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RobMarley420
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How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL?
#7711903 - 12/03/07 05:06 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I live kinda out in the country in a place where I can't get cable internet and I can't get DSL out here either, right now I'm stuck with a slow ass dial-up connection. The only other option I have is Satellite-Based High Speed internet through Dish Network. There fastest package has a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps and it costs $80 a month.
So I was just wondering how fast or slow 1.Mbps/256kbps is compared to cable internet and DSL?
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: RobMarley420]
#7711925 - 12/03/07 05:10 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's pretty slow compared to Cable. It's about on par or a little slower than most DSL.
For $80 a month it's ridiculously slow. Here's the tested speed I get from Comcast cable for $40 a month.
Download Speed: 11302 kbps (1412.8 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 2536 kbps (317 KB/sec transfer rate)
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: WakeboardrB]
#7711984 - 12/03/07 05:22 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Too bad Comcast throttles bit torrent and sells out its customers. Get it if you think you need to but 80 dollars a month seems pretty steep to me.
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Mojo
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: RobMarley420]
#7712008 - 12/03/07 05:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Holly mother of god thats expensive!
I get 7 Mbps download and 512 Kbps upload for 30 a month. Comes out to about 40 after all the BS.
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RobMarley420
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: robbyberto]
#7712010 - 12/03/07 05:28 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah, $80 a month is rediculous. They've also got a $50 a month package but the download/upload speed for that is only 512kbps/128kbps. So that means that's about 20X slower than cable for $10 more a month right? Shitty but those are my only 2 options other than dial up.
So how would 512kbps/128kbps compare to a dial up connection at 56k? I'm kinda dumb when it comes to computers, I don't know what any of that mbps, kbps mean.
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Mojo
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: RobMarley420]
#7712036 - 12/03/07 05:37 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well it will be a night and day difference if your used to 56k.
Browsing will be just about as fast with 512 as with any of the other broad band speeds. But you will notice the difference in downloading files with a faster speed.
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: Mojo]
#7712146 - 12/03/07 05:55 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i love my cable!
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Re: How fast is a download/upload speed of 1.5Mbps/256kbps in comparison to cable or DSL? [Re: enesi]
#7712171 - 12/03/07 05:59 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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