uber fast?
 

ok, heres the deal.

Today, i bought a belkin wireless router. Well, i tried to install it but the router didnt connect to my modem for some odd reason. Well, i exited the setup and reconnected my computer to my modem. Well, instead of the normal 100Mbs

i now have ... keep in mind i have normal Verizon DSL.

Well, now its at 1Gps. Seems kiiiiiiinda odd to me. I did some
online internet tests, and this is what i found out.


Using http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

Communications 1.5 megabits per second
Storage 182.3 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 5.6 seconds


http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html

1353.5 kbps


using tech.msn.com/downloads/speedtest.armx

1243.5 kbps




so, this seem normal?

Shit man, I wouldn't be complaining, normal or not. I think there's a thread in here a little deeper that discusses a Verizon DSL boost, where the lines were upgraded to like, 3mbit/s or something like that

i know, but i didnt ask for anything

it all just happened after i tried installing a router.

im also NY based

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hey, if this keeps up, my 160 gig HD will be full in no time. I love how verizon has no dload/upload cap

That's very strange. It's reading at 1g without your new router connected?

Those speeds look normal for cable/DSL (around the same speeds that I get)

i know, thats why its odd.....

Do you have a G-Bit ethernet port on your computer? If you do, it sounds like the computer is giving you the conection speed for the computer-to-modem ethernet connection.

odd....it never did that before

Yeah, it is telling you that your connection to the router is 1 gig.. however those speeds are 1 meg.. Normal for DSL.

I understand that Verizon is in the process of upgrading their DSL service across the board, so the faster speeds probably just coincidentally came around the time when you bought your router. They upgraded my service for free when I called them, and those speeds are comparable to what I'm getting -- 1544 down and 384 up.