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[pmpockets]

Man my download speed is averaging only 1.4 mbps.

I just got my net connection yesterday and my computers fairly new.

Im paying comcast for 6 mbps.

This normal???

[mudmanc4]

pmpockets, on 22 April 2012 - 01:05 PM, said:

Man my download speed is averaging only 1.4 mbps.

I just got my net connection yesterday and my computers fairly new.

Im paying comcast for 6 mbps.

This normal???

Probably not normal , at first glance, however a bit of system knowledge would be useful.

[SlowFreddy]

Now paying 39.95 a month (for one year) then back to 53.00 dollars, for 18mgs down and 1.5 up. the up doesn't get any better. AT&T uverse 2 wire (copper). no contracts, no commitment, no useage (caps) limits. Works really good on my line..movies n youtube work great.

[Madvillian]

:::.. Download Test Results ..:::
Download Connection:: 1197 Kbps or 1.2 Mbps
Download Test Size:: 1.5 MB or 1514 kB or 1549838 bytes
Download Speed:: 150 kB/s
Tested At:: http://TestMy.net version:12
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/db/NeToDd6
Test Time:: 2012-04-28 17:16:45 Local Time
1MB Download in 6.83 Seconds - 1GB Download in ~2 Hours - 21X faster than 56K
This test of exactly 1514 kB took 10.118 seconds to complete
Running at 25% of hosts average (SBC Internet Services)
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/535.19

paying at&t $20 about to switch to comcast. what do you guys think?

[mudmanc4]

20 bucks is good. If your getting what your paying for that is. What is your package or contract deal with them ?

And what are you thinking of running with comcast ?

[ripclawph]

$25/month or Php1,000
Smartbro
Located at Cavite, Philippines

[Roco]

about 40Mb X 8Mb  with BTinfinity UK , @ $ 32 USD a month ,that includes free phone 24/7 within the UK to land lines only ,
been waiting 5 years for the FTTC roll out , last year I was on 4Mb X 250kb @ $43 USD ,with  phone calls extra ,
our national phone provider (British Telecommunications ) is rolling out Fibre as fast as it can ,now recruiting ex Military guys .
my BT installer was a ex Royal Marine , not the guy to argue with IMHO ,LOL ,  did a fast neat job, was relived I didn't have any ongoing computer Probs , and left by the front door , I was 1/2 expecting him to leap out of the window , LOL ,
BTW, we now got 120 X 25 avaible but at a price ,I don't have a need for it ,