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unixfool

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Jan 21, 2006
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iDM said:
Although I don't think it makes a huge noticeable difference it does make a difference for sure.
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Yeah, it definitely makes a difference. Right now, I'm at my parents' house but I've Verizon FIOS at hom in VA. If I'm connected via CAT5 at home and run Speakeasy's test, I get approx. 15000kbps down on a consistent basis. If I run the same test via wifi, I get approx. 11000kbps down. A 4 meg difference is pretty huge, IMO.

I remember that if I'm hardwired in, I get 2000kbps up. I don't remember the upload rate when testing via wifi.
 
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HawaiiMacAddict

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Dec 28, 2006
904
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On one of my Macs of course
Aloha everyone,

I just tested my MacBook Pro using Airport. I have Road Runner cable access and use a D-Link Di-624 802.11G wireless router. Still, it is pretty fast.

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unixfool

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Jan 21, 2006
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Testing my wifi connection on my FIOS connection, I'm getting the below:

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Here's my CAT5 connection speed:

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There's obviously an issue with my download speed that I'll follow up with Verizon tomorrow. :(


unixfool said:
Yeah, it definitely makes a difference. Right now, I'm at my parents' house but I've Verizon FIOS at hom in VA. If I'm connected via CAT5 at home and run Speakeasy's test, I get approx. 15000kbps down on a consistent basis. If I run the same test via wifi, I get approx. 11000kbps down. A 4 meg difference is pretty huge, IMO.

I remember that if I'm hardwired in, I get 2000kbps up. I don't remember the upload rate when testing via wifi.
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dalvin200

macrumors 68040
Mar 24, 2006
3,473
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Nottingham, UK
tested over wifi (on MB) on 10mb ntl connection:

speedtest.net:
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speakeasy.net:
3115 kbps DOWNLOAD
465 kbps UPLOAD

strange how the 2 tests give a large difference in download speeds!!
 
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highres

macrumors 6502a
Jul 1, 2005
519
4
Near the Singularity
Still can't do better than 350 kbps per second (I've posted my speeds before and I can never break 350-360 kbps) no matter WHAT I do, are there any ISP network gurus out there that know why this is? Is it because my ISP is limiting my up speed?

It's drives me nuts. I frequently have to upload fairly large image files to the server at work and it's torturous, almost like watching paint dry.

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mattcube64

macrumors 65816
May 21, 2006
1,297
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Missouri
Well, this is disappointing. I'm currently subscribed to an SBC DSL Elite line, getting between 6-8mb/down and about 700K/up.

Well, internet was feeling a bit sluggish today, and so I thought I'd check... looks like I'll have a phone call to make tomorrow.

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72930

Retired
May 16, 2006
9,060
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Speakeasy: 5448 and 957...but I am all the way in london...
Speedtest.net: 12833 and 959
 
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SkyBell

macrumors 604
Sep 7, 2006
6,606
226
Texas, unfortunately.
My provider finally fixed thier problems (They were running off a generator for a while.) I had no idea it was this fast! Although the upload speed is a bit dissappointing, its not a big deal
 

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mikes63737

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mattcube64 said:
Well, this is disappointing. I'm currently subscribed to an SBC DSL Elite line, getting between 6-8mb/down and about 700K/up.

Well, internet was feeling a bit sluggish today, and so I thought I'd check... looks like I'll have a phone call to make tomorrow.
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Good luck... we have the same service and about the same speeds and they don't give a f***.
 
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