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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 08:46 AM
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what's your bandwidth? (free test)
4 megabits per second

Communications 4 megabits per second
Storage 487.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2.1 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 08:49 AM
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1. Apparently, it rocks
4.2 megabits per second

Communications 4.2 megabits per second
Storage 514.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 08:50 AM
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2. rock on!
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:13 AM
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3. 38.6 ! ! !
Communications 38.6 kilobits per second
Storage 4.7 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 3.6 minutes
Subjective rating Slow
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:16 AM
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5. YIKES!!!
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:20 AM
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8. Dial up is slow.
:cry:
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:15 AM
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4. 5.4 megabits per second
Communications 5.4 megabits per second
Storage 654.7 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 1.6 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:16 AM
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6. sweet
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CantGetFooledAgain Donating Member (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:22 AM
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9. Wow. What kind of connection do you have?
I'm using DSL and my speed was less than 1mbps.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:23 AM
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10. my friend in chicago just tested his
his results:

Communications 8.9 megabits per second
Storage 1.1 megabytes per second
1MB file download 0.9 seconds
Subjective rating Unbelievable

WOW!!!!
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:30 AM
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11. We're using Comcast's home network setup.
Edited on Sun Sep-03-06 09:33 AM by No Surrender
It's Comcastic!

The hardware is called a wireless cable gateway and is made by Linksys.

On edit - Comcast actually has two speeds available. We're using the slow one because it's cheaper.
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:19 AM
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7. 811.7 kilobits per second
:wow:

Must be because am using cable
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Lowell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:56 AM
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12. Awesome!
Communications 5.6 megabits per second
Storage 679.9 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 1.5 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

I knew it was fast. Better than the old DSL I used to have on here.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:57 AM
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13. DSL is glorified dialup
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 10:11 AM
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14. 7 megabits per second
Communications 7 megabits per second
Storage 857.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 1.2 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

Of course that's when it works. Half the time I have no connection at all though, so bear that in mind.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 10:35 AM
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15. 6.2 megabits per second
:D
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