[GRLUG] NOT LINUX - broadband test

[Bob Kline]

On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 1:42 PM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org>wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:58:16AM -0400, Bob Kline wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 9:55 AM, John-Thomas Richards
> > <jtr at jrichards.org>wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 08:44:26AM -0400, Luan Pham wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 20:57 -0400, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> > > > > > http://www.broadband.gov/qualitytest/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Test your downstream & upstream speed,  latency, and jitty, at
> > > > > > the FCC test site.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   -- Bob
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmm....17,353kbps download speed, 3,564kbps upload...
> > > >
> > > > That it fast my from AT&T U-verse:
> > > >
> > > > 5752 kbps download and 939 kbps upload.
> > >
> > > That is fast.  I guess my unspoken point is that I don't think I
> > > trust those numbers.  3,564kbps *upload*?  Bah.  -- john-thomas
> >
> > What are the nominal up/down rates of you package?
> >
> > I've seen just under 5Mbps up when uploading to Comcast.  You can take
> > a file of known size and try this - there isn't much room for error if
> > you time it yourself.
> >
> >    -- Bob
>
> I don't know the specifics, but I don't pay for the upgraded speed.  Is
> that 6MB?
> --
> john-thomas
>
>
I believe it's 12 Mbps, according Comcast's product
page.  With a 25% boost, you're more or less in
expected territory.

    -- Bob

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