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| DATE | 2010-10-25 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Broadband Brooklyn Testing
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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 07:09:44AM -0700, Elfen Magix wrote:
> When I was 'working' for BizInfoPlus, I had the servers connected to OSD32 Lines. During this time I decided to test a few of my friends' broadband connections with it. I found some strange findings:
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> -FIOS is not as fast as they claim to be. I had servers connected to fiber optic and copper wire connections and expecting FIOS to be faster, it was not. In fact it was slower than Roadrunner.
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> -EarthLink and Roadrunner Broadband averaged 6mb/sec downloads and .75mb/sec
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> -Advertised FIOS claims you get: 50/20 Mbps for $84/month. Roadrunner sells: 7 Mbps -at- $55/month. For $10 more you can upgrade to 15 Mbps. EarthLink charges $21 for the first 6months for 7.0mbps / 768k, then goes up to $41/month.
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> None of these services I seen go above 10MB. In fact I see it as a conspiracy. The measurements are not made at the CPU end of the network but at the DSL Modem End. The average output of the DSL Modem is that of a 10T Router, which is 10/mbs
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> Now, replace that with a 100T version, then you get some speed, but no faster than 12/mbs. Then the following month you get a letter from the company that you have somehow hacked the line for a faster speed (seen it with Verison FIOS) even though they claim that you can have up to 50/mbs, they do not want you to go poast ten. People have taken Verison to court for this, with Verizon willing to settle out of court in most cases.
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> What what will that say of this so-called broadband test? They will probably see the same thing I saw. Wht improvement will come from it, remains to be seen.
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> --- On Sun, 10/24/10, Ruben Safir wrote:
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> > From: Ruben Safir
> > Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Broadband Brooklyn Testing
> > To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> > Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 10:40 PM
> > Anyone want to parkate in this?
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> > http://www.vosizneias.com/66822/2010/10/24/new-york-ny-residents-invited-to-participate-in-the-states-efforts-to-increase-high-speed-internet-access/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vin+%28Vos+Iz+Neias%29
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Interesting. How can one test their download speed?
Ruben
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