How do you connect to GB - and from where ? (No Spam.)

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 12:26 pm

After having lived through 1.5 year with ISDN and 56 k modem (I had cable before I moved to my current flat, so it's been a real pain), I've finally got ADSL at home, 2.5 Mbps downstream/768 kbps upstream. €27/£17.5/$26 flat rate, no additional costs. Internet connection is cheaper in Sweden than in many other countries.

I seldom log on here from work, and when I do I only stay briefly since I can't spam while at the lab, but from there I have E3/34Mbps.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 12:28 pm

Originally posted by Kameleon
So how can you find the actual speed? The number given must have some bearing to the speed the modem is running at - korny can run two networked computers off that modem and they both perform as well if not better than one computer on a normal modem...

Use Ysh's link

You can get programs which will scan the average sped for you.

It does have some bearing but it isn't exactly accurate and the speed can deviate greatly...you'd have to ask Kornflakes about his set up

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 12:36 pm

Hmm...well this was the result of my first test - I think I might go and do it again

Your raw speed was 1840898.88 bits per second.
There are 3 meaningful ways we can interpret this number:

Communications
1.8 megabits per second

How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet

Storage
224.7 kilobytes per second

The way data is measured on your hard drive and how FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.

1MB file download
4.6 seconds
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.

compared to all connection types worldwide yours is fantastic

Well, that's an extremely reliable number...

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 12:39 pm

Ah, this is a fairer representation of the speeds I get - dunno what happened before

Your raw speed was 46731.32 bits per second.
There are 3 meaningful ways we can interpret this number:

Communications
46.7 kilobits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet

Storage
5.7 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.

1MB file download
3 minutes
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.

K0r/\/f1@k€$ · Post by **K0r/\/f1@k€$** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 1:20 pm

I am using a rather large external modem in the shape of my old laptop, and I get very acceptable speeds off it. I think what Kameleon was talking about though (two computers playing online at once) has more to do with the ping than the bandwidth.

I heard that the connection speed it shows is the connection from the computer to the modem - can anyone verify or dispel this?

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 1:28 pm

Thanks for the links Ysh, I'm investigating now...

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 1:41 pm

8Mbit DSL at work (which I don't pay for) and 128Kbit DSL at home costing me NZ$90/month with a traffic limit of 10GB international traffic.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:11 pm

Originally posted by Mr Flibble
128Kbit DSL at home costing me NZ$90/month

Leedog told me, I can now get DSL in my area (Lower SE USA) for $99.00 a month. Is this about the going rate everywhere?

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:18 pm

Originally posted by Weasel
Leedog told me, I can now get DSL in my area (Lower SE USA) for $99.00 a month. Is this about the going rate everywhere?

Point ot note about exchange rates: NZ$1 = US50c, so that sounds a bit on the expensive side.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 3:59 pm

Originally posted by Weasel
Leedog told me, I can now get DSL in my area (Lower SE USA) for $99.00 a month. Is this about the going rate everywhere?

Well around here I think it usually costs about £25 a month, which is... about $37. So that sounds pretty expensive. Although you also have to pay a one-off payment of £50+ for installation, usually.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 4:06 pm

@Mr Flibble and Georgi, I thought is sounded too high. I believe it's because it's just now avaible around here...(Cable is only avaible in town) Maybe it will go down before I move to the country side..or I might have to run 10 miles of cable wire.

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Wed Jun 12, 2002 3:02 am

Dial up at home, not sure about when I'm on campus though. Obviously faster than a 56K, I don't visit GameBanshee however.

They monitor our activities...

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Wed Jun 12, 2002 3:06 am

Originally posted by Weasel
I believe it's because it's just now avaible around here

Very likely. ADSL was horribly expensive when it first came out here. Installations are still around NZ$300.

Stilgar · Post by **Stilgar** » Wed Jun 12, 2002 6:41 am

Home: cable
School: don't know, very fast, sometimes, i just can't go faster cause my laptop only has a 100mbit networkcard.

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Thu Jun 13, 2002 3:56 am

BTW - Does anybody here have any experience with setting up an ADSL (PPPT) connection under Suse Linux 7.XX ?

Beldin

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 3:21 am

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The Z · Post by **The Z** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 9:35 am

DSL, from home....bloody fast too.

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