Internet speeds - Page 5

Mark · 23-05-2007, 22:14

Garden Valley Telephone Company?

Three letters: W, T, and F.

Darrin · 23-05-2007, 22:15

And the worst part? I'm paying $45/mo for DSL to get THAT!!

Darrin · 23-05-2007, 22:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Garden Valley Telephone Company?

Three letters: W, T, and F.

Hee, hee.

Mark · 23-05-2007, 22:31

I was right, but not in the way I expected.

I'm surprised you even have internet given the pictures on that phonebook.

Fayshun · 24-05-2007, 15:29

Oooh, upgrades! (Now on Tiscali Max, up to 8Mb - they reckon I'll get about 5 meg)

Richard Slater · 26-05-2007, 16:07

Zen 8MB service, to be fair to the service it is running over a 802.11b network with two other devices in the room, so the bottleneck is probably in my network rather than the line or their network. Still going to sort out Ethernet when I decide exactly where everything is going.

LeperousDust · 27-05-2007, 01:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Slater

Zen 8MB service, to be fair to the service it is running over a 802.11b network with two other devices in the room, so the bottleneck is probably in my network rather than the line or their network. Still going to sort out Ethernet when I decide exactly where everything is going.

I wouldn't normally advise it, but if you have no wires installed and your using wireless atm, why not just upgrade to 802.11g (or n if you are feeling very flush!) And a new wireless card in your PC/Laptop. Instant speed boost and still no wires!

Flibster · 27-05-2007, 01:22

Eclipse 8mb evolution 4 or whatever it is.

With lots of crap running at the same time.

Not too bad.

Simon/~Flibster

Richard Slater · 27-05-2007, 18:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

I wouldn't normally advise it, but if you have no wires installed and your using wireless atm, why not just upgrade to 802.11g (or n if you are feeling very flush!) And a new wireless card in your PC/Laptop. Instant speed boost and still no wires!

IMHO 802.11 is a flawed concept, there isn't enough space in the 2.4GHz (or for that matter 5GHz) spectrum to keep up with the uptake of "WiFi" / "Wireless" enabled devices, not to mention that so due to a lack of foresight any 802.11b
device effectively gimps a 802.11g/n network on the same channel to provide backwards compatibility.

Practically although G networks are billed as 54mbps typical throughput is unlikely to go above 20mbps, with more and more congested frequencies, increased requirements for encryption and 802.11g chip sets getting cheaper and less efficient, I can't see 802.11g being a worthwhile investment.

Quote:

Originally Posted by harib0

Wireless connection

Wireless B, G or N?

All IMHO of course.

Lopez · 28-05-2007, 23:27

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Originally Posted by Daz

Home!

Virgin's 2MB

Unsurprising, given we are on the same package and living just a few miles apart

London gives better latency but everything else is worse.

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Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	Oooh, upgrades! (Now on Tiscali Max, up to 8Mb - they reckon I'll get about 5 meg) __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

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Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Eclipse 8mb evolution 4 or whatever it is. With lots of crap running at the same time. Not too bad. Simon/~Flibster __________________

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Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Garden Valley Telephone Company? Three letters: W, T, and F.

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Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I was right, but not in the way I expected. I'm surprised you even have internet given the pictures on that phonebook.

26-05-2007, 16:07	#46
Richard Slater Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 285	Zen 8MB service, to be fair to the service it is running over a 802.11b network with two other devices in the room, so the bottleneck is probably in my network rather than the line or their network. Still going to sort out Ethernet when I decide exactly where everything is going.