after 7 years of hell i now have comcast high speed internet!!!!!

[aspire]

I just finished setting up my high speed internet and bought a linksys cable modem, a netgear 802.11g wireless router, and a 802.11g pci card my ibook has built in wireless and i got all the stuff for $120 not to bad ehh. Anyways all im waiting for is for comcast to come today and install something. I have no idea what it is but if anyone knows let me know.

 

[beedubaya]

Congratulations. I remember the day I got broadband after being on dial-up for so long. It was such a joyous day.

 

[majistic]

Yeah I remember that day also..It was nice.

 

[jinexile]

Aye I remember when getting 20k/s on my brand spanking new cable connection was amazing, now I take it for granted, if I get less than 30 I'm pissed

BTW if you plan on doing any online gaming make sure you have a wired connection, wireless can be pretty crappy for realtime needs especially if you've encrypted it (which you should have if you don't want your neighbor getting a free internet connection).

 

[diabloII]

meh i don't encrypt mine because i heard that it slows down your connection

 

[aspire]

lol

i dont think i need to encrypt as my neighbors are a. a group of nuns and b. an old couple like in their 70's so doesnt really worry me much

 

[diabloII]

Re: lol

yea, me too, and plus, my network was the only one i could detect with 3 wireless G cards at different places

my neighbors all either use DSL or dial-up except one person, but whoever he/she is cancelled cable

edit: broadband is like crack; now i send files over aim to friends at over 50kb/s; i used to remember doing it at 2-3kb/s

 

[sCribes]

2.6 megabits per second

Communications 2.6 megabits per second
Storage 317.5 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 3.2 seconds
Subjective rating Great

Explain results


Info
Date & time Friday, April 1, 10:39PM*
Test type IDT4 Free
Connection type Cable
Region Minnesota
Data size 1024KB
IP address **.***.***.**
Provider


i dont usually get 317kbps, but depending on the source i usually get around 280-300 kbps.

I remember my dial up 3.2kbps woohoo.

Cable (or highspeed for the matter) makes the internet a whole new experience.

Congrats man!!

 

[diabloII]

2.6 megabits per second

Communications 2.6 megabits per second
Storage 317.5 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 3.2 seconds
Subjective rating Great

Explain results


Info
Date & time Friday, April 1, 10:39PM*
Test type IDT4 Free
Connection type Cable
Region Minnesota
Data size 1024KB
IP address **.***.***.**
Provider


i dont usually get 317kbps, but depending on the source i usually get around 280-300 kbps.

I remember my dial up 3.2kbps woohoo.

Cable (or highspeed for the matter) makes the internet a whole new experience.

Congrats man!!

those things are usually incorrect (i just ran a test and it told me i dl'd at 600kb/s, which can't be true)

btw where did you get that test?

 

[majistic]

Yes I get mad if I download at any lower than 30KB/sec I expect it to be around 160KB/sec. Although I am moving and I dont know that I will be able to get my same 1.5mbps..I might have to goto 384kbps..