reddog00

No it is all over. I would go to www.sbc.com and plop in my phone number and address if I were you to see if it is available. One thing you have to remember though if it says you qualify you may not necessarily qualify for the 6Mbps package (Expert Plus). You only might be able to go lets say 1.5Mbps because of your distance from the phone company's Central Office. Worth a try though but if I were getting consistent speeds like you it would be very hard to let that go. Do not mess with a good thing unless you have to

No it is all over. I would go to www.sbc.com and plop in my phone number and address if I were you to see if it is available. One thing you have to remember though if it says you qualify you may not necessarily qualify for the 6Mbps package (Expert Plus). You only might be able to go lets say 1.5Mbps because of your distance from the phone company's Central Office. Worth a try though but if I were getting consistent speeds like you it would be very hard to let that go. Do not mess with a good thing unless you have to

Well I just upgraded to my 6Mbps package about a month ago through SBC Yahoo DSL. I do not think any cable companies go that high. The only one I know of is Optimum Online which I believe is in the New York and surrounding areas. Optimum sets max speeds at 5Mbps which is darn fast!

Well I just upgraded to my 6Mbps package about a month ago through SBC Yahoo DSL. I do not think any cable companies go that high. The only one I know of is Optimum Online which I believe is in the New York and surrounding areas. Optimum sets max speeds at 5Mbps which is darn fast!

Count your blessings then Your speed is rocking compared to what you are supposed to get!

Count your blessings then Your speed is rocking compared to what you are supposed to get!

::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5335 Kbps about 5.3 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 651 KB/sec Auth Code: 2080026 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 95 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.57 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2080026&kbps=5335&gen=gen&a=1.14285714285714&b=1.14285714285714&c=1145.14285714286 Well I was paying $20/month for dialup so even if this slows down a little I will not commit suicide. Sure I am paying twice as much as before but I am also (at the moment) going almost 100 times faster. I think that is a fair trade-off I have had SBC DSL for over a year now. They keep giving more speed for about the same money so I indulge. I have had zero outages since my DSL service started. Granted I lose synch every once in a while but that just lasts for a couple seconds. I am connected to a Remote Terminal and not directly to the CO (THANK GOD!). Most of the people that have problems believe it or not are the ones that are close enough to be hardwired to the CO. By being hooked to an RT the DSL signals strength is much much greater and consistent over longer distances. The package I have states that downloads should be between 1.5-3Mbps. I obviously get quite a bit more than that. If not for the RT I could very well still be in dialup land!

::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5335 Kbps about 5.3 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 651 KB/sec Auth Code: 2080026 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 95 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.57 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2080026&kbps=5335&gen=gen&a=1.14285714285714&b=1.14285714285714&c=1145.14285714286 Well I was paying $20/month for dialup so even if this slows down a little I will not commit suicide. Sure I am paying twice as much as before but I am also (at the moment) going almost 100 times faster. I think that is a fair trade-off I have had SBC DSL for over a year now. They keep giving more speed for about the same money so I indulge. I have had zero outages since my DSL service started. Granted I lose synch every once in a while but that just lasts for a couple seconds. I am connected to a Remote Terminal and not directly to the CO (THANK GOD!). Most of the people that have problems believe it or not are the ones that are close enough to be hardwired to the CO. By being hooked to an RT the DSL signals strength is much much greater and consistent over longer distances. The package I have states that downloads should be between 1.5-3Mbps. I obviously get quite a bit more than that. If not for the RT I could very well still be in dialup land!

I have DSL not cable but if you are getting 1921 out of 2Mps that is very very good. The faster the speed of your connection the more overhead your data will contain thus cutting your supposed speed the higher you go. I had 1.5Mps package and never make it over 1291kpbs. The max I could have gotten was like 1310 so I was pretty well off. Cable connections are much more difficult to speed up just because the way the cable companies control and monitor speeds. If I were you I would consider myself lucky to be that high on a 2 meg per sec speed limit. Normally with data and packet overhead you are supposed to only get about 1700-1750kpbs max throughput. Basically I would not mess with the good thing you already have. I am supposed to be at 6Mbps download but because of overhead I max out anywheres between 4.5-5Mbps.

