[GRLUG] GR area ISPs

[Joseph Workman]

I have sustained download speed of around 1024kB's
and the speakeasy test put me at:
Download Speed: *11459* kbps (1432.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: *1468* kbps (183.5 KB/sec transfer rate)



On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

> What are GREAT speeds?
>
> Do you ever use http://www.speedtest.net/ or
> http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ ?
>
> If so, try it early in the morning - like 4:30AM.
> Preferably on a Sunday. So you can get some
> idea of what the physical speed is.
>
>    -- Bob
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Joseph Workman <joseph.workman at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I really like ATT UVserve for res services. I get GREAT speeds and alot
>> better service than I got from comcast.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Dan Pilcheck <pilcheck at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey folks,
>>>
>>> I'm finally fed up with comcast enough to look around for alternate
>>> ISPs, but it looks to be a sparse market for wired broadband.
>>> (And not because of the latest DNS outage, their resolvers are way to
>>> slow, anyways, imo.)
>>>
>>> I'm looking at /will be testing Clears (clear.com) 4G home service,
>>> but I'm not expecting that to be up to par.
>>> Ma Bell's U-verse is about the only thing I can see that can compare,
>>> but if the price is reasonable to the speed
>>> I'd prefer to give my money to some local/smaller provider.
>>>
>>> Does the Grand Rapids metro area have any other options!?!?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> chance but rather a by-product of our own will?
>>> That from here on out, nature stops deciding who survives and who
>>> doesn't, but our own decisions?
>>>
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>> Joseph J. K. Workman
>> Workman Technology Services
>> 616.827.7570
>>
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616.827.7570

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