mrbouchez Posted July 11, 2008 CID Share Posted July 11, 2008 I did some deeper investigation into Sprint's EVDO coverage area and found that the signal ends about 10 mile from here, which means I'm running 1xRTT. I found the following information: "When the card is out of EV-DO range the Compass 597 drops to the much slower 1X system, with speeds around 100 Kbps." " from the tests, the better the EV-DO signal, the faster the performance. It's also pretty clear that some EV-DO Rev A coverage areas are MUCH faster than others." Are you using an external antenna with this modem? If not it probably would be a good idea to investigate them. I have a Wilson Trucker Omni installed but it doesn't seem to be doing what I had hoped (max the signal and hold it there). I have a friend who offered to give me an old Yagi antenna which was used for CB style business radio communications but I have no idea if that would even work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joserizal Posted July 11, 2008 CID Share Posted July 11, 2008 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 2016 Kbps about 2 Mbps (tested with 25598 kB) Download Speed is:: 246 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/07/11 - 10:20am Bottom Line:: 35X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 4.16 sec Tested from a 25598 kB file and took 104.03 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 412.98 % faster than the average for host (smartbro.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-H6VQ8WM21 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.4; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008061004 Firefox/3.0 [!] 25MB Test Smart Wireless -> Linksys Router -> Linksys Wifi Adapter -> PC (Mac OSx) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 11, 2008 CID Share Posted July 11, 2008 I did some deeper investigation into Sprint's EVDO coverage area and found that the signal ends about 10 mile from here, which means I'm running 1xRTT. I have a Wilson Trucker Omni installed but it doesn't seem to be doing what I had hoped (max the signal and hold it there). I have a friend who offered to give me an old Yagi antenna which was used for CB style business radio communications but I have no idea if that would even work for me. A yagi is good if you know where to point it exactly. It is a directional antenna. I used both and gained "2" signal strength. Not much for the money. But one never knows till they try. And I am 3 miles from my tower. But several tree's between me and my neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted July 11, 2008 CID Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have Radiowire.net, which is a small local ISP. Very good service and I am about 1.5 miles from the tower. I am rated at 1500/384. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted July 11, 2008 CID Share Posted July 11, 2008 A yagi is good if you know where to point it exactly. It is a directional antenna. I used both and gained "2" signal strength. Not much for the money. But one never knows till they try. And I am 3 miles from my tower. But several tree's between me and my neighbor. Want to borrow one of my chain saws?, may equal more speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 12, 2008 CID Share Posted July 12, 2008 Want to borrow one of my chain saws?, may equal more speed. Nah, he might get mad, and winter will settle that for me soon. Well till spring again anyway. But I'll have good speeds in the meantime. Besides I have a 20" Stihl farm boss that could do it. Thanks bro. Always appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted August 11, 2008 Author CID Share Posted August 11, 2008 Got some new hardware, and speeds are better. This is during peak times :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 444 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 54 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/08/11 - 3:28pm Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 18.96 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 18.686 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: 90% + Okay : running at 95.9 % of your hosts average (vrfuturenet.com) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-8CPRDEUF2 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman69 Posted August 11, 2008 CID Share Posted August 11, 2008 CPU-Z 1.46 report file Processor(s) Number of processors 1 Number of cores 1 per processor Number of threads 2 per processor Name Intel Pentium 4 Code Name Prescott Specification Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz Package Socket 478 mPGA Family/Model/Stepping F.3.3 Extended Family/Model F.3 Core Stepping C0 Technology 90 nm Core Speed 3000.5 MHz Multiplier x Bus speed 15.0 x 200.0 MHz Rated Bus speed 800.1 MHz Stock frequency 3000 MHz Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 L1 Data cache (per processor) 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Trace cache (per processor) 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative L2 cache (per processor) 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Chipset & Memory Northbridge Intel i865P/PE/G/i848P rev. A2 Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 02 Graphic Interface AGP AGP Revision 3.0 AGP Transfer Rate 8x AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled Memory Type DDR Memory Size 512 MBytes Memory Frequency 200.0 MHz (1:1) CAS# Latency (tCL) 3.0 clocks RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 3 clocks RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks Cycle Time (tRAS) 8 clocks Performance Mode disabled System System Manufacturer HP Pavilion 061 System Name DQ177A-ABA a450n System S/N MXM40500G8 NA400 Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC. Mainboard Model Oxford BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc. BIOS Version 3.28 BIOS Date 08/27/2004 Memory SPD Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics Software Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) DirectX Version 9.0c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted August 11, 2008 Author CID Share Posted August 11, 2008 Nice speeds movieman69, but this is only for wireless isp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kbran Posted November 14, 2008 CID Share Posted November 14, 2008 :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 1132 Kbps about 1.13 Mbps (tested with 1024 kB) Download Speed is:: 138 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 285 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 35 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/13 - 9:28pm D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KW6G5Z40I U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-YTDLQ5C9A User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.0.04506) [!] Sprint with Sierra compass 597U, Grid antenna and Cyfre 819 amp. 5.27 miles from tower with only one T1 line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 14, 2008 CID Share Posted November 14, 2008 Slow tonight. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 931 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 114 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/13 - 11:41pm Bottom Line:: 16X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 8.98 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 26.955 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 29.97 % of your hosts average (spcsdns.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EJF23T5SX User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; Media Center PC 5.0) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted November 14, 2008 CID Share Posted November 14, 2008 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1656 Kbps about 1.7 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 202 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 3:56am Bottom Line:: 29X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 5.07 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 15.157 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 53.33 % of your hosts average (spcsdns.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-G81TUHW6Y User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 744 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Upload Speed is:: 91 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 3:57am Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 11.25 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 32.926 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 160.14 % faster than the average for host (spcsdns.net) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-TW13B2MFC User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 14, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 14, 2008 8:30 this morning ::::::::::.. Download Stats ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 1000 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 1544 kB) Download Speed is:: 122 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 8:26am Bottom Line:: 17X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 8.39 sec Tested from a 1544 kB file and took 12.644 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 18.34 % faster than the average for host (myvzw.