Author Topic: Joe + Cable = Wee! (Read 26537 times)

Joe · « **on:** February 13, 2005, 06:23:35 pm »

Quikness.com post by me:

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Charter plans to run cable to my area this April, and my parents, tired of never using the internet (I'm always on), have agreed to get it the first week its available.

I'll post more information as soon as I find it. Aparently its going to be 3mbps. Whatever it is though, its going to pwn the shit out of my dial-up. It's gonna pwn the shit outta (satelite) DSL too, cuz thats an automatic 7,000MS ping.

Newby · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2005, 06:24:09 pm »

Goddamn.

Congratulations. 3 mbps is pretty sexy downstream compared to your shitty dial-up.

Joe · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2005, 06:51:20 pm »

700 (A full CD -- MB) / 3 (3 mbps) == ~233 (seconds)
233 / 60 == 3.88333 == 4

Now, we never get what they tell us we're going to get though. Lets say worst case senario.. 1/4 the speed we're supposed to get..

4 * 4 == 16.

I can download a Slack ISO in 16 minutes.

16 * 2 == 32

I can download both Slack ISOs in 32 minutes.
What would you prefer? 32 minutes, or 12 days? (Depending on 100MB a night. I don't always get that.)

Quik · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2005, 06:53:40 pm »

We're supposed to get 6mbps downstream on this cable line, but even with all downloads off, my father said the other day he tested at 4 - 5. Comcast's probably gonna get a call about ripping us off

Joe · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2005, 06:57:14 pm »

..
Fuck 6.
Fuck 5.
Fuck 4.
Fuck 3.
Fuck 2.
I would love to have even 1 right now!

Ergot · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2005, 07:18:04 pm »

I could have had 9 but then noooo my dad and sister didnt want to cough up $10 per month more :/

Mythix · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2005, 07:47:57 pm »

I used to work for our ISP owner a lot, remedial computer tech shit, he offered me 8MBPS down on my ADSL line, I'd love to use it, but I pheer the $$

Joe · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2005, 07:52:38 pm »

Are you guys trying to make me feel bad? jk.

Newby · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2005, 08:40:55 pm »

I have 4 mbps. gg.

Mythix · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2005, 09:00:06 pm »

* Mythix moves next to newby to mooch his wireless

iago · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2005, 09:18:08 pm »

Quote from: InsaneJoey[e2] on February 13, 2005, 06:51:20 pm

700 (A full CD -- MB) / 3 (3 mbps) == ~233 (seconds)
233 / 60 == 3.88333 == 4

Now, we never get what they tell us we're going to get though. Lets say worst case senario.. 1/4 the speed we're supposed to get..

4 * 4 == 16.

I can download a Slack ISO in 16 minutes.

16 * 2 == 32

I can download both Slack ISOs in 32 minutes.
What would you prefer? 32 minutes, or 12 days? (Depending on 100MB a night. I don't always get that.)

Incidentally, speed is measured in megabit, not megabyte. So 3mbps = 3/8mb/s, which is something like 400kb/s. Same as me

Joe · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2005, 09:57:27 pm »

Fudge. Well, it was a worst case scenario.

Joe · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2010, 05:17:35 am »

Charter still isn't out here. I really want to cry.

truste1 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 23, 2010, 09:23:44 am »

Do you still use dial-up?

Furious · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2010, 10:49:00 am »

shrug

I hate Comcast though >:

while1 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2010, 12:05:52 pm »

Gah, I'd kill to have a decent UL.

My UL is so shitty and for what I pay ($46/mo), my DL is pretty shitty.

Unfortunately I live out in the boondocks and the cable ISP I have is pretty much the only available option.

Furious · « **Reply #16 on:** November 23, 2010, 01:52:20 pm »

Quote from: while1 on November 23, 2010, 12:05:52 pm

Gah, I'd kill to have a decent UL.

My UL is so shitty and for what I pay ($46/mo), my DL is pretty shitty.

Unfortunately I live out in the boondocks and the cable ISP I have is pretty much the only available option.

Yeah, our Comcast is $50/mo ( $49.95 to be exact ) for the entry level cable. It's the only company available on the base we live on though, so.

Hitmen · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2010, 01:51:28 am »

<3 fios, the only thing verizon has ever done right

Joe · « **Reply #18 on:** November 27, 2010, 02:15:45 am »

I'm on satellite. 1 Mbps down, I think 0.5 Mbps up. It makes me sad.

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