[windows2000] Re: OT: Download Speed
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 09:25:38 +0200
Charles R. Buchanan <> wrote on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:50 AM:
FWIW, the consumer organisation in Sweden has ruled that if you pay for a
8Mbps service but only get half, you should have a rebate on your monthly fee
relative to the lower speed. Ie you should only pay for what you actually get.
I don't see why this would be any different in the US. Go get them! 8-)
> Thanks for the reply Sorin. I would say most of the time I'm getting at
> least half and sometimes a tad higher than half (I did hit 6MBPS once).
> I'm still going to call and see what's up with this. I have heard from
> others who has Road Runner service, that they are almost always close to
> the speed that they are paying for. We'll see! Once again thanks!
>
>
> On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:30:51 +0200, "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> took time to say the following:
>
>> Charles R. Buchanan <> wrote on Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:19 AM:
>>
>> In Sweden, with my ISP Comhem [owned by Carlyle group and its
>> cronies BTW 8-)] I am able to get most of my 8Mbs down, and most of the
>> time 1,1 Mbps up.
>>
>> However, a professor at a dept I serve, recently got 24Mbps adsl to
>> his house, and complained that he wasn't able to get more than about
>> half of that any time of day/night.
>>
>> With that said, don't expect to much, the speed depends on so much,
>> like how long you're from a telestation, quality of cabling, time of
>> day, even the cable modem brand may affect.
>>
>> However, if you regularly don't get more than half, or less, you pay
>> for, I'd have a talk with my ISP.
>
>
> We're all living in America,
> America is wunderbar.
>
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