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The research firm found that the average cable modem connection was more than 50 percent faster than the average residential DSL connection.
1 posted on 04/23/2003 11:56:55 PM PDT by Pro-Bush
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Here are my results with an ADSL line:




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1.2 megabits per second
 
Details
Your raw speed was 1173055.62 bits per second which is the same as:

Communications

1.2 megabits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet
Storage

143.2 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.
1MB file download

7.2 seconds
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.
Rating
Compared to all connection types worldwide, yours is fantastic


 



Not bad, considering it's meant to be 1.5mb/s downstream. It costs $50 a month, which isn't bad, considering we have it on 5 computers through our home network. We're also about a quarter mile away from the SBC substation, which should produce some pretty nice speeds. Besides, cable isn't even available here for whatever reason, although Comcast is our new cable provider, and maybe they'll bring cable internet along with them.
71 posted on 04/25/2003 1:05:24 AM PDT by Jonez712 (I <3 America)
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