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Yeah, that's a cached test. It would be nice though!

I know man. It's crazy that Verizon's home site doesn't give you the opportunity to check availability by address. EDIT: Found it here: Verizon FIOS Address Checker The link was posted by GUS (4th post down) here: Found Here

IE, nothing else can touch it. The Langa Letter explains it all

Yeah son, your connection is off the hook. Is that really a T1 connection that you are trying to get up to speed?

Welcome to testmy.net...enjoy your stay. Here is the homepage link: Original Site And Prices. Here is the site to check for deployment in your area (very informative): Verizon Fios Check Site....I hit this one alot. For the second link, click on "Deployment Reports" on the left, wait for the map to load, select you region, then use the color key to see if/when it's coming to your area.

This poll is just for fun right? Welcome to the forum. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6376 Kbps about 6.4 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 778 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main) Test Time:: Mon Apr 25 03:31:24 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 114X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.32 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 88.75 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-R17IEK5YP :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 757 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 92 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main) Test Time:: Mon Apr 25 03:07:17 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 14X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 11.13 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 125.3 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-AK4JOEN0I

If verizon is blocking port 80, they must set up their service to go through some kind of proxy server. Other than that, I wouldn't believe it.

Well, you need port 80. Yes, a hacker could attack you through that port, but the chances are slim to none. If you have a good firewall & antivirus which protects you from network attacks, you should be fine.

Do you have a NIC (Network Interface Card) installed, or is your ethernet connection onboard? Either way: 1.) Right-click on "My Computer" and select properties from the menu. 2.) A System Properties window should now be open. Left-click on the "Hardware" tab and left-click the "Device Manager" button. 3.) A Device manager window should now be open. Left-click the plus sign next to "Network adapters". Observe what connection options you have. (If the drivers for your ethernet connection are not installed, the plus sign will already be expanded.) 4.) Locate the connection that will be using ethernet (Cat5) cable and double click on it. The properties for that particular connection should now be opened. 5.) Under the "General" tab, assuming that everything is ok, the "Device status" section will read as follows: This device is working properly. If you are having problems with this device, click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter. 6.) If the drivers are not installed, you will see the following message (or something close to this ) The drivers for this device have not been installed. 7.) If your drivers are not installed, I recommend downloading the latest version from the website of your MB's manufacturer. Leave all windows open as you will be returning to them shortly. 8.) The downloaded drivers will either be in a zip/rar format, or an .exe format. If you have the .exe format, you will, more than likely, be able to execute the file and follow the install steps. If you have the zip/rar format, create a new folder on your desktop, rename it to "Ethernet Drivers" and extract the files there. 9.) Once the files are extracted, return to the connection properties window and left-click on the drivers tab. Under the driver tab, you will see the option to "Update Drivers". Left-click on that button. 10.) The "Hardware Update Wizard" should now be opened. If you are using Service Pack 2, the first screen will give you the option to check Windows Update for the software/drivers. In this case, it is not neccessary because you have the latest drivers already. Select "No,not this time" and then click Next. 11.) Without Service Pack 2, your first screen will be the one that asks you "What do you want the wizard to do?" This is the screen you should be at right now if you do have Service Pack 2 and you followed step 10 correctly. Select the second option "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next. 12.) The next screen states "Please choose yoour search and installation options." Leave your selection at its default option wich is "Search for the best driver in these locations." 13.) Uncheck the optional box "Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...)" and Select the second box "Include this location in the search:". 14.) Click the "Browse" button and look for the folder that you created (Ethernet Drivers). It should be one of the first folders on the list right after My Network Places. 15.) Click the folder so that it is highlighted, and then click OK. You are now back to the screen where you can click the browse button. 16.) Click Next and windows will select the best driver for the job and install it. Click OK on when it's finished. 17.) That's it. Drivers are now installed. Close the annoying popup bubble telling you that a new networking device has been detected, unless you are planning to setup a home network. You can now connect through the ethernet port. Hope that helped you.

What up dnicekid? Welcome to the forum. Any amount of info is a good thing. I know Comcast is not going to sit around and allow FIOS to come into their dominated areas and break them down to nothing. Comcast likes to stay hush-hush about things until the last minute, and then BAM!, they wreck everyone else hard. Without a doubt, when Comcast does complete their infrastructure upgrade, other cable companies, as well as FIOS, are going to be hard pressed to keep up with them. I honestly believe that some areas (test areas) will see this big speed increase as early as years end. Comcast won't be able to keep this under wraps for too much longer. I'm just waiting for someone to give it up.

Yeah, that's one hell of an accomplishment! I wouldn't mind toying around with several OS's just for the experience, especially the older ones. Right now, all I have is XP Pro and XP Pro 64 Bit Final installed.

