That's what I wrote earlier. When d/l'ing the 133 MB file, I was consistently getting well over, around 9-10 mbs, the advertised speeds (6 mbs). At the last time I saw it advertised.
'Course, that depends on the remote end too, but it seemed that Warner Bros. had a pretty fat pipe. But yeah, the speed tests are showing higher bandwidth since I lasted tested some months ago, but I suppose that *could* be thrown off by bursting, not so sure about caching. I can get FIoS, my next-door neighbor just did, but I have to admit I'm leery about cutting my copper to get it. It. Just. Works. Maybe I can wring some more value out of Comcast if I tell them I'm thinking about getting FIoS. > -----Original Message----- > Besides turning green with envy, have you downloaded large files > over it and clocked the results? I'm interested because (obviously) > I'm not a cable guy but I'll switch horses if it means that kind of > speed. > > The best I can get over DSL in DC is 3 mbps. Which doesn't suck > but it isn't even close to your speed. > > Of course it's $30.00 a month, which helps. > > FiOS would be great, but it's not available here. Yet. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
