I am surprised we don't have a topic like this yet:
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I have the same internet plan since half a decade I think
Wifi through the entire house (2/5 signal strength)
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Yeaaaah
ISPs here seems to give about 10% more speed than we paid for... well that's nice.
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with a very long Ethernet cable.
72 Mbps up / 20 Mbps down / 9 ms ping. That's about what I usually get.
120 Mbit/s Down, 6 Mbit/s Up. EuroDOCSIS Cable Internet.
Being the network admin at home, we got 1 Gbit/s between every device inside the house.
It's a little slower today, but usually I get full 120 down :)
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Those with high speed, I am curious about how much you pay, because over here it can get kinda expensive.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on August 26, 2016, 03:56:58 PM
Those with high speed, I am curious about how much you pay, because over here it can get kinda expensive.
Here in Germany you pay about the following (prices from the ISP's homepage):
60 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up: 35€/month
120 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up: 45€ /month
200 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up: 60€/month
400 Mbps down, 20 MBps up: 80€/month
These all include telephony, HD television (which we still don't have) and internet.
We don't use one of these packages, but this is just for reference for you.
Wow, for $65 a month all we get is 30 mbps with no phone nor TV O.O
Ha, at home i get 6.5mbit up, 1mbit down.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5584553925.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5584553925)
(Strange, usually I get 94 Mbps)
With WiFi, router being integrated in my TV Box. In France price and speed are independent from each together. For 55 € per month, I have this, plus unlimited phone in France+EU, and 280 TV channels.
Darn I wish European carriers expanded to US and Canada
Over an Ethernet cable on my laptop:
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We pay for 50mbps, so 8 extra is kinda nice. :P
On wifi:
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how is it even possible to get higher speed using wifi than ethernet...? Just noticed the same for me, to and now it got me curious O.o
Weren't there some ethernet cables that had lower speed capabilities than others? IIRC, a few years ago I had one that could only go up to 600 KB/sec or so.
As for myself, over wi-fi I get 30-33 mbps download and 10-11 mbps upload, but over ethernet I get 0 bytes/sec for both download/upload. My ethernet card or port died somewhere in 2011 I think.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on August 29, 2016, 12:10:24 AM
Weren't there some ethernet cables that had lower speed capabilities than others? IIRC, a few years ago I had one that could only go up to 600 KB/sec or so.
Our WiFi Areal supports WiFi with speeds up to 1 Gbit/s in 5 GHz for devices that support the bgnac modes, but basically none of our devices do, so I disabled the high-speed WiFi for some less radiation.
Do you mean radiations like from nuclear bombs? If such high-speed wi-fi is that dangerous, then I think I'll stick to speeds I got right now :P. Our ISP offers 200 mbps for $130 a month and 940 mbps for $150 a month, but there's a catch for the giga plan: Speed is based on current traffic, so if you're browsing during busy periods, don't expect to get anywhere close to 940 mbps. That plan is more suitable for people who only get online late at night.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on August 29, 2016, 01:11:31 AM
That plan is more suitable for people who only get online late at night.
Need a plan for people that are always online <_<
Quote from: DarkestEx on August 29, 2016, 12:12:03 AM
... so I disabled the high-speed WiFi for some less radiation.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on August 29, 2016, 01:11:31 AM
Do you mean radiations like from nuclear bombs? If such high-speed wi-fi is that dangerous, then I think I'll stick to speeds I got right now :P
We've actually been talking about this in the IRC a couple of days ago >.> (Look for the words "windmill" and "leaf" in the logs of the past weeks)
The only things that I can tell for sure is that plants you grow on top of your wifi router grow slower than others (tested that myself once) and that some people can "feel" the radiation from wifi (yep, thats sounds really super strange!! But my own dad can sometimes feel it so that's not just bullc or something). But how far wifi is actually dangerous for humen...? No idea :thumbsup:
Quote from: p2 on August 29, 2016, 06:31:10 AM
Quote from: DarkestEx on August 29, 2016, 12:12:03 AM
... so I disabled the high-speed WiFi for some less radiation.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on August 29, 2016, 01:11:31 AM
Do you mean radiations like from nuclear bombs? If such high-speed wi-fi is that dangerous, then I think I'll stick to speeds I got right now :P
We've actually been talking about this in the IRC a couple of days ago >.> (Look for the words "windmill" and "leaf" in the logs of the past weeks)
The only things that I can tell for sure is that plants you grow on top of your wifi router grow slower than others (tested that myself once) and that some people can "feel" the radiation from wifi (yep, thats sounds really super strange!! But my own dad can sometimes feel it so that's not just bulls*** or something). But how far wifi is actually dangerous for humen...? No idea :thumbsup:
Indeed, it's true, but wired. I can feel 3G radiation.
The type of radiation often used in communications are usually far beyond infrared, so it contains a very low amount of energy. I don't think it would be very harmful. 'Feeling' radiation is something else, though.
Quote from: DarkestEx on August 29, 2016, 09:32:46 AM
Indeed, it's true, but wired. I can feel 3G radiation.
