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Re: Speed boost? Yah I have to agree with Dadkins. I went from a 3/716 DSL connection to a 6/2 broadband connection for about the same money (annually). Watching full TV episodes full screen actually works at my new connection. Every time I can do that, it's $4 I don't have to give to Pay-per-view.
The truth is I get around 8 down and 2.5 up if I connect to my router wirelessly. Those numbers jump to 12/2.7 on average (off peak). The other thing is that is just pass through. That is not a true indication of how fast I can browse. That has more to do with my browser's behavior and the servers I'm in communication with.
Even so, overall bandwidth speed does matter, so paying more for it is not a waste. |
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| all im saying is you all are a little spoiled....you could be stuck with dialup or satt. like me,and it sux.I would just love to have a 3 or 6 meg connection.downloading movies is the main reason the caps are being put in place on cable and dsl |
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Spoiled? How so?
I live in suburbia.
Like... 14 miles from San Francisco in The East Bay.
How close are you to civilization?
Someone in your family apparently made the decision to live away from the city buzz - so you get to use Sat.
Well, that doesn't make you depraved, does it? 
YOU would be considered spoiled with your speeds by some of my relatives - Sat is not doable for them.
Perspectives my friend.
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| ohh yea my speeds are great from 3 pm to midnight i do good to get 50kdps.The only time i get what i pay for is from 12 midnight to about 9 am then goes downhill.all this great speed for 80 a month.your relatives are better off without satt.if i wasn't in a 2 year contract i would go back to dialup |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by dissapointed :
ohh yea my speeds are great from 3 pm to midnight i do good to get 50kdps.The only time i get what i pay for is from 12 midnight to about 9 am then goes downhill.all this great speed for 80 a month.your relatives are better off without satt.if i wasn't in a 2 year contract i would go back to dialup
24kbps on a good day is not great friend.
That and it drops constantly.
See, you are calling us spoiled and you have WAY better than my relatives.
I'll see if I can get my cousin to come here and post a speed test for you...
Who's bright idea was it to get that $80 Sat internet then?
Why did that Sat internet get hooked up?
Break the contract, pay the ETF and go back to dialup if it is so much better. LOL!
Knock yerself out pal!
Still though, all the whining here is not doing anything towards getting AT&T or whomever to extend that DSL, is it?
Damn dude! 
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Re: Speed boost? why cant your relatives get sat. mountain in their way?Hughes says they have other Sat's that people can use if they don't have clear view of southern sky.That's what it said on their website I don't know if that's true or not.they are not the most truthful company,but its something for them to check in to |
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