mbs and our top speed is 4.0 Mbs Typically you see your speed is slightly over 2.0, that is because at times of extremely high traffic it may slow down a bit, and because you pay for 2.0 Mbs at all times, we turn it up just slightly. This is pretty much standard for most Broadband companies.
By the way, do you have our new High Definition service yet? That is sooooo cool! We are getting 3 more channels on it this month if some deals go through. Also, I think we are launching our telephone service this year too. This has been a exiting company to work for lately.
I would say it is a job that he or someone in the house has done and if he called they would probally charge him extra for every extra connection made
Originally posted by deeman
I would say it is a job that he or someone in the house has done and if he called they would probally charge him extra for every extra connection made
The cables with the purple necks look like they were done by a cable company. Mine are blue. I had a signal booster hooked up outside my house, the cable guy came by, took our cable booster out (he kept it, WE paid for that cable booster), put in one of the cable company's boosters, and charged us for it. ****ing cable companies, ripping off the customer at every turn.
Anyway, the point I meant to make: if a cable person does come in, they will indeed charge you for every connection, or else a very high flat fee. A different cable guy came by my house, saw my connection, shat his pants, and left us to deal with the tremendous amounts of ghetto I had going on. Still haven't fixed the connection up properly :rolleyes:
Edit: Holy crap, diggingforgold, is your sig wordy enough? lol
TommyHolly
02-19-04, 01:21 AM
I work for the company. If you ask to have a Quality Control guy come out and take a look, (Or just send him a picture of what you posted), we will not charge you for fixing the problem. You are a customer of WOW, and we have no problems maing sure our High Speed Internet works and looks good.
Just call (866) 4WOW-NOW or the number on your bill and ask to speak to the QC department or a manager.
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