Re: fake speed tests in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20704256 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:43:20 EDT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:43:20 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20707658 Jafo232 : I will say this, it is nice to see an article where they use the proper definition of "upstate NY".. Most of the time you read these things, and upstate refers to Poughkeepsie or Nanuet..
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said by EPS See Profile :

I agree that this is useful for a lot of people- I wish FiOS had something like PowerBoost...
I wish att and verizon dsl would do this as well uncap all user at 8/1 for up to 5 min
the effects of cable boost is awesome ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20705726 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:41:58 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704282 Dogfather : It's certainly nothing to scoff at. For everything but large downloads, the powerboost gimmick is great.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704282 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:39:59 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704280 Dogfather : I work from home on cloud based databases and would love to see my 50Mb FiOS powerboosted to synchronous 100Mb. Working from those files would be like running off a LAN.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704280 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:39:08 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704256 older dog : I am in the service area for the Binghamton market.
Since DSL is still 3 megs and Road Runner is now cheaper than Frontier DSL this is just one more reason to make me switch.

While some of you may scoff, this is better than nothing and most importantly better than the competition.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704256 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:33:40 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704159 Phil : This is fine, but I can see it being marketed as a 16Mbps connection with the an asterisk next to that number. The majority of people probably won't even realize this thinking there getting 16Mbps speeds the whole time. In my opinion this is just another means of the cable company attempting to compete with FTTH and saving a couple minutes here and there doesn't sell it to me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704159 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:12:44 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704132 reelbigfish : This really is a great little technology. It is like back in the old days when you had dedicated lines with burst rates and contracted rates. When I download the latest iTunes or some updates from Microsoft, it's great to get around 16Mbps, while my actual speed is more like 8Mbps for sustained downloads. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704132 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:06:53 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704108 Phil : And you assume that file server would even be capable of dishing out anywhere near 100Mbps. Another factor is that if the file is small the speed of the download doesn't matter as much.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704108 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:01:13 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704098 EPS : Hm? It'd be great to get occasional bursts of 100Mbps speeds for small files. (Of course, full 100 Mbps tiers would be the better option, but Verizon doesn't seem ready to do that just yet)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704098 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:58:41 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704020 Phil : I hope you're kidding around... FiOS doesn't need some feeble attempt to market themselves as something they are not...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704020 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:40:18 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704010 EPS : I agree that this is useful for a lot of people- I wish FiOS had something like PowerBoost...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20704010 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:36:52 EDT Re: fake speed tests http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20703968 TK Junk Mail :
said by punker See Profile :

now there will be an new wave of fake speedtests

i think they are doing this to trick people into thinking they are getting more then they pay for
No one is being tricked. They advertise the change extensively and they explain it is a SHORT boost. Most users are happy to get the speed for the small to midsize downloads and uploads they do.
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i think they are doing this to trick people into thinking they are getting more then they pay for]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20703929 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:21:32 EDT