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philp
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« on: March 05, 2006, 07:48:34 AM »
Does anyone know if Earthlink has upgraded their standard package lately? I have the basic 5000/384 package and just tested my DL speed and got this:

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 5506 Kbps about 5.5 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 672 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/05 - 6:45am
Bottom Line:: 98X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.52 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 32.01 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-HY2Q1UGNW
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2006, 08:29:10 AM »
where do you live at?
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2006, 09:46:03 AM »
Probably in florida like all the other lucky Earthlink customers.
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philp
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2006, 09:58:49 AM »
Sorry about that.
I live in Houston, Tx.
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2006, 10:29:42 AM »
hmm maybe your just getting lucky with faster than advertised speeds
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philp
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2006, 11:06:21 AM »
I guess so. Or maybe Road Runner has upgraded? I get my Earthlink from Time Warner cable who also provides RR in this area. Last time RR upgraded, so did I. According to Earthlink's website, their basic package is still 3000/384.

http://www.Earthlink.net/highspeed/faq/#s_fast

But Road Runner advertises this:

http://content.rr.com/rdrun/feat_speed.htm
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2006, 11:47:51 AM »
dont listen or Earthlink, its timewarner or brighthouse whatever you have in your area is what speed you get, Earthlink is nothing, just email and software. dont listen to Earthlink.
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« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2006, 08:32:14 PM »
Quote from: brock01 on March 05, 2006, 11:47:51 AM
Earthlink is nothing, just email and software.

One more thing it is: $3 a month cheaper than having the Road Runner name for my ISP.  :haha:  :haha:  :haha:
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2006, 09:16:09 PM »
3 bucks aint much, but if it is for you then good deal
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« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2006, 02:05:45 PM »
new package is 7/512

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My guess would be that these stats are for a 10+ Mbps/512 Kbps connection.

- Download 30 Day Stats (Overall Average =    6746 Kbps :: 823 kB/sec)

- Upload 30 Day Stats (Overall Average =    478 Kbps :: 58 kB/sec)
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running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 5.01Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 20.62Mb/s
Download Connection is:: 21252 Kbps about 21.25 Mbps Download Speed is:: 2594 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 4440 Kbps about 4.4 Mbps Upload Speed is:: 542 kB/s
philp
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« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2006, 07:22:37 AM »
Quote from: brock01 on March 06, 2006, 09:16:09 PM
3 bucks aint much, but if it is for you then good deal

LOL!! No, it isn't much. But at the current prices, it's almost 1.5 gallons of gasoline.  :haha:  :haha:  :haha:

But seriously, it's the principle. Besides, it's actually $8 a month more for Road Runner if you don't also include Time Warner cable's crappy service. What a joke!  evil6  evil6
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2006, 03:37:44 PM »
umm i am getting faster resluts i think something is going on, you guys wanna test your speeds as well
im in indiana
this is wireless with the 5000/384 cable nut settings
on a diff site thats closer to me, i pull 6.45
and there is maintance going on in indy so maybe this could be sweet
i need some tests from other places besides flordia

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 5093 Kbps about 5.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 622 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/19 - 2:45pm
Bottom Line:: 91X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.65 sec
Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 4.812 seconds to complete
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 19.64 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-9I1N3ETGU
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philp
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« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2006, 04:18:15 PM »
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 5384 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 657 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net  (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/19 - 3:16pm
Bottom Line:: 96X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.56 sec
Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 9.103 seconds to complete
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 26.47 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-157UVXE4R


Linksys wireless router and NO cablenut tweaks.
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« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2006, 04:22:22 PM »
ya man thats what im saying
i think something is going on for the good Razz
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philp
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« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2006, 04:27:09 PM »
Now if we can just get them to work on the upload speeds....... :haha:  :haha:
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