 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | Sustained Uploads I just separate the pretenders from the contenders by the sustained upload performance. Right now FiOS is provisioning new service as symmetrical 25/25 Mbps, while the DOCSIS guys are pushing around 10Mbps at best, after any "speed boost" has run its course. |
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 thundar
join:2001-01-03
Scottsdale, AZ | You sure about that? I get a sustained 65mbit down and around 700KB/s up after the power boost stops.
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jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | You're showing a speed test, and even with that it's only at 7 Mbps, which indicates to me that you do not have real fiber to the home and almost certainly have some DOCSIS cable plan.
I see 25 Mbps for my uploads with real files for just as long as the day is old. |
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thundar
join:2001-01-03
Scottsdale, AZ | Well I'm only suppose to get 50/5... That is fastest Cox offers right now, I thought the 10Mbps you were talking about was down stream.  |
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jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | I figured that was the case after going back a rereading the thread. I'm on my phone now, and it's not as easy to see everything all at once. We are supposed to be getting 25/15, but at this time it seems that both Verizon's 15/5 and 25/15 tiers are provisioned at 25/25. It has been this way for a few months now.
I moved from a more expensive 50/20 tier just to take advantage of the increased upload speeds that everyone was reporting with the cheaper tiers. I wanted faster uploads because a usage tracking tool showed that I was spending a majority of my internet time uploading files to Europe and Asia, and I was looking for a relatively cheap way to reduce this time. I'll basically take the fastest upload speed I can get for under $200, and right now that happens to be the lower Verizon FiOS tiers. Oddly enough, the more expensive FiOS tier is not the fastest performer with uploads. |
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| said by jmn1207: I wanted faster uploads because a usage tracking tool showed that I was spending a majority of my internet time uploading files to Europe and Asia, and I was looking for a relatively cheap way to reduce this time. Your use doesn't reflect that of an average residential internet user. |
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jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | Perhaps that will change once more people get a decent, usable upload speed? |
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| said by jmn1207:Perhaps that will change once more people get a decent, usable upload speed? What are you uploading to Europe and Asia?
The average home user's legal internet usage is surfing the web and maybe watching youtube and hulu. |
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jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA
1 edit | said by fifty nine:said by jmn1207:Perhaps that will change once more people get a decent, usable upload speed? What are you uploading to Europe and Asia? The average home user's legal internet usage is surfing the web and maybe watching youtube and hulu. Sure, what else can they do with such limited upload performance? The average user is certainly very limited in what they can potentially upload, and why would you even want to with such miserable speeds? Increase the upload speeds across the board and I bet we see even more and better uses for an improved upload connection.
I am not comfortable exposing my current employment in such a public arena. I frequently make use of my employer's VPN connection through Citrix. Having a symmetrical connection is a huge bonus for me. As a hobby, I work with several sound engineers that are looking to send their work to musicians and companies that develop and sell software and hardware used to create music.
I've recently sent a file that was over 20 GB's in size. The best part about having to move such a large file with FiOS is that I can continue to access the internet as anyone would normally expect to, and the performance is hardly impacted in any way.
I doubt you are familiar with the Opera browser. It is going to revolutionize the way we all utilize our internet connection, just as soon as the cable conglomerates can catch up to the FTTP folks. With Opera's Unite feature, you simply select a folder or create a new one, place any file into this folder, and then send a secure link to a friend or family member to be able to download directly from your computer, as if it were a file server. Cable might have an issue with such an application, however, FiOS has not had any problems whatsoever with this type of internet behavior. Believe me, this kind of user control will become mainstream within the next couple of years.
It's exciting, and unfortunately for cable, they do not have the resources to adequately take on the future of the internet in their current configuration. They will desperately need to improve their last mile capacity before they can compete with FTTP. The last mile is the most expensive segment to upgrade in a residential business model. If they weren't so concerned, they would not be making so much noise or attempting to cover their inadequacies with tiers that are ridiculously unbalanced with practically zero symmetry.
Four people at my residence can simultaneously send huge HD videos that you might watch on YouTube with cable. Too bad that cable users are only limited to watching large HD videos, unless they wish to spend a lot of time waiting. With a faster upload, you could enjoy participating in the revolution that is looming. |
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