Iain Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I use USB at the moment, but is it worth me going out and getting another network card for 'faster rates'? I get 72kb/s from my 600k line at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mldkfa Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Why not, all of $5. Quite simple to install and no chance of ever loosing it. Plus you can free up thoes usb ports:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 You should be getting around 2mb/s download and about 400 kb/s with cable Internet. I don't see why your USB would be limiting you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoRiA Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Cable speeds depend on what your ISP has set it at as far as i konw. One of my friends has a 150kbps downstream rate on his cable line. I can't get cable where I live so I'm stuck with ADSL but i'm not complaining about 512/256 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted September 11, 2003 MVC Share Posted September 11, 2003 You should be getting around 2mb/s download and about 400 kb/s with cable Internet. I don't see why your USB would be limiting you though. he shouldnt be getting arround 2mbps with 600k cable. lol, u wont see much of a speed increase if anything. yeah they are easy to install and cheap what have u got to loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted September 11, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 11, 2003 i'd stay with the usb. There'll be no speed difference. also, no finicky pci nic card in your pc taking an IRQ then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 Yeah, I thought there was no speed increase. A teacher at my college reckons I would get 100+. Me thinks he is a bit of a tart. Considering BT (576 I beleive) lines only get 55kb/s, I think I do pretty well for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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