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Plus, each site can be slower/faster than others. And you also are utilizing other backend networks to get to those servers, which may be slower/faster at that time. (just read this as other traffic)
-Brian
I have a feeling the test sites are optimistic becasue they may only be doing a ping type test or sending a few packets of data. Transferring large files is probably a whole different ball game. In addition, your network performance will be potentially limited by the server at the other end. If they have a slow link or are swamped with multiple users, that's going to set the transfer rate.
I was having lousy cable performance a while back which was a result of slow DNS lookups. Network transfer speeds were still good once the lookup was completed, but that was little consolation after waiting 5-10 seconds for a DNS lookup!
Craig
Craig
DaveM
Can't wait for warmer weather to get stuck in.
First order of business will be to check the condition of the timing belt followed by an oil and filter change.
Cheers Pat.
I use the following website for all broadband related items:
http://www.dslreports.com/
Contrary to it's URL name, it's not just for DSL. Great forum with knowledgable people, lots of tools and info on how to tweak your broadband settings.
Ken
Steve
Pat: not a bad beater, though I think it'll be anything but a beater once you get your hands on it.
I think those had the 1.6l engine, right? Hatchback. I had looked at one in 1991. I think back then it had around 108hp.
Even Bentley is going AWD? I guess they want people coming out of SUVs to have an option.
Gladiator, really? I dunno if that would do much to help ailing Jeep.
-juice
Bob
Absolutely stunning:
http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/main/models/CLS_overview_main.j- - pg
Ken
Photos don't really let you understand how low and sleek it is. Some even make it look ugly.
In person, it has presence, a real low stance. It's stunning.
I thought the Acura NSX concept was the same way, you had to see it to understand how low-slung it was.
-juice
My service was great at first, excellent actually. I was at times exceeding 2 Megs per, and it was consistently fast.
For the last year or so we've been struggling, speeds are down in the 200-600 KB range and even then it's so inconsistent we don't know if it'll work from one day to the next.
They say as more people join the service drops, well if so I think everybody in the 'hood has joined, service has become pathetic.
We tried DSL about 4-5 years ago and it just never worked, but I'm ready to try again. Even if I only get 600-800, but consistent, I'll be happy.
Cable here is $43 per month, DSL just $30, so I may end up paying less for more consistent and fast service.
I tried all the tweaking tools, it helped the peak speed but not the consistency. I've had it with cable. My wife can't even work from home! She's ready to go back to dial-up. It's slow but at least it works every time.
Ugh.
-juice
-Frank
I'd say we average 200 KB, if it's working at all. And it's weird, it's working now, but wasn't 5 minutes ago. It "stalls" for about 30-45 seconds at a time. It's unbearable.
-juice
I e-mailed some stuff to your office address last night.
Bob
Web mail is unbearably slow. I'll try tho...
-juice
-juice
Let's deal with it tomorrow when you can focus on what I sent you.
Bob
went to use my washer fluid to clear the windshield and nothing. all the way home to bloody thing would not work.
of course after a good nites rest in the garage the thing would squirt happily. so either it froze up outside ( temp in tens ) or it got clogged by snow from windshield wipers.
now being a man of safety and knowing how those cars going the other way on a 2 lane highway can throw snowballs on the windshield, this is a serious safety concern for me. i mean this is like trade in the car serious.
will try again this saturday it looks like.
as always comments more than welcome
I had unbearably slow performance from Cox about a month or so ago after years of good speeds. They sent out a tech who couldn't do much. Then I posted on the Cox usenet group and was contacted by a knowledgeable tech who checked my connection remotely and made a couple recommendations. One was to replace my aging Toshiba 1100 modem with something newer that supports DOCSIS 2.0. If that didn't work, there was additional tuning they could do to improve my RF signal levels (Rx, Tx, etc). Thankfully, the new modem (Moto Surfboard) did the trick. For some reason, the older Toshiba modems have problems with the DOCSIS 2.0 spec that most cable providers are using now. BTW, all theses issues are on the analog "RF" side of the process (upstream of the modem), so networking type tweaks won't do anything to help. That's important to remember with cable modems -- anything upstream of the modem is just RF. It's really only a TCP/IP based network downstream of your cable modem and on their end where they go to the internet. In between is just radio signals basically.
