Your internet speed

[AdamH]

Eventually only the BBC and Government sponsored web sites will be allowed. I do not really believe this, but who know where it can end.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_North_Korea

You're loving this.

It's the conservative government doing this, so I don't know if that's meant to be sarcastic or not.

My point has nothing to do with political bias but rather that I believe some people are more than happy to exaggerate a step in the wrong direction in order to have something to complain about. Rather than discussing these issues from a point of view grounded in reality it becomes a lot of hyperbole with comments such as "soon we'll only be able to view BBC/Government websites". I think that type of comment does more damage than good in the fight against censorship.

[Cippenham]

You're loving this.

It's the conservative government doing this, so I don't know if that's meant to be sarcastic or not.

My point has nothing to do with political bias but rather that I believe some people are more than happy to exaggerate a step in the wrong direction in order to have something to complain about. Rather than discussing these issues from a point of view grounded in reality it becomes a lot of hyperbole with comments such as "soon we'll only be able to view BBC/Government websites". I think that type of comment does more damage than good in the fight against censorship.

I was not serious but the reality is the authorities do believe in more censorship and control of torrents, unauthorised sports channels, streaming services and so on.

[AdamH]

It's the conservative government doing this, so I don't know if that's meant to be sarcastic or not.

My point has nothing to do with political bias but rather that I believe some people are more than happy to exaggerate a step in the wrong direction in order to have something to complain about. Rather than discussing these issues from a point of view grounded in reality it becomes a lot of hyperbole with comments such as "soon we'll only be able to view BBC/Government websites". I think that type of comment does more damage than good in the fight against censorship.

I was not serious but the reality is the authorities do believe in more censorship and control of torrents, unauthorised sports channels, streaming services and so on.

Out of interest, what do you think the position of the authorities should be on illegal torrents and streaming?

I'm not advocating censoring them and I think they have plenty more important things to worry about. I think that if we are arguing against censorship then we should be focusing on things that are actually being censored (like porn) than things that are being blocked that people are trying to steal for free (again, I'm not saying I am against that downloading etc. but it's a lot harder to argue against even if you download films yourself).

[mightysparks]

http://tommyrefenes.tumblr.com/post/456 ... han-piracy

[PeacefulAnarchy]

I'm not advocating censoring them and I think they have plenty more important things to worry about. I think that if we are arguing against censorship then we should be focusing on things that are actually being censored (like porn) than things that are being blocked that people are trying to steal for free (again, I'm not saying I am against that downloading etc. but it's a lot harder to argue against even if you download films yourself).

My understanding is that web blocks are not done through the court system but through directives and rightsholders requests, which put the burden of proof on injured parties and stifle speech. I don't know if that's actually illegal in the uk, but it's certainly an immoral abuse of power by both corporations and the government.

[Cippenham]

The reality is they are fighting a losing battle, and thought should be given for a new way for music and film copyholders to be paid, but I do not know what that is.

The Netherlands has a more sensible approach:

http://torrentfreak.com/downloading-mov ... ds-121221/


. Presently, copyright holders in the Netherlands are compensated through a “piracy tax” on blank media such as CDR media and writable DVDs.

In October it was decided that this piracy tax will be extended to a variety of other media storage devices such as tablets, smartphones, USB-drives, PCs and Laptops. The money that’s collected, up to 5 euro per device, will be distributed to copyright holders.

This is the way ahead in my view

[AdamH]

I'm not advocating censoring them and I think they have plenty more important things to worry about. I think that if we are arguing against censorship then we should be focusing on things that are actually being censored (like porn) than things that are being blocked that people are trying to steal for free (again, I'm not saying I am against that downloading etc. but it's a lot harder to argue against even if you download films yourself).

My understanding is that web blocks are not done through the court system but through directives and rightsholders requests, which put the burden of proof on injured parties and stifle speech. I don't know if that's actually illegal in the uk, but it's certainly an immoral abuse of power by both corporations and the government.

I'm not sure about all the details. I know that Virgin (ISP) gives the reason for blocking The Pirate Bay and similar torrent sites as being "court orders".

I think the more recent news stories may be different.

[Lilarcor]

Got internet today at a new apartment, this is the best I can get:

[mightysparks]

You sure you didn't move to Australia?

[Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi]

Download 29.04 Mbps
Upload 20.83 Mbps

Pretty good compared to a lot of you! I'm surprised.

[sortile9io]

My sadness is caused from everyone's awesome internet

If it's any consolation to you, here's mine (an old USB modem stick).

[metaller]

My sadness is caused from everyone's awesome internet

If it's any consolation to you, here's mine (an old USB modem stick).

Ha, I think you are the only one who's internet is shittier than mine (not by much though)! I feel for you!

[bal3x]

[mightysparks]

If you ever need a pet roommate, bal3x, I'm here

[HVM]

I've been told we can have faster Internet anytime we want but a router to support it we could not afford...

[sebby]

I hate Comcast, but they did double my speeds when I threatened to leave, so that was nice. If only the service was halfway reliable.

[SkilledLunatic]

What the??? I thought my internet was absolute crap (right now 14 Mbps of download speed) because in Portugal I had 50 and my friend had 100 Mbps. Now I see that I have a better internet connection then many European countries
Edit: Internet coverage is horrible but I bet that Australia isn't any better.

[HVM]

What the??? I thought my internet was absolute crap (right now 14 Mbps of download speed) because in Portugal I had 50 and my friend had 100 Mbps. Now I see that I have a better internet connection then many European countries
Edit: Internet coverage is horrible but I bet that Australia isn't any better.

We love you too! *sob*

[Armoreska]

1ms?! Did you ping to the adjacent room?

[SkilledLunatic]

Just noticed that my server is from Lawrence, Kansas...Yeah for some reason I doubt that...

Why does speedtest thinks I live in the US? This never happened before

[Knaldskalle]

If only the service was halfway reliable.

If only. And if only those speeds you get on speedtest were sustainable. Comcast has this "boost" that they give you right in the beginning when you download something and then they scale back to "normal". It is of course entirely coincidental that speedtest.net gets this boost when you run it.

Try streaming some Netflix for 30 minutes or so, stop, wait a minute (to ensure that no traffic remains) and then run speedtest again. I could barely muster 1 mbps when I did that on our Comcast cable some 5 years ago, but the initial boost was always something close to 40mpbs.

[bal3x]

1ms?! Did you ping to the adjacent room?

Nope, but it was a local server, tested another one now, 6ms, so pretty solid pings. Foreign servers are a bit worse of course, about 15ms.

[Lonewolf2003]

[LarsC]

(I really didn't need this kind of speed, but it's the slowest I can get from my ISP.)

Nothings changed. Except the speed.

[joachimt]

Down: 28.95
Up: 2.82

Pretty normal for our country, I guess.

[SkilledLunatic]

What the??? I thought my internet was absolute crap (right now 14 Mbps of download speed) because in Portugal I had 50 and my friend had 100 Mbps. Now I see that I have a better internet connection then many European countries
Edit: Internet coverage is horrible but I bet that Australia isn't any better.

We love you too! *sob*

here here, don't cry! My ISP is like Comcast...but worst much worst.

[Chilton]

[Lilarcor]

Just moved to a new place.

[Knaldskalle]

[monty]

Happy days indeed. How much are they charging you?

[joachimt]

Is this good? It's good enough for what I want to do normally.

[Knaldskalle]

Happy days indeed. How much are they charging you?

It's currently bundled with our phone for a humongous discount (not really). Separately it's $45/month.

[Pretentious Hipster]

Jesus Lilarcor's speed... RIP piracy? And probably Youtube as well?

When you said you moved to a new place, was it to 1997?

[Lammetje]

[Lilarcor]

Jesus Lilarcor's speed... RIP piracy? And probably Youtube as well?

When you said you moved to a new place, was it to 1997?

Yeah it's a nightmare just getting into the forum!

Has to be a problem somewhere, given that the upload speed is normal. I'll call them tomorrow.

[monty]

And here's me:

[ormazd]

Mine is a little sluggish today.

[Pretentious Hipster]

It's rush hour now so it's the worst time to check. Will check again before going to bed.



This is what I had 3 years ago with one of the bigger companies here (and I was paying the same amount)

[HVM]

I've been told we can have faster Internet anytime we want but a router to support it we could not afford...

I too have moved down in the world...

[monty]

I've been told we can have faster Internet anytime we want but a router to support it we could not afford...

I too have moved down in the world...

What do they charge you?