Internet speeds (*Closed due to Constant OT chatter)

[crash]

I get 8mbps down, 256kbps up. Post your speeds here! It would be nice if the fserves and admins would also post here. :D

[VampYre]

I'm currently on 5Mbit down / 512kbit up (approx 675k down / 62.5k up) $50 a month for that here (cable)

[BHead]

I'm currently on a sluggish 2.5mbps down and 415kbps up (300kb/s down and 54kb/s up) for $25 a month for the Pro DSL package from AT&T.

[crash]

Oh i forgot to mention that i was on cable. And it costs around $35 (converted to USD).

[BHead]

I get 8mbps down, 256kbps up. Post your speeds here! It would be nice if the fserves and admins would also post here. :D

For 8mbps down, your upload sucks. lol

Just sayin'.

[crash]

For 8mbps down, your upload sucks. lol

Just sayin'.

Yeah i agree with that. Its so unproportioned. I expected like at least 512kb. The next plan i can upgrade to is 12mbps down, 512kbs up, which will cost me bout $15 more every month.

[chooks]

1.5mbps down, 256kbps up (= about 150/25). Upload sucks but it doesnt worry me because I dont upload much, and i'm happy to wait when I DL at 150kpbs (not that it takes that long). If we could get better upload speeds for a reasonable price over here I'd do it and serve.

[crash]

If we could get better upload speeds for a reasonable price over here I'd do it and serve.

Same problem here. My upload speed is the same as yours although the dload speed is 8mbps. If I have a free speed upgrade to bout 512kbps, i will serve.

[Frenchy]

Same as chooks' setup.

[crash]

Vamp, what's the upload speed of the PROMO|BOT?

[VampYre]

Vamp, what's the upload speed of the PROMO|BOT?

At least 10mbit, prolly 100mbit. Not sure offhand.

Charter is gonna come out with 16Mbit download this summer. Not sure what the upload is. Ambie would have to answer that, since she works there. Ambie should hook me up with some free internet's. :D Since I'm her cool friend afterall.

[crash]

At least 10mbit, prolly 100mbit. Not sure offhand.

Charter is gonna come out with 16Mbit download this summer. Not sure what the upload is. Ambie would have to answer that, since she works there. Ambie should hook me up with some free internet's. :D Since I'm her cool friend afterall.

Lol. Is that some 'server' plan from yr ISP? The upload speed is damn good.

[crash]

And how much do u pay Charter for the internet?

[BHead]

And how much do u pay Charter for the internet?

Do you mean for PROMO|BOT or Vamp's actual home internet?

If your talking about his home internet, its the "High-Speed" basic plan from Charter.

[crash]

Do you mean for PROMO|BOT or Vamp's actual home internet?

If your talking about his home internet, its the "High-Speed" basic plan from Charter.

The PROMO|BOT.

[VampYre]

I'm currently on 5Mbit down / 512kbit up (approx 675k down / 62.5k up) $50 a month for that here (cable)

Well ixnay that. I just upgraded my net to 16 mbit down / 2 mbit up for a grand total of $70 a month!

Sweeet jesus the speed test are lookin killer!

Download Speed: 12034 kbps (1504.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1918 kbps (239.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

[crash]

Well ixnay that. I just upgraded my net to 16 mbit down / 2 mbit up for a grand total of $70 a month!

Sweeet jesus the speed test are lookin killer!

Download Speed: 12034 kbps (1504.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1918 kbps (239.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Woah.. U guys are making me drool. Haha. All of you seem to be getting an upgrade, while im still with my miserable 256k up speed.. :(

[BHead]

Well ixnay that. I just upgraded my net to 16 mbit down / 2 mbit up for a grand total of $70 a month!

Sweeet jesus the speed test are lookin killer!

Download Speed: 12034 kbps (1504.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1918 kbps (239.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Stop making me want to get Verizon FiOS even more!

Your speeds aren't fully there yet tho Vamp, you said 16mbit down, which is 2MBps, and your only getting 1.5MBps. :p

If I ever get my 15mbps up, I will serve again this summer.

[crash]

Stop making me want to get Verizon FiOS even more!

Your speeds aren't fully there yet tho Vamp, you said 16mbit down, which is 2MBps, and your only getting 1.5MBps. :p

If I ever get my 15mbps up, I will serve again this summer.

I realised that Verizon fios is actually fiber optic! :wth: Im still on cable. But at least its faster than some adsl lines. Haha.

[BHead]

I realised that Verizon fios is actually fiber optic! :wth: Im still on cable. But at least its faster than some adsl lines. Haha.

Yes, Verizon FiOS is pure digital fiber optics to the home! :D

I am on an ADSL line, so your doing better then me!

[crash]

Yes, Verizon FiOS is pure digital fiber optics to the home! :D

I am on an ADSL line, so your doing better then me!

Yeah. But my up speed is crappier than most ADSL up speeds. :(

[BHead]

I am hoping to get FiOS soon, if it is even available in my area.

Everyone keep your fingers crossed!

[crash]

I am hoping to get FiOS soon, if it is even available in my area.

Everyone keep your fingers crossed!

Oh. But what if its not in your area? (Hope this wont happen). Are you gonna still upgrade your internet?

[BHead]

We cannot upgrade our DSL package to the highest because we are the furthest away from our substation (other substation ends across the street!)

We may alternatively switch to my local cable company's (Time Warner Cable) Turbo plan, the upload is not as near as good (2mbps up or something), but the download speeds will be about the same.

[crash]

We cannot upgrade our DSL package to the highest because we are the furthest away from our substation (other substation ends across the street!)

We may alternatively switch to my local cable company's (Time Warner Cable) Turbo plan, the upload is not as near as good (2mbps up or something), but the download speeds will be about the same.

I see. My ISP offers 100mbps down and 2mbps down at about twice the price i pay now.

[BHead]

I see. My ISP offers 100mbps down and 2mbps down at about twice the price i pay now.

You mean 2mbps up? 100mbps DOWN!!! HOLY CRAP!!! GET IT!!!

[crash]

You mean 2mbps up? 100mbps DOWN!!! HOLY CRAP!!! GET IT!!!

Yeah my mistake. 2mbps up. I would also like to have it, but im sure my parents won't pay that kind of cash every month for it. Its around $130 singapore dollars, which is about 90usd.

[BHead]

Lol so do you live in singapore? I'm confused because your location says Deutchland...

[crash]

Lol so do you live in singapore? I'm confused because your location says Deutchland...

:lmao: Yes i do live in singapore. My location says Deutchland cos i like that place. Haha.

[BHead]

What country is Singapore in? I don't even remember. LOL!

[crash]

What country is Singapore in? I don't even remember. LOL!

Erm. Its a country by itself. :lmao: Can't really be located from the world map though. Its sandwiched between Malaysia and Indonesia. All of em in south east asia.

[BHead]

Wow, I feel really retarded right now.

[VampYre]

Wow, I feel really retarded right now.

Thats because you are. I think someone needs to pay more attention in class. :yahoo:

[BHead]

Thats because you are. I think someone needs to pay more attention in class. :yahoo:

Well gee, that really made me feel better. I can't help it if I doze off in World History, all the teacher talks about is how "Austria-Hungary her ancestor's country" is the greatest country ever made... which is kind of stupid considering she lives in the U.S. Then again she is like 60 years old...

I hate it when Vamp gets the advantage at the perfect moment... every time....

[crash]

I hate it when Vamp gets the advantage at the perfect moment... every time....

Then u'll have to try not to give him the opportunity to do it.:lmao:

[BHead]

Then u'll have to try not to give him the opportunity to do it.:lmao:

The opportunity presents itself too often.

Vamp's knowledge of technology is 10 fold superior to mine.

:soshelp:

[crash]

The opportunity presents itself too often.

Vamp's knowledge of technology is 10 fold superior to mine.

:soshelp:

:lmao: Read up more on technology and IT online. He's a techie though, works on computers for a living. :D

[BHead]

It really comes down to how long you've been doing it for, he has 10 years on me easy...

[crash]

It really comes down to how long you've been doing it for, he has 10 years on me easy...

Well, then u'll just have to wait for another noob to join the forums, then u can do the same thing to him/her, like what vamp is doing to you now. :thatsfunny:

[BHead]

I believe I am already doing that to Hamed. LOL!

[hamed_ostovar]

noob ???????????????????????????

[hamed_ostovar]

I believe I am already doing that to Hamed. LOL!

yea. he's right. he's really chasing me and always waitnig for little mistakes :D
that's how freindship goes :heart:

[crash]

yea. he's right. he's really chasing me and always waitnig for little mistakes :D
that's how freindship goes :heart:

:lmao: Keep it up guys. :D

[BHead]

yea. he's right. he's really chasing me and always waitnig for little mistakes :D
that's how freindship goes :heart:

I hope you don't think we're gay or something... :(

I'm as straight as they come... :D

[hamed_ostovar]

I hope you don't think we're gay or something... :(

I'm as straight as they come... :D

NO SHIT about those things. I really HATE that. don't say that again.
please.
NO FUN
thanks.

[crash]

I hope you don't think we're gay or something... :(

I'm as straight as they come... :D

:lmao: He just wanna be friends with you. :D

[BHead]

:lmao: He just wanna be friends with you. :D

Haha, yeah, I'm just joking hamed, please don't take that seriously.

[hamed_ostovar]

Haha, yeah, I'm just joking hamed, please don't take that seriously.

