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DATE 2010-10-25
FROM Ruben Safir
SUBJECT Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Broadband Brooklyn Testing
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:
>
> -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.
>
> -EarthLink and Roadrunner Broadband averaged 6mb/sec downloads and .75mb/sec
>
> -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.
>
> 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
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 10/24/10, Ruben Safir wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
> >
> > 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

  1. 2010-10-04 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Open Your Wallets and read this..
  2. 2010-10-05 Ron Guerin <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLUG Presents: 10/20 -at- 6:30PM Annie Ying on Eclipse, from the Linux perspective
  3. 2010-10-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Slackware Release News
  4. 2010-10-10 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [dplist-at-danielpipes.org: #1041 Pipes on "Two Decades of the
  5. 2010-10-11 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  6. 2010-10-11 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [ludwig.nussel-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security
  7. 2010-10-11 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  8. 2010-10-11 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  9. 2010-10-11 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  10. 2010-10-11 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  11. 2010-10-11 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] 10 years ...not long enough
  12. 2010-10-11 Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  13. 2010-10-12 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  14. 2010-10-12 Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  15. 2010-10-12 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  16. 2010-10-12 Ron Guerin <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLUG Workshop / Hacking Society (Smalltalk, C++, Python) Tuesday October 12 6:00PM-8:00PM
  17. 2010-10-12 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement:
  18. 2010-10-13 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  19. 2010-10-14 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement:
  20. 2010-10-16 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table Sat (TONIGHT) at 10 PM live, streaming
  21. 2010-10-16 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table Sat (TONIGHT) at
  22. 2010-10-16 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  23. 2010-10-16 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table Sat (TONIGHT) at
  24. 2010-10-16 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table Sat (TONIGHT) at
  25. 2010-10-17 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Headway in Education Texts Books and Copyright
  26. 2010-10-17 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table Sat (TONIGHT) at
  27. 2010-10-17 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software Round Table Sat (TONIGHT) at
  28. 2010-10-17 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Gale
  29. 2010-10-18 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] DMCA News
  30. 2010-10-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  31. 2010-10-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  32. 2010-10-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  33. 2010-10-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  34. 2010-10-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  35. 2010-10-24 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Broadband Brooklyn Testing
  36. 2010-10-24 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  37. 2010-10-25 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  38. 2010-10-25 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  39. 2010-10-25 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OpenOffice.org -> LibreOffice, round two
  40. 2010-10-25 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Broadband Brooklyn Testing
  41. 2010-10-25 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:019
  42. 2010-10-25 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Broadband Brooklyn Testing
  43. 2010-10-26 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] The Rent is Too Damn High
  44. 2010-10-26 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Next Tuesday: Special NY Tech Meetup!
  45. 2010-10-31 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
  46. 2010-10-31 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening

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