Am joining you guys, say hello to an old internetter

Kheldar · Oct 25, 2007, 10:15:21

rik still prefers ink and quill

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 10:16:27

Actually, I prefer ink and cold-metal!

g7pkf · Oct 25, 2007, 11:12:50

one of those things that if you add a large attachment and send it 20-30 times and then try browsing it shows how bad your speed is!!!

don't live in MK do you Rik?

if so at least you are less likely to get hit by the BT cable muggers!!

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 11:17:05

Quote from: g7pkf on Oct 25, 2007, 11:12:50
don't live in MK do you Rik?

if so at least you are less likely to get hit by the BT cable muggers!!

I wish I could, maybe BT would replace it with copper!

g7pkf · Oct 25, 2007, 11:21:09

Well the price of aluminum is also at a world high you might be lucky.

Im hoping as i live in a village and the cable is SH**E from the exchange to my house as they put this new by-pass in, my line stats were not good before there now worse probarly due to the extra jointing. not too far from MK just a bit south.

a nice new length of cable from the exchange or even better.....

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 11:25:34

Fibre to the cabinet would do me just fine.

g7pkf · Oct 25, 2007, 11:26:52

Hows this for a line speed!!

yes it is genuine and im on a wireless connection from my laptop,

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/119330784920284619061.html

no its not proxied.

I just wish i could get this at home.

Rik i bet you would chew your arm off to get these speeds?

there again i am in TeleHouse

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 11:31:40

Quote from: g7pkf on Oct 25, 2007, 11:26:52
Rik i bet you would chew your arm off to get these speeds?

there again i am in TeleHouse

I might go for a digit, but not a complete arm.

TeleHouse is cheating a bit though.

g7pkf · Oct 25, 2007, 11:43:15

Nah been here for 3 days now, found an open wireless network and having a lotta lotta downloading!!

Got a bit of space in rack here, thinking about making a server with a wlan card in it and?

?? my own server on the web (with a good up/down speed), wonder if i have any ports blocked on this wlan...off to shields up i go..

no ports blocked excellent now for my cunning plan..

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 11:49:12

Just attach a drum of cable to the back of the car and...

g7pkf · Oct 25, 2007, 11:52:56

cat5 only goes 100m and i only have 300m in back of car

need about a 50 mile drum)

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 11:56:34

I was thinking more in terms of a fibre backhaul - hauled a long way up the M1.

Ann · Oct 25, 2007, 13:42:40

I just did a speedtest at work... never thought to do it before..

Date 25/10/07 13:41:02
Speed Down 31200.19 Kbps ( 30.5 Mbps )
Speed Up 74177.70 Kbps ( 72.4 Mbps )

It doesn't feel like that sometimes..

Rik · Oct 25, 2007, 14:18:44

I'd settle for that, Ann.