90EFHB

http://service.sympatico.ca/ServiceU...UCategoryID=11

Looks like only idiots ***cough 94EG6HB cough**** would ever buy Sympatico Ultra service.....when the reg high speed service is now moving from 1.5MB to 3.0MB downloads?

Think its time to leave Rogers

imported_gatherer

I'd switch but it's unavailable in scarborough .... I checked last just before chirstmas

yO

Rogers better counter act or they will be losing business hehe.

00 Civic SiR

Rogers is freakin slow.

imported_94EG6HB

Customers who subscribe to the Sympatico High Speed Ultra service will also enjoy an increase in speed and performance. The download speed will increase from 3 Mbps to up to 4 Mbps, and the upload speed will increase from 320 kbps to 800kbps. That's the best upload performance in this category.

imported_gatherer

yes but there comes a time where the end user's connection to the internet is no longer the weakest link... anything that speeds your connection up so that your waiting for something else in the chain to get it's processing done is fast enough anything faster is just a waste of money in my humble opinion

imported_94EG6HB

I have greater **** requirements than most...

Notorious

Thats strange, last time I was using my connection, I can download at 300 k most the time, 360 max, and upload anywhere between 20 - 35 k.

imported_zc_hatch

oh yeah... well i have dialup cuz highspeed isn't availiable, i made the call, and they dont even have it planned to come yet talk about bummer

24 400bytes per second is killing me, and i view all the 56k no way threds:S

Brisk20

well i heard that rogers is upgrading there lines to the 3mbps to existing customers already... Most of it doesn't matter esp. for those that download... u can only go as fast as someone else can upload... it's just hype...

Moto

Rogers has been upgraded already....

http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi...2634-0&Start=0

Rogers Cable Inc.
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Attention Business Editors:

Rogers Hi-Speed - Even faster
TORONTO, Dec. 9 /CNW/ - Rogers Cable today announced it has increased the
speed of Rogers Hi-Speed Internet residential and business services, making it
even faster than its DSL competitors. This increase in speed will allow
Rogers' customers to send and receive files and email, as well as take
advantage of online content, even faster than before.

The new speeds are as follows:

Residential: Rogers Hi-Speed Internet
Download speed up to 3Mbps (previously 1.5 Mbps)
Upload speeds up to 384kbps (previously 192kbps)
Business: Regular
Download speed up to 3Mbps (previously 1.5 Mbps)
Upload speed up to 640kbps (previously 192kbps)
Business: Pro
Download speed up to 4Mbps (previously 3Mbps)
Upload speed up to 640kbps (previously 384kbps)

"Our research clearly indicates that speed is the most important issue to
customers," said Michael Lee, Vice President, Product Development and Product
Management, adding "We are now utilizing the strength of our network to allow
our customers to access the rich broadband content and applications available
on the internet today with no change to the prices of the Rogers Hi-Speed
Internet services."
Rogers' increase in speed allows customers to do more of what they want
faster, including sharing digital photographs with friends and family which is
particularly important during the holiday season.
Rogers Cable Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications
Inc. (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE: RG). Its fibre to the feeder network is one
of the most advanced in North America, delivering high quality entertainment,
information and communication services to over 2.2 million customers in
Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Rogers' broadband network is more
than 94% two-way ready and is ideally suited for delivering interactive
products and services that require significant bandwidth, such as Rogers Hi-
Speed Internet, Rogers Digital Cable, Video on Demand, Rogers Interactive
Television and Rogers Enhanced TV. As Canada's largest cable operator, the
company also owns and operates 274 Rogers Video stores.

yO

When I first had rogers I used to download close to 300k.. Then after a year they capped it at around 150k... Now I'm back up to 260k.. Guess that was the upgrade.

punkindrublic

what about cogeco?? i've downloaded some stuff from irc at like 400 kbps... or is coegco with rogers or something??

90EFHB

actually i find rogers to be absolute ****. If I get 50k i am lucky in my neighborhood. If it wasn't for my disc with IBM i wouldn't be with them and considering my service has done a 180 in reverse since that date...i am about ready to leave

imported_94EG6HB

Patient bugger..

Tell em to stick it...

PULOVR

Just hype?

Have you heard of multiply DL's from multiply users when you are DL'ing music or movies?


Say you are connected to 14 users that you are DL'ing a file from (the same file), and they are all uploading at around 200kb. What do you think your DL speed would be?



All I'll say is, when 94EG6HB was installing XP Pro on my new HD, and did a complete update through Windows Update site, it took about a second to check my computer....(that 33% 66% 100% thing), and then to DL about 100 megs of updates (from only one uplaoder), didn't take longer than a few minutes. I was literally shitting my pants from laughing so hard. It was sick!

I even went to a streaming audio site while at his place, and I couldn't believe how fast it connected and streamed the audio. (less than a second). Then I tried to listen to a song file of 50 megs, it took about a minute to load the whole file! It makes me cry when I use my 56k now. :cry:



As for the question of why 94EG6HB would pay for the Ultra? I can answer that with only 2 words.


Bragging rights.


BTW, do you really think he's paying for the sevice?


Hey 94EG6HB, I have about 20 megamixes that are around 50+ mb in size that I want to DL. Can I borrow your computer conection for about an hour?

Gallagher

maybe its the latency

imported_94EG6HB

or lack of it...

PULOVR you can come over but your gonna have to correct the mirror alignment when closed...

Actually the real reason it has to be fast is ****.

PULOVR

Damn!



Fine.

imported_94EG6HB

Project Glass too..

I guess that would include project wiper.

Then project center channel..

And Project rear speaker dye and install..

Then project jdm fenders..

Then project RUST.

Then project bodywork..

Then project paint

etc etc