General Discussions

**Learning Newbie** · 06:19 PM

Is it fast enough? What do you mostly do with it? Stream videos, p2p file sharing, posting to your blog?

**Orodreth** · 06-13-2007, 05:05 PM

I mostly use it to manage my sites, to surf the net (Like now!), check my e-mail, commit to an open source project and occasionally to stream audio. P2P is something I don't use alot, but it happens.

**davet** · 06-13-2007, 05:13 PM

What about adding fiber to the poll? Verizon's new FIOS uses a fiber optic line to your house.

**Learning Newbie** · 06-13-2007, 05:38 PM

I thought about fiber optic, but I didn't realize anyone was using it in a home setting.

**davet** · 06-13-2007, 05:58 PM

yup as long as it's in your area. My friend has it and it very fast!

$39.99 for 5 mps up / 2 mps down.
$49.99 for 15 mps up / 2 mps down

More info is at
http://www22.verizon.com/content/con...and+prices.htm

I would get it but it's not in my area. My brighthouse cable modem is just as fast though.

**archaznable** · 06-14-2007, 08:28 AM

well as for me I voted for DSL speed that I used it at home for downloading some huge stuff.

**bizwiz** · 06-14-2007, 10:43 AM

I am currently using DSL and it quite fast.

**Learning Newbie** · 06-14-2007, 12:11 PM

I'm using DSL myself. I'm probably outta my mind, but honestly it's quite fast enough. Unless I'm watching a streaming video, that just never works, even if I wait for the whole thing to download first. But that sounds like something wrong with my computer more than the net itself. Most of what I do online is my blog, and reading other sites, so DSL is great.

**potchie** · 06-15-2007, 03:02 AM

now iam using dsl 100mbps,, not bad.

**Orodreth** · 06-15-2007, 09:43 AM

100 Mbps? I've only got about 4.

**EGS** · 06-23-2007, 11:33 PM

Mine's definitely fast enough. How can you tell the exact speed? There must be some type of program, download, or Java applet that can determine it?

I hate when my DSL goes down...and it's been going down a lot this month too. I don't know why; oddly enough, I think it's from the hot weather.

**Orodreth** · 06-24-2007, 12:41 AM

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...oddly enough, I think it's from the hot weather.

In that case, it might be your router that's defect.

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How can you tell the exact speed?

I've got no idea, but usually your provider tells you what the maximum speed is. Mine's 4 Mb/s download, which is quite enough, (gives about 512 KB/s download speed, so I'm not unhappy).

**c0ry** · 07-02-2007, 12:39 AM

I'm stuck with 1.5mbps down and 700kbps up. If I were in Phoenix I would be getting 8mbps for the same price

**Vasity** · 07-02-2007, 02:35 AM

Mine is fast enough, it's got to be I work from here.

I have satelite internet at the new house, because we are to far from anything for DSL. and I can't survive on dial - up lol. A little more expensive and a little slower but not to bad.

**ErikH** · 07-03-2007, 12:00 AM

DSL, not really fast enough to download large files.

It's alright for browsing though.

**francesca_luise** · 07-03-2007, 08:44 AM

100 mbps i think fast enough to watch and download movies

**Mooofasa** · 07-03-2007, 09:29 AM

ThinkBroadband is an excellent way to test what your connection speed is.

My download speed is 3.8MBPs and my upload is 0.4MBPs The latter is pretty crap, but I blame it on being on a wireless network.

You can see my results at http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedt...740217486.html

**ADAM Web Design** · 07-03-2007, 09:32 AM

www.bandwidthspeedtest.com is another good site to test your bandwidth (although they only allow 3 tests per month).

Cable here, 5 Mbps. It works for what I want to do (web geekery, a little P2P, a little streaming, but mostly web geekery).

**dogmeister** · 07-06-2007, 01:38 AM

im surprised on how that dsl is the minority.

**majorkontrapelo** · 07-06-2007, 08:03 AM

mine is 100.0 Mbps broadband.