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Sounds pretty dumb, but has the 28.8k modem sped up?
I'm on a different laptop than usual and it used to be a 28.8k modem. Yet it seems like the usual speed I use at home which is 612k.
Also, another thing I just found out is that the neighbour has a 10mb line, which I didn't even know existed. And this line thingy is probably connected to it.
Anyhoo. Is there any way of finding out the speed of your connection? I had a site in my faves folder but lost it.
??
Cheaars..
I'm on a different laptop than usual and it used to be a 28.8k modem. Yet it seems like the usual speed I use at home which is 612k.
Also, another thing I just found out is that the neighbour has a 10mb line, which I didn't even know existed. And this line thingy is probably connected to it.
Anyhoo. Is there any way of finding out the speed of your connection? I had a site in my faves folder but lost it.
??
Cheaars..
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I found another. It's always best to try two different tests, as they may give different results. :D
http://www.boomspeed.com/speedtest/
http://www.boomspeed.com/speedtest/
Ms NY wrote:
> I don't think any of that made sense.. Let me try again
>
> The bloke across the yard paid £20,000 for an internet
> connection. Has fibre optic wires and stuff - which, to be honest, not
> sure why! - He got 10 'lines'(?).
> 5 for him.. 5 for us..
>
> So.. I'm confused. But I just thought that maybe this internet I'm
> using now was faster because of what he'd bought.. but obviously not!
> 56k is a lot faster than I thought.
Thats alot of money for an internet connection. 56k is ok for websurfing but not for anything else really. So have you got 5 optic fibre lines then ? If so you should use that :). I think when he says he has got 10 lines he means theres 10 pieces of fibre optic cable in one big cable. Fibre optic is quite small so they normally put in alot of seperate lines into one cable so you dont get as many wires.
> I don't think any of that made sense.. Let me try again
>
> The bloke across the yard paid £20,000 for an internet
> connection. Has fibre optic wires and stuff - which, to be honest, not
> sure why! - He got 10 'lines'(?).
> 5 for him.. 5 for us..
>
> So.. I'm confused. But I just thought that maybe this internet I'm
> using now was faster because of what he'd bought.. but obviously not!
> 56k is a lot faster than I thought.
Thats alot of money for an internet connection. 56k is ok for websurfing but not for anything else really. So have you got 5 optic fibre lines then ? If so you should use that :). I think when he says he has got 10 lines he means theres 10 pieces of fibre optic cable in one big cable. Fibre optic is quite small so they normally put in alot of seperate lines into one cable so you dont get as many wires.
I don't think any of that made sense.. Let me try again
The bloke across the yard paid £20,000 for an internet connection. Has fibre optic wires and stuff - which, to be honest, not sure why! - He got 10 'lines'(?).
5 for him.. 5 for us..
So.. I'm confused. But I just thought that maybe this internet I'm using now was faster because of what he'd bought.. but obviously not! 56k is a lot faster than I thought.
The bloke across the yard paid £20,000 for an internet connection. Has fibre optic wires and stuff - which, to be honest, not sure why! - He got 10 'lines'(?).
5 for him.. 5 for us..
So.. I'm confused. But I just thought that maybe this internet I'm using now was faster because of what he'd bought.. but obviously not! 56k is a lot faster than I thought.
adrian wrote:
> http://www.adslguide.org.uk (SPACE) /tools/speedtest.asp
Thanks Adrian.. that was the exact site I was looking for..
> 10mb house line would be good. You live in a big city or something?
> Sweden does residental 10mb in some places, also alot of Uni's have
> fast connections like this. Wouldnt think any one in the UK would have
> a 10mb home line just yet.
Nope.. Just a small town.
There's a bloke who lives right opposite the place I'm staying now. Just this house and his house.
Spoke to dad wondering why this connection was so fast seeing as it's a 56k, and said he'd paid something like £20,000 for it. Fibre optic wires and stuff, not sure what thats got to do with it, but..!
