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Re: broadband
Bob wrote:
> On Feb 17, 8:21 pm, Zynnoushes <s...@wicked.net> wrote:
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>>Bob wrote:
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>>>On Feb 17, 3:18 am, Zynnoushes <s...@wicked.net> wrote:
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>>>>Bob wrote:
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>>>>>On Feb 15, 11:35 pm, Zynnoushes <s...@wicked.net> wrote:
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>>>>>>shauny wrote:
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>>>>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>>>>>>>>"Basement" <wvandek...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:45d4b8e8$0$329$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.n l...
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>>>>>>>>>I found this quite interesting. How are you americans thinking about
>>>>>>>>>this:
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>>>>>>>>>quote Slashdot:
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>>>>>>>>>"When It Comes To Broadband, U.S. Plays Follow The Leader says a
>>>>>>>>>story in IWeek. Their thesis is that, while broadband access in the
>>>>>>>>>United States rose from 60 million users in March 2005 to 84 million
>>>>>>>>>in March 2006, the US is well behind countries like England and
>>>>>>>>>China. Indeed, what you may not realize is that the U.S. ranks a
>>>>>>>>>surprisingly poor 12th in worldwide broadband access, a situation
>>>>>>>>>which could threaten its ability to maintain its technological lead.
>>>>>>>>>The federal government is no help: the FCC has almost no data on the
>>>>>>>>>rate of hi-speed adoption, or of what the speed and quality of those
>>>>>>>>>services are. Broadband is more expensive here than in other nations,
>>>>>>>>>as well, almost 10 times as expensive by some estimates. The cost and
>>>>>>>>>poor quality of service aren't from population density, aren't from
>>>>>>>>>lack of interest, and are not from lack of technical know-how. So,
>>>>>>>>>what is holding us back?
>>
>>>>>>>>Try living in Australia. We only just got ADSL2 (24mbps) broadband in
>>>>>>>>the last 12 months or so, and it is only available in capital cities
>>>>>>>>(and only some suburbs in those cities). This 24mbps is the maximum
>>>>>>>>speed - actual speeds vary greatly depending on usage in the
>>>>>>>>neighbourhood. The fastest ADSL the rest of us can get is 1.5mbps
>>>>>>>>(with some 8mbps plans now being offered, but not many). I have what
>>>>>>>>is considered in Australia as a hardcore plan (1.5mbps, 50 gig a month
>>>>>>>>download) and it costs me AU$79.95 per month (around US$63 per month).
>>>>>>>>If I was able to get ADSL2, this plan would be AU$89.95 for the same
>>>>>>>>data volume. I have been on this plan for a few years now and it is no
>>>>>>>>longer offered. The closest plan my ISP (one of the leaders in
>>>>>>>>Australia) currently offers is 1.5mbps, 25 gig download, AU$69.95. An
>>>>>>>>8mbps plan is AU$99.95 per month with 40 gig included download (which
>>>>>>>>I would chew through in a couple of days at that speed).
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>>>>>>>>Then there are the people that can't get ADSL at all (more than about
>>>>>>>>5km from the nearest exchange). Australia is very sparsely populated
>>>>>>>>across a great distance, so there are a lot of households in this
>>>>>>>>situation. They might be able to get wireless or ISDN, but the
>>>>>>>>majority have dialup, which is worse than being taken roughly from
>>>>>>>>behind by Hitler's corpse.
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>>>>>>>>At the end of the day, if you live in a capital city in Australia you
>>>>>>>>can get decent broadband but at a hefty price.
>>
>>>>>>>>What's the state of affairs in other countries? What type of plan are
>>>>>>>>you all on?
>>
>>>>>>>NZ is *thinking* about getting ADSL2. I'm on "unlimited" (yeah, right)
>>>>>>>with a 20gb cap for $NZ60.
>>>>>>>Maximum realistic download speeds are around 15-20kb/s
>>>>>>>All p2p traffic is disabled, but I think that they are only blocking
>>>>>>>common data ports, cos I can still download stuff.
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>>>>>>I can download around 50k on a regular file. Which pales in comparison
>>>>>>to my 300 - 600K on a regular file from the cable line I had.
>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Knowledge is power, unfortunately nobody cares about what I know!
>>
>>>>>>"And remember: two thirds of happiness...is penis"
>>>>>>-Dennis Miller
>>
>>>>>> .:s|0|z:.
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>>>>>When I dl movies and shows through torrent I usually dl between
>>>>>100-150mbs(or is it kbs?). I downloaded a Pink Floyd
>>>>>concert...goodsized file,show was like 3 houre long. I ended up
>>>>>getting up to 999mbs(or kbs) and up to like 25 whaterer comes next for
>>>>>mb/kb. I almost wet myself...whole thing finished is like 15 or 20
>>>>>mins. a lot of times I;ll stay around 60....had a full season of a
>>>>>show going the other day and it was staying in the teens for the most
>>>>>part! Pissed me off...took like a day and a half. Is there any program
>>>>>you can get to boost torrent speed?
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>>>>>--
>>
>>>>>-Bob
>>
>>>>thats kbs... you was getting 999mbs that would be fucking awesome and
>>>>you'd have some private fiber optic shit in your house!
>>
>>>>--
>>>>Knowledge is power, unfortunately nobody cares about what I know!
>>
>>>>"And remember: two thirds of happiness...is penis"
>>>>-Dennis Miller
>>
>>>> .:s|0|z:.
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>>>So is there any type of program to boost torrent speed??
>>
>>>--
>>
>>>-Bob
>>
>>>"My fault,my failure,is not my passions,but in my lack of control of
>>>them" -J. Kerouac
>>
>>>"I have not failed,I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work" -T.A
>>>Edison
>>
>>It depends on how you download your torrents. I use Azereus and you can
>>put a plug in called auto speed that will auto tweak the upload/download
>>incoming/outgoing settings to optimize max download speeds! I have
>>noticed a much needed increase in torrent download efficiency!!! Let me
>>know if you use azereus or are interested in doing so because I can help
>>you with this.
>>
>>--
>>Knowledge is power, unfortunately nobody cares about what I know!
>>
>>"And remember: two thirds of happiness...is penis"
>>-Dennis Miller
>>
>> .:s|0|z:.
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> I actually use Azereus...used Bittornado and Bitcomet before that and
> got fucking shit ass dl speeds(like never over 15 whateverthefuckitis/
> s kind-o shitty),with Azereus I avrage around 60 I;d say but often hit
> as high as 200. tough to tell what I usually run since I don't sit
> there and watch it. But I am defenitly interested in this booster
> thingy you speak of.
>
> --
>
> -Bob
>
> "My fault,my failure,is not my passions,but in my lack of control of
> them" -J. Kerouac
>
>
> "I have not failed,I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work" -T.A
> Edison
>
All right cool I'll give out the links tomorrow im way to tired to get
into it right now. Also there is a patch i can give you for sp2 xp, when
you installed xp it limited the max number of concurent tcp incoming (or
outgoing im tired i cant recall) per second to 10 and only 10... before
it was unlimited, they did this to stop dumbass who were infected and
didnt know it but were on highspeed from infecing other people /slamming
thier isps with traffic that need not be. any ways this patch you can
set it higher, i have mine at 250 and it helped big time too!
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Knowledge is power, unfortunately nobody cares about what I know!
"And remember: two thirds of happiness...is penis"
-Dennis Miller
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