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angelique @ 1st Nov 06:16PM:
18Mb speed

I just upgraded to the 18Mb internet speed on Sat 10/31. On Sunday 11/1 speed tests show a speed in the 16Mb range. Is this the best I can expect or will it go a little higher?
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texasguy37 @ 1st Nov 06:59PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Where any TV streams in use at the time of the test. Depending on the number of TV streams in use, your speed will be reduced.
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gdm @ 1st Nov 07:25PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Where are you testing the max most get is about 17.2.
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djrobx @ 1st Nov 09:26PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Yep, 17.2 is about the best you'll see. If you're connecting through wifi, you may see a little less. With wifi in general, you can expect to get about 1/3rd of the advertised speed. That means 18mbps will just about max out a 54mbps wifi link.

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angelique @ 1st Nov 09:45PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

No tv streams going, TV is off but the STB is on. The computer is connected to the RG by a network cable.So I shouldn't expect much more than what I'm getting?
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netboy34 @ 1st Nov 09:51PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

If the STB is on (green around the power button) then it is still using a stream.
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gdm @ 1st Nov 11:22PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

First off one stream won't affect performance. You never answered what site your using to test your speed?

Try »www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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JerryC @ 2nd Nov 08:57AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

FWIW, in my case the speedtests sometime show good speeds and sometimes they don't. When I download a large file from a big provider such as MS, the download will usually go ~2MB/s.
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angelique @ 2nd Nov 09:55AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

I'm using the jave speed test on this site, using Los Angeles server since it's the closest.
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gdm @ 2nd Nov 10:06AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Use the speakeasy instead and use this »mirror.anl.gov/pub/fedora/linux/···386/iso/ download the DVD.iso and let it get to about 15% and see what the download is.

Depending on the servers load you should hit anywhere from 1.8 - 2MB/sec
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rpeAMP @ 2nd Nov 05:31PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

What is your RG synced at? And can you post a screenshot of your line stats?

Also, try www.speedtest.net. I've been able to find very good test servers there.
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angelique @ 3rd Nov 09:31PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

These are my stats from the RG.

DSL Connection Details
DSL Line (Wire Pair): RJ-11
Protocol: G.993.1
Downstream Rate: 25216 kbps
Upstream Rate: 2048 kbps
Channel: Interleaved
Current Noise Margin: 13.0 dB (Downstream) Not Available
Current Attenuation: 29.3 dB (Downstream) Not Available
Current Output Power: 12.7 dB (Downstream) 2.2 db (Upstream)

Connection Type: Direct IP (DHCP or Static)
Internet Address: 75.23.235.xxx
Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway: 75.23.232.1
Primary Domain Name Server: 68.94.156.1
Secondary Domain Name Server: 68.94.157.1
Domain:
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): 1500
Gateway Ping: Successful
DNS Communication: Waiting for gateway ping
Configuration Server Post: Successful
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rpeAMP @ 3rd Nov 11:14PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Calulating overhead, this is good speed.
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Doctor Four @ 4th Nov 12:24AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

16Mb/s on Max 18 sounds about right. I have the Max 12 tier, and get around 10.5-10.7 Mb/s downloading from Usenet.

Typically, the overhead being used is around 10%.
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brianiscool @ 4th Nov 06:14AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

That sounds like false advertising to me.
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anon @ 5th Nov 10:59PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Why?
a) its all advertised as "UP TO" that speed, they never gauruntee it.
b) if someone actually counted the bytes flying through the tubes, if you are getting close to 18, the overhead also consumes bytes, and the total would be about 18. Just because there's overhead, doesn't mean its false to say thats the speed.
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mjt5282 @ 5th Nov 11:04PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

the fastest i've gotten with 18Mb is 17.12 down, 1.45 up.
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FastAttack @ 5th Nov 11:43PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

out of usenet i am getting around 2114kB/s

speedtest they range from 16.7-17.3
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dave006 @ 6th Nov 12:34AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

Actually it varies by many factors; load of the test servers, routing between your location and the test server. In many cases with U-verse your test results may be better at a more distant test server due to better routing (peering).

I am on the Max 12 and I get solid results from my WiFi connected laptop to the Atlanta Speakeasy test server.

Download Speed: 11538 kbps (1442.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1468 kbps (183.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Dave
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ShadezeRO @ 6th Nov 03:27PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

usenet I get about 2100k/sec (Encrypted thru SSL)
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heat84 @ 7th Nov 10:57AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

said by texasguy37 :

Where any TV streams in use at the time of the test. Depending on the number of TV streams in use, your speed will be reduced.

I thought the connection was partitioned so TV and internet was seperated.
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nwrickert @ 7th Nov 11:22AM:
Re: 18Mb speed

I thought the connection was partitioned so TV and internet was seperated.

My understanding is that TV can "steal" some of the Internet bandwidth, but Internet cannot steal any TV bandwidth.
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texasguy37 @ 7th Nov 12:46PM:
Re: 18Mb speed

said by heat84 :

said by texasguy37 :

Where any TV streams in use at the time of the test. Depending on the number of TV streams in use, your speed will be reduced.

I thought the connection was partitioned so TV and internet was seperated.

No, this is not true with the 18/1.5 internet service. The use of TV streams can and will reduce your internet speed. When you think about it, it makes sense. If your profile is 25/2 and 18 meg were reserved for the internet, that would leave only 7 meg for TV and phone. 7 meg would would not be enough to support 2 HD and 2 SD streams along with phone. The bandwidth priority is in the following order: 1) Phone, 2) TV, 3)Internet.
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