He just said he'd just paid for a 10mb line.. and he's got something like 5 lines.. Not sure what any of that means though! :D
Thanks for the links though..
> http://www.adslguide.org.uk (SPACE) /tools/speedtest.asp
Thanks Adrian.. that was the exact site I was looking for..
> 10mb house line would be good. You live in a big city or something?
> Sweden does residental 10mb in some places, also alot of Uni's have
> fast connections like this. Wouldnt think any one in the UK would have
> a 10mb home line just yet.
Nope.. Just a small town.
There's a bloke who lives right opposite the place I'm staying now. Just this house and his house.
Spoke to dad wondering why this connection was so fast seeing as it's a 56k, and said he'd paid something like £20,000 for it. Fibre optic wires and stuff, not sure what thats got to do with it, but..!
He just said he'd just paid for a 10mb line.. and he's got something like 5 lines.. Not sure what any of that means though! :D
Thanks for the links though..
Ms NY wrote:
> Also, another thing I just found out is that the neighbour has a 10mb
> line, which I didn't even know existed. And this line thingy is
> probably connected to it.
>
> Anyhoo. Is there any way of finding out the speed of your connection?
> I had a site in my faves folder but lost it.
http://www.adslguide.org.uk (SPACE) /tools/speedtest.asp
10mb house line would be good. You live in a big city or something? Sweden does residental 10mb in some places, also alot of Uni's have fast connections like this. Wouldnt think any one in the UK would have a 10mb home line just yet.
> Also, another thing I just found out is that the neighbour has a 10mb
> line, which I didn't even know existed. And this line thingy is
> probably connected to it.
>
> Anyhoo. Is there any way of finding out the speed of your connection?
> I had a site in my faves folder but lost it.
http://www.adslguide.org.uk (SPACE) /tools/speedtest.asp
10mb house line would be good. You live in a big city or something? Sweden does residental 10mb in some places, also alot of Uni's have fast connections like this. Wouldnt think any one in the UK would have a 10mb home line just yet.
Gin Soaked Shanks wrote:
> Doesnt that only show the connection speed? ... The actual speed
> variing depending on how aggressively the modem can increase its
> avalible bandwidth?
Yeh. The best way to test your connection speed is either download something from somewhere speedy (just go and download the latest Winzip or something) or find a speedtest site. Google might be able to help.
> Doesnt that only show the connection speed? ... The actual speed
> variing depending on how aggressively the modem can increase its
> avalible bandwidth?
Yeh. The best way to test your connection speed is either download something from somewhere speedy (just go and download the latest Winzip or something) or find a speedtest site. Google might be able to help.
Joe Dark wrote:
> In your taskbar thingy in the bottom right hand corner of your screen
> icons should appeaer when you are connected like two computers, click
> on this and a box will open that shows you your speed.
Doesnt that only show the connection speed? ... The actual speed variing depending on how aggressively the modem can increase its avalible bandwidth?
> In your taskbar thingy in the bottom right hand corner of your screen
> icons should appeaer when you are connected like two computers, click
> on this and a box will open that shows you your speed.
Doesnt that only show the connection speed? ... The actual speed variing depending on how aggressively the modem can increase its avalible bandwidth?
Joe Dark wrote:
> How come you never get connected at 56k wjen you have a 56k
> modem/internet service, I always get 50.6k and my mates normally get
> less.
56Kbps is the modems theoretical top speed, but a number of mechanical factors such as line noise and distance to exchange make it impossible to connect at this rate.
> How come you never get connected at 56k wjen you have a 56k
> modem/internet service, I always get 50.6k and my mates normally get
> less.
56Kbps is the modems theoretical top speed, but a number of mechanical factors such as line noise and distance to exchange make it impossible to connect at this rate.
Your ISP normally limit your connection speeds, and also, it can be many things, such as how busy the internet is.
How come you never get connected at 56k wjen you have a 56k modem/internet service, I always get 50.6k and my mates normally get less.
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