yamaben
join:2003-03-02
Herrin, IL
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Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit
I just ordered the service and the rep told me the 5G limit was real. That would be about 2 good games though Steam.
I hope the service I just ordered is faster than 114Kbps (bits per second). Did you mean 114KBps (bytes per second)? I don't think 114 Kbps would be worth 59.95 per month. |
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ggultra2764
join:2007-09-13
Cambridge, NY
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
| Actually, Verizon's Terms of Service prohibit you from playing online games unless you want your account terminated. Anything which is bandwidth intensive to do like peer-to-peer downloads and online gaming will result in your account with Verizon Wireless being terminated. If those are two things you like regularly doing, then I suggest you either put up with the limits or switch over to Sprint (which is more tolerant of what you can do with its wireless services and has no limit with how much you can download monthly).
I said that the connection speed for Verizon's NationalAccess network maxes out at 144 kbps. But, the highest I'm ever able to get is 120-122 kbps for upload and download speeds. This makes it quite difficult for me to intentionally go over the cap if I wanted to do it.
Verizon Wireless has touted that their bandwidth speeds can be as high as 1.5 Mbps for down speed and 800 kbps for up speed in EVDO Rev A areas. In EVDO Rev 0 areas, it can be as high as 400 to 700 kbps for down speed and 60 to 80 kbps for up speed. You should check out Verizon Wireless's web site to check for coverage of their speeds in your area. |
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WMLARRY
join:2001-08-21
Pike Road, AL
| Said by ggultra2764: I said that the connection speed for Verizon's NationalAccess network maxes out at 144 kbps. But, the highest I'm ever able to get is 120-122 kbps for upload and download speeds.
Pleas excuse my stupid question, but the only stupid question is the question un-asked.
Have you downloaded and do you use DRTCP? |
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ggultra2764
join:2007-09-13
Cambridge, NY | I don't know of the program. What does it do? |
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WMLARRY
join:2001-08-21
Pike Road, AL
| At the very top of this page, click on "tools". That will open a page where you can receive many options. Download DRTCP and save to desktop. You can change a number of things using DRTCP, but the most important is your receive window.Read the FAQ about DRTCP. Any time you change a setting in DRTCP you will need to click on "save" and reboot to save those settings.
Then run the "Tweak" test from the same page, and it will reccommend settings to change in DRTCP to speed up your connection.
Hope this helps you.
Larry
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Earthlink Dial-Up with Verizon USB720 wireless, DRTCP, WinXP Pro, Dell 1.7 gb, 512 mb rdram.
Website: »WmLarryPowell.com |
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ggultra2764
join:2007-09-13
Cambridge, NY | Just tried using the Tweak test. The analysis portion of the test keeps timing out and I get a comment saying the analysis server for the tool is offline. |
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WMLARRY
join:2001-08-21
Pike Road, AL | You might want to go to »java.com and download the most recent version of Java. |
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ggultra2764
join:2007-09-13
Cambridge, NY | Upgraded my Java, but I'm still getting the same results. |
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WMLARRY
join:2001-08-21
Pike Road, AL | reply to WMLARRY
Do you have windows firewall enabled? If so, disable it. Zone alarm and some security settings will prevent the test running. |
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