comment-David N Mead-20 David N Mead

I'm in Milwaukee today and finally got my laptop tethered to my 6700 so I could get run some real wireless broadband speed tests...  The first problem with this connection is the lag time before it even hits a server on the internet.  Running a tracert, the first server responds in 138 ms.  <slow>!  While I'm here in Milwaukee, using Verizon, I first get onto the net in NJ.    Running a speed test http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1 using the closest physical server in NJ, I'm seeing DSL like speeds.  735 Kb/s down and 126 Kb/s up.  Not too shabby depending where on the internet you want to go.  Test run from the CA servers come in at 503 down, 104 up.  Excellent article if you want to read up on what effects your speed on the net; http://www.dslreports.com/speed

I hope to be back up to the lake tomorrow sometime and will post wireless and dsl speed tests. I should be able to figure out, based on tracert information, whose network I'm using via wireless up there.  :)

John

P.S.  By contrast, my Road Runner connection to a server in Dallas just tested out at 6685 Kb/s down and 930 Kb/s up.  Roughly 9 times faster than wireless or DSL. Who do we talk to about getting cable service by the lake?!?!?!?