Craig
So I'll have choices from Verizon, RCN, and Comcast for cable, internet, and telephone. Finally, real competition.
I had Comcast out a few weeks ago for my sometimes on, sometimes off cable modem. They thought it was the modem (Moto Surfboard that I purchased), but it turns out it was a few bad cables and splitter outside. They replaced the line from the house to the pole (and a splitter) and it works great now. I was on the verge of switching to DSL, but Comcast is giving me one month's credit (plus $20 x 2 for late repairmen). Did they test the signal just before the modem?
swampy -
I highly recommend Prestone Windshield Melt. It's pretty strong, so I only use half the bottle (they say full bottle). You add it to whatever is in your reservoir.
http://www.prestone.com/products/25.htm
If linky no worky, go to prestone.com. Click Products/Windshield Products.
-Dennis
swampy: try the windshield washer solutions that offer more freeze protection. Or just replace what's in there now, the alcohol might have evaporated.
I rented a Mercury Tracer one time that had that problem and it was a NIGHTMARE. I went to drain it and found a giant cube of ice in the washer reservoir!
Craig - we have Comcast. I've called on maybe 4 different occasions. Any fix is temporary.
They sent guys that claimed to have found cut cables, but then it's good for a week and back to dismal.
Funny thing is we have that exact model, Toshiba 1100. But I'm not sure I want to invest any more in a service we're so frustrated with. And that still doesn't explain the inconsistency.
But if Verizon DSL fails us, that would be what I'd look at next, so thanks for the tip.
-juice
Wife is thinking about calling Comcast to see if they'll at least provide a free replacement modem. The only other alternative would be them losing our business.
-juice
If it's your's then rent one from Comcast for a month or two. Should be around $3 per month. If it's a rental then see if they will swap it out with a new rental.
DaveM
thank god i live in cablevision land now, now problems at all since day 1
Good luck.
Michael
But it's come down to the principal of the matter. They knew all along I had a Toshiba 1100 modem, in fact they always ask that at the beginning. So why didn't tech support say anything the 4-5 times I called?
I worked at a Help Desk for 5 years or so, and believe me, we had to know stuff like that. When you had a quick fix, it was great, problem solved. I still can't believe they didn't know.
So, terrible tech support, even if I fix the modem I have to continue living with that.
-juice
A friend owns a mini-yacht, the storage nooks and crannies are just brilliant. It has tons of hidden storage, clever ideas.
-juice
Boy that new Benign Ex is surely stimulating conversation! Who says Subie owners are staid and don't like new things?!? My $.02 would be that the listed pricing is appropriate for what's being offered. What remains to be seen is whether or not the buying public will look at it. Also be interesting to see if SOC continues to fleece us with a 55% premium over US prices when there is only a 20% difference in the exchange rate. That would make it a 62k vehicle in Canada that is high. Sub 50k would be more reasonable, and would more closely reflect the value.
Volkov
If not, they'll discount it more, even better, from a selfish point of view.
-juice
nope, we can cannot the other computer here directly through the modem ...
well .. maybe it's the cable ...
nope, we switched out the cables for the one that we knew worked ....
comcast is NO help ...
We have had intermittent cable troubles since first installed five years ago. Telco never believed us when we complained about connections disappearing after wet weather. Recently an unrelated problem meant that we had to call tech support. A lovely guy turned up, fixed the immediate problem and altered the frequency that the modem connects on. He mentioned that there are various connection frequencies and gave specs for power levels and signal to noise ratios. It's worth checking the web for links to the manufaturer of the cable modem as a lot of them have instant diagnostics to test the modem. eg Motorala Surfboard at http://192.168.100.1/startup.html
Cheers
Graham
I don't even tell them I have a wireless router or a Mac when I call in. Even though TCP/IP is universal, the tech guys are so PC centric that I just pretend to have a PC and go along with the charade. Even pretend to reboot when they ask me to!
Craig
Ken
I had issues with setting up my wife's computer to access her own e-mail account - it kept getting all sorts of errors. Believe it or not, a Verizon tech walked me through changing the settings on the router which I had purchased separately. He asked my what kind, which model, walked me through some advanced settings, and voila it worked. Can't say the same for Comcast .... Rob M.
-juice
-Frank
Bob
-Brian
Steve