I used to get the same results as redred as a virgin media customer, that's why I'm so pissed that I can't get it here in this middle of nowhere village. :sad2:
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I used to get the same results as redred as a virgin media customer, that's why I'm so pissed that I can't get it here in this middle of nowhere village. :sad2:
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Originally Posted by Godfather
The cable modem I lease thru Comcast...it's only a little more than a year old. I got it new when they upped the internet speeds because the old one couldn't handle anything above 30 mbs. And I can take it to the local Comcast office and swap it for a new one any time I want. All I have to say is that it's not working right. Not sure what the model number is offhand, but it's an Arris modem and top of the line that Comcast had to offer.
My router is this:
http://homesupport.cisco.com/en-us/w.../linksys/E4200
Love it...my old router would have varying signal strength and needed to be reset a lot. This one works flawlessly so far.
Thanks lance! I'm going to contact Telus and tell them they need to send us a new Modem.
That router is actually one I'm looking at. There are so many reviews out there, but now that I've seen what yours is capable of I think I'll go for it :lol: It's also very sexy
I highly recommend it, in my experience, you certainly get what you pay for when it comes to routers and I'm glad I spent the little bit extra on this one.
Exactly. Anything above 30 mbps requires a DOCSIS modem. The old modems just didn't have enough down/up stream channels to handle the added speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by tehlancinator
I phoned Virgin yesterday and asked them when i was going to be upgraded and the guy done if for me there and then.
Was on 50mps, upgraded to 100mps
I just did a speed test on firefox
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2051174158.png
then again on I.E
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2051176790.png
wtf?!?!?!?!?!:huh::huh:
I absolutely agree...the difference is in the collision detection from what I've read. Routers get bad data routinely, and it's their data algorithm that deals with it determines if it's a truly fast modem or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by tehlancinator
I bought a LinkSys router that cost more than their basic one - has a multi-year guarantee instead of the budget one's 90 day one. I've got 4 PCs sucking the bandwidth with it, and it has been problem free. My $20 special before would "lock" and I'd have to reset it once every 2 months or so.
Ya get what ya pay for, that's for sure. I'm noticing with my newest PC (gigabit internet) that the bottleneck isn't the router, it's the old cards in the old PCs! That new one is like lightning on the old network!
I have Shaw High Speed 20
- $55 per month, Download Max 20GB...upload 512KBps...capped at 200GB data per month.
This on a slow IBM NetVista 2.26Ghz, 760MB Windows XP)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2051247688.png
This on my TigerDirect special (Athlon X3 3.1Ghz, 4GB RAM addressable (has 8)- Windows 7 32bit)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2051254890.png
And on "old Faithful" my Seanix 2.20Ghz, 1.48 GB RAM - Win XP
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2051259423.png
And for s#its and giggles my TigerDirect special on Ubuntu 64 bit...(use it this way for multi-track recording)...
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2051262676.png
:shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by doenutts
:x
:sad2:
10 times faster than mine :wha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Goofy
It was my turn for the upgrade but I declined because they would have to install a new box and I'm moving in August. Happy with 20 ATM.
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Originally Posted by Goofy
want to use my phone :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh_Janus
http://i.imgur.com/RJVqB.png
I'm 7MBps down and .5 MBps up.....and that's on the high speed planQuote:
Originally Posted by Goofy
kinda like saying - Red has ears, he just better not get glasses when he's older
:lol: i have ears
tried to slip that one in without you seeing :oops:
sorry :lol: