1MB cable here we come!

[fwgx]

Yup just signed up for it, they're comming to bring round the modem and that on tuesday. Then we're going to get one of these (The second from top one )I think so we can share it over the network.



w00t, guess I won't be going out any more.

[c2R]

I got 512k ADSL the other month - it's most pleasing being always connected to the internet.

Can't get anything quicker though, because of where I live.

[fwgx]

My new sweedish flatmate was saying that 10Mb is the norm over there

[Schismx]

Re: 1MB cable here we come!

Originally posted by Phily Baby
Yup just signed up for it, they're comming to bring round the modem and that on tuesday. Then we're going to get one of these (The second from top one )I think so we can share it over the network.



w00t, guess I won't be going out any more.

Which ISP are you with?

[Bilbo Baggins]

Probably Telewest.

I have that

[idynkydnk]

I'm connected at 100mb

[virulent]

I just moved to a new city, but in the same state. I've noticed a big difference in the cable. At my old place I got around 225k downstream (2.something megabits) and my uploads were around 50k. Now that I move my downstream is about 330k (!) and my uploads are only around 25-30k. I dunno, given the choice, I'd rather have the upstream. Sure, its nice to download at 330k, but its not *that* much faster. Its only a few seconds difference.. but uploading is bad. We're talking minutes difference. 5 minutes instead of 2-3 per mp3. When you have an fserv that is a big deal. Hehe. So whats the deal with upstream? Would you all rather have faster download rates, but have the upload suffer for it or vice versa?

[whiteflip]

networks kick ass file sharing kicks ass . good thing to do is get a router with cable/dsl gateway built in. its more secure and you dont have to leave one computer on all the time to access the internet.

[I am Jesus]

I've got 256 DSL Download & Upload. I think it kinda blows but I'm always online so whoooo!!!! It's the only thing I can get in my area.(available)

[whiteflip]

1.5MB Download
128KBPS Upload (GAG)

I miss 3MB Download and 256KBPS Upload with Excite@Home. damn that ATT for making them go belly up.

[Oni-Dracula]

Originally posted by whiteflip
1.5MB Download
128KBPS Upload (GAG)

I miss 3MB Download and 256KBPS Upload with Excite@Home. damn that ATT for making them go belly up.

I'm ditto farking 128 upload...

When I had @Home my speeds were only limited by network traffic. I had pings of 20 on empty CS servers in L.A.

[fwgx]

At the moment I'm thinking about one of these, because it's in stock and then one of these so we use the upload link on the switch so we can share it between 6-7 machines.

[xzxzzx]

Originally posted by Phily Baby
At the moment I'm thinking about one of these, because it's in stock and then one of these so we use the upload link on the switch so we can share it between 6-7 machines.

Personally, I go for linksys:
4Port

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-info.asp?quicklinx=15KM

or
8Port

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-info.asp?quicklinx=15M3

[fwgx]

2 words:

student
price

[virulent]

I have a Linksys 4-port router and its fantastic. It literally takes more time to hook up the cables than it does to make the router work. The *only* thing that might be a tad tricky is turning off DHCP so that you can forward ports to specific machines. All that really requires is going to each machine and setting a static IP for the network. No biggie. Do that once and you're good to go. If you have no need for port forwarding, you'll have all your machines online in seconds.