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-SFOLUD3X4 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 Still the same upload :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 136 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 17 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 8:28am Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 60.24 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 61.136 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 33.66 % of your hosts average (myvzw.com) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-1Q5AD8YE0 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 14, 2008 CID Share Posted November 14, 2008 About the same this morning. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1078 Kbps about 1.1 Mbps (tested with 1544 kB) Download Speed is:: 132 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 10:55am Bottom Line:: 19X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 7.76 sec Tested from a 1544 kB file and took 11.731 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 34.73 % of your hosts average (spcsdns.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ED5OPLVFI User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; Media Center PC 5.0) [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 237 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 29 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 10:56am Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 35.31 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 34.97 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 82.58 % of your hosts average (spcsdns.net) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-L9J4V8EZ7 User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; Media Center PC 5.0) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 14, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 14, 2008 Home connection :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1585 Kbps about 1.6 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 193 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/14 - 11:07am Bottom Line:: 28X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 5.31 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 15.839 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: 90% + Okay : running at 92.58 % of your hosts average (vrfuturenet.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OI16TLGNJ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 17, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 17, 2008 ::::::::::.. Download Stats ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 1780 Kbps about 1.8 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 217 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/17 - 1:28pm Bottom Line:: 31X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 4.72 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 14.101 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 3.97 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Y0IKVS27L User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 463 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 57 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/17 - 1:31pm Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 17.96 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 17.912 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 6.68 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ENODHPTM9 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbran Posted November 17, 2008 CID Share Posted November 17, 2008 :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 1135 Kbps about 1.14 Mbps (tested with 1024 kB) Download Speed is:: 139 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 442 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 748 kB) Upload Speed is:: 54 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/17 - 1:56pm D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-I8FZOA9H6 U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Z8RSMW3E2 User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.0.04506) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted November 17, 2008 CID Share Posted November 17, 2008 Sprint EVDO A | Syntax mb/AMD 2400 - XP Pro - Home Built :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1661 Kbps about 1.7 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 203 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/17 - 4:41pm Bottom Line:: 29X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 5.04 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 15.114 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 53.65 % of your hosts average (spcsdns.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-TBLAOHVZX User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 745 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Upload Speed is:: 91 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/17 - 4:42pm Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 11.25 sec Tested from a 1496 kB file and took 16.446 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 158.68 % faster than the average for host (spcsdns.net) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VA45EYU7I User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 20, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 20, 2008 VRfuturnet Wireless ISP/ Intel Quad Core Extreme/ Vista Prem :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1963 Kbps about 2 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 240 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/19 - 10:14pm Bottom Line:: 34X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 4.27 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 12.784 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 14.73 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9VRHJTOSQ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 490 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 60 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/19 - 10:16pm Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 17.07 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 16.941 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 12.64 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-QMHF0TAI3 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted November 21, 2008 CID Share Posted November 21, 2008 VRfuturnet Wireless ISP/ Intel Quad Core Extreme/ Vista Prem http://www.vrfuturenet.com/785771.html What plan are you on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 21, 2008 CID Share Posted November 21, 2008 VRfuturnet Wireless ISP/ Intel Quad Core Extreme/ Vista Prem :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1963 Kbps about 2 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 240 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/19 - 10:14pm Bottom Line:: 34X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 4.27 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 12.784 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 14.73 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9VRHJTOSQ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 490 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 60 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/19 - 10:16pm Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 17.07 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 16.941 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 12.64 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-QMHF0TAI3 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] That does look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 22, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 22, 2008 http://www.vrfuturenet.com/785771.html What plan are you on? The 2 meg plan 59.99 a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted November 22, 2008 CID Share Posted November 22, 2008 The 2 meg plan 59.99 a month I have the you get what's there plan for the same 59.99 a month but the good thing is I can take it with me on trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted November 22, 2008 Author CID Share Posted November 22, 2008 I have the you get what's there plan for the same 59.99 a month but the good thing is I can take it with me on trips. yah thats why i have my verizon phone with data plan pay 79.99 plus get a 21% discount every month on my phone bill for being a pepsi employee My Verizon Evdo doesnt run as fast or pull as good ping times, but at least its reliable :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 2056 Kbps about 2.1 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 251 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/11/22 - 8:04am Bottom Line:: 36X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 4.08 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 12.21 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 20.09 % faster than the average for host (vrfuturenet.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-3PDYWOAMJ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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