Science and Technology thread

[rhfarmer]

I thought two things:

1, 29 mbs is pretty trbl and
2. C+? like how slow does it have to be to be below average?

 

[deepdarkblue]

I thought two things:

1, 29 mbs is pretty trbl and
2. C+? like how slow does it have to be to be below average?

The "top" U-Verse speed offered by AT&T in Wilmington is 1.50 mbs. Yes, that dot is in the right place. Their step down option from there is 768 Kbps. This is why I can never leverage a better rate from TWC - they know I really don't have a choice.

 

[ZackM]

29 mbs is not terrible. Y'all are trippin'

 

[rhfarmer]

just tested my speeds from home---4.85 download, 0.33 upload.

 

[deepdarkblue]

just tested my speeds from home---4.85 download, 0.33 upload.

Blazin'

 

[Pantone287]

What is the benefit of having more than like 10? Can't you stream HD reliably at like 5?

I don't really understand this arms race.

 

[deepdarkblue]

Half the time when I was at 30~mbps, Amazon and Netflix would knock my stream down from HD to SD because of my internet connection.

Also, HD is going from 720 to 1080 to 4k. That eats up a lot more bandwidth.

 

[rhfarmer]

What is the benefit of having more than like 10? Can't you stream HD reliably at like 5?

I don't really understand this arms race.

Do you even watch pron?
Have you tried to browse TDF's pictures and vidoes thread?

 

[DukeNukem05]

Or books.

 

[rome8180]

Fuck all you guys. In Wilkes-Barre I have to get Verizon internet, which actually has a Fiberoptic option in certain regions but not here. I am stuck with the 7-15 MB/S option and it doesn't feel even that fast most of the time. It's been taking me two hours to download 2GB TV episodes.

Moral of the story, I would kill for 29 MB/S. I found a torrent site that has every old basketball game ever, and I don't think I'll be able to use it due to community rules about upload and download speeds.

 

[rome8180]

Yep. Tested it and got 1.86. LOL. This is literally one of two options in town. I'm surprised I'm able to use the NCAA's streaming site and/or ESPN3.

 

[rome8180]

Not even cheap either.

 

[DurhamSon]

Fuck all you guys. In Wilkes-Barre I have to get Verizon internet, which actually has a Fiberoptic option in certain regions but not here. I am stuck with the 7-15 MB/S option and it doesn't feel even that fast most of the time. It's been taking me two hours to download 2GB TV episodes.

Moral of the story, I would kill for 29 MB/S. I found a torrent site that has every old basketball game ever, and I don't think I'll be able to use it due to community rules about upload and download speeds.

What site?

 

[rome8180]

Fuck all you guys. In Wilkes-Barre I have to get Verizon internet, which actually has a Fiberoptic option in certain regions but not here. I am stuck with the 7-15 MB/S option and it doesn't feel even that fast most of the time. It's been taking me two hours to download 2GB TV episodes.

Moral of the story, I would kill for 29 MB/S. I found a torrent site that has every old basketball game ever, and I don't think I'll be able to use it due to community rules about upload and download speeds.

What site?

hd-sportsbits.org

Have you used it? I'm a novice to the torrent thing.

 

[skins]

What is the benefit of having more than like 10? Can't you stream HD reliably at like 5?

I don't really understand this arms race.

Do you even watch pron?
Have you tried to browse TDF's pictures and vidoes thread?

I think Pants uses apps like tinder to have sex with actual girls which is weird when there's a whole world of pron out there.

 

[rhfarmer]

F-

 

[DurhamSon]

Fuck all you guys. In Wilkes-Barre I have to get Verizon internet, which actually has a Fiberoptic option in certain regions but not here. I am stuck with the 7-15 MB/S option and it doesn't feel even that fast most of the time. It's been taking me two hours to download 2GB TV episodes.

Moral of the story, I would kill for 29 MB/S. I found a torrent site that has every old basketball game ever, and I don't think I'll be able to use it due to community rules about upload and download speeds.

What site?

hd-sportsbits.org

Have you used it? I'm a novice to the torrent thing.

Oh yeah, I think I tried that tracker once, but let my membership lapse. I don't remember their selection being that good.

 

[skins]

I've been getting close to the 50/5 I'm paying for with TWC, but every now and then this abortion happens. I'm looking forward to Google Fiber coming in but haven't heard when it'll be available.

 

[rome8180]

My experience with TWC in the triangle is that it has horrible lapses. There would be 1-2 hours a day when it just sucked all together, usually in the morning or 7-8 at night.

 

[rhfarmer]

My experience with TWC in the triangle is that it has horrible lapses. There would be 1-2 hours a day when it just sucked all together, usually in the morning or 7-8 at night.

You mean like when lots of people are online trying to use it?