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:::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1597 Kbps about 1.6 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 195 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/02 - 10:53am Bottom Line:: 28X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 5.25 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 15.344 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: 90% + Okay : running at 93.5 % of your hosts average (32.39) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OZ4L29R56 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 128 Kbps about 0.13 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Upload Speed is:: 16 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/02 - 1:29pm Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 64 sec Tested from a 386 kB file and took 24.72 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 21.9 % faster than the average for host (32.36) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-70IQ849CZ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 [!] Pro Pak I dont know the beam number but im in maryland if that helps.

well, im back down. Here are my speeds: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 595 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 73 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/05/20 - 10:30am Bottom Line:: 10X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 14.03 sec Tested from a 386 kB file and took 5.313 seconds to complete Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3 Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 28.05 % of your hosts average (myvzw.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-JEL1BICR5 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 535 Kbps about 0.54 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 65 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/05/20 - 10:34am Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 15.75 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 15.50976 seconds to complete Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3 Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 74.41 % of your hosts average (myvzw.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-S6W72AEJY With this, i get pings in the 700's if im lucky. and this is when im on 2 out of 4 bars. im out in the middle no nowhere Im going to try and use cable nut and see if my connection improves. I think im going to go with a satellite and dial-up binded connection to get the best for playing video games.

I'll ask him next time im down there (few weeks ) I'd call him but i dont know his number or his last name lol

one of my soon to be neighbors has it. he gets a pretty solid connection. lives about 50 yards away from where my house is

No, i dont know what technology they are using Thanks for the info man, have you ever tried to play games on that card?

I will get an external antenna if i can find one. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/broadband/index.jsp

Here is link to its specs: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/phonedetailpopup.jsp?item=planFirst&phoneId=1821 If i get this, i would prob end up getting one of those PCI cards for my desktop PC to use this type of card. I had one a few years back wit ha wireless card i had for my network.

Im thinking of getting this card for the rural area im moving to. How do you think this thing will handle to play video games? (CS:Source, other FPS's...)

Cool, well i've tinkered with a few ideas here. A friend of mine uses one of those verizon cards that go into your computer that use verizon's cell towers to access the internet. He says i can get up to 1 mb dl and a few hundred kb upload with that bad boy. I figure it would be better because the signal does not travel that far. Any idea on what yoiu guys think? Im gonan go research...

Can you guys notice a difference when on satellite when you surf the internet rather than using dial up? (I forgot to mention that i cant play source at all on dial up. I get horrible ping =/ )

Thanks for all the input guys. Would WB or DW warn me if i get near my FAP limit? Are there any programs to detect it? Also, is there any way for me to mod my connection? When i get this satellite connection, i will of course play with it, but is there anything specific i can do?

That is a good idea, but i dont think my area is wired for it. Telco=Telephone Company i assume

Forgot to thank you guys for welcoming me! Should I aim to get the fastest download speed? And is there a large difference between the different plans? (for wild blue, after reading reviews of WB, its a must have over DW)

wow, wild blue looks like an awsome alternative to direcway T1, yea thats pretty much the same idea i have. Im gonna go play Source on dial up in a few and i'll see how she handles.

Hello, i came accross your site and you people look like the people who could help me. I currently live in NJ, and for personal reasons I am forced to move to Maryland. The section i am moving too is very rural and iu cannot get cable, dsl, or ISDN. (I was suprised about the ISDN, but it looks like most of the major providers are grandfathering ISDN in maryland. Which means they will support current customers, but will not accept new one's.) So i am stuck with dial up (and in my area, the lines are not updated. so im stuck with 28.8 kbps) and it looks like i am going to get Direcway aka. Hughes net. My big problem is that i want to play video games (BF2, CS:Source, etc.) but you cannot do this with satellite. Here is my possible solution. I was talking to a buddy of mine and i were talking and we were thinking about maybe bridging a dial up connection and the dw connection. I could use the direcway's bandwidth and the dialups lan lines to lower my latency. What do you guys think? and maybe if this works, all of you who miss online games could do this too.