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View Poll Results: Internet speed? Stated (unless shared, use actual)
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Dialup or GSM/CDMA or ISDN single (9.2-70k)
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ISDN dual, EDGE and IDSL (100-256k)
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DSL, T1, Satellite, Fixed Wireless (512k-2Mbps)
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16 votes |
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DSL Fast, Low-speed Cable etc. (2.5-4mbps)
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24 votes |
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DSL Superfast, Cable, Low-speed Fiber (5-8mbps)
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Cable superfast, Fiber, etc. (10-30mbps)
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Fiber business, T3 etc. (40-60Mbps)
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2 votes |
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Faster (WTF?) (65mbps+)
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7 votes |
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Voters: 103. You may not vote on this poll
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Internet Speed Thread (Page 3)
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: detroit,mi,usa
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Nice site there what with the easy linkin' image.
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Mac Elite
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(
Last edited by ghporter; Nov 22, 2007 at 10:50 AM.
Reason: Fixinated the links.)
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Originally Posted by Gankdawg 
On a supposed 3.0 / 512 DSL line:
Safari 3 in OS X - ~1800 / 450
Safari 3 in XP thru VMware Fusion - 2890 / 250
So it's faster in emulation download but slower in upload. Weird.
Just upgraded to "Up to 10 Mbps" on my CenturyTel DSL line. Now getting ~6000/650.
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Mac Enthusiast
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Even though this is very high - this number is too low to be accurate.
My ISP connection started out as 100megabit and they have since raised it to 120mb. They
charge $60 a month. I just signed up for a service that is twice that fast and is only $45
per month so we'll see what that's like in a month or so when it gets here.
I usually get a full 12 mega BYTES up and down (full duplex) and per machine! So my
XBox 360 can be getting a movie at between 10 and 12 megabytes/sec while my MacPro
is doing 10 or 12 megabytes both up and down through my torrent client and my laptop
can browse the internet, P2P file exchange, or send and receive large mails at full speed
with no lag or sluggishness.
It's good to be in Japan!
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Denver, CO
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Japan
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MacBook C2D, PowerMac G4, PowerBook G4, Mini G4
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Korea
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Download: 6820 kb/s. Upload: 727 kb/s.
Is that good?
Also, I'm in South Korea which has the most comprehensive broadband penetration in the world. I get bonus points for that.
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Addicted to MacNN
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I paid for 3Mbps DSL. Time to upgrade to 5Mbps.
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Nice pings in the Japanese samples above!
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Mar 2004
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They added a server in Copenhagen (about 20 miles closer than Malmö, which was the previous one), and now all of a sudden, it’s much faster:
General downloads have also become faster lately. I’m a happy camper 
Actually, my connection seems very similar to Rumor’s new(ish) one, except I pay about twice as much as he does, which is to be expected.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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I am very jealous. On normal days I get about 5Mbps downloads, not more than THREE FREAKIN' TIMES THAT FAST! Sheesh! Today I'm having some minor speed issues-probably because of the recent rain and (relatively) cold weather. I'm not breaking 4300kbps from anywhere, so that's got to be very local.
Cold here is "less than 60˚F" and lately we've been stuck in the 40s. But even though it's not really that cold it does cause older buried cable to have some difficulties, mainly because it doesn't get buried that deep and the earth shifts and stresses the cable...
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Eh, it's free. 
Sometimes I wish it was faster, but for plain web surfing it is more than sufficient.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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That's not too shabby for free, Railroader. I used to pay about $40/mo for about that download speed from SBC (their "up to 1.5Mbps" package). They could be faster, but those are very surfable speeds.
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Banned
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Originally Posted by ghporter
That's not too shabby for free, Railroader. I used to pay about $40/mo for about that download speed from SBC (their "up to 1.5Mbps" package). They could be faster, but those are very surfable speeds.
It's a job perk. I don't complain.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by Judge_Fire
Nice pings in the Japanese samples above!
In Tokyo, NTT have gigabit internet to the home now. I'm trying to convince my wife of the benefits of moving to a new apartment so I can enjoy the speed. 
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MacBook C2D, PowerMac G4, PowerBook G4, Mini G4
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Moderator Emeritus
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^ Didn’t they start that in Hong Kong (or Singapore?) a couple of years ago, too?
