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Re: Cable modem
- Subject: Re: Cable modem
- From: "domdevitto" <dom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:07:02 -0000
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Mal Lansell <mal@...> wrote:
>
> Actually on cable you should usually get the quoted speed.
> In the past I've often downloaded large files at the full 10Mbps.
Yep, 'cable if you can' :-)
> It's only since NTL became Virgin Media that the speed has dropped.
> Strangely enough when I phoned them, they asked me to download a
> test file, and I got the 10Mbps, but downloading it later my speed
> was back to 7Mbps.
Nope, apart from the 'STM' changes, you should still be able to
download at 20meg, if your modem and PC/OS can handle it. 7 is around
the max for some of the older modems...?
> If I were a cynical man (who, moi?), I'd suspect something fishy was
> going on...
STM could smell fishy :-( but you'd still get 10meg, just not 20.
Dom
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