The site, or just me [faster transfer rates?]

Rurounikeitaro · Post by **Rurounikeitaro** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 3:47 pm

Is it the site or just me. I used to download AMV's at barely 200 kb per sec but for the past week or two it's been downloading at 300 something kbs. Does this have something to do with the Bandwidth thing or did Verizon DSL just upgrade itself?

megaman917 · Post by **megaman917** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 3:59 pm

It's Verizon. Verizon DSL is trying to compete with Opitimum Online, Road Runner, and other digital cable companies that offer online services. Cable is 3-4 times faster than DSL, more reliable than DSL, and less problematic than DSL, or problem free as opposed to DSL.

Rurounikeitaro · Post by **Rurounikeitaro** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:38 pm

Huh? Verizon wasn't going this fast last month. So why exactly is it going this fast now?

megaman917 · Post by **megaman917** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:42 pm

Verizon must have recently upgraded the services. Other than that, who really knows?

[Mike of the Desert] · Post by **[Mike of the Desert]** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:44 pm

I used to download at a general speed of 1kb/s in these last 5 years.

/sarcasm

Sorry about that, I only had to say it.

Rurounikeitaro · Post by **Rurounikeitaro** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:45 pm

It really must have upgraded it services. Shits going insanely fast! "for DSL that is" It went from 190 kbps to 350 kbps. Soon, it'll catch up to my friends cable modem and go 850kbps! I'll be waiting Verizon!

Rurounikeitaro · Post by **Rurounikeitaro** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:05 pm

Michele wrote:I used to download at a general speed of 1kb/s in these last 5 years.

/sarcasm

Sorry about that, I only had to say it.

Whoa! I hope you still don't! Right?

I used to download at 5kbps for a couple years but luckily got DSL in Febuary. Been happy as hell since then.

megaman917 · Post by **megaman917** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:09 pm

Rurounikeitaro wrote:It really must have upgraded it services. Shits going insanely fast! "for DSL that is" It went from 190 kbps to 350 kbps. Soon, it'll catch up to my friends cable modem and go 850kbps! I'll be waiting Verizon!

Cable modems can go up to or past 1.12MBps. I know mine has. If DSL starts to catch up, Cable will definitely widen the gap again by going further.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:54 pm

And then fiber optics will spread.