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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2011, 12:33:40 PM »
ok, now, from a marketing standpoint, do you think the nice graphics influence your confidence in the numbers they present? eheheh I know for me it does:)  I am a sucker for shiny packaging.  I also like how it pretends to let me peek inside the machine to see my progress. It's just as cool on my phone.

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« Reply #31 on: March 12, 2011, 12:41:11 PM »
I am seriously considering switching back to Virgin.

I hate them with a passion though - their support is awful and their accounts department can't do simple maths..but...

... they are the fastest connection available here (by a long chalk), and their 'claimed' speed is pretty close to their actual speed.

Damn - I hate it when my 'selfish desire' and 'commonsense' are in conflict :(

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« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2011, 02:06:43 PM »
<the old man (4eyes hates) voice>
...then focus only on the selfish desire:) 
You either need to be making money or having fun
...And if you aren't doing one (or both) of those things, you are doing something wrong.
Common sense?! If you want to be like everybody else, then think what they think and do what they do...
</ old man>

<dogboy voice>
...and then come in here and post your results:)
</dogboy voice>


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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #33 on: March 13, 2011, 12:03:48 AM »
LOL

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...And if you aren't doing one (or both) of those things, you are doing something wrong.
... I can give you a whole string of 'or' options there that bust that model up .. but thats not the point :)

I have no problem following the selfish option - it is what usually happens eventually, I just need to beat the 'common sense' part of my brain to death with enough alcohol before I make the decision :)

What I mean is, the selfish temptation to go for the super-fast broadband provided by Virgin is fighting against the absolute bloody certainty that they will make my life a living hell at a crucial moment by having the connection go flaky... and then putting me in support desk queue of 500 waiting for an Indian call center employee, who, despite what he claims is NOT called 'David' and has no f**ing idea what has happened anyway.

... but then the selfish me says 'hey, maybe they changed, maybe they will give reliable service this time' .. etc.. and the argument lasts until sufficient alcohol is applied, then I give in to 'selfish'. The problem is, I then have face up to the 'commonsense' me doing the whole 'told you so' bit further down the line, which means the application of even more alcohol etc... :)





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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #34 on: March 14, 2011, 01:04:43 AM »
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I am seriously considering switching back to Virgin.

I'm pretty sure this impossible. I think once you're non-virgin, you can't change that status last I checked. Which is strange, because you can change your gender.

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #35 on: March 14, 2011, 02:42:32 AM »
pah!

nonsense - I was a virgin three times last week ;)

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #36 on: March 30, 2011, 08:20:34 AM »
Holy cheezewhiz, did you see what kind of speed they get at Google?

I could go for some of that. ;)

from:
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/03/29/how-fast-is-the-internet-at-google-mind-blowing/

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« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2011, 08:35:29 AM »
any they only get 3 1/2 stars    ;D

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2011, 08:49:16 AM »
Holy moly, gotta get me some of that.

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #39 on: March 30, 2011, 09:22:16 AM »
Where do you get that Torben. I thought Paul would nail this d##k swinging contest. I had a Janet connection for about 8 years. :-). Wonderful.

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #40 on: March 31, 2011, 08:35:20 PM »
Here is what I get with my supposed 6mb.



Also thanks to ATT I guess I have 150gb limit per month.

Might be time to switch.

I remember downloading MP3s years ago  over dialup, and I was lucky to get 5 songs over night. Now with spotify you can stream almost any album.

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #41 on: April 02, 2011, 10:42:31 AM »


Granada Spain.

Not bad considering some isps still use donkeys here.


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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #42 on: December 27, 2011, 10:05:34 PM »
Finally got 100meg service in my area. Not a huge deal and upload not that great at 5meg, but I'm really surprised about getting over 80 meg in my office which is connected via wireless bridge.

Good timing on my modem frying a few months back, as I was all ready with docsis3.

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #43 on: September 14, 2012, 11:52:07 PM »
Not quite Google speeds, but pretty good...

Wondering if I should upgrade to the 1Gbps connection...

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Re: speedtest.net for checking your connection speed
« Reply #44 on: September 15, 2012, 12:32:11 AM »
That's only 449 times fast than my satellite tested out. They keep saying the new satellite is coming online "soon" but my area is still blacked out. That's supposed to be 12 Mbps... meanwhile all you people are depressing me... there are compensations for living this far from fast internet though.