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Just curious about overall internet speeds and speeds in another countries. I heard that speeds in South Korea and Japan are like.. wow.. so, anyone from there could enlighten me on the speed?
We're talking about downstream here. So, to get started, my speed is 4M, but the most you can find in Portugal is 20M (i guess), what about you?

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.
Fuck!

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.
It sucks doesn't it.:(

I don't think you can even get an 8mbs without paying out the ass for it.

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.
You're merging onto the information superhighway with a razor scooter...

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.

Holy christ, sorry. :p

About 3 M.

You're merging onto the information superhighway with a razor scooter...

No, he's merging onto the information superhighway with a block of lead glued to each shoe.

It sucks doesn't it.:(


it certainly does!:(

It sucks doesn't it.:(

Indeed it does, but in the next few weeks we're getting ADSL2+ so it's almost over :)

No, he's merging onto the information superhighway with a block of lead glued to each shoe.
Just because we can't respond for a minute because we have to wait for the page to load doesn't mean we're slow. It only means our internet connection is.

Indeed it does, but as in the next few weeks we're getting ADSL2+ so it's almost over :)
I think we're still on a paired line or something so we're stuck with this until Telstra does something.

Damn Telstra.

56K here...

Just because we can't respond for a minute because we have to wait for the page to load doesn't mean we're slow. It only means our internet connection is.


ZOMG, man...

Just through the simple use of context clues, when he was referring to you as being slow, he was really just talking about your internet speed. Doof.

All you had to do was continue the analogy:

1. Internet = superhighway
2. You're "merging" onto the superhighway, where "merging" is "getting online."
3. If you merge onto the superhighway with a razor scooter or if you have blocks of concrete (or whatever it was) glued to your feet AND are walking on the highway, then he means you are slow.

*This is where you screwed up*

4. All in all: scooter/concrete = slow connection.
NOT scooter/concrete = physically slow.

You also miss 512-1Mb range. I can get over 512 on a good day from a dedicated site.

It's not fair, I can't play online games. Except the really really simple ones like draughts :(

ZOMG, man...

Just through the simple use of context clues, when he was referring to you as being slow, he was really just talking about your internet speed. Doof.

All you had to do was continue the analogy:

1. Internet = superhighway
2. You're "merging" onto the superhighway, where "merging" is "getting online."
3. If you merge onto the superhighway with a razor scooter or if you have blocks of concrete (or whatever it was) glued to your feet AND are walking on the highway, then he means you are slow.

*This is where you screwed up*

4. All in all: scooter/concrete = slow connection.
NOT scooter/concrete = physically slow.
I know that I wasn't being called slow, I was making a joke about the bad internet connection and how long it takes to load everything. Don't get so uptight in your first post.

56k, but it never connects faster then 26.4.

A cable modem of some speed. I'm not actually sure.

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
In this one it says i have 1.7M

http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimetro/pt/?idioma=uk&newlang=uk
This one says i have 3.45M

Odd.

WOW!! Not 28.8....yikes!!

I just tested mine (http://www.bandwidthplace.com/):

1.4 megabits per second

1MB file download 6 seconds

Just how fast is fast (http://home.commspeed.net/w-speed.html)?


560.2 kilobits per second
Communications 560.2 kilobits per second
Storage 68.4 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 15 seconds
Subjective rating Not bad


Keeping in mind that New Zealand lags behind the rest of the first world in internet connection speeds.

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
In this one it says i have 2.3M

http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimetro/pt/?idioma=uk&newlang=uk
This one says i have 1.43M



The 2nd one is BS.

I use broadband/cable Internet over here... its not too shabby...

4800 kbits down
and 1000 up.

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
In this one it says i have 1.7M

http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimetro/pt/?idioma=uk&newlang=uk
This one says i have 3.45M

Odd.
On the second one, I got 3.25MB

Odd indeed.

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
In this one it says i have 2.3M

http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimetro/pt/?idioma=uk&newlang=uk
This one says i have 1.43M



The 2nd one is BS.

The second one is portuguese/european, i think it doesnt work well for you. Im not sure though.

WOW!! Not 28.8....yikes!!

I just tested mine (http://www.bandwidthplace.com/):

1.4 megabits per second

1MB file download 6 seconds

Just how fast is fast (http://home.commspeed.net/w-speed.html)?
Communications 3.5 megabits per second
Storage 427.2 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2.4 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

Well, I'm happy. I honestly don't need it, but apparently my dad does...

I have a 2.5 Megabit connection. Although, because of my wireless, my rate will quickly plunge to about 50% of its theoretical speed. I only need to use wireless with Windows because it cannot keep my eth connection running. So basically Windows-slow, Linux-fast.

Communications 728.1 kilobits per second
Storage 88.9 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 11.5 seconds
Subjective rating Good

Mine claims 11M, but it only manages 100k or so.

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.

Yeah, and there's another problem. If I had a 768 mbit connection, I wouldn't fit into any of the catagories either. In fact, there's a gap between each of the catagories.
I've got 512, as it happens. But 768's do exist, at least in Australia.

EDIT: for using a text forum, ping matters a lot more to me than raw speed. I'm getting ~320 ms just now, which is fine. That announcement from keith suggests some UK users have a problem about now. Anyone?

Home or office? (being that I am in charge of the network at work both are important and I spend equal time and freedom on each)

Yeah, and there's another problem. If I had a 768 mbit connection, I wouldn't fit into any of the catagories either. In fact, there's a gap between each of the catagories.
I've got 512, as it happens. But 768's do exist, at least in Australia.

