DaDude Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I currently have Roadrunner high speed Cable internet and the speed is ok, but not great. I'm not sure exactly what the speed is. Anyway, RCN was advertising their cable internet for $16.99 a month, but I have to sign up for a 1 year contract. The internet speed for that service is 1.5Mbps. So, my question is: Is that a good internet speed? I just want to make sure what I'm getting myself into before I sign up for the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted August 24, 2008 MVC Share Posted August 24, 2008 lol, just keep what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Mine is 2.0 and is pretty average! Is the bandwidth shaped or not? If it is then it will be fairly ordinary. My download speeds are so so but web pages do not load fast enough for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostdraconi Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 1.5 isn't that fast but not knowing what you have may mean it's faster than what you have. Before you even think about changing your service you should see what kind of speeds you're currently getting. Try Speedtest that should give you an idea of the speeds you getting currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 For surfing the net I don't think you will really notice the difference between 1.5 MB and 6 MB. If you don't do a lot of downloads and want to save money go for it. Have you ran a speed test on your current connection to see what you are getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredFrost Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 If you they have to lock you into a contract to keep you as a customer, I would keep clear In answer to your question though, 1.5Mbps is around 180KB/s, minus some overhead, so you're probably looking at 150KB/s max, and it's an ok speed.... for 4-5 years ago, the price itself isn't bad, but if you factor in the 1yr contract it's a pretty bad deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 pretty slow if you ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 That's quite slow. I'm getting roughly 15 Mbps on standard Comcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDude Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Um, I'm on roadrunner and the down is actually 7meg, at least in my area (Charlotte, NC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesingh Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm on Cablevision's Boost package and normally score around 28-30Mbps. There are much better alternatives out there for you, try to check around... and like others have said.. the contract makes it a pretty ishy deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMaster23 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 That's quite slow really .. i'm on 24mbit and going to 100mbit very soon.. I'm a heavy-traffic user and consider 1.5mbps slow as hell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 That's quite slow really .. i'm on 24mbit and going to 100mbit very soon.. I'm a heavy-traffic user and consider 1.5mbps slow as hell... I hate you...... heheh jk but I wish I could get 100mbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Damn 1.5Mbps, that's still around? I have charter, and for the longest time (till 2 years ago, their lowest service was 384kbps). My parents were happy with it because they aren't on the computer much, but for me, it really sucked. You can't do anything at 384Kbps. Now, charter has been upgrading their lowest internet packages to 5Mbps, which is amazing. They also offer 10Mbps, and 15Mbps (all down speed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 for cable 1.5Mbit is freaking slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expl0ited Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 That's quite slow really .. i'm on 24mbit and going to 100mbit very soon.. I'm a heavy-traffic user and consider 1.5mbps slow as hell... lol Ill take ANYTHING, 56k here yes don't laugh. even 128k ISDN from the 90's would rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 That's pretty slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpit Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 i believe 1.5 mbps is approximately about 192 kb/s in terms of download speed at max. you can decide if you find that too slow or good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMaster23 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I hate you...... heheh jk but I wish I could get 100mbit I prob. shouldn't tell you that's 100mbit down and UP :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Erik Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 For that price it is pretty good. I'm paying 24.99 per month for 2.5 Mbps DSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaDude Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) Have you ran a speed test on your current connection to see what you are getting? I have and I'm getting several different results. But the speed test at CNet says that I'm getting about 384kbps. I don't know how reliable that test is, but I believe 384 kbps is worse than 1.5Mbps. If you they have to lock you into a contract to keep you as a customer, I would keep clear I agree, which is why I asked this question before going for the deal. Something does smell fishy. Edited August 25, 2008 by xraffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I have 3 Mbps ADSL service, but it's the fastest in my area aside from Mediacom cable which is really expensive :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbSta Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 20 Mbps with Shaw Nitro :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 20 Mbps with Shaw Nitro :D What?!?! They have 20 Mbps in Canada? Damn you! :D The fastest I've used was the university residence's Internet, which is usually around 10 Mbps. As for off-campus residential, the fastest I've seen was 5 - 6 Mbps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier1st Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 1.5MB these days is slow but when cable internet first came out it was great,i would go for something higher and thats within your budget,i have a 5mbps connection and for now it is enough for me but for cable the connection is split between users in a hub wheras with dsl you get what you pay for and it's all yours.if you can get say a 10mbps for like 30 bucks or so then go for the highest speed/low price radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Better than me. I pay $31.58 for 256k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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