I think if there's one thing that you learned from me,
It's Confusing the people:D

[crash]

I think if there's one thing that you learned from me,
It's Confusing the people:D

Haha. Yeah. Try not to do that so often. :p

[BHead]

I think if there's one thing that you learned from me,
It's Confusing the people:D

Oh, that was cold, he got me good! :D

[crash]

Oh, that was cold, he got me good! :D

Haha. You better watch out BHead, cos Hamed's english is improving greatly. :D

[hamed_ostovar]

Haha. You better watch out BHead, cos Hamed's english is improving greatly. :D

I told you before.. hahaha:D

[crash]

I told you before.. hahaha:D

Looks like BHead and myself are giving away free grammar lessons. :lmao: Anyone is welcome to join!

[hamed_ostovar]

Looks like BHead and myself are giving away free grammar lessons. :lmao: Anyone is welcome to join!

hey guys don't think you did it all.. Im quit wise:D

[crash]

hey guys don't think you did it all.. Im quit wise:D

Haha. Do you speak english with your friends in college?

[hamed_ostovar]

Haha. Do you speak english with your friends in college?

less than 10% in fact NO :D just for funny

[BHead]

What do you speak? Czechoslovakian? :p

[crash]

What do you speak? Czechoslovakian? :p

:lmao: He's from iran, so maybe he speaks iranian?

[BHead]

Or Arab :)

[hamed_ostovar]

What do you speak? Czechoslovakian?


He's from iran, so maybe he speaks iranian?


Or Arab :)

no guys, it's Persian or Farsi. It's always a wrong idea about that, there is no arabic language in Iran. there's a ocean of diffrence between persian people and arab people. I don't know anything about that. maybe we should wait for a arab-guy to join and teach us arabic. :D

[crash]

no guys, it's Persian or Farsi. It's always a wrong idea about that, there is no arabic language in Iran. there's a ocean of diffrence between persian people and arab people. I don't know anything about that. maybe we should wait for a arab-guy to join and teach us arabic. :D

Hamed, there's AN ocean of difference. Use 'an' if the word comes after that starts with the vowels A,E,I,O,U. Part of the grammar lesson. :D

Yeah anyone from any nationalities are welcome here in vp forums, including an arabic.

[hamed_ostovar]

Hamed, there's AN ocean of difference. Use 'an' if the word comes after that starts with the vowels A,E,I,O,U. Part of the grammar lesson. :D

Yeah anyone from any nationalities are welcome here in vp forums, including an arabic.

ladies and gentelmen, here is crash with high degree of responsibility..:D thanks crash but I already knew that. [ just a mistake ]

[crash]

ladies and gentelmen, here is crash with high degree of responsibility..:D thanks crash but I already knew that. [ just a mistake ]

Oh ok. Haha. Just wanted to point it out to you. :D

[hamed_ostovar]

I feel like Im really improved :)

[crash]

I feel like Im really improved :)

That's good. It shows that BHead and myself are good teachers. :lmao: Joking. It also takes a student that is willing to learn, to succeed. :D

[BHead]

That's good. It shows that BHead and myself are good teachers. :lmao: Joking. It also takes a student that is willing to learn, to succeed. :D

I thank you crash for giving me credit in helping teach proper English grammar! :yahoo:

[crash]

I thank you crash for giving me credit in helping teach proper English grammar! :yahoo:

Well, you did help quite a bit. :crackup:

[BHead]

Well, you did help quite a bit. :crackup:

I do happen to give a good example of good English grammar considering each and every one of my posts practices good grammar. :D

[crash]

I do happen to give a good example of good English grammar considering each and every one of my posts practices good grammar. :D

Yeah. So have you talked to your parents about the upgrade? Any chances of getting FiOS? :pinkdance:

[BHead]

Yeah. So have you talked to your parents about the upgrade? Any chances of getting FiOS? :pinkdance:

I don't think Verizon put any of their fiber optic lines through my neighborhood... :kidding: :wth:

Only other fast thing is local cable company's 15mbps down 1mbps up "Turbo" plan... curse their slow upload speeds!

[crash]

I don't think Verizon put any of their fiber optic lines through my neighborhood... :kidding: :wth:

Only other fast thing is local cable company's 15mbps down 1mbps up "Turbo" plan... curse their slow upload speeds!

Oh. Thats not good. I was hoping to have another server for vp with an added advantage of faster speeds. :D Anyway its ok. My upload speed is even slower at 256kbps! :wth: May i know exactly which part of the US are you from?

[BHead]

Oh. Thats not good. I was hoping to have another server for vp with an added advantage of faster speeds. :D Anyway its ok. My upload speed is even slower at 256kbps! :wth: May i know exactly which part of the US are you from?

