tom982 Emeritus Joined May 31, 2012 Posts 4,351 Location New York Mar 20, 2016 #341 Woah, that's quick. I'm home for Easter now: I'd almost forgotten what a buffering icon looked like :lol:
Woah, that's quick. I'm home for Easter now: I'd almost forgotten what a buffering icon looked like :lol:
Triple Helix Microsoft MVPContributor Joined Feb 3, 2013 Posts 183 Location Ontario, Canada Mar 25, 2016 #342 jcgriff2 said: Your download speed is insane! Just like Geoff's. Mine isn't too bad: Click to expand... It's good and Cable lines up here are faster than the Bell company at this time. And this for just a test:
jcgriff2 said: Your download speed is insane! Just like Geoff's. Mine isn't too bad: Click to expand... It's good and Cable lines up here are faster than the Bell company at this time. And this for just a test:
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,237 Location UK Apr 27, 2016 #343 Got upgraded to a 52Mbps connection for £2 less a month so I'm not moaning
Triple Helix Microsoft MVPContributor Joined Feb 3, 2013 Posts 183 Location Ontario, Canada Apr 27, 2016 #344 Still smoking here! Speed test - how fast is your internet? | DSLReports, ISP Information
Wrench97 Administrator, Hardware Expert Staff member Joined Feb 20, 2012 Posts 3,077 Location S.E. Pennsylvania May 11, 2016 #345 It depends on what your ISP is advertising and you are paying for.
tom982 Emeritus Joined May 31, 2012 Posts 4,351 Location New York Jul 31, 2016 #346 My fibre upgrade was due on 27/7 but it's been delayed until 11/8. It's going to be a loooong wait: On the upside, it quite often times out so I guess this is a 'good' day :lol:
My fibre upgrade was due on 27/7 but it's been delayed until 11/8. It's going to be a loooong wait: On the upside, it quite often times out so I guess this is a 'good' day :lol:
Deejay100six Sysnative Staff Joined Jan 5, 2013 Posts 165 Location England Aug 1, 2016 #347 This is wireless. This is after I plugged it in!
Triple Helix Microsoft MVPContributor Joined Feb 3, 2013 Posts 183 Location Ontario, Canada Mar 2, 2017 #348 I'm tiring out the new Gigabit 1000/50 plan but my upload sucks.
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,237 Location UK Aug 2, 2017 #349 Sometimes I do miss my Uni internet...
tom982 Emeritus Joined May 31, 2012 Posts 4,351 Location New York Aug 2, 2017 #350 Wow :eek4: Is that on a uni computer or can you hook up your own devices over gigabit? If it's the latter, you've just nominated yourself for downloading every Windows Update
Wow :eek4: Is that on a uni computer or can you hook up your own devices over gigabit? If it's the latter, you've just nominated yourself for downloading every Windows Update
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,237 Location UK Aug 2, 2017 #351 tom982 said: Wow :eek4: Is that on a uni computer or can you hook up your own devices over gigabit? If it's the latter, you've just nominated yourself for downloading every Windows Update Click to expand... That was my Uni accommodation, so that was on my own machine. Sadly I'm no longer in Uni accommodation from this year so I'm "stuck" with a 70/10 connection. However, all machines in the university get that speed, so I can still use it if we need speedy downloads. I could download a whole Windows 7 ISO in about 2 minutes
tom982 said: Wow :eek4: Is that on a uni computer or can you hook up your own devices over gigabit? If it's the latter, you've just nominated yourself for downloading every Windows Update Click to expand... That was my Uni accommodation, so that was on my own machine. Sadly I'm no longer in Uni accommodation from this year so I'm "stuck" with a 70/10 connection. However, all machines in the university get that speed, so I can still use it if we need speedy downloads. I could download a whole Windows 7 ISO in about 2 minutes
tom982 Emeritus Joined May 31, 2012 Posts 4,351 Location New York Aug 2, 2017 #352 I had 120/90 or something in halls and thought that was pretty good Highest I had on campus was 600 at 3am in the library. Might have to get you to, I have no idea how big the downloads will be.
I had 120/90 or something in halls and thought that was pretty good Highest I had on campus was 600 at 3am in the library. Might have to get you to, I have no idea how big the downloads will be.
jcgriff2 Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Feb 19, 2012 Posts 21,541 Location New Jersey Shore Aug 3, 2017 #353 2 separate ISPs. First is a public wifi available at my home; 2nd is our Internet that we pay for.
plodr Sysnative Staff, Contributor Staff member Joined Sep 11, 2016 Posts 1,040 Location In front of a computer Aug 4, 2017 #354 At home, 8 year old eMachine desktop computer, about a 12 year old DOCSIS 2 modem and an old router. Since we don't stream, this is more than adequate for 2 senior citizens. Attachments speedtest1.jpd.jpg 9.4 KB · Views: 1
At home, 8 year old eMachine desktop computer, about a 12 year old DOCSIS 2 modem and an old router. Since we don't stream, this is more than adequate for 2 senior citizens.
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,448 Location Holland Aug 4, 2017 #355 Can't say I'm unhappy
S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Sep 2, 2017 #356 After 7 years of waiting, there's a possibility that I'll finally be moving from the 5 Mb connection :grin1:.
After 7 years of waiting, there's a possibility that I'll finally be moving from the 5 Mb connection :grin1:.
niemiro Senior Administrator, Windows Update Expert Staff member Joined Mar 2, 2012 Posts 8,769 Location District 12 Sep 4, 2017 #357 softwaremaniac said: After 7 years of waiting, there's a possibility that I'll finally be moving from the 5 Mb connection :grin1:. Click to expand... Don't worry, you're not the only one still waiting!
softwaremaniac said: After 7 years of waiting, there's a possibility that I'll finally be moving from the 5 Mb connection :grin1:. Click to expand... Don't worry, you're not the only one still waiting!
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,237 Location UK Sep 4, 2017 #358 Ouch! I'm surprised you can even do anything with that.... I assume that's DSL - the only option?
plodr Sysnative Staff, Contributor Staff member Joined Sep 11, 2016 Posts 1,040 Location In front of a computer Sep 5, 2017 #360 Are you sure you aren't using a 56K modem? :smile9: Let's hope you have some decent free hotspots near you so you can get something done without wasting lots of time trying to load pages.
Are you sure you aren't using a 56K modem? :smile9: Let's hope you have some decent free hotspots near you so you can get something done without wasting lots of time trying to load pages.