Poll..cable vs DSL/actual speed

[mousepotato]

Who's using what???...I have cable and am pretty happy with the speed ( 1900+k download and 360k upload)...wanted to know what people are getting with thier cable or DSL connections..I found that a USB port cable modem bites but put this on a 10/100 NIC and it ROCKS!!!!!..lol

[darrelld]

Cable:4500+Kbps down, 128 up

[ragtop]

I have RoadRunner cable, and I used to get 500K to 750K most of the time (sometimes slower during peak times).

I had a modem problem a while back and they replaced my old 3com modem with a Motorola. Hadn't checked the speed since then, but I just checked it now and I'm getting an average of 2500K!! I Checked it a bunch of times on several different sites with results in the same range.

[OuTpaTienT]

Cable here. It's the only way to fly!

Off peak hours I can usually hit just over 1MB/sec download (that's 8Mbit/sec). Even during peak hours I still see 300-500KBytes/sec (2400-4000Kbits/sec).

Upstream is capped at 128kbits/sec however. Sometimes that kinda blows, but usually it's no big deal.

[japerritt]

I got 256k DSL. I just ran a speed test and got 369K down and 519K up. I personally wouldnt want to deal with peak hour problems that cable may have.

[madfish]

I live right next door to the telco bld. I was getting 800 down and 128 up, just upgraded to the small bussniess plan last month and got a T1 now.. I'm happy with it.
Madfish

[Sweeper]

Road Runner here. Highest has been around 590 but average is about 250-300Kbps or
995.1 kbps down.
Sweeper

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[Scorpio69]

Cable here. I used to get about 1200-3800 kbps. Now it's more consistant 1200-1800. Never as slow as DSL, though. Trust me, I've had both.

If you have DSL, think about making the switch. In my area, there is a money back guarantee on cable. Conversely, typically you must sign a 1 year contract w/ DSL. (Or at least this used to be the case.)

Who knows, you may even get really lucky. I have heard of 8mbit in some areas.

Sorry, I've never tested my upstream, I'm not nearly as concerned about it as down.

By the way... Is everybody tweaking their configurations for these speeds? Check out www.speedguide.com (http://www.speedguide.net) if not.


[This message has been edited by Scorpio69 (edited 09-08-2001).]

[tepo]

512/512 DSL, and that's what it gives, 24/7 http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

I'm happy with it, any more would cost too much http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

Tepo

[jman01pa]

DSL - 684 down / 350 up

very consistent...

J http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

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[Mntsnow]

DSL 768/256 Very consistant. with a total of 9 websites running out of my home I just couldnt do it with a 128 upload! 256 JUST barely cuts it. Looking into getting faster but carriers are dropping like flies and Cable is not an option in my area. and if they were they dont allow server services.

[muchmark]

Rogers@home 1450/350 Kb/s

[Jixor]

i got 1.5mb ADSL

i can download 5 files at once all going 160kps but cant get 1 file to go 500k, its nuts
i can upload about 100kps
$26 canadian dollars per month

[MalRic]

ADSL average 1.1Mbps pretty happy

[mousepotato]

very cool...the folks at RR said I wouldn't gain much by switching from the USB port to the ethernet card...I only gained 1500k....lol..
I just checked again and got 1948...It's been VERY steady...lowest I get is around 1800k..
...My upload is even more constant...356 to 364k...24/7
when I was talking to there "helpless" line they told me they were capped in this area to 1200k down and 128k up...lol
...I lived 1 mile CLOSER to the hub and couldn't get either cable or DSL for another year at least...made it easier to move...hehehe

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[RLT65]

I use charter cable & get only around 480k, but for "only" $24.95 a month it seems ok to me.

RT

[AuraEdge]

Just got cable this week - Optimum online.
Speeds were checked here - nyc.speakeasy.net
11PM Saterday night. Nothings tweaked..yet. I have a Motorola Cablemodem, and a Linksys Router.

Test running..........
** Speed 4810(down)/901(up) kbps **
(At least 96 times faster than a 56k modem)
Finish.

$30/month
Northen NJ 15 minutes out of NYC

Most other tests from around the central US show about 3Mpbs down.

[elroy]

ADSL in rural Indiana, $40 per month. I average d/l speeds of 800-1000k with a peak of 1500k. I am thrilled with it as I used to have 56k dial-up. Cable is not an option here. I can download the complete netscape d/l of about 24mb in 4 minutes versus 3 hours on the dial-up.

[Aaron_J]

Bellsouth ADSL here I get about 140-150 KBS down and about 25-35KBS up. Never varies any more then that and I get great ping in online gaming http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[darrelld]

Mousepotato, go here and you might be able to get more from your connection http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks

[bhill222]

Should the average speed of DSL or cable include the waiting period to get it installed?!?!? If we do that, then I think the relative speed of DSL will JUST BITE compared to cable...what with my friends having waited several months some times to get DSL installed, while cable here in NYC seems to come in a week or less..

My boss, not a techie BUT an intellegent person, is having DSL removed from her house due to the consistent hassles and problems the telco can't seem to resolve - this in an affluent NYC suburb. God help the rest of the US with lower installed bases and poorer funded telcos...

[club_med]

ADSL here

516k dl

Nice and stable. Hardly any fluctuation in speed.

[thajones]

DSL from Verizon here on the East Coast, 640 down, 128 up, but I vary from time to time (always faster, not slower). Sure, it ain't cable, but a whole lot better than dial-up, and I got in when it was the $39.95 deal for a year. Can't complain. Have satellite so cable is out for me (got mad with that whole Fox-on-Cox thing during last years NFL Playoffs)

[SPEEDO]

I have AT&T with 1500/300 @ $39.95 a month!

Speed is pretty consistant even during peak hours!

SPEEDO

[Cruez]

RR Cable - 2.2 k down / 380 k up

[tarpat1]

Comcast@Home 2000-2500 Down/ and a sad 128 up....with very little variations. BTW all you Comcast users, I have heard that Comcast is going to pick up the ball that Excite dropped and keep the service going themselves.

[jbravoj]

is that all you guys can get. well check this out.. 5k download 3k upload.. 56k baby:D !! dsl is comming soon and im jumping on it.!!


laters
jess

[Tekkitan]

usually polls consist of real POLLS

[StarStrike]

DSL
2Mbit down <-- Actually get it regulary
640Kbit up <-- only ever get about 400Kbit up

Still it's decent for 40$ cdn cable is only starting to be avaiable here now.. and it's supose to be 3Mbit down and 256Kbit up I think it was.. anyway.. I probally won't change till I see the cable working well somewhere.