How fast is your Internet connection?

[jdubb]

I use DSLREPORTS.COM go to the FAQ section and search for "MTU" also if you are using a DSL modem and running it to a router consider a Netgear combination Modem/Router. I think they come in Cable and DSL versions. If you tweak the MTU, set it the same in all devices. If you pay for 3M ADSL and arent getting it, report the trouble. at&t is upgrading lots of the backhaul carriers this year at a rate I have never seen before.

 

[jdubb]

sorry about the multiple posts but I keep remembering stuff. For a simple improvement in resolving domain names use OpenDNS DNS servers instead of the default ones (leaving it blank). See opendns.com all it does is take the typed in web address and convert it to an IP address for your browser, same as your ISP does but I noticed it is faster.

 

[jdubb]

Only 2 people on my Uverse section (not sure the technical term). Designated with a 32/5 connection, but they limit web to 24/3.
Flash, pdf viewing, and possibly video chat are just about the only thing that the average user would need something over maybe 3 or 4 mb/s. I agree with jdubb, average users won't really need anything over 3 or 4mb/s on the average day.
jdubb, you tried www.onlive.com yet? I was fairly impressed by it, but even with amazing internet speeds, there is still a bit of a lag.

the term is VRAD video ready access device

 

[4LWranglerTJ]

From University Towers just off campus:


NCSU's is
Download: 94.52 Mbps
Upload: 64.60 Mbps



NCSU also has wireless 802.11a and 802.11g with up to 54Mbps

 

[twistedjeepster]

From home:

 

[fsj80]

Papa the one above yours in the best I have seen, Yours is below the average, But still with in reason.
The higher the numbers the better.

Working for the State does have it's advantages. What we lack in pay/benefits, they make up for in Internet speed

 

[gmcjimmy88]

Home with Roadrunner (time warner) Also through my wireless router if that makes a difference

 

[RenegadeT]

holy crap, RR Light sucks

hmm...Timewarner guy came out this morning, cuz our connection was timing out and generally not working the past few days. He found a loose wire outside, crimpo had gone bad. It seems a lot better now, but the download speed doenst show as much an increase as I hoped. On the upload time, I wonder if TW is capping my speed since I'm only paying for RRLight

 

[carthief007]

mine sux arse

 

[RenegadeT]

hmm...Timewarner guy came out this morning, cuz our connection was timing out and generally not working the past few days. He found a loose wire outside, crimpo had gone bad. It seems a lot better now, but the download speed doenst show as much an increase as I hoped. On the upload time, I wonder if TW is capping my speed since I'm only paying for RRLight

Max Speeds
Road Runner Lite
768 Kbps down
128 Kbps up
Road Runner Basic
1.5 Mbps down
256 Kbps up
Road Runner Broadband with PowerBoost®
7 Mbps down
384 Kbps up
Road Runner Turbo with PowerBoost®
10 Mbps down
512 Kbps up
http://www.timewarnercable.com/East/learn/hso/roadrunner/speedpricing.html

 

[cfd_2214]

I pay for 4mb so I think I am good. This is from home

 

[quickracer]

 

[BrianGreen]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1810098127.png

 

[Back2Hilux]

Pay for 8mbs so guess I cant complain.
Big improvement from the 300k i was getting from Centurylink before I switched.

 

[Lizooki]

A bit slow this morning ....

This is with 4 computers running through a wireless Netgear router. Seems like we picked up 3 or 4mb/s with the Netgear over a Linksys.

Matt

 

[transman731]

the biggest issue i see with a lot of these are the ping times.
if you game on the internet anything above a 50ms ping is going to cause latency issues(you get shot first)
you should also check your speeds going to a different server(not the one they suggest)


here is mine at work. i pay for 5down 1up

 

[foreman1063]

 

[Tradarcher]

 

[Macdaddy4738]

way to bump a 2 year old thread

That said, my internet has been pretty strange here lately, mostly disconnecting me from Xbox Live...but, at least it looks decently fast.



EDIT** OH, this might explain why I keep getting disconnected on XBL

 

[transman731]

you need to change your router settings.
i set my xbox and the ps3 into dmz's to stop packet loss

 

[Chris_Keziah]

Here at the house.

 

[Macdaddy4738]

you need to change your router settings.
i set my xbox and the ps3 into dmz's to stop packet loss

any walkthrough on that for me? Haven't messed with the router too much.

 

[transman731]

do you know how to access your router?

 

[Smokeater]

Road Runner Turbo. Got to have the cable hooked up for this. The connection drops out when doing the upload test on wireless.

 

[bowtieman55]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1811938817.png