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I "bought" 12 mhz speed.
I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill |
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I take it that you are talking about an internet access package.
Internet speed isn't rated in "mhz", it's rated in Mbps (Megabits per Second). The old dial up were/are measured in kbps (kilobits per second). 1 byte = 8 bits, 12 megabits = 1.5 Megabytes. Is it normal to pay for an internet packaged with an advertised speed of 12 Mbps and receive what you got? No, not at all, call your ISP and ask them what is going on. John JimL wrote: I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. |
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I take it that you are talking about an internet access package.
Internet speed isn't rated in "mhz", it's rated in Mbps (Megabits per Second). The old dial up were/are measured in kbps (kilobits per second). 1 byte = 8 bits, 12 megabits = 1.5 Megabytes. Is it normal to pay for an internet packaged with an advertised speed of 12 Mbps and receive what you got? No, not at all, call your ISP and ask them what is going on. John JimL wrote: I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. |
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On Sep 9, 8:20*am, "JimL" wrote:
I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill What speeds are you testing? 12Mbps seems to be wireless network 802.11b access speeds and not Internet access speeds, unless you are using some type cellphone type access. |
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On Sep 9, 8:20*am, "JimL" wrote:
I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill What speeds are you testing? 12Mbps seems to be wireless network 802.11b access speeds and not Internet access speeds, unless you are using some type cellphone type access. |
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Hi
Maybe this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html To make sure that the Internet is at its max., http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "JimL" wrote in message ... I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill |
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Hi
Maybe this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html To make sure that the Internet is at its max., http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "JimL" wrote in message ... I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill |
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"smlunatick" wrote in message
... On Sep 9, 8:20 am, "JimL" wrote: I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill What speeds are you testing? 12Mbps seems to be wireless network 802.11b access speeds and not Internet access speeds, unless you are using some type cellphone type access. You oviously have to know something about the subject to ask the question right. g I recently got broadband from Comcast via cable modem. They describe the service as 12 mb and say it runs much faster than that when a download first starts. I use a FireFox add-on called "Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics 1.2.5" to get the 2 to 3 mb figure. Rarely it reports as high as 4 to 5 mb. Similar utilities show similar results. Most any download process has a download speed readout that shows me usually around 150 kb, altho that too rarely shows a higher figure. Thanks -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"smlunatick" wrote in message
... On Sep 9, 8:20 am, "JimL" wrote: I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winston Churchill What speeds are you testing? 12Mbps seems to be wireless network 802.11b access speeds and not Internet access speeds, unless you are using some type cellphone type access. You oviously have to know something about the subject to ask the question right. g I recently got broadband from Comcast via cable modem. They describe the service as 12 mb and say it runs much faster than that when a download first starts. I use a FireFox add-on called "Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics 1.2.5" to get the 2 to 3 mb figure. Rarely it reports as high as 4 to 5 mb. Similar utilities show similar results. Most any download process has a download speed readout that shows me usually around 150 kb, altho that too rarely shows a higher figure. Thanks -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"Jack [MVP-Networking]" wrote in message
... Hi Maybe this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html To make sure that the Internet is at its max., http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "JimL" wrote in message ... I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"Jack [MVP-Networking]" wrote in message
... Hi Maybe this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html To make sure that the Internet is at its max., http://www.ezlan.net/Internet_Speed.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). "JimL" wrote in message ... I "bought" 12 mhz speed. I test at 2 to 3 mhz speed. I download at 100 to 200 khz speed. Normal? Thanks -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"John John - MVP" wrote in message
... Is it normal to pay for an internet packaged with an advertised speed of 12 Mbps and receive what you got? No, not at all, call your ISP and ask them what is going on. Against my better judgement I did just that. As expected they just said it couldn't be their fault. "Everything's green here!!!" Sheesh - @#$%^. Let me get my hands around that throat! Obama we can fix in the next election - if there is one. There's no way to fix corporations that are too big for their britches. -- JimL The purpose of computers is to complicate life for complicated people; simple people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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