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Originally Posted by Yume  [quote author=Andrew Chibale link=board=6;threadid=36944;start=0#msg417314 date=1171328415]
>> i had bellsouth DSL, for years .. it is a great service, never had any complaints but Comcast is way more for my money:
8mbps down/768k upload with PowerBoost for about $60 with taxes ..
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Are you really downloading that fast though? Did you do a test? They advertise one speed as the max, but what you actually get may be different.
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just saw ur message and i did a test ... this is about 6 min ago ..
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Speed Test Result
8696 / 735 (Kbps)
(1061.5 / 89.8 KB/sec)
Compared to the average of 2747 tests from comcast.net:
* download is 14% better, upload is 35% better
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that was on
http://www.dslreports.com/ using their Miami test server ....
now, do i download THAT fast everytime? 50% of the time no .. nobody downloads at their advertised speed
alll the time, it is just impossible because of many factors (network congestions, server locations, how web pages are encoded, etc etc)
still, cable is been the best internet service i have ever had, DSL was extremely reliable but it was either:
1- home phone and DSL access from BellSouth or
2- cable TV and cable access from Comcast ...
i choose #2, i do not need a home phone anyways if i have a cell plan with 1500 monthly minutes .. thats more than plenty plus! upload speeds with Comcast are faster ..