Shoutbox

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Originally posted by mad_onion
why did i have to be born in the UK it isnt fair.

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The main reason our system is a lot slower is because our system is a lot older in most places and therefore our exchanges have to deal with problems like older copper wires, this doesn't affect big cities but it does effect remote locations.
And 2mbps isn't bad, I have a 576kbps connection that is soon going to be upgraded by BT to 1mbps for free, and I am happy with that, there are people starving in the world, why complain about a 2mbps connection?

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Originally posted by saralk
is that for the whole year

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No thats per month.

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Originally posted by saralk
I would use well over 2gb in 2 weeks.

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Thats what i'm fearing would happen to me So i think i'd rather stick with the 128 mb one. We also have a 256 mb plan here but thats too costly. We cant change our isp cause we are living in the company alloted houses and since my dad is in a company owned by the govt. they only allow companies to give services
So i'll have to wait till my dad retires and we move to our own home till i get a 1mbps + connection here. I'll finish my studies and go abroad to work and get settled before that. So i'll get a faster connection there

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Originally posted by Mike2
Seriously now, Broadband reports is a good one

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Ya the 3 servers on the front page are busy so i have to goto the other 270 listed sites. I'm going to use the japan cause it gotta be 3.15 am there approx by my count so it has to be free. If it aint then either too many ppl r using this service or ppl at japan live their lives on the pc which i know they dont.

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Originally posted by mad_onion
i have a pathetic 2Mbps

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Whats pathetic about that?
I have 1024/256 with unlimited bandwidth, for "only" 300 DKK ($52.55) a month

K the one that mike2 gave works. I have tried it before. For ur benifit go here directly. This server is free http://performance.toast.net/
I used the " TOAST.net I ". It loads a long txt file and tells u ur speed and its absolutely accurate i guess. It was off by 1 kbps even thou i was browsing this forum and loading some pages at the same time. So i decided to retake it. But since the txt file was preloaded (already there) in my cache it loaded in .32 secs. So its shows my speed as 8520 kbps :woot:

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Originally posted by John Anderton
http://performance.toast.net/

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* WDZ usually uses that one

My connection pwns Bellsouth, Sympatico, Avg. Results, Adelphia, Rogers, and Comcast in the results.

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Originally posted by WDZ

My connection pwns Bellsouth, Sympatico, Avg. Results, Adelphia, Rogers, and Comcast in the results

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What is ur connection speed. Dont lie
Mine too but only when i run the same test again
If im loading other pages during the test then my speed is affected rite ?

im just saying that 2Mbps isnt that good in comparison to people in Europe who get 10Mbps for a cheap price and people in South Korea who have 40Mbps. it isnt fair and yeah i know that it is because of the old lines but that isnt an excuse, it is like the people who say the tube service in London is bad because it is old. they should make it good!!!
i have BT broadband and i just got upgraded to 2Mbps thats why it sounds a lot cause all the other providers havent adjusted yet. i pay £25 and have a 15Gb limit per month although i dont use that and it isnt enforced.

it is true, however, the fact that we have a poor infrastructure is an excuse, they could dig up the phone system, but it would cos lots of money and that cost would have to be extended to us, the consumer.

its all different for ppl...depends what server do u use

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Originally posted by mad_onion
in Europe who get 10Mbps

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the top in europe is 8mbps i think...

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Originally posted by Mike2


That means, you have to mesure your penis!

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Originally posted by mad_onion

in South Korea who have 40Mbps

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Woooow i didnt knew south korean were so pontential in their penis