Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
Yep, I wonder what is up with that. This is a Mac computer wired directly into the hub with about thirty feet of cat Cat5- Could the Cat 5 be it? Not likely. Cat-5 is 10 Mbps. Way above what you are looking at. And a bad wire would limit you equally in both directions. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
on the wva sites i show 9.8 2.1 on the internet frog i showed 8.2 2.78. big ratio difference. maybe the way the sites look at things and connect. there are troubleshooting guides and software adjustments buried in here: http://www.dslreports.com/tools along with reference to 385 test sites. At 06:04 PM 10/31/2008, you wrote: On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 4:50 PM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the upload does not sound fast enough Yep, I wonder what is up with that. This is a Mac computer wired directly into the hub with about thirty feet of cat Cat5- Could the Cat 5 be it? -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
On Cox cable (I'm the one considering switching to Verizon fios) the InternetFrog shows download speed 4.45 Mbps and upload 2.29. gerald wrote: on the wva sites i show 9.8 2.1 on the internet frog i showed 8.2 2.78. big ratio difference. maybe the way the sites look at things and connect. there are troubleshooting guides and software adjustments buried in here: http://www.dslreports.com/tools along with reference to 385 test sites. At 06:04 PM 10/31/2008, you wrote: * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
P.S., I tried the InternetFrog a second time with Cox cable, and got these results: download 6.76 Mbps, upload 2.36 Mbps. Actually, after several repeats of the test, these numbers are more typical of these tests than the earlier one that I originally posted. So happens on the first post, I was doing video editing in the background. So, it seems that download with Verizon fios is about 25% faster than cable, upload about the same. John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Run this speedtest http://internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/. FIOS just came in at 8.54 Mbps down (between T2 and Ethernet speeds) and 89kbps up. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
the upload does not sound fast enough At 04:17 PM 10/31/2008, you wrote: On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 12:10 PM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: up does not sound correct. i show 7.93/2.59mbps. Oh yeah I pay $10 for faster speed. Forgot about that - I just got 10.9/1.75 but my wife is working on another node. Run this speedtest http://internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/. FIOS just came in at 8.54 Mbps down (between T2 and Ethernet speeds) and 89kbps up. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 4:50 PM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the upload does not sound fast enough Yep, I wonder what is up with that. This is a Mac computer wired directly into the hub with about thirty feet of cat Cat5- Could the Cat 5 be it? -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
If it's bad cat 5. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:04 PM, John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 4:50 PM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the upload does not sound fast enough Yep, I wonder what is up with that. This is a Mac computer wired directly into the hub with about thirty feet of cat Cat5- Could the Cat 5 be it? -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
A door-to-door salesman showed up at my hovel today to sell me Verizon's internet, TV, and phone package using FIOS. I know FIOS transmission is supposed to be quicker than cable, but I don't know if I would actually benefit from getting it. To ask those who know, what improvement (if any) would I see in a TV signal using fios over cable, both now with analog TV and later using HD TV? What improvement in internet speed would I see, considering that I am using the internet for simple web browsing and email mostly? Background: I now have Verizon local telephone, Sprint long-distance (usually no charge per month), Cox internet cable, and DirectTV. My current monthly bill is about $165 for same, paid month-to-month (analog TV box). The similar service for Verizon FIOS is $145 per month for a one-year contract -- thereafter going month-to-month which will increase about $15 if prices are not raised. Verizon might offer another contract at the end of the first year but that price is unknown. In addition, the free DVR that Verizon offers might be charged for after the first year. Plus, getting a HD TV box with Verizon FIOS is about $10 per month extra. Technical: To try to gain some technical insight, I asked the salesman how many hours the free 120 GB DVR would record; he responded that it would record 3 hours per GB for analog TV. This means that the TV signal is compressed about 12:1, a fairly high amount IMHO. I asked how many HD hours could the DVR record, and his response was that it could record 1/4 the time of analog TV signals -- I don't know if this means the compression is 3:1 or not. Since compression of prerecorded video sources can be easily done, but maybe real-time signals can't be compressed quickly enough for transmission, I asked if there was a difference in recording time between analog HD signals. He responded that this was too technical a question for him to answer. Any insight? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Considering Verizon fios
Verizon is offering package deals for TV/Internet/phone of $104/month. Check Verizon's web page to see what sort of deal it gives you. I wouldn't be shocked if it is better than the guy walking the neighborhood. The picture is good, they have plenty of bandwidth so they compress less than satellite. On the DVR I have 35.5 hours of Standard Definition TV which the drive claims to be 74% full. I'm not sure of the Hard drive size on my unit. I don't have an HD but the number is about right -3 or 4 hours for SD to 1 hour HD. Internet speeds are much faster and less annoying than COX. Pages jump up faster. I doubt you will notice much with email. Run this speedtest http://internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/. FIOS just came in at 8.54 Mbps down (between T2 and Ethernet speeds) and 89kbps up. They throw a few services into the package which are nice. Disney's internet is the one I remember. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
