View Poll Results: How do you connect?
Cable
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115
63.54%
DSL
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32
17.68%
Dedicated connection, hi (T1, WAN, etc.)
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4
2.21%
Dedicated connection, lo (sw56, termserver, etc)
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1
0.55%
Wireless, mobile
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5
2.76%
Wireless, fixed (antenna on your roof, not WiFi)
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1
0.55%
Fiber to home
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18
9.94%
DirecPC or other satellite
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4
2.21%
Dialup
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0
0%
Other (specify)
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1
0.55%
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#62
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I wish FIOS were available here.
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#64
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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This is on Roadrunner. I ran it on speakeasy.net because I was getting a failure on speedtest.net on the uploads (firewall, I think). The server for the test was all the way up in Atlanta.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 15436 kbps (1929.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1851 kbps (231.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Edit: Got it solved---![](https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/%5BURL=http://www.speedtest.net%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.speedtest.net/result/511725331.png%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)
![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/511726389.png)
Check this out-- I am getting better ping and speed through Atlanta (~400 miles away) than Tampa (~15 miles away), and better speeds, too.
![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/511729616.png)
During the day I am on a laptop with a Sprint Wireless card. I'll have to see how it does. I know it isn't this good.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 15436 kbps (1929.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1851 kbps (231.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Edit: Got it solved---
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/%5BURL=http://www.speedtest.net%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.speedtest.net/result/511725331.png%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)
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Check this out-- I am getting better ping and speed through Atlanta (~400 miles away) than Tampa (~15 miles away), and better speeds, too.
![](http://www.speedtest.net/result/511729616.png)
During the day I am on a laptop with a Sprint Wireless card. I'll have to see how it does. I know it isn't this good.
Last edited by sixshooter; 07-06-2009 at 11:05 PM.
#66
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Location: Birmingham Alabama
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Good to see I'm not the only one aboard the fail wagon. I currently use Charter cable, which is the only option (fast option) around here. Other option is satellite or shitty Windstream ^ DSL. Download is right at advertised 5 mb/s but the up is craptastic. I guess its a step up from the day of 14.4 though. Could be worse.
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#67
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I'm paying $130 a month for a cable/tv/phone package from Comcast. I'd dump the TV and phone if I could, but cable by itself would cost more, so I just use the internet and like, 5 or 6 out of 400-something channels of nothing to see.
I remember the days of modems, Kermit, x/y/zmodem, parity settings, Trumpet Winsock etc. and surfing BBSes. I've forgotten a lot of the **** I used to mess with.
BTW, I still have a 4800 baud modem (might be 9600 these days?) - except in this case, it's inside my TDD. I'm just happy they have phone jacks now, instead of phone cups. Although I haven't used it in a few years, since I discovered internet relay services.
#69
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Location: atlanta-ish
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DSL service to my house went out. Again. For over a week. Again.
So I told them to not bother reconnecting me whenever they had their issue resolved, then called comcast for cable internet service.
DSL (old and busted)
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Cable (new hotness)
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Same price for internet service either way, but the kicker is I no longer need a home phone line so my actual outlay was pretty much cut in half.
So I told them to not bother reconnecting me whenever they had their issue resolved, then called comcast for cable internet service.
DSL (old and busted)
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Cable (new hotness)
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Same price for internet service either way, but the kicker is I no longer need a home phone line so my actual outlay was pretty much cut in half.