(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8:50:59 AM UTC-5, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

Looks like we're getting 305 Mbit/s, according to the speed test on my
husband's PC. This PC has a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet card, so that's all
I'm getting here.

Cindy Hamilton

On 10/01/2021 14:12, wrote:
On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8:50:59 AM UTC-5, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

Looks like we're getting 305 Mbit/s, according to the speed test on my
husband's PC. This PC has a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet card, so that's all
I'm getting here.

Cindy Hamilton

Nice speed on your hubby's PC. Mine is 55Mbs down...12 up.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:49:54 +0000, Bod wrote:

On 10/01/2021 14:12, wrote:
On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8:50:59 AM UTC-5, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

Looks like we're getting 305 Mbit/s, according to the speed test on my
husband's PC. This PC has a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet card, so that's all
I'm getting here.

Cindy Hamilton

Nice speed on your hubby's PC. Mine is 55Mbs down...12 up.


40 down / 40 up ...
... over home wifi , fiber fed ; 12 year old laptop and router.

https://www.sasktel.com/personal/int...est/speed-test

John T.

On 10/01/2021 15:21, wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:49:54 +0000, Bod wrote:

On 10/01/2021 14:12, wrote:
On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8:50:59 AM UTC-5, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

Looks like we're getting 305 Mbit/s, according to the speed test on my
husband's PC. This PC has a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet card, so that's all
I'm getting here.

Cindy Hamilton

Nice speed on your hubby's PC. Mine is 55Mbs down...12 up.


40 down / 40 up ...
.. over home wifi , fiber fed ; 12 year old laptop and router.

https://www.sasktel.com/personal/int...est/speed-test

John T.

That's a very good up speed.

In article ,
says...

40 down / 40 up ...
.. over home wifi , fiber fed ; 12 year old laptop and router.

https://www.sasktel.com/personal/int...est/speed-test




I got 235 down and 11 up going to that link . I am rated for 200 and 10
by the cable company.

My over 10 year old computer is connected through about 3 feet of wire
to the modem/router. I have noticed that on my laptop and another
computer that is wireless to the router I get around 50 for the down and
11 for the up . The laptop is only around 2 years old.

On 1/10/2021 10:40 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

40 down / 40 up ...
.. over home wifi , fiber fed ; 12 year old laptop and router.

https://www.sasktel.com/personal/int...est/speed-test




I got 235 down and 11 up going to that link . I am rated for 200 and 10
by the cable company.

My over 10 year old computer is connected through about 3 feet of wire
to the modem/router. I have noticed that on my laptop and another
computer that is wireless to the router I get around 50 for the down and
11 for the up . The laptop is only around 2 years old.


Just measured 720 down and 40 up using Ethernet connection to desk top.
WiFi might be a third that.

On 10/01/2021 15:40, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

40 down / 40 up ...
.. over home wifi , fiber fed ; 12 year old laptop and router.

https://www.sasktel.com/personal/int...est/speed-test




I got 235 down and 11 up going to that link . I am rated for 200 and 10
by the cable company.

My over 10 year old computer is connected through about 3 feet of wire
to the modem/router. I have noticed that on my laptop and another
computer that is wireless to the router I get around 50 for the down and
11 for the up . The laptop is only around 2 years old.

235 down is excellent.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:40:00 -0500, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article ,
says...

40 down / 40 up ...
.. over home wifi , fiber fed ; 12 year old laptop and router.

https://www.sasktel.com/personal/int...est/speed-test




I got 235 down and 11 up going to that link . I am rated for 200 and 10
by the cable company.

My over 10 year old computer is connected through about 3 feet of wire
to the modem/router. I have noticed that on my laptop and another
computer that is wireless to the router I get around 50 for the down and
11 for the up . The laptop is only around 2 years old.

Your WiFi sounds like it's using the 2.4GHz band. If you switch to the 5GHz
band you'll likely see the same 235/11 that you see on the wired computer.

I made that exact change on my wife's laptop last year and she's happy with
the extra speed. I used a $10 tp-link WiFi adapter that's about the size of
a thumb nail, plugged into a USB port.

In article ,
says...

(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.



Not sure what you call a long way. I am about 8 to 10 road miles from
the main internet building ( not sure what to call the place where all
the equipment is) I assume that the internet goes along the road path as
most of it is on power poles. I am on the same 'wire' the cable company
uses for the TV and VOIP. They rate the basic service at 200 down and
10 up. I just checked and on 3 different places I get between 180 and
230 down and around 11 up.

The town is small with about 30,000 in the city limits.
I am about 40 miles from a large town of over 100,000.

On 10/01/2021 15:09, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.



Not sure what you call a long way. I am about 8 to 10 road miles from
the main internet building ( not sure what to call the place where all
the equipment is) I assume that the internet goes along the road path as
most of it is on power poles. I am on the same 'wire' the cable company
uses for the TV and VOIP. They rate the basic service at 200 down and
10 up. I just checked and on 3 different places I get between 180 and
230 down and around 11 up.

The town is small with about 30,000 in the city limits.
I am about 40 miles from a large town of over 100,000.

Very good speeds, especially as it sounds that you are a long way from
the exchange.

On 1/10/2021 8:50 AM, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.


Where I lived in CT I got 18 mbs through the phone company. Here in FL I
get 300 mbs average but at less buy times I've tested at 380. That is
with the cable company and all new wiring in the area.

On 10/01/2021 15:13, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/10/2021 8:50 AM, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of
us here.


Where I lived in CT I got 18 mbs through the phone company. Here in FL I
get 300 mbs average but at less buy times I've tested at 380.Â* That is
with the cable company and all new wiring in the area.

