Upgrade In Small Town

[mbrainerd]

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 4194 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 512 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2)

Test Time:: Mon Dec 12 2005 10:58:42 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 75X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 106.4 % faster than the average for host (gtec.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-YIMNFZ375

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 886 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 108 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Mon Dec 12 2005 10:59:25 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 16X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 9.48 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 24.96 % faster than the average for host (gtec.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Z1APVNSEH

I upgraded to the 5meg down 1 meg up..Need to do some tweaking for my download, to get a little closer to my cap..I live in a town where the population is only 600 people

[amc11890]

where do u live?

[mbrainerd]

In a small town called Grafton, IL...Across the river from Saint Louis..They are the only internet provider other then satellite..I pay $150.00 a month for the package I have now, the small town is expanding the price of the DSL is suppose to drop in a few years...

I would like to get a little more d.load speed closer to my cap..My computer is virus and spyware free...

[amc11890]

wow 150 $ is alot for that

[mbrainerd]

wow 150 $ is alot for that

Yea but it is my only choise and I refuse to use dial-up..I have been on hi-speed for years and once you use it you cannot go back to dial-up...everything kind of evens out in the long run..

[i2d | ScruFFy |]

Why that line is probably solid as a rock and the pings have to be sick if he is prolly 1 of 40 people with those speeds considering the price. That is better than speakeasy package. Theirs is $120 6/768 , so you got more uplaod to mess with.

Do a trace Route to Testmy.net

[mbrainerd]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:Documents and SettingsEnd User>tracert www.testmy.net

Tracing route to www.testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1

  2    29 ms    29 ms    29 ms  jv-dyn-gateway.gtec.net [66.117.98.1]

  3    29 ms    29 ms    29 ms  t3-gw.gtec.net [66.117.96.1]

  4    33 ms    33 ms    33 ms  Serial4-11.GW8.STL3.ALTER.NET [157.130.174.41]

  5    34 ms    33 ms    34 ms  186.at-6-0-0.xl1.stl3.alter.net [152.63.92.30]

  6    50 ms    97 ms    50 ms  0.so-7-0-0.xl1.dfw13.alter.net [152.63.103.218]

  7    50 ms    49 ms    50 ms  pos6-0.gw1.dfw13.alter.net [152.63.103.85]

  8    51 ms    50 ms    50 ms  theplanet-gw.customer.alter.net [157.130.143.226

]

  9    51 ms    50 ms    50 ms  vl32.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.62]

10    93 ms    65 ms    51 ms  vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91]

11    51 ms    51 ms    51 ms  gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.8

5]

12    50 ms    51 ms    51 ms  85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85

]

Trace complete.

[Dilatedpeoples28]

well if thats the only provider for ur small town then they can hike up the prices sky high and people will pay, I would, pretty good speeds.

[mbrainerd]

well if thats the only provider for ur small town then they can hike up the prices sky high and people will pay, I would, pretty good speeds.

For the size of the town, the dsl is fast but expensive..They ran a line test on my line and said it is capable of 7 meg down and 1 meg up...Within the next 2 to 5 years will be able to have fiber optic line....I grew up in this town, so I will be here for a long time..