ajb62787 Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 After over a year since the release of the service, I finally qualify for the Verizon 7.1Mbps service. I kinda had a feeling that it was going to happen because my internet was down for several hours last weekend. I will have the full service set up and running by Thursday when I receive the new modem which my Westell 2200 only supports 3Mbps speeds according to the rep. Anyways, I'm just thrilled to actually gonna be able to download with the big boys once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 Glad to here your finally getting good speed now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 2, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 Now is the part on waiting till Thursday. It took me well over 25 hours to download a 11GB torrent World Series of Poker 2008 at just 3Mbps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 I got a 10/1 and a 11GB torrent would take me almost that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 2, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 Really? It should only take you about 5-7 hours to download 11GB since you download at around 1.25MB/s 5MB every 4 seconds and 65MB every minute so thats 650 every 10 minutes and 6.5GB every 2 hours 40 minutes but it depends on how good the file is seeding all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 Probably 6 or 7 gigs for the largest file, but many at once at times. Fills a HDD up fast. Last year I filled a 250 Gig up in a few days, can't say just how many days, but I know it was less than a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 A lot of people don't seed anymore and it takes longer. Where are you downloading torrents at 1.25MB? I've never seen it go that good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 2, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 A lot of people don't seed anymore and it takes longer. Where are you downloading torrents at 1.25MB? I've never seen it go that good! I was referring to you since you got the 10Mbps speed which is 10000Kbps the conversion is divided by 8 from Kbps to MB/s which yours is 1250. Move the decimal over to the left 2 spots and you get just about your MB/s speed maybe closer to 1.2MB/s. My friend got the 20Mbps package and he can get a little over 2.25MB/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 I can hit my speed when downloading from M$ and other sites but not from torrents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 2, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 It depends on the torrent though. Try downloading the latest Indiana Jones movie and let me know how high it goes. Download it from torrents.to no www in it just torrents.to type in Indiana Jones axxo and select btjunkie in the drop down box. It be the first one with 30,999 seeders. Let it download for about 5-10 minutes as it should reach max speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demp2320 Posted February 2, 2009 CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 thats a good speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 2, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2009 So with mine after this Thursday, my speed will be about 880KB/s download 105KB/s upload. Right now, my average download speed is 365KB/s. My upload is what shocks me as I have been getting well over the 96KB/s (768Kbps) limit by Verizon. My upload is stable around 105KB/s (840Kbps) with the installation of the Verizon DSL Optimizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 3, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 3, 2009 I received the new Westell 7500 modem today after I just set up the upgrade yesterday. The person said I will receive the 7.1Mbps by Thursday but as early as tomorrow. After hooking up the new modem, I am well over the limit of 3360Kbps/832Kbps according to the old modem at its maxed speed. This is my current speed after hooking up the new modem but the 7.1Mbps service have not started yet. :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 4010 Kbps about 4.01 Mbps (tested with 6144 kB) Download Speed is:: 490 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 662 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Upload Speed is:: 81 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2009/02/03 - 2:48pm D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KE9VGOAIW U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2ZDNB6A34 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1b2) Gecko/20081201 Firefox/3.1b2 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 3, 2009 CID Share Posted February 3, 2009 Good to see its getting better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 3, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 3, 2009 Now a part that I am worried about. When Verizon upgraded my speed a bit, some of my numbers went down and I'm wondering if my line can hold the new connection. Transceiver Statistics Transceiver Revision A2pB020b3.d19d Vendor ID Code 4D54 Line Mode ADSL_G.dmt Data Path INTERLEAVED Transceiver Information Down Stream Path//////Up Stream Path DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 5024////800 Margin (dB) 5.9/////10.0 Line Attenuation (dB) 48.0//////28.0 Transmit Power (dBm) 19.6/////////11.9 My margin for download is normally around 14.5 dB and the line attenuation for download and upload was 52 and 18 respectively. The Transmit Power did not change. The sound on my phone surely have got louder compared to the old 2200 modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 6, 2009 According to Verizon, they said I signed up for the 5Mbps but according to a Tech Support Representative, they claimed that their 7.1Mbps is actually 5Mbps just to fool those who think 7.1Mbps is the fastest . 7.1Mbps radio ads were going around Baltimore yesterday saying 7.1Mbps and Phone for Business for $79.99. That is the price I pay for both now but I'm not a business.. I'm a resident like everyone else. I just don't understand. I signed a new commitment for 7.1 not 5 and I'm paying 7.1 speed but I am not receiving the 7.1 service and my upgrade according to Verizon is completed. Shouldn't the 5Mbps be cheaper or same price as the 7.1 if I am not receiving the 7.1 service? I am going to call the Billing and Sales Department later this morning and ask them why I ain't receiving 7.1 service. I also found out through my local news that the State of Maryland sued Verizon for providing poor service and not receiving service problems by customer complaints to the Public Service Commission. They reached a settlement and Verizon now have to compensate everyone who is receiving poor or not receiving internet service according to the service plan the customer have chose. You think I have been tricked by Verizon on the 7.1Mbps is really 5Mbps scheme or is there really 7.1Mbps service out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 6, 2009 CID Share Posted February 6, 2009 Its possible your setup is only able to put out what your getting. If so and it never improves go back to paying for what your getting, the 5.0. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 6, 2009 CID Share Posted February 6, 2009 You think I have been tricked by Verizon on the 7.1Mbps is really 5Mbps scheme or is there really 7.1Mbps service out there? I think "Hosed" is more of the word your looking for. Some where in the fine print it will and most likely say speeds up to 7.1Mpbs. They like to play that line for crap service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted February 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well according to Verizon as of Monday February 2nd, portions of Baltimore,MD now have a 5M/768K tier service at $39.99/mo and when the 7.1 becomes available, it may be available at no additional cost or just $3 more at the cost of $42.99/mo if there is any kind of promotion available. I easily topped 5.7Mbps last night after my modem was set to 5120/800 during the day and 5888/800 during the night so I can tell everyone, call about and see if the 5Mbps tier service is available in your area and get it so with the accelerated speeds during the night, it'll have the feel of close to 7.1Mbps for under $40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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