I think it's weird to say feeling 3G radiation is wired, especially since the big point about 3G is to work wireless ;) <--Weird non-wired statement :thumbsup:
Quote from: brentmaas on August 29, 2016, 10:12:48 AM
The type of radiation often used in communications are usually far beyond infrared, so it contains a very low amount of energy. I don't think it would be very harmful. 'Feeling' radiation is something else, though.
True - but still it affects the growth of plants ;)
We should look for volunteers that'd allow us to attach wifi routers to the heads of their newborn babies and monitor their growth over the next few years :3
Also would need a second grup that would not be exposed to such radiation, maybe by wearing protective tinfoil-hats 24/7 :3
Maybe a strange way to get asked such a thing, but anyways: Are there any volunteers having newborn babies? :) :)
Quote from: p2 on August 29, 2016, 10:21:43 AM
Quote from: DarkestEx on August 29, 2016, 09:32:46 AM
Indeed, it's true, but wired. I can feel 3G radiation.
I think it's weird to say feeling 3G radiation is wired, especially since the big point about 3G is to work wireless ;) <--Weird non-wired statement :thumbsup:
Quote from: brentmaas on August 29, 2016, 10:12:48 AM
The type of radiation often used in communications are usually far beyond infrared, so it contains a very low amount of energy. I don't think it would be very harmful. 'Feeling' radiation is something else, though.
True - but still it affects the growth of plants ;)
We should look for volunteers that'd allow us to attach wifi routers to the heads of their newborn babies and monitor their growth over the next few years :3
Also would need a second grup that would not be exposed to such radiation, maybe by wearing protective tinfoil-hats 24/7 :3
Maybe a strange way to get asked such a thing, but anyways: Are there any volunteers having newborn babies? :) :)
Funny thing is, that wearing a tinfoil hat is supposed to make the wearer be exposed to an even higher radiation.
I read that it actually acts more as an antenna than it actually shielding.
I've read before about being able to feel GSM waves. Appearantly they're pretty bad for you.
Quote from: DarkestEx on August 29, 2016, 10:26:23 AM
Funny thing is, that wearing a tinfoil hat is supposed to make the wearer be exposed to an even higher radiation.
I read that it actually acts more as an antenna than it actually shielding.
Thats because you use these fake ones!! It's their propaganda in the media that tells us every single day how to create your own tinfoil hat - but they actually don't work! In the contrary - they make it even easier for them to control our thoughts!! :crazy: It's just as you said - these fake ones work like superantennas that are gonna enslave you again!! If you want to be free from their thought-control you got to use a grounded 3-layer tinfoil-hat with an inductive coil wrapped around it and stick an energy-neutralizing crystal on top of it!! :crazy: :w00t:
I am bored...
Actually, putting a tinfoil hat on your wifi antenna would actually work and boost your wifi. Not so much on your head.
love these old movies where the cool guys always carry an ampty chips tin and use it to focus their wifi signal ;D
Is that true Juju? I really need to Google that lol. If it is then that makes me think that the buses in my city are filled with tinfoil near where the router or wi-fi dongle is placed, because they have by far the longest wi-fi signal I ever seen anywhere (I can connect within two blocks radius)
Haha yeah, back when I was living on your shore I could tell when there's a bus passing on my street just by checking the available wifi networks on my computer, and the signal was kinda strong I could connect long enough to get past the connect screen :P
But yeah, I dunno if it's really true but there's ways to boost your antenna by putting a can around it, or tinfoil. Would make sense as you would increase the length of the antenna this way.
just as you use those cheap fake mirrors for lamps it's said you can use tinfoil for a wifi antenna. I dont know for sure how far this is just bullc but I was once told this:
Quote from: potential bullcyou can think of the wifi signal just as of light except it's only reflected by metal and pases through other objects.
so you could use tinfoil to focus the signal just like in a flashlight on order to span a greater distance.
so for example if you dont need wifi on the ground or on the roof, add two parallel floors of tinfoil above and below the antenna and the ignal strength will be increased for any receivers nearby.
of cause the use of beamforming makes this trick useless ^^ (if it even works in teh first place) ^^
Quote from: Juju on August 30, 2016, 05:45:39 AM
Haha yeah, back when I was living on your shore I could tell when there's a bus passing on my street just by checking the available wifi networks on my computer, and the signal was kinda strong I could connect long enough to get past the connect screen :P
But yeah, I dunno if it's really true but there's ways to boost your antenna by putting a can around it, or tinfoil. Would make sense as you would increase the length of the antenna this way.
Yeah I think the antenna lenght thing might be a factor. After all, TVs with over the air signal used rabbit ear antennas and extending the ears gave better signal sometimes.
At my gf's house...
They got sattelite inetnet as there's no cable available.
Check out that amazing internet speed!! ;D
I wasnt able to upload in a higher quality for obvious reasons... :P
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O.O
And I thought my internet was bad at 160/80 kbps.
How are you managing you poor soul?