Pitbull481, I've been there before. I called Comcast and asked about the speed decrease. I only called because the speeds were too consistant. The tech checked my account info and came to find out that somehow my enhanced package had been switched to the basic one. The rep switched me right back and everything was cool again. Sometimes, in your case, simple things like that could be the problem. If not, back to plan A.

Follow the steps here: [sTICKY] Before you post your problems read this!

You can only truely expect to receive 90% of you cap, so your speed is excellent. A little tweaking might help you pull just a tad bit more but, for the most part, you are getting what you pay for. Great speeds! :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6604 Kbps about 6.6 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 806 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main) Test Time:: Wed Apr 20 17:09:53 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 118X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.27 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 96.31 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-SYZ43XWT7 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 753 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 92 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main) Test Time:: Wed Apr 20 17:40:09 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 11.13 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 126.13 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WKQL0Y6UB

Check this out! It's getting worse. News is spreading. Could FF's troubles get any worse? Multiple flaws in Mozilla 18 April 2005, 14:45 GMT Several flaws have been discovered in the FireFox and Mozilla browsers, the series of problems being comparable to a

The wave will be over when IE7 drops. It's a given. You've got a few months though.

Well, most users look at test in a different light when it is missing the validation link. I've seen so many people get knocked off their high horse after posting false results and getting their calculations incorrect. If you notice in the results of both tests, there is a Test ID at the very bottom. Test 1: SIROG6KDP, Test 2: 1P8Y0FTAM. Both test id names return the same Comp ID: 221254483398, which means that both tests came from the same pc. However, here is the link to ub3rpwnage's real 30 day average: ub3rpwnage's true 30 day average. As you can clearly see, his/her test results reflect a totally different score of 6581Kbps. That leads me to believe that the test are definitely cached. Even if a person had a connection of 3000/256 before upgrading to a 10000/10000, after a few test, their 30 Day Average (Click Me) as well as their Top 100 Results(Click Me) would go up remarkably. Currently, I'm in 30th position for an average download of 5809Kbps or 709KB/s, and holds the 22nd position for an average upload of 700Kbps or 85KB/s (which will go up because i just increased my speed with another one of VanBurens .ccs files from 719Kbps to 753Kbps.

If the test is authentic, what's so hard about clicking on the copy link at the bottom, right above your results, and paste it exactly as it is supposed to look? No validation link within your results comes across as "suspect".

Yeah, I think that would qualify as "Fast as Lighting"!

Mongrel calls Berkeley Pit home for 16 years By Matt Vincent of The Montana Standard Within the environmentally hostile confines of the Berkeley Pit lives perhaps Superfund's most amazing paradox. Its name is ``The Auditor". Its genus is Canus, but its species -- if indeed there ever were another single dog like it on the planet -- would be nothing other than extraordinarius. This mysterious mongrel has called the 5,000-acre contaminated expanse of the Berkeley Pit federal Superfund site, combined with Montana Resources' active mine permit area, its home since 1986. Ironically, its only help in surviving has come from the compas sion of miners. He really is a neat dog,'' says MR Operations President Steve Walsh. Full story here: Mongrel calls Berkeley Pit home for 16 years The Auditor

Langa Letter: The Pros And Cons Of Firefox April 17, 2005 Firefox is a good browser, but not the panacea its most ardent fans think it is. While Microsoft's IE gets most of the attention for its security vulnerabilities, the reality is that Firefox (like other open source products) has security flaws of its own that readers need to be aware of, Fred Langa notes. By Fred Langa For an industry built on logic--at their deepest level, computers are logic circuits--blatant illogic somehow manages to cloud many issues. Take Firefox, for example, a very nice browser from Mozilla.org. It's free, Open Source, and the result of literally years of development. It's also a cross-platform application, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux--a huge plus in computationally diverse environments because the configuration and training/learning curve is basically the same, no matter what platform the browser's installed on. Its human language support also is extensive, with versions in everything from Afrikaans to Welsh. No question: It's impressive software. Some also like it simply because it's not from Microsoft. I think this approach has some merit: Whenever Microsoft loses serious competition in any software category, it grows complacent, and the pace of innovation slackens. IE6, for example, came out in 2001; an eternity ago, in computing terms. Except for a boatload of security updates and patches, it's still basically the same browser it was then. And those security issues aren't trivial: All browsers, by design, open a two-way channel to the servers they connect to; browsers that contain security flaws therefore expose their host PCs--and their owners--to the potential of malicious attack by exploitation of the security flaws. Microsoft's software has exposed more users to more potential and real attacks than any other software. Root Insecurities Microsoft's problems with online security stretch back to the early days of Windows, when networking was somewhat of a black art. Much of Windows' internal development in Windows 3.1 and 3.11 was to make Windows network-aware and largely self-configuring. The Windows developers mostly succeeded, and Windows became easy to network, with few obstacles to interconnection in the "friendly" confines of LANs, where other PCs and their users could be regarded as non-hostile. But the explosion of interest in the Web took Microsoft by surprise, and the company rapidly integrated a browser into Windows, producing an operating system version called "Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer." This, in essence, exposed an easy-to-connect-to operating system to the online world at large; a fact almost immediately exploited by crackers and other cybermiscreants. Microsoft has been busily backfilling security holes ever since; even in later versions of Windows, in which the company should have known better and taken more aggressive steps to lock down the core operating system. While Microsoft, with a 95% market share, struggled to patch the myriad security holes in all its operating systems, the Mac and Open Source products such as Linux gained a reputation for being more secure. In fact, that's one of the main reasons cited now for people switching to Firefox--that it's more secure than Internet Explorer. It's a very appealing concept, and has become part of computing's conventional wisdom: Non-Microsoft = More Secure. Trouble is, that's a falsehood based on a common error: Failure to adjust for the effects of the installed base. Full story here (Great 4 page reader): Langa Letter: The Pros And Cons Of Firefox

