[TriLUG] Cable vs. DSL

Reginald Reed reginald.reed at gmail.com
Tue Jun 24 09:32:45 EDT 2008


Special deal through Cisco - $75/mo with a static IP address.

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:30 AM, dsandif <dsandif at email.unc.edu> wrote:
> ......and  how much are you paying RR?.................................
>
> Reginald Reed wrote:
>> I just upgrade my TWC Biz Class connection at home from 7/1 to 15/2 *gasp!*
>>
>> I'm loving the new connection and I don't think it has the same
>> restrictions as the residential service.
>>
>> speakeasy.net/speedtest produced the following yesterday:
>>
>> Last Result:
>> Download Speed: 14619 kbps (1827.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
>> Upload Speed: 1942 kbps (242.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
>>
>> Needless to say, I'm thrilled with the increased bandwidth.
>>
>> --Reggie
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Lee Fickenscher <elfick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,I'm moving soon and with all the wonderful decisions Time Warner has
>>> made lately I'm looking to change my connectivity provider.
>>> What I'd like to do is take an informal poll of the percentage of advertised
>>> bandwidth that people are actually getting.
>>> So either in this thread or offline send me your provider's name, your
>>> general location, your advertised speed, and your actual speed.
>>> If you are really gung-ho and interested in this you can take multiple
>>> readings and send them with a time stamp, but a single one will work for my
>>> non-scientific poll also.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Lee
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