Crazimon

Cool. Thanks for spreading the knowledge.

What's a DS3? Sorry, I'm new to all this speed config. stuff.

If we were to lessen the number of phone lines (like to 14), would that increase the data speeds? If so, by how much?

Apparently, the T1 is going to be split among 24 phone lines and the rest going to data. Thus the 1088kbps. That was what first brought me here. That looked a little slow for a T1 line...especially when my 'work' tests from yesterday state the following: Download Connection is:: 2308 Kbps about 2.31 Mbps (tested with 20972 kB)

I just got the SBC DSL Elite package a week ago...and at first my speed didn't change a whole lot. Now, things seem so to be picking up. Then again, I didn't test my speed as often as I do now. (Thanks to this forum!) But if you check my sig. that's what I am getting as of now on 6/14/06. I don't think distance would kill your speed. At work, we happen to be in a rural area far from many people/houses and everything checks out. Have the linemen check your line. Sometimes it is worth the $55 to make sure your wiring is okay inside.

But if they are only promising 1088k of bandwidth, b/c the remaining will go to phone lines?

well at least you are taking the time to tell the person it's fake. that helps a lot.

how can you spot a fake? Just wondering.

Well, where are you guys now that I am asking for some help in comparisons? I know, I know...pretty self explantory, but would like your "expert" opinion. Thanks...

So is that speed still better than the 1088k that the competitor was offering?

Test 1: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 2308 Kbps about 2.31 Mbps (tested with 20972 kB) Download Speed is:: 282 kB/s Tested From:: http://s2.testmy.netTest Time:: 2006/06/13 - 2:11pm Bottom Line:: 40X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 3.63 sec Tested from a 20972 kB file and took 74.438 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 41.65 % of your hosts average (226.146) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WIF7601YM 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 [!] Test 2: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 2184 Kbps about 2.18 Mbps (tested with 20972 kB) Download Speed is:: 267 kB/s Tested From:: http://theamericanforce.comTest Time:: 2006/06/13 - 2:13pm Bottom Line:: 38X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 3.84 sec Tested from a 20972 kB file and took 78.672 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 40.43 % of your hosts average (226.146) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2W6AZC9HL 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 [!]

OKay, I usually use the smarTest. Which packet should I use here?

Just cleared my cache too. Here's the re-test reports: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 23610 Kbps about 23.61 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 2882 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1)Test Time:: 2006/06/13 - 1:31pm Bottom Line:: 412X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.36 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 4.219 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 289.35 % faster than the average for host (226.146) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-K7TIXY13N 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 [!]

Here's the competitor's speedtest where I constantly reach "off the charts!" http://speedtest.logixcom.net/

I have been doing speed tests over the past few days so that we could do a cost comparison of DSL vs. T1. We are located in San Antonio, Texas. When I completed the test, my scores came out higher than I thought possible. I called the phone company and they couldn't tell me what speeds I was connecting at. They can only tell me what the promised speeds should be. Can anyone explain this to me? :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 25301 Kbps about 25.3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 3089 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1)Test Time:: 2006/06/13 - 11:52am Bottom Line:: 441X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.33 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 3.937 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 1365.03 % faster than the average for host (226.146) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XUC85JBLG 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 [!]