Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

Got my Cable Modem

Just got my Cable Modem installed today. The only thing I want to know is, why didn't I do this sooner.

Man is it ever fast. I may never leave home again...

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Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
Posts: 1429

lucky

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-miradu

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Texan in Calgary for a while
Posts: 1361

Welcome to the world of broadband. We will never live where DSL/Cable/Satellite isn't available. It's too hard to go back to dialup!

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James Hromadka
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Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Posts: 2531

Did you go with @Home?

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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NC, Indiana
Posts: 465

Congratulations! I got my cable modem about two months ago. I can never go back! What kind of speeds do you get? The fastest I've downloaded (sustained--not burst) was 400KB/sec down and 120KB/sec up. I'm with Insight@Home.

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-Vincent

Registered: Aug 2000
Location: The Matrix
Posts: 718

Congrats on getting a Cable Modem. You'll never go back to dial up.

I've had internet access through my cable for two years and I know I will never go back. If I move I will make sure that town has a cable provider that offers internet access or I won't move there

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-Mikedemo
It's all about how you spend the money.

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

Our cable provider is Adelphia Power Link. So far, in playing with it today I have gotten around 200K sustained on Download. Not really sure about upload speeds.

Definately going to buy my own modem though, just to keep from paying an extra $10.00 a month.

The other cool thing was not having to use an Ethernet card. They gave me the modem and a LinkSys USB adaptor. So the modem plugs into the Adaptor using Ether and then plugs into my PC with USB. I can still install a HUB and network my home, but I could also plug in a laptop through USB and not need an Ethernet port.

Pretty sweet deal.

Anyone know any good sites for testing speeds? I would really like to know true throughput that I am getting.

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In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. JOHN 14:2

Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Posts: 172

Go to speedguide.net and check in the tools section for a test. Other than that, you can monitor your connection with Net Stat Live from AnalogX

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Galley

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 1683

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Definately going to buy my own modem though, just to keep from paying an extra $10.00 a month.

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: The Matrix
Posts: 718

You can test the speed here as well.

http://www.computers4sure.com/speed.asp

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-Mikedemo
It's all about how you spend the money.

Registered: Feb 2001
Location:
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One more speed test site: PCPitstop.com. They also have complete computer tests.

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NC, Indiana
Posts: 465

I bought my RCA USB connectable cable modem for $130 off Ebay new. Works great.

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-Vincent

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 604

Congrats. I first got broadband via cable in January. In March, my wife and I purchased a new house, and it took AT@T almost two months to get the service reconnected at the new location. It was like someone had cut off my oxygen. Going back to dial-up sucked, even though I have access through a T-1 line at home. Fortunately, I'm back up and running now.

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Out of my skull, back in five minutes
Posts: 1435

Here's another place to check your connection:
http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

Thanks for all the links to sites for speed testing. I just cannot get over how fast it is. I cannot believe I did not do this sooner.

Thanks again for all the links.

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In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. JOHN 14:2

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NC, Indiana
Posts: 465

Yorick

That CNET test is always really badly off. They list me at 137kbps or 17KB/sec when I can download past 400.

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-Vincent

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Out of my skull, back in five minutes
Posts: 1435

I guess "your milage may vary" ... it's been accurate for my DSL in the past.

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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NC, Indiana
Posts: 465

That's probably the case.

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