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24-06-2011, 07:35 PM
Richie

Changed ISP

My other ISP i was getting 4mb/s download and 0.22upload, changed companys and its actually cheaper now since everything is with the one company. Took the men an hour to install.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1356346709.png

That probs isn't a big deal for ppl in the uk but over here the highest record is meant to be 109mb/s download
24-06-2011, 07:36 PM
Agnostic Bear

Oh man that's great I want it ;____;
24-06-2011, 07:38 PM
Richie

I'm only getting 20mp/s on this laptop and my brother is getting 65 on his laptop and we are both wireless.. strange hm.
24-06-2011, 07:39 PM
Recursion

You pay €65 per month for that?! Jesus, even if it was available where I live I wouldn't pay that.
24-06-2011, 07:40 PM
Richie

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Originally Posted by Recursion

You pay €65 per month for that?! Jesus, even if it was available where I live I wouldn't pay that.

What sort of packages do yous get in the uk and what prices?
24-06-2011, 07:43 PM
Recursion

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Originally Posted by Richie

I'm only getting 20mp/s on this laptop and my brother is getting 65 on his laptop and we are both wireless.. strange hm.

Wireless-G is limited to 52Mbp/s, Wireless-N is limited to 300Mbp/s. It depends entirely on your hardware.

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Originally Posted by Richie

What sort of packages do yous get in the uk and what prices?

I've not looked into cable, We only have ADSL available here.
24-06-2011, 07:45 PM
HotelUser

I get 30-40mbs down here and my internet's 2x a better speed than average.
24-06-2011, 07:46 PM
Richie

Hmm, the technician said on installation that i need to get a better cable to connect directly, I don't always get the full 100 i get around 85 now and then, has anyone heard of a A6 Cable? or something
24-06-2011, 07:46 PM
Recursion

Apparently Virgin Media will give us 100Mbps for £35 a month in the UK, so it's about half the price than you pay!!
24-06-2011, 07:46 PM
Nemo

damn thats tasty. Not rich enough for it here haha.

Virgin do 100MB/s for like 40 euro a month, plus the 15 euro landline.
24-06-2011, 07:48 PM
Richie

For us it works out, we get tv + broadband + phone for about 100 a month, when we were originally paying 150+ a month
24-06-2011, 07:49 PM
Recursion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richie

Hmm, the technician said on installation that i need to get a better cable to connect directly, I don't always get the full 100 i get around 85 now and then, has anyone heard of a A6 Cable? or something

CAT6 ethernet cable.

You shouldn't need one, Cat5e ethernet cable is unofficially capable of 1Gb/s.
24-06-2011, 07:50 PM
Richie

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Originally Posted by Recursion

CAT6 ethernet cable.

You shouldn't need one, Cat5e ethernet cable is unofficially capable of 1Gb/s.

So i should get the CAT5E?
24-06-2011, 07:51 PM
Recursion

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Originally Posted by Richie

So i should get the CAT5E?

Cat5e is standard ethernet cable, I'm pretty sure it's what you'll have already.
24-06-2011, 08:21 PM
Richie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recursion

Cat5e is standard ethernet cable, I'm pretty sure it's what you'll have already.

Alright cool pal, if i was to get the other cable in the future, would it still work the same? if not better?
25-06-2011, 08:43 AM
Jack!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richie

Alright cool pal, if i was to get the other cable in the future, would it still work the same? if not better?

CAT6 Cables are capable of higher speeds, but really what's wrong with up to 1GB/s.

If you cant get the speeds using a CAT5E cable, I doubt you will get the speeds on a CAT6 cable.