What type of internet connection are you using?  

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  1. 1. What type of internet connection are you using?

    • 56k Dialup
      11
    • Cable
      108
    • DSL
      140
    • ISDN
      2
    • Satellite (HST)
      1
    • Other (please specify with post)
      15


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  DodgeViper said:
What's the use for a 10Gbit connection when you can't even write data that fast.

10Gbits is about 1Gbyte a second, don't know any disks which write that fast, maybe UCL uses SCSI hard disks.

The best connection which is worth getting is a 1.5Gbit, this speed will allow the data to be written as it is downloaded per second.

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:blink:

UCL is one of the London backbones, not only that but it has thousands of University PCs attached to it. Its hardly gonna be one computer connected to a 10Gig connection is it :laugh: Man imagine that...

10Gbits = 1.25 Gbytes/sec, i know im being picky, but that extra 0.25Gig a sec is a huge amount!

  ramesees said:
Currently on 56k (rather 37.2k) dialup :angry: :angry:

However moving to 1meg/256k from Pipex very very shortly :D :D

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I was in your scenario for ages and ages, although I never got quite as fast as 37.2k, then I jumped to 1mbit once I got a job. It's phenomenal. When BT come to de-DACS your line, which I presume is the problem, and you start getting near 50kb/s speeds on your dialup you'll be over the moon, never mind having 1meg

Enjoy!

  gdub2611 said:
I was in your scenario for ages and ages, although I never got quite as fast as 37.2k, then I jumped to 1mbit once I got a job. It's phenomenal. When BT come to de-DACS your line, which I presume is the problem, and you start getting near 50kb/s speeds on your dialup you'll be over the moon, never mind having 1meg

Enjoy!

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56k = 56kbits/sec, ie 7KB/sec, anything faster than that is obtained through compression or is an error in calculation (IEs speed download measure is incredibly inaccurate)

Hence 37.2k, im guessing aroud 4.8KB/sec average speed?

6600MB Down/768Kbps Up Comcast cable here, I used to have DSL with BellSouth and loved it, but when I moved they did not offer the highest speeds on this area so I had to drop them and go with Cable, So far so good, but defenately I would go back to DSL if they offered the speed I have with Cable.

  =NickJ= said:
56k = 56kbits/sec, ie 7KB/sec, anything faster than that is obtained through compression or is an error in calculation (IEs speed download measure is incredibly inaccurate)

Hence 37.2k, im guessing aroud 4.8KB/sec average speed?

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If you read my post you will see I clearly state kb(lower case), suggesting kilobits per second. Kthxbai

  NextGen_Gamer said:
HOLY CRAP! Is that really true? 49MB/sec! If so, you finally beat me...

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It's a real screen shot.

But I left the download running a while before selecting where to save it. When you finally select to save, the speeds quoted are vastly over the top as it is downloading while you are waiting.

I'm actually on 1MB Blueyonder (UK).

  DodgeViper said:
What's the use for a 10Gbit connection when you can't even write data that fast.

10Gbits is about 1Gbyte a second, don't know any disks which write that fast, maybe UCL uses SCSI hard disks.

The best connection which is worth getting is a 1.5Gbit, this speed will allow the data to be written as it is downloaded per second.

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The fact is that, the UCL will have LOADS of PC's connected to it so it will need a nice big net connection if speed is to be kept nice and nippy.

  jimro said:
me too. my guess is you are from sweden?

sweden pwnz j00!!! :p

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Japp, Sweden.

Students living in city of Lund have access to 100Gbit connection... that's what I call fast!

Hopefully BBB will soon be upgrading to Gbit...

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