tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post899148353230537221..comments2024-01-16T05:48:33.523-05:00Comments on Errata Security: How to measure download speedDavid Maynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921229607193067441noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-7153512740118289732009-05-31T17:40:21.649-04:002009-05-31T17:40:21.649-04:00If you have Comcast that 15 Mpbs is only for like ...<B>If you have Comcast that 15 Mpbs is only for like the first 5 seconds of the download. It's a marketing gimmick called Power Boost. Get Verizon FIOS and actually get the download speed you are paying for</B>PowerBoost is not a marketing gimick; it's can excellent way to improve the responsiveness of a congested network.<br /><br />Verizon FIOS is in less than 5% of the markets, and not were I live, and in a friends house, is more expensive than the Comcast service.Robert Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879238874208877740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-7793697776057521132009-05-31T16:30:39.458-04:002009-05-31T16:30:39.458-04:00If you have Comcast that 15 Mpbs is only for like ...If you have Comcast that 15 Mpbs is only for like the first 5 seconds of the download. It's a marketing gimmick called Power Boost. Get Verizon FIOS and actually get the download speed you are paying for.Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-68452706571235554352009-05-14T14:26:00.000-04:002009-05-14T14:26:00.000-04:00Hi Robert. Since some broadband providers still ar...Hi Robert. Since some broadband providers still artificially limit Bittorrent traffic, you might not find it as accurate as you'd like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-81128834243565174742009-05-14T00:36:00.000-04:002009-05-14T00:36:00.000-04:00surely you mean 1000kB/s?surely you mean 1000kB/s?Hanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027304754181644937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-35192136235981595202009-05-13T18:07:00.000-04:002009-05-13T18:07:00.000-04:00Alternatively, you can use some online tools devel...Alternatively, you can use some online tools developed by M-Lab (measurementlab.net). In my experience, they're pretty much accurate.<br /><br />Cheers.<br />Knyghte^Knyghte Handehttp://nightdynamo.comnoreply@blogger.com