T-1 line WaHOOOOOO

[JimBinMI]

Muhammad,

I'm near Cereal City, Kelloggville,...Battle Creek, MI

Thanks, it appears that the speed test is accurate...but how did lazyK get such good results?

JimBinMI

 

[JimBinMI]

Guys,

I pay $39.95 per month for AT&T@Home Cable, same cable that my TV Cable comes in on!

JimBinMI

 

[JimBinMI]

Muhammad,

For the record, just ran the test again about 4 times, the range of speeds I got today are between 680-850 Kbps. I check it from time to time and regulary score off the chart.

Another thing that has seemed to help is that I upgraded to a new computer, went from a P133 to a 500 Mhz machine.

JimBinMI

 

[Alan L.]

We only pay $495 a month for our T-1 at work, it is full bandwidth and unmetered. Installation including Cisco router was $500. It has been absolutely reliable for a year now.

 

[Muhammad]

Which company is that through, Alan?

 

[BobT]

EJB,

Thanks for all the great information! UUNet had called me with a "special", only $500 a month, and the usual rate was $1,100, as you noted. I suspect UUNet, Sprint and the others are going to HAVE to lower prices due to competition from wireless, DSL, etc.

I too would probably get a Cisco router, and a firewall will cost some dough. I am just getting tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for T-1 speed for $49.00 a month. I wonder if it ever will happen. I can't wait much longer, and will contact Sprint. One nice thing about UUNet is that they do not run through either MaeEast or MaeWest, by via their own fiber. So, hypothetically anyway, the packet loss and latency issues are better. I have seen comparisons of network speeds and packet loss data. UUNet and IBM are the best, at around half of average, and 1/3 of the worst.

You can Check here for all of the major net suppliers, how they compare. Sprint is actually MCI on the list.

Thanks again.

BobT.
A Indiana Boy

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I pay $51/3 months for my ISP. I have, ostensibly, a 56k modem and a plain vanilla voice line. The MSN test says 40.6Kbps and 5K bytes/sec. My computer/software says 49,333 bps. The MSN thermometer says I'm running fasteer than 56K.

Maybe one of you genius types can 'splain it to me???????? Am I getting along OK speed wise? Is the ISP ripping me off? Is Gore gonna give us 4 more years of Clinton?????? Sorry about that it IS 'lection nite.

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

Pat,
The MSN thermometer is celsius, you have to multiply by 5/9 and add 32./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif This is first election I can remember where it had not been decided when I voted. West Coast rules. (not counting Florida)/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[scruffy]

Pat, your software will only register what the speed was at the initial handshake between your browser (computer) and the ISP. The MSN 'thermometer' will give you what it is at the moment it test your connection. Your modem is rated at 56K, BUT federal law regulates the speed around a max of 52k, the lines, telephone switching, and ISP equipment will all combine to give you a lower speed. Most telephone lines in rural areas are older lines with lesser quality and ability to carry bandwidth than newer updated lines in your newer subdivisions.

 

[Richard]

Fellow speed freaks,

Phone dude just left. Seems this T-1 stuff is a multi stage process to set up and I'm at stage two.

To give an analogy of the speed he told me this:

(preface) I'm currently hard wired to a 64K data feed line

He said the T-1 line will be the same as having 24 TOTAL 64K dedicated lines. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

I smiled, and told him that my 64K was ok and fast enough for my needs. He then just smiled and said I was going to LOVE the T-1. I could only agree with hardly hidden glee.