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| Thread ID: 63850 | 2005-11-24 22:42:00 | 2mb connection waste of money? | LOWTEC (7821) | PC World Chat |
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| 407194 | 2005-11-25 02:39:00 | I am on 2mb with Quicksilver and get download speeds anywhere between 30kbps - 400kbps and it all depends on the server you download from. :thumbs: I am happy with my upgrade. |
MikeHP (8910) | ||
| 407195 | 2005-11-25 02:48:00 | after what seemed forever finally changed from telecom 256kb dsl to a orcon 2mb connection however maybe i was expecting too much? web surfing is hardly different (dont really care) but more what is really annoying me is that my downloading speed is if anything just as slow as my old connection, have tried bittorrent downloads website downloads - cnet etc and still get 30kb/s or less give or take. i know you cant always be optimising your connection when downloading but if you cant at all why the F$#% am i paying extra for nothing? :badpc: what speeds on average do other people get on 2mb plans? /end rant Like you I think I was expecting too much. On average I am not downloading a lot faster than with 256. But it is not a waste of money. I am paying exactly the same on 2 gb as I was for 256 mb. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 407196 | 2005-11-25 02:58:00 | thanks for the replies tested my connection on the 2nd site mentioned got: Results: Below is the data used to calculate your download speed: * Download time: 6 . 922 seconds * Size of file: 1000 Kilobytes * Estimated line speed: 1178 . 9 (kilobits/second) * Estimated line speed: 144 . 5 (kilobytes/second) that sound ok? so should i have stayed with xtra and gone to there 2mbit plan instead of changing to orcon? so if i cant use bittorrent to download media inparticular whilst getting the fullest out of my connection whats something else i can use? sorry for all the questions |
LOWTEC (7821) | ||
| 407197 | 2005-11-25 02:59:00 | Results Below is the data used to calculate your download speed: * Download time: 3.453 seconds * Size of file: 520 Kilobytes * Estimated line speed: 1228.8 (kilobits/second) * Estimated line speed: 150.6 (kilobytes/second) got tht from the jetstream games site |
LOWTEC (7821) | ||
| 407198 | 2005-11-25 03:31:00 | Xtra are greedy! I would stay away from them on principal alone :angry |
MikeHP (8910) | ||
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