Fri Nov 30, 2012, 03:40 AM
What kind of internet connection do you have?Last edited Fri Nov 30, 2012, 04:31 AM - Edit history (2)
There is a discussion in the photography group about upping the max size limit for photos. I think that we should poll DUers to see what kind of bandwidth we are dealing with here on average to help us in coming up with a solution.
You can use this website to measure your speed if you don't know. Please hit the poll when you are done. 
[link:http://www.speedtest.net|Http://www.speedtest.net ] 
Mine is terribly slow as I live in the middle of nowhere. Feel free to kick this thread to the top of the pile so we can collect more info. Thank you all for participating.
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Author | Time | Post |
 What kind of internet connection do you have? (Original post) |
rDigital | Nov 2012 | OP |
| JoeyT | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| riderinthestorm | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| Kali | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| riderinthestorm | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| Go Vols | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| Kali | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| RebelOne | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| Kaleva | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| Kali | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| Kaleva | Nov 2012 | #17 | |
| Hayabusa | Nov 2012 | #28 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
| Denninmi | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| sharp_stick | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
| sharp_stick | Nov 2012 | #18 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #22 | |
| OriginalGeek | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
| Fix The Stupid | Nov 2012 | #16 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #19 | |
| riderinthestorm | Nov 2012 | #34 | |
| KatyMan | Nov 2012 | #20 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #31 | |
| libodem | Nov 2012 | #21 | |
| nydem14499rsgx | Nov 2012 | #23 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #24 | |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Nov 2012 | #25 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #30 | |
| riderinthestorm | Nov 2012 | #35 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #36 | |
| riderinthestorm | Nov 2012 | #38 | |
| Kali | Nov 2012 | #45 | |
| JoeyT | Dec 2012 | #50 | |
| BlueJazz | Nov 2012 | #26 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #37 | |
| Initech | Nov 2012 | #27 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #29 | |
| Initech | Nov 2012 | #32 | |
| rDigital | Nov 2012 | #33 | |
| noamnety | Nov 2012 | #39 | |
| EX500rider | Nov 2012 | #40 | |
| Dalai_1 | Nov 2012 | #41 | |
| Codeine | Nov 2012 | #42 | |
| dogknob | Nov 2012 | #43 | |
| LP2K12 | Nov 2012 | #44 | |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Nov 2012 | #46 | |
| Chan790 | Dec 2012 | #47 | |
| In_The_Wind | Dec 2012 | #48 | |
| OxQQme | Dec 2012 | #49 | |
| tammywammy | Dec 2012 | #51 | |
| rDigital | Dec 2012 | #52 | |
| tammywammy | Dec 2012 | #53 | |
| Celebration | Dec 2012 | #54 | |
| rDigital | Dec 2012 | #56 | |
| littlemissmartypants | Dec 2012 | #55 | |
| a kennedy | Dec 2012 | #57 |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 04:30 AM
1. I just switched over from
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the old Hughesnet service to the new Wildblue one. I generally got around 300kb/s down and 100kb/s up on the old one.
I'm pretty happy about it, even if the ping times still suck.  |
Response to riderinthestorm (Reply #3)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 01:27 PM
Kali (53,189 posts)
5. verizon device here
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FINALLY, and I have you beat by a bit - down 1.29, up .73
and that beats the HELL out of my old dial up that ran pretty consistantly at 24...K sure hate having to watch my data limits (and the price) though 
LOL - F+  |
Response to Kali (Reply #5)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 01:36 PM
6. You finally did it! Yay! Isn't it such a HUGE relief??!!
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I'll take watching the data limits over dial-up ANY day though! What a transformation its made in my internet use.
I just switched to US Cellular last month after using the Verizon unit. Service here is the same with both but the US Cellular was cheaper. 
Imagine me as Morpheus to Neo when I say "Welcome to the real world".... Ha! |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 01:40 PM
Kali (53,189 posts)
7. up until a month or so ago I was on dial up
Response to Kali (Reply #7)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 02:07 PM
Kaleva (30,633 posts)
10. The advantage of dial up was I could wash the dishes while waiting for a page to load
Response to Kaleva (Reply #10)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 02:26 PM
Kali (53,189 posts)
11. oh yeah
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if my connection would hold, I could load a 3 minute you tube in an hour or so
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Response to Kali (Reply #11)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 04:04 PM
Kaleva (30,633 posts)
17. I had a mean aunt..
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who attach many photos to her e-mails to me.
