Broadband Help

[David]

If all goes well, by Friday, my computer will be connected to the internet by BROADBAND. I know. It's amazing.

Now I already have the obvious things lined up for what I finally break 3kb/s: faster gaming, more music/game downloading, leaving the computer on 24/7, but I have a question. D:D:D:

WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO WITH ALL THAT SPEED?

Because like, getting even 20kb/s seems stupidly high (I got excited once because my downloads were going at 10kb/s. For about a minute. It was still awesome) and I have no idea to do with it all.

p.s. don't move me to computer section

Edited December 27, 2005 by SvM_Zoicoll

[Suga Babe]

haha...i got on msn and download shit. yeah. thats it.

10kb/s? damn...you'll get over excited with broadband then. my last download was going at 200kb/s, and i was on msn and surfing the net as well.

and PS: no, YOU SUCK--!

Edited December 27, 2005 by Suga Babe

[thebornotaku]

well webpages load pretty much instantly, and for like the first two weeks you'll be a little schoolgirl about how awesome it is.

it will lose it's luster, but it sure as hell beats dial-up. think: foruming, chatting, downloading, and whatever else you do, sans the slow ass ness of dail up, and you have broadband.

by the way, it's about time.

oh, and you can like, download anime torrents (i've been downloading Mai HiME for the past two days =D)

[thebornotaku]

oh yeah, and everything is fuckin' fast. i downloaded photoshop CS2 in a minute or so. and that's a 300-something-MB file.

[stranger]

It gets old and eventually you need more. I download (from good servers) at about 500kbps, and that's not enough for me...

[thebornotaku]

well when you first get weaned off the dail-up teat, it's a fucking amazing internet experience.

[stranger]

that's very true

[thebornotaku]

oh, download porn. that utilizes the internet alot.

[Anime Gee]

Welcome to the internet! (^o^ ) <3

Dude! If they hook you up with a static IP, you can run an FTP site from your box & a website from your box too! Chances are that you're going to end up with some form of dynamic IP though, but yeah. It's like 100 gazillion times better than dial-up. Hahaha! ( ^o^) <3

[Kreutz]

You wonder why the fuck BT downloads at 9 kbps and uploads at 50 kbps.

[thebornotaku]

You wonder why the fuck BT downloads at 9 kbps and uploads at 50 kbps.

mine ups alot faster than 50, but normally dls at like 10.

=/

[Siendra]

Yeah. I love that too.

U: 98Kb/s D: 33Kb/s

Fugging leechers.

[JesusTheNinja]

Downloading. Period. I remember when I had dial-up and had to choose between using the internet or downloading stuff on Napster. If I tried both, it'd be so damn slow. Now I've got eMule on all day without slowing me down.

I'm still suprised at how quick DSL can be sometimes. I was dowloading Beast of Burden by the Stones earlier at something crazy like 1.7Mb/s. It was done in an instant.

[thebornotaku]

also talk to your friends on the phone too.

[David]

Yes, I know I'll be downloading lots of things, but what things specifically? :p (not pr0n)

MY COMPUTER KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT D: The phone line went out for a while but now it's back at like 5x the regular speed

[thebornotaku]

anime, music, stuff you like.

[Kreutz]

Yeah, I don't download pr0n, either. I sure get a lot of videos of people fucking, though.

[Ceraziefish]

DSL is okay for downloading music and such. But, maybe I just have shitty DSL, because web pages don't load much faster.

Although that could also be because my dial-up was fast?

Anyway, it's better, but I did not experience the amazing change that people in this thread were talking about.

[thebornotaku]

dsl sucks, get cable or T1/3

we have T1 here =]

[Ceraziefish]

Yes, but see...

Cable = Expensive.

DSL = Less Expensive.

56k = Free.

Being that I really don't take advantage of the internet that much, it really puts that whole cable thing in doubt. The only reason I have DSL is because I also have broadband phone, and I'm getting the whole thing for, like, $40 a month. As opposed to something ridiculous for Cable. I mean, Comcast doesn't even put the real prices on their website. They just say "LOOK HERE IT'S ONLY $30 FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS!!!!!" What is it after that? $50? $80? Too much, in my opinion.

Of course, when I go to college I'm gonna get cable for free, so it's a moot point.

[Kreutz]

DSL is okay for downloading music and such. But, maybe I just have shitty DSL, because web pages don't load much faster.

Although that could also be because my dial-up was fast?

Anyway, it's better, but I did not experience the amazing change that people in this thread were talking about.

Clear your cache and see if there's a difference.

[eleet]

dsl sucks, get cable or T1/3

we have T1 here =]

T1's suck ass. They're 1.5/1.5Mbps. My CABLE ISP is in the process of upgrading everyone to 15/2 (faster than a T1).

A T3 is about 45Mbps. This still isn't anything crazy. OC-3 (155Mbps) and up is where it's at. However, they cost thousands per month.

I currently (on 10/1) pull about 1.15MB/sec on downloads from good servers. That's over 1000KB/sec!

[thebornotaku]

either it was T1 or T3, i forgot.

however if i miracuously became rich, i would totally get OC3.

[Ceraziefish]

Clear your cache and see if there's a difference.

I clear the cache habitually every time I'm done with the internet.

According to my ISP (I just checked) I'm paying for 1.5 mbps but actually only getting about 900 kbps because the phone lines in my neighborhood don't support the faster speeds. This is bullshit.

And of course I have never seen anything approaching these speeds.

[Kreutz]

I clear the cache habitually every time I'm done with the internet.

According to my ISP (I just checked) I'm paying for 1.5 mbps but actually only getting about 900 kbps because the phone lines in my neighborhood don't support the faster speeds. This is bullshit.

And of course I have never seen anything approaching these speeds.

I'm paying for 4mbps and getting 1.5 . Welcome to the club.