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5755910100.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5755910100)
:D
Quote from: Juju on August 30, 2016, 05:45:39 AM
Haha yeah, back when I was living on your shore I could tell when there's a bus passing on my street just by checking the available wifi networks on my computer, and the signal was kinda strong I could connect long enough to get past the connect screen :P
But yeah, I dunno if it's really true but there's ways to boost your antenna by putting a can around it, or tinfoil. Would make sense as you would increase the length of the antenna this way.
You can increase range with a pair of dish antennas :P
(http://pimages.solidsignal.com/DS2076_zoom.jpg)
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(ISP is Earthlink not AT&T)
Quote from: c4ooo on October 29, 2016, 06:14:37 PM
Quote from: Juju on August 30, 2016, 05:45:39 AM
Haha yeah, back when I was living on your shore I could tell when there's a bus passing on my street just by checking the available wifi networks on my computer, and the signal was kinda strong I could connect long enough to get past the connect screen :P
But yeah, I dunno if it's really true but there's ways to boost your antenna by putting a can around it, or tinfoil. Would make sense as you would increase the length of the antenna this way.
You can increase range with a pair of dish antennas :P
(http://pimages.solidsignal.com/DS2076_zoom.jpg)
Length or the amount of metal surface, yeah.
Quote from: Juju on October 30, 2016, 01:25:30 AM
Length or the amount of metal surface, yeah.
Sorry i don't understand what you mean ???
Quote from: WholeWheatBagels on October 29, 2016, 05:25:55 PM
O.O
And I thought my internet was bad at 160/80 kbps.
How are you managing you poor soul?
its my gf's internet...
btw it wasnt working at all for a whole week before that... so that's the maximum capacity you can get right after complete repairs and readjusting and stuff... ;)
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do you mind if I take your internet conection...?
You can have mine... O.O
Quote from: p2 on October 30, 2016, 08:21:42 PM
do you mind if I take your internet conection...?
Only if you like being behind a desk in one room anytime you use the computer cause my desktop is directly connected to my router via Ethernet cable.
It's still gonna be a lot faster, evne using Wifi ^^
Also... why dont you have a little switch and long ethernet cables, one for every room...? ;)
I wonder if there is a speed test site that doesn't require downloading and uploading a very large file (basically, a site where a smaller file is downloaded/uploaded instead)? I am curious about how my mobile data connection is from home :P (it seems faster, but when away from home it tends to cut off more often)
they usually ue files as big as possible so they can have as accurate results as possible...
acuracy of the result goes down with file size of the test file... :/
Quote from: p2 on October 30, 2016, 09:47:51 PM
Also... why dont you have a little switch and long ethernet cables, one for every room...? ;)
we should do that at my house... the wifi doesn't reach everywhere.
yep have to do it, too... GOt a tower of old metal computer cases in the center of my room, it blocks half of my bed from any wifi signal, always have to turn around to get wifi now <_<
Yeah, the bigger the file is, the more accurate it is.
Otherwise, I have a few problems with my laptop's wifi, it maxes out at 2MB/s while I can get a good 8MB/s on Ethernet, you know what might the cause be? The channels? I had this problem with a friend, I suggested swithing the router's channels.
And of course, wifi penetration is always a bit of a problem, if you have a big house you might want to use a repeater.
hmm
what I was experiencing is a problem caused by two routers...
if oyu have two different wifi networks (from different hardware) in ur house, try separating them by 1 meter, thet might really help :)
Again, the channels, if you set both of them on a different channel (at least 5 of difference), it does help with interference. Reminds me that one time I did that too, I might have forgot to check that detail.
EDIT: Evil ISP is evil.
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No really, it's nice that here we mostly always get about 10% more than what we pay for. We do pay a lot for Internet in Canada, but at least, the ISPs are honest. When they have good customer support, that is. *cough* Bell Canada *cough*
69 heh ;D
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most of the time get less than what you pay for and sometimes even no internet at all... <_<
I got a new all time high today at 7.45 mbit/s down :o
my UP speed really sucks...
(this is wifi at home now, the last result was LAN in the office)
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your guys' up speed is still better than mine, it's like 0.77 for me :P
ouch, hurts to hear... :/
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Quote from: ::CMG (UTOPIA):: on October 30, 2016, 08:17:52 PM
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R.I.P.
That's not great D:. That said, compared to many other people, my speed of 30 mbps download isn't that great either. I had the same speed for years, but internet is so expensive in Canada. Same for cable TV plans. The government recently had to instate new laws in order to force all cable TV companies to offer $25 plans with fewer channels so that people could afford it again. The cheapest plans otherwise were $50 a month and came with dozens of channels nobody cares about.
Well, tbh I do believe my internet is faster but I do have some speed caps which I can't circumvent. Well, in less than a year I will move out of my parents home anyway which probably also means better internet speed (because of bigger city and stuff) ;)
I only have 15mbps, 1.875 megabytes per second... with ATnT U-Verse. To make matters worse, right now, the speed is dropping to 1.5mbps.
Ping: 135 ms
Download: 3.87 Mbps
Upload: 1.06 Mbps