Comments on: Speed Tips? http://feliciaday.com/blog/speed-tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave http://feliciaday.com/blog/speed-tips#comment-4217 Dave Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:10:52 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/10/16/speed-tips/#comment-4217 I was stuck with dialup, was fed up, and decided to go the route of Hughesnet. It's not really as bad as people say (or maybe I'm still used to dialup). When you request a page, it take a couple seconds, but I consistantly get my 1.5mbps download speed. My wife and I play EQ2, and we zone faster than some and experience very little lag. The one major caveat with satellite internet, however, is a daily download limit (the amount depends on which package you sign up for.) They do have a three-hour window without limitation, though. Very useful for those large game updates. You just have to plan ahead of time. I was stuck with dialup, was fed up, and decided to go the route of Hughesnet. It’s not really as bad as people say (or maybe I’m still used to dialup). When you request a page, it take a couple seconds, but I consistantly get my 1.5mbps download speed. My wife and I play EQ2, and we zone faster than some and experience very little lag. The one major caveat with satellite internet, however, is a daily download limit (the amount depends on which package you sign up for.)

They do have a three-hour window without limitation, though. Very useful for those large game updates. You just have to plan ahead of time.

]]> By: stm http://feliciaday.com/blog/speed-tips#comment-2807 stm Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:19:27 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/10/16/speed-tips/#comment-2807 Apologies if this is a repost, but the group of us renting a house have been happy with our FiOS service. Eighteen months and no problems so far. The claim is that we get 5Mbps/2Mbps (download/upload) service; testing it on several sites yields: Local server: 5.11Mbps/1.80Mbps Across USA: 4.98Mbps/1.76Mbps London 4.03Mbps/1.63Mbps Auckland 2.23Mbps/1.09Mbps Tokyo 2.26Mbps/0.30Mbps And this is the slowest version that they sell. Of course...when I visit my parents and have to use their 28.8 modem... I. Just. Want. To. Scream. Apologies if this is a repost, but the group of us renting a house have been happy with our FiOS service.
Eighteen months and no problems so far.

The claim is that we get 5Mbps/2Mbps (download/upload) service; testing it on several sites yields:
Local server: 5.11Mbps/1.80Mbps
Across USA: 4.98Mbps/1.76Mbps
London 4.03Mbps/1.63Mbps
Auckland 2.23Mbps/1.09Mbps
Tokyo 2.26Mbps/0.30Mbps

And this is the slowest version that they sell.

Of course…when I visit my parents and have to use their 28.8 modem…
I. Just. Want. To. Scream.

]]> By: Ben http://feliciaday.com/blog/speed-tips#comment-2760 Ben Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:37:24 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/10/16/speed-tips/#comment-2760 <a href="http://www.ebay.com/" title="auction site" rel="nofollow"> ebay for dummy me </a> Sorry to use your site to learn felicia, but I really need to know how to do this... ebay for dummy me

Sorry to use your site to learn felicia, but I really need to know how to do this…

]]> By: Ben http://feliciaday.com/blog/speed-tips#comment-2759 Ben Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:34:12 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/10/16/speed-tips/#comment-2759 <a href="www.ebay.com" title="auction site" rel="nofollow"> This was a test of the Ben public broadcast system.

This was a test of the Ben public broadcast system.

]]> By: Courtney http://feliciaday.com/blog/speed-tips#comment-2244 Courtney Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:06:43 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/10/16/speed-tips/#comment-2244 It was surprisingly easier than I thought it'd be. Just had to install it from a command prompt when booting up a router. DD-WRT was highly suggested from a friend, because it gave a cheap router the same features as one that costs a few hundred. Not all routers are supported, though. See here for more info: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=DD-WRT_Docu_(EN) This page has a very detailed walkthrough: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation I bought a modem from Circuit City for $30 after rebates, so this was a great investment. It was surprisingly easier than I thought it’d be. Just had to install it from a command prompt when booting up a router. DD-WRT was highly suggested from a friend, because it gave a cheap router the same features as one that costs a few hundred. Not all routers are supported, though.

See here for more info:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=DD-WRT_Docu_(EN)

This page has a very detailed walkthrough:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation

I bought a modem from Circuit City for $30 after rebates, so this was a great investment.

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