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I'm on cable; I get anywhere from 7Mbit to 14Mbit downstream, depending on time of day (or night). 1.5Mbit up, which seems fairly consistent.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Theoretically the local cable provider could give me more bandwidth for less money-but I'd have to subscribe to their TV service as well, and that eats up the savings. Plus, their speeds aren't as consistent as they'd like people to believe-they quote peak speeds and don't mention how many parts of their coverage area are still subject to neighborhood usage saturation. I'll stick with my "up to 6Mbps" DSL thanks.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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I just got a chance to check my speed at school. I LIKE IT!
Not shabby at all.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Mac Enthusiast
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Well I got my new line in.
Connect to Yokohama:
Connect to Tokyo:
I dunno what to make of that... Here's my old connection:
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Last edited by Tesselator; Feb 14, 2008 at 12:08 AM.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it!"
- Thomas Paine
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: I'll let you know when I get there...
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Notice the distance... I live in Hawaii.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
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I can't complain about the speed here at my student hall
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Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Professional Poster
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hampton Roads, VA
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This is work speeds - at home I have the same upload but only a 5mbit download.
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All glory to the hypnotoad.
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Senior User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Aussie in UK
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Speed Down 1459.13 Kbps ( 1.4 Mbps )
Speed Up 340.38 Kbps ( 0.3 Mbps )
That is over 3G HSDPA on Vodafone UK. Not bad.
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Originally Posted by boy8cookie
Notice the distance... I live in Hawaii.
What do you need an internet connection for?
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Felton, CA
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]Nice speed. $24.95 a month. Good tech support, excellent filtering policies (i.e. none) and personal service if anything goes wrong (although, aside from things a simple modem reboot fixes, things never seem to go wrong.)
I consistently get 150KB/sec on normal downloads. Depending on torrent, torrents seem to go 100-150KB/sec for a good torrent down and 25-40KB/sec up. Downloading from my computer from another connection via FTP (i.e. upload speed test) gives a consistent 38-40KB/sec.
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Trainiable is to cat as ability to live without food is to human.
Steveis... said: "What would scammers do with this info..." talking about a debit card number!
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Grizzled Veteran
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New tests:
Melbourne (look at those pings)
322 up 34 ms ping to san jose (the download numbers were weird my guess is server's busy.)
Java test (more reliable)
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Trainiable is to cat as ability to live without food is to human.
Steveis... said: "What would scammers do with this info..." talking about a debit card number!
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Grizzled Veteran
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Test note: As a sidenote, I recommend Java tests to all with at least 10mbps Internet connections. Use Firefox, safari doesn't seem to work (I suspect Javascript trouble) and head to http://http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests and select Java-based, then pick your server. Better with 10mbps+ down and compression programs active, e.g. on dial-up or Wireless or Satellite. Flash will be compressed by compression programs and doesn't measure well beyond 10mbps. JavaScript or image based tests don't measure well beyond 2mbps. They also will be HEAVILY compressed by compression programs in iPhone, phones, dial-up, etc., making any usage AT ALL of these tests very questionable.
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Trainiable is to cat as ability to live without food is to human.
Steveis... said: "What would scammers do with this info..." talking about a debit card number!
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Grizzled Veteran
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iMac 24" | Core 2 Extreme 2.8GHz | 4GB RAM | 500GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
R.I.P 1995 Toyota Supra NA-T
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Originally Posted by ryaxnb
I know I've seen these threads before, but... I'm curious to see what today the internet speed of my fellow MacNNers is. I don't think we've had a thread like this for a while. If we have, delete this thread and PM me to the old one. Also, I'd like to see some discussion of net speed. So anyway, here's the poll!Test note: As a sidenote, I recommend Java tests to all with at least 10mbps Internet connections. Use Firefox, safari doesn't seem to work (I suspect Javascript trouble) and head to http://http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests and select Java-based, then pick your server. Better with 10mbps+ down and compression programs active, e.g. on dial-up or Wireless or Satellite. Flash will be compressed by compression programs and doesn't measure well beyond 10mbps. JavaScript or image based tests don't measure well beyond 2mbps. They also will be HEAVILY compressed by compression programs in iPhone, phones, dial-up, etc., making any usage AT ALL of these tests very questionable.
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Yeah baby! Britain is teh advanced World superpower!
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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^ 
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Teehee... I love this university.
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15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHz i7 4GB RAM 6490M 120GB OWC 6G SSD 500GB HD
15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz C2D 2GB RAM 8600M GT 200GB HD
17" C2D iMac 2.0GHz 2GB RAM x1600 500GB HD
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