Author Topic: home internet vs apt internet (Read 9288 times)

rabbit · « **on:** August 25, 2009, 10:38:44 pm »

Home:

Apt:

Regardless, that's awful. I need to yell at my dad.

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SOOO much faster, even when on wireless and torrenting. WTF Verizon?

Newby · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:40:20 pm »

That's downright impressive. I'm jealous.

In my apartment up at Davis, we're supposed to get 8 down with 1 up.

Sidoh · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:42:32 pm »

But it's Comcast, so I think I'd rather have your connection. Trade you?

Warrior · « **Reply #3 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:45:56 pm »

You could probably walk to your neighbors house and ask him to print you out the web page faster than your internet will download it.

rabbit · « **Reply #4 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:47:09 pm »

Quote from: Newby on August 25, 2009, 10:40:20 pm

That's downright impressive. I'm jealous.

In my apartment up at Davis, we're supposed to get 8 down with 1 up.

Are you high and drunk? Can you read?

Sidoh · « **Reply #5 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:48:24 pm »

Quote from: Warrior on August 25, 2009, 10:45:56 pm

You could probably walk to your neighbors house and ask him to print you out the web page faster than your internet will download it.

hahaha

Newby · « **Reply #6 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:49:10 pm »

Quote from: rabbit on August 25, 2009, 10:47:09 pm

Quote from: Newby on August 25, 2009, 10:40:20 pm
That's downright impressive. I'm jealous.

In my apartment up at Davis, we're supposed to get 8 down with 1 up.
Are you high and drunk? Can you read?

Guess next time I'll tag [/sarcasm] or something on to the end.

iago · « **Reply #7 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:05:11 pm »

I guess I can't complain. I AM in the unoccupied northern areas!

MyndFyre · « **Reply #8 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:12:32 pm »

Camel · « **Reply #9 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:14:33 am »

Newby · « **Reply #10 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:19:21 am »

What I got in Davis:

Armin · « **Reply #11 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:31:52 am »

On 802.11g wireless, in a suburb. <3 Cox Communications.

Chavo · « **Reply #12 on:** August 26, 2009, 08:49:32 am »

Quote from: Armin on August 26, 2009, 03:31:52 am

<3 Cox Communications.

QFT

Towelie · « **Reply #13 on:** August 26, 2009, 12:50:31 pm »

During peak use time. I'll come back when it isn't and try again.

Camel · « **Reply #14 on:** August 26, 2009, 01:49:41 pm »

So what do I win?

Armin · « **Reply #15 on:** August 26, 2009, 02:09:19 pm »

If anything, Newby wins.

Camel · « **Reply #16 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:58:34 pm »

Newby didn't even use the same speed test, hah!

Also, he's cheating cause he's on a college campus; those types of speeds are not available to residential customers at any price. And if they were, I'm not sure my harddrive would be fast enough for it to matter!

Towelie · « **Reply #17 on:** August 26, 2009, 05:39:08 pm »

A bit better... if I try at 3am it will probably be godlike lol

Joe · « **Reply #18 on:** August 26, 2009, 07:17:46 pm »

Campus internet for the win.

MyndFyre · « **Reply #19 on:** August 26, 2009, 07:47:22 pm »

Joe, prison does not qualify as "campus."

while1 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 26, 2009, 10:26:35 pm »

FUCKING OUT IN THE BOONIES WITH A SHITTY ISP. I can't wait until I get the hell out of here and move someplace with FiOS.

Warrior · « **Reply #21 on:** August 27, 2009, 01:58:24 am »

Towelie · « **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2009, 08:44:16 am »

LOL. THERE we go.

Lead · « **Reply #23 on:** August 27, 2009, 09:56:00 am »

Poopy work internet FTL

Camel · « **Reply #24 on:** August 27, 2009, 03:51:57 pm »

At work:

I don't believe those results for a second; I've never been able to download files even remotely near those speeds here. Comcast must be compressing the data to inflate the results.

Sidoh · « **Reply #25 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:49:43 pm »

ahahahah. fucking comcast.

Hitmen · « **Reply #26 on:** August 27, 2009, 05:14:11 pm »

Quote from: Camel on August 27, 2009, 03:51:57 pm

I don't believe those results for a second; I've never been able to download files even remotely near those speeds here. Comcast must be compressing the data to inflate the results.

Back before I moved and got FiOS, I had comcast and they had some "speed boost" thing, where the first 10mb or so of a file would download way faster, and then it would slow to your normal speed. I'm sure that is good at speeding up those kind of tests.

Camel · « **Reply #27 on:** August 27, 2009, 06:47:40 pm »

Quote from: Hitmen on August 27, 2009, 05:14:11 pm

Quote from: Camel on August 27, 2009, 03:51:57 pm
I don't believe those results for a second; I've never been able to download files even remotely near those speeds here. Comcast must be compressing the data to inflate the results.
Back before I moved and got FiOS, I had comcast and they had some "speed boost" thing, where the first 10mb or so of a file would download way faster, and then it would slow to your normal speed. I'm sure that is good at speeding up those kind of tests.

Yes, it's called packet shaping. I made a thread ranting about that when they started doing it to me in Nashua. Long thread short: The FCC shut them down because it's a whole bunch of illegal bullshit.

I'm much happier with FiOS, anyways.

Hitmen · « **Reply #28 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:12:59 pm »

Quote from: Camel on August 27, 2009, 06:47:40 pm

Yes, it's called packet shaping. I made a thread ranting about that when they started doing it to me in Nashua. Long thread short: The FCC shut them down because it's a whole bunch of illegal bullshit.

no, its actually something they still do and advertise

Quote from: comcast

PowerBoost provides bursts of download and upload speeds for the first 10 MB and 5 MB of a file, respectively, for 12 Mbps service and for the first 20 MB and 10 MB of a file, respectively, for 16 Mbps and 22 Mbps service

while1 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2009, 07:40:08 am »

Yeah, "Speed Boost" is a totally different thing from their deep packet inspection and other questionable past and present practices. i.e. sending RST packets to kill BitTorrent downloads.

Newby · « **Reply #30 on:** August 28, 2009, 01:15:27 pm »

Quote from: Towelie on August 27, 2009, 08:44:16 am

LOL. THERE we go.

Damn. I didn't think it would make a difference. =P

Camel · « **Reply #31 on:** August 28, 2009, 05:32:33 pm »

Quote from: Hitmen on August 27, 2009, 07:12:59 pm

no, its actually something they still do and advertise

Quote from: while1 on August 28, 2009, 07:40:08 am

Yeah, "Speed Boost" is a totally different thing from their deep packet inspection and other questionable past and present practices. i.e. sending RST packets to kill BitTorrent downloads.

What makes you think that it's deep packet inspection when they shape old connections, but not when they shape new ones?

They never used RST attacks against me, or targeted BT; it was really simple shaping. If you saturated your upstream bandwidth, they'd choke your downstream so the buffer would overflow and discard ACKs (read: lag). It affected everything, but BitTorrent swarms are incapable of thriving in high-latency environments.

The FCC ruled that packet shaping of any form is illegal. Obviously, the questionable practices were what they were targeting, but speed boost begets false advertisement, and so it's also illegal.

Furious · « **Reply #32 on:** September 07, 2009, 04:00:07 pm »

Thread necro inc. Been awhile since I've poked around the general forums.

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