Re: @home avg download speeds

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From: richspam
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 17:56

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In article <RjGp5.100013$6y5.68689404@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com>,
  "mr_bigmoney" <bigmoney@home.com> wrote:
> I downloaded a shareware demo program from this site and checking the
> Download speed I'm getting from ATT @home.
>
> http://www.broadbandwizard.net
>
> My connection speed sucks.  The graph can show 56K bandwidth, Cable,
DSL, T1
>
> My downloads are avg of 100kbps.  Just above a 56K bandwit\dth
speed.  Not
> what I was promised.
> If you have ATT @home, (I'm in Plano Texas(near Dallas))
> What are you getting .
>
> ~bigmoney
>
>

Here at COX@HOME in Omaha, off the news server, I get an almost
constant 3mbps (i.e., 375 KB/s (yes, KiloBytes/second)) according to DU
meter.  It used to be about 7 mbps a few of months ago until
they "upgraded" the city to 3mbps down/256kbps upload.  I'm still very
happy with the speed.

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