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to: Robert Comer
from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2006-05-28 11:23:50
subject: Re: Microsoft `metered` PC - Wave of the future?

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Just ran a test at dslreports, I'm getting 5781 down, 373 up, at this given moment.

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Glenn M.
"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:44799a98$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> I've tried those tweeks before -- it really is just that comcast is big
> time sucky here...
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
news:447930ca$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Go to dslreports and get dr tcp and check your rwin setting.
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:4475a146$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> >  Just dl-ed Vista Beta 2 ( 3.3 gig ) in somewhat over an hour.
>>>
>>> I've been downloading the combo 64/32 bit versions together for two days
>>> now -- crappy comcast cable......   (Still says I have 8 hours to go and
>>> it'll probably bomb out a few times)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>> news:44754d69$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> >
>>> > "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge">
>>> > wrote
>>> > in message news:44754837{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> >> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>> >>> I didn't think dsl could go that
>>> >>> fast ( Incoming: 6016 kbps ) . Outgoing isn't
that hot ( 768 kbps )
>> but
>>> >>> that
>>> >>> doesn't bother me at the present time
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Ain't it weird how our expectations change e.g.
"Outgoing isn't that
>> hot
>>> >> ( 768 kbps )".........
>>> >>
>>> >> Doing a lot of uploading.......? 
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >  Just dl-ed Vista Beta 2 ( 3.3 gig ) in somewhat over an
hour. Using
>>> > the
>>> > Microsoft File Transfer Manager the default download time with 'no
>>> > speed
>>> > limit' download acceleration was over 10 hours yet
changing the option
>> to
>>> > 'no acceleration' changed that time to about 1 hour 20 minutes. I
>>> > don't
>>> > think I want MS to accelerate me anymore 
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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