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Always look at the bright side of life... (how do the penguins whistle?)
Inspired by a FP post about fast.com and speedtest and ISP shenanigans...
FP edit: Don't be mad but as a solo "dev" I can't allow myself not to mention that I made this and would be thankful if you checked it out if you're on steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/551580/ thanks!
spicysenor
...Nyoh my god.
JMLurker1986
I am surprised that no one is talking about Google Fibre. Google gonna come say the day whatever the outcome.
Grandmastersexy
Ive got fios gigabit. I get 985 Mbps on fast.com.
TheMightyMoto
No link to the other post?
357nb
wasn't logged in and I lost it, maybe someone can help out but it's somewhere on FP for sure, recommending you use fast for rechecking spd
Justanotherrandomnameiguess
fast.com tells me 300, i'm paying for 250. Do i win?
Idrinkforevil
I was in Bosnia, beautiful country when it snows because it hides all the garbage in the rivers.
L3GACIES
I have Hughes net and pay for 25mbps. A few days ago i tested my speed on fast.com and it said I was getting about 30kbps
P3at3ar
Fast.com says 170Mbps, my Speedtest app says 120Mbps. I pay for 100Mbps.
Xplode441
I heard that God is a Serb, is this true?
ThatTransformersDude
Yea we pay $50 to $60 for UP TO top speeds but even then it would be like half in some places
SamCane
So I'd be rich in Serbia then? *changes tinder location to Belgrade*
357nb
Probably. If you could earn in the USA/EU and spend here. Like... programming or something online.
celsyum
Sorry to hear. Paying 17€ for 300 mbps :) come to Lirhuania
nunyabidnesstwats
Its funny(on my phone over wifi) i get 20MB/s on fast.com but because of the fucking shitload of ads i get like 12 on speedtest.net
docff
Like this:
357nb
Are you a wizard?
StonesOnTheHill
The hell? That's my rent! How the hell can they charge that much for just your broadband?
mrgodSRB
You misunderstood, avarage monthly paycheck in Serbia is about 400$. He probably pays his ISP about 25-30$ a month. 1
mrgodSRB
I'm also from Serbia and i pay 30$ per month for a cable TV, 75mbps internet and landline phone 2
StonesOnTheHill
Oh... Now I feel kinda stupid. Thanks for explaining it. Now that I read it again, it makes more sense.
357nb
Yes, what he said, $25 a month for 60/4 mbps cable with 120 TV channels and 30 radio channels and 5Gb wifi a month across the country.
ThePyroTech11
Here in the UK I pleased with 45 mbs
Arrrrgggggghhhh
I was on 20 which was like the best you could get in Australia until recently. Now you can get 100 which is like 2% of places 1/2
Arrrrgggggghhhh
And its only lost like a few billion dollars in taxpayer money for that ya! 2/2
CorkRockingham
Mines supposed to be at least 100mbps, its currently 55 :/
stormtrooper412
yeah well SBB is kind of owned by George Soros so expect changes :)
357nb
True, true. We'll be part of west asap in that regard.
Shargan8
@OP, look at the Belgrade boy, with fancy 400e salary. Go to Nis and cry a bitter tear of sorrow.
357nb
USD, not EUR. I said median, not mine. Not from Belgrade. If you were snail, you'd be dead from all that salt you got there.
Shargan8
Jbt, don't be an edgelord.
357nb
jbg, nemoj da me vređaš da sam iz Sivograda :)
csongor
well, maybe thenbest thing is serbia is the internet, but internet in serbia is not good at all. telling you this from novi sad
montyman185
Meanwhile I pay for 150 and get between 170 and 200. I have tested on fast.com, speedtest, and steam downloads
PreciousPotato
Just got 25mbps... they deliver 32mbps. :) I actually planned to upgrade to at least 50mbps as soon as I can see it's all working, but /1
PreciousPotato
I just downloaded The Witcher 3's 32GB in only 6 hours. Much faster than my last, supposedly 100mbps connection. ^^
Helveticus
Start streaming video games! Make you some money.
RobertLSU
$400 how often? Day? Month? Year?
thetruejoz
Month.
LXA591
Why can’t people clean after their pets?
VjekoV88
Because balkans, and by god i think some people here force their dogs to shit on the sidewalk where right next to them is a patch of grass..
357nb
I've seen one guy clean up after his dogs. Others just don't care and police don't bother with it.
357nb
One guy had a dog poop right in front of my entrance and I was like, "you're gonna clean that" and he just walked away...
TheBigKahuna
trebo si mu jebat majku!
Corrodias
Oh, "CAN", I'm sure. Just "don't".
Marrafaqa873
Pichumadre.
TheBigKahuna
it's pička materina
Marrafaqa873
Thanks. Tuka +1
Zoltar666
I pay for up to 100mbps and whenever I check it’s 108-110 mbps. False advertising I guess.
dubbleclick
The lanes allow for much higher speeds. Some ISP's just choose to elevate your maximum a bit so you actually reach the advertised speed.
d0o0o0d
It's pretty common to overprovision by 5-10% on high-speed connections. Nobody complains about getting more than they pay for.