EDIT: for using a text forum, ping matters a lot more to me than raw speed. I'm getting ~320 ms just now, which is fine. That announcement from keith suggests some UK users have a problem about now. Anyone?
I got a 147 ms average off of the jolt forums from middle of minnesota here

I got a 147 ms average off of the jolt forums from middle of minnesota here
I got 147ms in British Columbia.

where in Minnesota exactly?

where in Minnesota exactly?
United states ... right to the west of lake superior

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/minnesota.jpg

Arg, I live in White Bear Lake, I know where Minnesota is heck I live in it, I meant what town or city?

Arg, I live in White Bear Lake, I know where Minnesota is heck I live in it, I meant what town or city?
Lol sorry misread there are so many people from out of country here that I get used to it

Live in the St. Cloud Area

Lol sorry misread there are so many people from out of country here that I get used to it

Live in the St. Cloud Area

that's ok, hey, I passed through St. Cloud today. Actually a weird story came from a restop by there, I won't go into detail now, because it would be pretty much spamming, but I'll put a thread about it tomorrow

that's ok, hey, I passed through St. Cloud today. Actually a weird story came from a restop by there, I won't go into detail now, because it would be pretty much spamming, but I'll put a thread about it tomorrow
Yeah I am the head of the networking department at the university there which is why I asked about work vs home internet connection

Yeah I am the head of the networking department at the university there which is why I asked about work vs home internet connection

nice, actually now that I think of it, the internet connections in White Bear Lake aren't the best, some of my neighbors are always complaining because of internet problems

You left out the 512kb/s-1mb/s category (into which I fall).

nice, actually now that I think of it, the internet connections in White Bear Lake aren't the best, some of my neighbors are always complaining because of internet problems
If clearwire moves that way (or already has) jump on it ... thats what we switched to

Wide range Wireless internet provider. Over a year on it now at home and love it.

what is this internet you speak of?

It's not fair, I can't play online games. Except the really really simple ones like draughts :(
What about Hattrick.org or even... www.natrionstates.net ? :)

BTW: I have a ~350kb/s cable connection...

512k.

I don't think you can even get an 8mbs without paying out the ass for it.I pay ca. 20€/month for an 8/1Mbs line. It's about the same as an 128kbs costs...

technically we're on 8mb but speed tests still put us on about 2.5 :(

technically we're on 8mb but speed tests still put us on about 2.5 :(Ours fluctuates wildly. Some days, it soars to 18-19Mbs, other days it drops as low as ~2Mbs. But in general, it's in the 8-10Mbs neighbourhood.

24 mbps, for which I pay 250 SEK per month ~ €27.

24 mbps, for which I pay 250 SEK per month ~ €27.That's almost good enough to make me stalk you.

I have a wireless router, so while my connection is stable, its speed can vary dramatically.

That's almost good enough to make me stalk you.

Get in line.

Get in line.I said "almost". Have a girlfriend already.

What's the prices on flats in Stockholm these days? I'm half-half-half-decent at the language already, so perhaps moving is worth considering...

I said "almost". Have a girlfriend already.

Your girlfriend is free to join in - wouldn't be the first female stalker I've had.

What's the prices on flats in Stockholm these days? I'm half-half-half-decent at the language already, so perhaps moving is worth considering...

Oh, you can get a small, but decent flat for around €2 million.

When I first hit the internet (well, BBS's), I was cruising at a super-sexy 2400 baud. I really envied those rich bastards with their 9600. Actually, I take that back. My Commodore64 had a 300 baud modem, but it didn't work right.

Currently at work, however, I can cruise at 1Gbps. Mmm... speed...

Your girlfriend is free to join in - wouldn't be the first female stalker I've had.Heh, I think you'll have to send her a pic before she'll consider that. Oh, you can get a small, but decent flat for around €2 million.For 18 mill Skr, it better be made of solid gold & lie in the center of Gamla Stan (or however the hell it's spelt).

Oh well, I guess I could always buy a hotel instead. It's prolly a bit cheaper than a small flat.

Heh, I think you'll have to send her a pic before she'll consider that.

Yeah, the picture would be for her...

For 18 mill Skr, it better be made of solid gold & lie in the center of Gamla Stan (or however the hell it's spelt).

Hey, that's where market pricing gets you, and I assumed you wanted to live in Stockholm proper.

56K modem at home, 1.5M ADSL at work (shared with other folks).

Yeah, the picture would be for her... Hehe, I never said only. I'm not the one that needs convincing though. I'll stalk pretty much anything as long as it's got a couple of holes & a pulse.Hey, that's where market pricing gets you, and I assumed you wanted to live in Stockholm proper.Seriously? Damn! Poor Swedes. Oh well, I might have to reconsider then. Anything above 500k € is more than I'm willing to pay (Mostly because beyond that, I'd make 0 on my current flat).

Hmm.. There has to be a ripe market for youth hostels in Stockholm. With prices like that, students & temporaries must be bleeding & homeless. That'd also save both of us from finding new jobs.

Hmmm...

For campus we float around in the 768 Mbps range (96 MBps which is what our isp measures in)

Though with that being a cluster of OC3’s back to Mankato our performance is conciderably higher then comparing it to your average cable modem

18 Mbps : (

Your poll doesn't go low enough, some people (like me sadly) are still stuck on 28.8kbps connections.
really? hows that workin out for you?

I've got 10Mb, highest in Sweden is 100Mb (at least).