unusuall internet Speed :)

**Jitters333** · 05-24-2009, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by DarquePervert

IF I need some bandwidth in a pinch, I'll use my work aircard.
It's Verizon, but it works.
As long as I don't go over the 5GB monthly cap, it's all good.

That's the only thing that prevented me from going that route when I moved here.
Every major carrier has a cap: Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and regional carriers as well.

at&t, here anyways. you get UNLIMITED bandwidth on there mobile plan ie jailbroken iphone with a teth app is like 90$ and as long as you don't torrent/pull a huge amount of data, your good

**DarquePervert** · 05-24-2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Jitters333

at&t, here anyways. you get UNLIMITED bandwidth on there mobile plan ie jailbroken iphone with a teth app is like 90$ and as long as you don't torrent/pull a huge amount of data, your good

If it were truly unlimited, then downloading all the torrents you could grab wouldn't be an issue, would it?

**Tidder** · 05-24-2009, 06:57 PM

Meh, can tether with verizon for free. I was speaking of data cards only. Tethering is slower on CDMA networks than a data card ime.

**Jitters333** · 05-24-2009, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by DarquePervert

If it were truly unlimited, then downloading all the torrents you could grab wouldn't be an issue, would it?

It is Unlimited BUT if you get caught tethering there is a hefty fine and a torrent would stick out like a sore thumb on your bandwidth so thats why its not a good idea, but you cab do what you want

**RadRacer** · 05-24-2009, 09:05 PM

Last I checked it was around 5 up and .75 down

**2k1Toaster** · 05-24-2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jitters333

It is Unlimited BUT if you get caught tethering there is a hefty fine and a torrent would stick out like a sore thumb on your bandwidth so thats why its not a good idea, but you cab do what you want

It is not unlimited. I pay for "unlimited" data on my AT&T account and I had a lengthy and quite heated debate over the phone with an AT&T manager on my bill. There is a 2Gb/mo maximum, and then they shut you off until you call them and explain what you have been doing to eat up 2Gb.

**Jitters333** · 05-25-2009, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

It is not unlimited. I pay for "unlimited" data on my AT&T account and I had a lengthy and quite heated debate over the phone with an AT&T manager on my bill. There is a 2Gb/mo maximum, and then they shut you off until you call them and explain what you have been doing to eat up 2Gb.

youtube video's?? haha yeah i have verizon but was thinking about switching for that, thats to bad to hear, I have a couple friends that have done it (tethering/iphone) and they never mentioned anything about at&t giving them crap.

**2k1Toaster** · 05-25-2009, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by Jitters333

youtube video's?? haha yeah i have verizon but was thinking about switching for that, thats to bad to hear, I have a couple friends that have done it (tethering/iphone) and they never mentioned anything about at&t giving them crap.

Well I consistently use more than the 2Gb/mo, and they havent kicked me off, but I do have to call regularly and say things like "it must have downloaded things from my pocket, sorry."

I have had the unlimited data usage since 2002/2003 with ATT before the Cingular merger, and before the split again. We have the same prices ($35/mo "unlimited") and no contract. So they may be more willing to let it go seeing as how we have no reason to stay with them. if you have a 2yr contract, they may just shut you off, never know.

**skeet2331** · 05-25-2009, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by RadRacer

Last I checked it was around 5 up and .75 down

Don't you mean 5 down and .75 up. I haven't any cable network that allows 5 up.

**techy101** · 05-25-2009, 01:16 PM

Go to Testmy.net and do one of their tests. They offer sustained test's and are much more accurate. These were mine

The download test was done with a 100MB file so it goes well beyond Comcast's "Powerboost." DOCSIS 3 FTW!

To prove my point, first is a test I just ran at Speedtest.net. I'd love to say I got 100 Mbps, but it's just not the case. The two tests shown after this are my "real world" speeds.

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Download Connection is:: 27588 Kbps about 27.6 Mbps (tested with 102391 kB)
Download Speed is:: 3368 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/05/21 - 9:22pm
Bottom Line:: 481X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.3 sec
Tested from a 102391 kB file and took 30.404 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 327.32 % faster than the average for host (Comcast.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-KQ7ZXIDMA
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; OfficeLiveConnector.1.3; OfficeLivePatch.0.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Upload Connection is:: 6166 Kbps about 6.2 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 753 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/05/21 - 9:23pm
Bottom Line:: 108X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 1.36 sec
Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 7.949 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 450.04 % faster than the average for host (Comcast.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-HWMZL3N9J
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; OfficeLiveConnector.1.3; OfficeLivePatch.0.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)