ApolloTheSpaceFox
eh if you have a server it could overload it.
d0o0o0d
The usual physical network interface these days supports gigabit throughput.
ImHereToGetDownvotes
I pay for 100 as well, frequently get close to 200. I'm a Comcast customer. I still hate and fear them.
VrryBurntpork
I pay for 50Mbps and get 200-230. I think they might have raised mine for free.
ISenseAChallenger
i pay for 150 get 240 on both fast and speedtest consistently so yeah
Carnosis
I get 320 om my 300
EngineerZero
I get 4-5 of my 10. Hurray....
TallnHam
I get 10-20 out of the advertised up to 100
TotallyNotAChicken
Try using fast.com instead of spee>dtest.net. Your internet is 'told' to be faster on speedtest.net, however fast.com is your real speed
SeymourSnatch
Literally just did a fast.com speed test and after it had finished it said the service was provided by speedtest.net sooooooo...
Jepalaudsadsin
150 on fast.com and 171 on speedtest
vonackus
Not necessary. Maybe Fast.com is fare away. Speed of light is not infinite.
parryblockandrepost
That's ridiculous. Geographical distance means nothing compared to traffic priorities and relay speed. Light can circle world <1/8 of a sec
OhhCrapBaskets
Lol 56mbps on fast, 101mbps on speed test and I'm paying for 100mbps.
?noredirect
parryblockandrepost
Your isp prioritizes traffic through speedtest
darkclaw89
@OP Ja ti zivim u inostranstvu.. Jest da su plate bolje al drustvo i mentalitet se ne moze uporediti :)
Shargan8
Gastarbajteri sveta, ujedinimo se!
darkclaw89
Tooo majstore :D
357nb
Ma i ovde je sad "kuća-pos'o" fazon, al' dobro, ko ima posao može se preživeti nekako.
mushycow
When I call and complain about my bad service I always get a sassy southern woman who has me use their speed test website, which never 1/2
notbeau
First the listed speed is a max. Second that speed is only from you to their interchange point. Not necessarily out to the rest of web
LifeEaterVirus
Fast.com. The ISPs can't prioritize traffic to it because it's owned by Netflix.
VioletMoonRising
Well they can, but then people get faster traffic to netflix which would lower their lubricious profit margins by like 1%.
LurkerOfDarkness
Lubricious... Smooth.
TheAngryMarineBiologist
Don't say sassy, they take it as a compliment. A rude, obnoxious and irritating southern woman who thinks far too highly of herself
Jabesness
Good point; I would take sassy as a friendly comment, in the same way “blunt” and “rude” can be used for the same person, but one is nicer
MadLeanMccann
Im convinced USA is an experiment to see how much bullshit a human being can put up with.
Cuntilingus
No that's north korea
vonackus
They are right. Speed of light. Speed depends on https://blog.httpwatch.com/2008/08/14/the-surprising-effect-of-distance-on-download-speed/
vonackus
Distance.Also they do not own the Internet and are not responsible for lager ISPs they interconnect with.
SaintMaceToTheFace
Every time I test mine and it’s slow I get a month free
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
I mean this with out rancour for you folks: America is fucked. Like, as a country... I'm honestly just waiting for civil war part 2
WannabeMaverick
Electric boogaloo?
ATM87
It's not a civil war if it's a revolution.
Ivain
Wasn't that what the Civil war was spun as by at least one side?
ecnelisz
so many places are fucked but from what i'm seeing only the poor ones actual riot. as long as the greater population is not starving
ecnelisz
nothing seems to happen, we bitch but that's about it. unless shit is really bad nothing will really change,they won't let shit get that bad
mushycow
Returns a result below their acceptable threshold. It's dumb as hell, I live in a rural area with only one broadband isp. 2/3
sarahPumpkinPoster
I do trace routes and pathpings with the cmd, save it, and force them to answer for lost oackets and excessive ping
mushycow
I'm not looking forward to the new rates and website packages that I'll get to "choose" between. Cable companies really take advantage 3/4
mushycow
Of rural communities while pretending like it's some massive burden to their infrastructure. My community has a fiber line going through 4/5
mushycow
It, but we can't access it because our isp doesn't provide it. Dumb as hell. 5/5
theworldismybathroom
Yup same here. It's ridiculous. I pay the same that other people pay for 100mb down
whatsoeverhashtaghashtag
With all this net neutrality and ISP bullshit in the US I'm really glad to live in Germany right now... the regulation is strong over here
VodkaReindeer
It's not easy to hook up to phat fibre even if it goes near you.
WhatIsTheDifferenceBetweenMathAndMeth
Same here, I pay almost $60 for a 3mbps DSL connection from AT&T. The only ISP that is available here.
Thranx
It's worth noting that rural build outs actually are a significant burden. You don't pencil out. It had to be legislated to get phone 1/1