i just switched from comcast hish speed internet which advertise that they would give me 8mb/s of bandwidth, to fios, and i signed up for their 5mb/s plan. im getting way faster downloads now! did comcast lie? whats going on?
chopficaro 0 Light Poster
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Jump to Post"did comcast lie?"
the keyword is in the small print where it says "UP TO 8mb/s"
Jump to Postyeah the fact is that most sites wont let a single client download that much that fast anyway. I know that most dl sites are capped at ~256kbps
Jump to Postim on 20mb cable (virgin media) and i rarely get more than 512kbps per connection, most sites cap it.
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jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
"did comcast lie?"
the keyword is in the small print where it says "UP TO 8mb/s"
chopficaro 0 Light Poster
but they showed me, when the guy from comcast came by he downloaded something at 8mb/s just to proove it to me. what tom foolery is this?
bondi007 0 Posting Pro in Training
Could of been a really really fast datacanter lol try downloading a torrent ;)
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
yeah the fact is that most sites wont let a single client download that much that fast anyway. I know that most dl sites are capped at ~256kbps
bondi007 0 Posting Pro in Training
Yep it is, unless it is a really good service like the sun microsystems download mirror, it is fast even on my connection
Bondi
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
im on 20mb cable (virgin media) and i rarely get more than 512kbps per connection, most sites cap it.
bondi007 0 Posting Pro in Training
Im on 2mb, YES MOCK ME! how much do you pay for the 20mb if I may ask?
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
cheaper because we get landline, mobile, tv and internet all from Virgin
otheriwse i think the 20mb cable broadband is £20 a month, but i think new members get half price for the first couple.
Only available in some areas + theres an installation fee
bondi007 0 Posting Pro in Training
We have TV and Phone and Internet atm would it just be upgrading the service! :D
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