I only surf with IE...anything else is just too buggy or incompatible with a lot of stuff. Can't wait for IE7 Beta to drop in

Never buying it. I hate consoles and anything remotely related to them.

Not worth it for a home line...hands down. Even if I had the cash for it, I would still prefer my 6600/768 anyday. I will always be faster than 1.544Mbps down, and my upload will always be great for hosting online game servers or sharing files at maximum speed throughout the night. Additional information on T1 connections: T1 to the Internet One of the most common uses of a T1 line is an "Internet T1". This T1 connection is used to provide Internet access to businesses of all sizes. Available in over 95% of the lower forty-eight states, Internet T1s have become one of the most popular ways for multiple users in one location to connect to the Internet. The T1 connection is available from dozens of providers with monthly prices for Internet T1 service ranging from $300 - $1,500. The telecom marketplace is fiercely competitive and receiving quotes from multiple T1 providers can save a company thousands of dollars a year. How much does an Internet T1 cost? The price of an Internet T1 is generally made up of two components: the local T1 loop price and the port price. The local T1 loop is what connects your location to the carrier's POP (Point of Presence). Local T1 loops are priced according to the distance from your location to the carrier's POP and are priced differently by all carriers. If you are looking for T1 prices it is best that you receive quotes from multiple T1 carriers to insure that you get the best deal available. As a rule you can expect an Internet T1, including local loop, to cost between $400 and $1,300 a month, depending on the installation location and the desired speed of the T1 service. Do all carriers provide the same type of Internet T1 service? Just because a carrier says that they are providing a T1 to the Internet; do not assume that all carriers are providing the same T1 service. Every carrier uses different technology and design in transmitting data from your location to the Internet. Large carriers like AT&T, Qwest, Sprint and WorldCom use fiber optic backbones that they own and operate. These networks are highly sophisticated and redundant and can move data at speeds up to OC-192. When you buy access from one of these providers - or from a rebiller of their T1 service - you are getting the highest quality available. Some smaller providers will buy access from a large Tier One provider then resell the T1 service to a large number of subscribers, resulting in poor quality. If you have questions about what network a T1 provider is using, we would be happy to provide you with the answers that you need. What is the difference between a DSL connection and an Internet T1 line? The primary difference between DSL and a T1 is in the level of over subscription that occurs before the service reaches the end user. When you purchase a full T1 of Internet access, what you are generally getting is access to 1.544 Mbps of transmission on the carrier's network, regardless of what other customers are transmitting and receiving. To better illustrate this, let's assume that a carrier has capacity for 150 Mbps at any given time. This means that the at the most, they would sell is 100 T1s; Tier One carrier networks are seldom oversubscribed. For every megabyte of capacity, they can sell one megabyte access to a customer. DSL works differently then T1 lines - and costs less - because of over subscription. When you use a DSL connection your service runs through a piece of equipment called a DSLAM, as opposed to running directly into the Internet. The DSLAM acts as a point of aggregation between the DSL subscribers and the direct connection to the Internet (normally a T1 or DS-3). Typical DSL over subscription rates run from 4:1 to 25:1. Or in other words, for every one megabyte of demand coming into the DSLAM, a fraction of that is available. The benefit to this design is that a DSL provider can provide a 2 Mbps connection for a fraction of the T1 price. The disadvantage is that when the DSLAM gets busy, your connection speed will slow considerably.