I have DSL not cable but if you are getting 1921 out of 2Mps that is very very good. The faster the speed of your connection the more overhead your data will contain thus cutting your supposed speed the higher you go. I had 1.5Mps package and never make it over 1291kpbs. The max I could have gotten was like 1310 so I was pretty well off. Cable connections are much more difficult to speed up just because the way the cable companies control and monitor speeds. If I were you I would consider myself lucky to be that high on a 2 meg per sec speed limit. Normally with data and packet overhead you are supposed to only get about 1700-1750kpbs max throughput. Basically I would not mess with the good thing you already have. I am supposed to be at 6Mbps download but because of overhead I max out anywheres between 4.5-5Mbps.

Actually my DSL is not hooked through the Central Office. I am routed through a Remote Terminal because I am way too far from my local CO. The only reason they installed the RT is because of these nice $400,00 dollar homes that went up around my neighborhood over the last couple of years. Guess they are good for something because you gotta be a friggin' doctor or lawyer to own one...lol. I actually have never found out how far I am from the RT though. That also has distance variabilities but not quite as strict as being hooked to the CO directly.

Actually my DSL is not hooked through the Central Office. I am routed through a Remote Terminal because I am way too far from my local CO. The only reason they installed the RT is because of these nice $400,00 dollar homes that went up around my neighborhood over the last couple of years. Guess they are good for something because you gotta be a friggin' doctor or lawyer to own one...lol. I actually have never found out how far I am from the RT though. That also has distance variabilities but not quite as strict as being hooked to the CO directly.

Well I just could not paas up spittin' the result out atcha all ::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5446 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 665 KB/sec Auth Code: 2081691 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 97 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.54 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2081691&kbps=5446&gen=gen&a=16.5714285714286&b=0.571428571428571&c=1145.14285714286 I think if I get a new modem I might be able to go faster believe it or not!

Well I just could not paas up spittin' the result out atcha all ::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5446 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 665 KB/sec Auth Code: 2081691 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 97 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.54 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2081691&kbps=5446&gen=gen&a=16.5714285714286&b=0.571428571428571&c=1145.14285714286 I think if I get a new modem I might be able to go faster believe it or not!

Yeah lorne how is your Premo Membership treatin you? Manage to sqeeze a few more bytes outta the deal?

Yeah lorne how is your Premo Membership treatin you? Manage to sqeeze a few more bytes outta the deal?

::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5026 Kbps about 5 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 614 KB/sec Auth Code: 2075391 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 90 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.67 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2075391&kbps=5026&gen=gen&a=15.4285714285714&b=0.571428571428571&c=1145.14285714286 SCHWING!!!!

::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5026 Kbps about 5 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 614 KB/sec Auth Code: 2075391 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 90 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.67 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2075391&kbps=5026&gen=gen&a=15.4285714285714&b=0.571428571428571&c=1145.14285714286 SCHWING!!!!

OMG...now I have seen everything. Some weirdo could be in there beatin' his meat while the ladies are walking by...lol Free peep show for the wackos. I do not think that is a very good idea!

OMG...now I have seen everything. Some weirdo could be in there beatin' his meat while the ladies are walking by...lol Free peep show for the wackos. I do not think that is a very good idea!

That is pretty deep if you ask me. Wrong place at the wrong time if there ever was!

That is pretty deep if you ask me. Wrong place at the wrong time if there ever was!

Do not know if any of you guys have heard of this game but put it this way I have never even wanted to subscribe to a MMOG until I saw this one!!! I just picked up my pre-order disc which assures me a spot in the beta Cannot wait! You can check the game out if you want at www.cityofheroes.com If you liked superheroes while you growing up there is no way you will let this one slip past. Go check it out it is pretty sweet!

And to think I was on friggin' dialup about 400 days ago. Not really that long considering I tried to get DSL for 4 years...lol. But good things obviously came to the one who waited--------> ME!!!! Not bad for $44.95/month and NO LIMITS!!! So spoiled now!

Here is what I just tested at with SBC Yahoo DSL ::: Download Stats ::: Connection is: 5485 Kbps about 5.5 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is: 670 KB/sec Auth Code: 2082276 (validate a http://www.testmy.net) Bottom Line: 98 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.53 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&num=2082276&kbps=5485&gen=gen&a=14.2857142857143&b=0.571428571428571&c=1145.14285714286 Granted this is one of the better ones but I usually hit 4995 just about every test run