Slow, slow, slow.....

[gale65]

What can't you understand? It all depends on what the provider offers. Around here, the fastest I've seen offered is around 5 mbps. On my system I don't know how to find what the network speed is but I know my connection to the internet is around 2 at most.

 

[seminolewind]

I can't understand why I have over a hundred, and 2 or 5 works.

 

[gale65]

I did my status thing like you posted earlier in this thread and it shows 54 mbps. Well I am 1000% positive my internet connection is not 54 mbps. So for my system, that is apparently my home network speed. I don't know any way to find my internet speed aside from going to speedtest.net and I have nothing faster to compare it with, but on my connection it's 2.5 mbps right now (according to speedtest.net) and pages load in seconds. I can't even imagine a 100 mbps or even a 54 mbps connection being slow .

 

[wilbilt]

54 Mbps is a typical 802.11g connection speed (i.e., between your PC and your home network). As far as I know, DSL technology is limited to about 10Mbps. The distance from your home to the service provider's terminal also plays a role in connection speed. The speed at which your modem can maintain a connection with the ISP will drop as distance increases, until it reaches a point where it will not sync at all. That is why providers offering DSL will often have an address verification to determine the speed they can offer you.

When DSL first became available here, I ran my address and ATT's system said I was 13,000 feet from the RT and that I could only order 512Kbps. I knew this to be false, as I can see the RT from my living room window (its about 400 feet away). Their engineering dept. confirmed this and I was able to order "up to 6Mbps". My modem claims it can sync at 8Mbps, but 6 is the highest they offer here, so the connection is throttled at that.

There will typically be different speeds available with varying costs. I think the cheapest here is about $15/mo, but I pay $40 for the service I have.

Cable providers can provide higher bandwidth due to the nature of the technology, but cable is typically not available in rural areas. In more urban settings, fiber to the home is becoming more common, with speeds of 1,000Mbps. These connections can provide, internet, phone service, TV and video on demand with bandwidth to spare.

 

[gale65]

54 Mbps is a typical 802.11g connection speed (i.e., between your PC and your home network). As far as I know, DSL technology is limited to about 10Mbps. The distance from your home to the service provider's terminal also plays a role in connection speed. The speed at which your modem can maintain a connection with the ISP will drop as distance increases, until it reaches a point where it  will not sync at all. That is why providers offering DSL will often have an address verification to determine the speed they can offer you.

When DSL first became available here, I ran my address and ATT's system said I was 13,000 feet from the RT and that I could only order 512Kbps. I knew this to be false, as I can see the RT from my living room window (its about 400 feet away). Their engineering dept. confirmed this and I was able to order "up to 6Mbps". My modem claims it can sync at 8Mbps, but 6 is the highest they offer here, so the connection is throttled at that.

There will typically be different speeds available with varying costs. I think the cheapest here is about $15/mo, but I pay $40 for the service I have.

Cable providers can provide higher bandwidth due to the nature of the technology, but cable is typically not available in rural areas. In more urban settings, fiber to the home is becoming more common, with speeds of 1,000Mbps. These connections can provide, internet, phone service, TV and video on demand with bandwidth to spare.

Great information. Thank you!

 

[TwoCrows]

I am on a satellite connection here and nothing is all that fast for me. But it is all tolerable. As far as the new BYC, I am not noticing any slow downs at all. Seems the same to me. I use either IE9 or the latest edition of Chrome. Works well for me.