 Tied up the computer for quite some time just downloading it. The day I'd get an e-mail from her was the evening I got the dishes washed, laundry done and the house cleaned. |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 02:31 PM
12. Here's One I Just did
That's not too bad for today, it takes a few seconds to download a song and that kind of pisses me off.... Alright alright, I'll admit it, I did this at work. My home is cable and it's usually pretty good too, not as good as the above but still. I normally get around 30-33 Mb/s download and 8-10 Mb/s upload with good pings under 40 ms |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 02:33 PM
OriginalGeek (12,132 posts)
13. This is at work
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Last edited Sat Dec 1, 2012, 02:28 AM - Edit history (1) but i get pretty close to this at home too - on some days...
eta: Dang, got a good one at home  |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 03:41 PM
16. Yay! So far the only Dial-upper :)
Response to Fix The Stupid (Reply #16)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 07:35 PM
34. I'm only 2 years with my wifi unit (I'm rural as well). Upthread Kali's only had it a month!
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Have you checked into the wifi units? Most cell companies are now offering them. If you get cell phone service (even shitty cell phone service), you can get wifi...
I feel your dialup pain.... 
Welcome to DU! |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 04:26 PM
KatyMan (3,625 posts)
20. 33 down and 5 up, 5ms Ping
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 06:21 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (142,183 posts)
25. My result:
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Response to rDigital (Reply #30)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 07:37 PM
35. What is the "ping"?
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(I'm a techie idiot...
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In fact, I can't even interpret what the numbers are supposed to mean on all three things. 
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Response to rDigital (Reply #36)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 07:50 PM
38. Oh man, are you speaking english? I have no idea what any of that means
Really, you can't embarrass me - speak to me like I'm 3 years old. I have no idea what latency means, and what is a twitch gamer? Do I want a responsive interne experience (sounds kinky  )?
Help! I have a 16 year old so I should know these things.... Signed, #1 tech idiot. |
Response to riderinthestorm (Reply #38)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 11:43 PM
Kali (53,189 posts)
45. I'm with you
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the explanation was way over my head
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Response to riderinthestorm (Reply #38)
Sun Dec 2, 2012, 07:03 PM
50. The simplest explanation for ping time
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is basically your computer saying hello to a server and the server saying hello back.
Latency is the amount of time from your computer sending the hello to the time it receives the reply. The most simplistic example is a 500ms ping time means it takes a quarter of a second for your computer's request to get to a website, and a quarter of a second for you to get the response from the website. The main value in low latency is online games. The reason I don't play online games now is because there's a 1.2-1.5 second delay in my reaction...so by the time I can react and the game acknowledges my reaction I'm already dead.  Other than that you won't really notice it unless your latency gets really really high (into the thousands range). |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 06:43 PM
27. What would a 4G LTE connection qualify as?
Response to rDigital (Reply #29)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 07:29 PM
32. I do most of my DU posting from my phone and it's faster than anything else I've used.
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 08:28 PM
40. RoadRunner cable 11.45mpbs down/1.13mpbs up/ping 40
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Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 09:01 PM
Dalai_1 (1,300 posts)
41. This is mine
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Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 09:17 PM
Codeine (25,586 posts)
42. Slow-ass AT&T Uverse. . .
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Response to rDigital (Original post)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 11:45 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (142,183 posts)
46. On my laptop:
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Sat Dec 1, 2012, 12:52 AM
47. Me.
Not great. Probably would be faster if it were not a public unsecured network. |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Sat Dec 1, 2012, 06:17 AM
In_The_Wind (72,287 posts)
48. I thought my speed was slow.
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Response to rDigital (Original post)
Sat Dec 1, 2012, 12:20 PM
OxQQme (2,546 posts)
49. Comcast, Portland, OR
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Response to rDigital (Reply #52)
Sun Dec 2, 2012, 08:21 PM
53. I'm pretty pleased with it.
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It's Time Warner Cable, I've been with them probably 5 years now and I've never had any issues. |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 05:38 AM
54. just to add some geography
Faster upload than download here in Japan, where I am visiting. |
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 06:43 AM
littlemissmartypants (18,399 posts)
55. Ping: 36, Grade B- n/t
Response to rDigital (Original post)
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 04:04 PM
a kennedy (25,334 posts)
57. Here's mine also:
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