Ohio region, I can only get AT&T crap DSL (what i have right now) and they cant upgrade me to elite (6mbps down and like 1 or 2mbps up) Verizon DSL (3mbps down 400kbps up) and Time Warner Cable, reg plan 5mbps down 400kbps up, and turbo plan 15mbps down and 1mbps up. :(

[crash]

and they cant upgrade me to elite (6mbps down and like 1 or 2mbps up)

Why not? Not available in your housing estate like FiOS?

[BHead]

Why not? Not available in your housing estate like FiOS?

I live so far from my DSL substation that the other one that serves the other side of my neighborhood ends across the street. The farther away from the DSL substation you are, the slower your speeds get. I have the slowest possible speeds. My line is supposed to be 3mbps down, I have never gotten higher then 2.5mbps. They just can't bring a line that big out my way. :(

[crash]

I live so far from my DSL substation that the other one that serves the other side of my neighborhood ends across the street. The farther away from the DSL substation you are, the slower your speeds get. I have the slowest possible speeds. My line is supposed to be 3mbps down, I have never gotten higher then 2.5mbps. They just can't bring a line that big out my way. :(

Oh. Sad. Would cable internet solve the problem?

[BHead]

Oh. Sad. Would cable internet solve the problem?

That's my local cable company Time Warner Cable. :D

Read more!

[crash]

That's my local cable company Time Warner Cable. :D

Read more!

I see. So the best u could get is 15mbps down, 1mbps down. Well, its still better than your current dsl. :D

[BHead]

I see. So the best u could get is 15mbps down, 1mbps down. Well, its still better than your current dsl. :D

My DSL has died 5 times in the past 2 days... I think it's time to upgrade!

[crash]

My DSL has died 5 times in the past 2 days... I think it's time to upgrade!

Yep. Have you convinced your parents yet? :D

[BHead]

Yep. Have you convinced your parents yet? :D

My dad refuses to talk about it until I get my project done for Honors Biology, then he may consider it... I hope...

[crash]

My dad refuses to talk about it until I get my project done for Honors Biology, then he may consider it... I hope...

I see. Biology ain't hard. Physics is the killer. :lmao:

[BHead]

I see. Biology ain't hard. Physics is the killer. :lmao:

Our teacher abuses the word "Honors"... Think again...

[crash]

Our teacher abuses the word "Honors"... Think again...

I see. Do u mind naming some stuff you learn from the earlier chapters? I wanna see whether its similar to my syllabus or not.

[BHead]

I see. Do u mind naming some stuff you learn from the earlier chapters? I wanna see whether its similar to my syllabus or not.

Umm...
Cells
Organic Molecules
Carbon Bonding
Microscopes - How to use and know all the parts

[crash]

Umm...
Cells
Organic Molecules
Carbon Bonding
Microscopes - How to use and know all the parts

Yeah its similar to mine. Just not sure what is carbon bonding. Sounds more like chemistry. Haha.

[BHead]

Yeah its similar to mine. Just not sure what is carbon bonding. Sounds more like chemistry. Haha.

Carbon bonding has to do with the element Carbon (#2 on the Periodic Table of Elements) and how many times it can bond with itself and other elements. Carbon is the only element that can bond with itself you know. :p

[crash]

Carbon bonding has to do with the element Carbon (#2 on the Periodic Table of Elements) and how many times it can bond with itself and other elements. Carbon is the only element that can bond with itself you know. :p

Ok that would have to be in my chemistry syllabus, not biology. :thatsfunny:

[BHead]

Ok that would have to be in my chemistry syllabus, not biology. :thatsfunny:

Well, Honors Biology has broadened my horizon of such things more then I could have imagined... haha

[crash]

Well, Honors Biology has broadened my horizon of such things more then I could have imagined... haha

I see. Haha. Does your whole class take the same subjects?

[BHead]

I see. Haha. Does your whole class take the same subjects?

Out of the 170 freshman in my class, only 25 of them were eligible for Honors Biology. On the placement test I scored 96%-98% better then the other 170 people who took the test.

[crash]

Out of the 170 freshman in my class, only 25 of them were eligible for Honors Biology. On the placement test I scored 96%-98% better then the other 170 people who took the test.

I see. Are there honours chemistry and honours physics? Haha.

[BHead]

I see. Are there honours chemistry and honours physics? Haha.

I believe there are, along with Biology AP, Botany/Zoology, and Physiology.

[crash]

Botany/Zoology

Haha. I wouldn't wanna learn bout plants and animals in detail. My career would then either be related to the botanical gardens or the zoo. :lmao:

[BHead]

Haha. I wouldn't wanna learn bout plants and animals in detail. My career would then either be related to the botanical gardens or the zoo. :lmao:

Our teacher told us, "You are in this Honors Class because you want a future in Biology." I said to myself... :wth: I'm with computers for life...

[crash]

Our teacher told us, "You are in this Honors Class because you want a future in Biology." I said to myself... :wth: I'm with computers for life...

:lmao: Same here. Computers are much easier to learn than Biology. :D