Nice one. I can only dream of that sort of speed at the moment, but my
speed is at least sufficient to receive UHD in good quality etc, so no
real complaints.

"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

Not here.

FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest troll**** unread

--
John addressing the senile Australian pest:
"You are a complete idiot. But you make me larf. LOL"
MID:

On 1/10/2021 12:20 PM, Fred wrote:


"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass a
certain point. Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of .001.
For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.

In article , says...
I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass a
certain point. Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of .001.
For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.



Right after a certain point you are depending on the speed that the
servers that you are connecting to can send out the data to you.

As I am mostly the only one on the computer/data stream almost anyting
above 10 mbps or whatever it takes to watch a you tube vidio is usually
good enough for my usage. The standard low end is 200 mbps so much of
that is wasted on me.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:54:58 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 1/10/2021 12:20 PM, Fred wrote:


"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

Fred's Gb's are almost certainly Mb's. Nowhere on the planet is anyone
selling 1000Gb service.



The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass a
certain point. Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of .001.
For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.

Agreed.

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...
On 1/10/2021 12:20 PM, Fred wrote:


"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass a
certain point. Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of .001.
For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.

It isnt the speed of sending email that matters, its uploading
videos, backups to the cloud etc that matters speed wise.

On 1/10/2021 2:49 PM, Fred wrote:


"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...
On 1/10/2021 12:20 PM, Fred wrote:


"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass
a certain point.Â* Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of
.001. For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.

It isnt the speed of sending email that matters, its uploading
videos, backups to the cloud etc that matters speed wise.

Upload speeds are always slower. Just click "send" and go to bed. We
did that in the old days downloading a file with a 1200 baud modem. For
most of us, that is done once a week or so, not five times a day. Is it
worth an extra $25 to $75 a month for it?

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...
On 1/10/2021 2:49 PM, Fred wrote:


"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...
On 1/10/2021 12:20 PM, Fred wrote:


"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass a
certain point. Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of .001.
For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.

It isnt the speed of sending email that matters, its uploading
videos, backups to the cloud etc that matters speed wise.

Upload speeds are always slower.

Not always, some do offer a symmetrical service.

Just click "send" and go to bed.

No thanks, quite a bit of the time when uploading
videos I want it done quickly because I am
discussing the video with someone.

We did that in the old days downloading a file with a 1200 baud modem.

But you werent uploading videos then. Or having
the system automatically backup to the cloud either.

For most of us, that is done once a week or so, not five times a day.

Its different now with automatic backups of new
photos and videos and when discussing a video.

Is it worth an extra $25 to $75 a month for it?

It only costs me $20 a month more for 50/20 instead of
25/5 and I actually got 100/50 for a little less than the adsl2+
which only did 10/1 which was hopeless for video uploads.

On 01/10/2021 01:04 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Upload speeds are always slower. Just click "send" and go to bed. We
did that in the old days downloading a file with a 1200 baud modem. For
most of us, that is done once a week or so, not five times a day. Is it
worth an extra $25 to $75 a month for it?

I forget all the details but the team doing the computer animations for
the movie Tron were not in LA. It would take all night to upload a
ridiculously short sequence.

I was still on dialup when I downloaded the shop manual for my 2007
Yaris via bittorrent. It took all weekend.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:04:43 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 1/10/2021 2:49 PM, Fred wrote:


"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...
On 1/10/2021 12:20 PM, Fred wrote:


"Bod" wrote in message
...
(out of interest)

I can have 1000Gb if I choose to pay
for that but choose to pay for 50Gb

The price difference does not usually justify the speed once you pass
a certain point.* Sending an email will take .01 seconds instead of
.001. For most of us the difference is negligible for everyday use.

It isnt the speed of sending email that matters, its uploading
videos, backups to the cloud etc that matters speed wise.

Upload speeds are always slower.

Upload speeds tend to be slower than download on cable systems, DSL, and
dial-up. Fiber systems tend to be symmetrical - same speed in both
directions.

Just click "send" and go to bed. We
did that in the old days downloading a file with a 1200 baud modem. For
most of us, that is done once a week or so, not five times a day. Is it
worth an extra $25 to $75 a month for it?

On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:49:47 +1100, Fred, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:

FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest troll**** unread

--
Bod addressing abnormal senile quarreller Rot:
"Do you practice arguing with yourself in an empty room?"
MID:

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:50:49 +0000, Bod wrote:

(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

I get 390/390 symmetrical for $60/month. Used to be $40 a month but I lost
the $20 bundle discount when I dropped the TV service. (Streaming is the
way to go these days.) For an extra $20/month I could get 940/940 but I
don't really need that much speed.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:50:49 +0000, Bod wrote:

(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us
here.

I am getting a solid 10-11 meg on DSL. I could get Comcast cable and
10x that speed but it would be down once or twice a day, sometimes all
day. I saw them running a new "hardline" down my street, replacing
that 35 year old cable that was up there on the pole so if I hear
their reliability improved, I might give them another chance.

I tried an LTE (cell) connection and it sucked balls. I could get
anywhere from 25+m to zero, (totally down). I think they just sent be
a bad box but support from Verison was non-existent. Nobody seemed to
know squat about this new product. I sent it back during the free
trial period.

On 1/10/2021 8:50 AM, Bod wrote:
(out of interest)

I assume those a long way from main towns get low speeds like some of us here.


Comcast - 952 Mbps download and 42 Mbps upload


I'm in an AT$T Slow-verse neighborhood so fastest speed they offer here is 6 Mbps download and less than 1 Mbps up.