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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Peter on Fri, 01 April 2011, 11:25:09

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: Peter on Fri, 01 April 2011, 11:25:09

I got a mail from my Internet Service Pusher,
they offered me to try a connection with double the bandwidth that I
have now. For FREE .. And for 3 months !!
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1231407054.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

**** Eurotrash socialism !!

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: Peter on Fri, 01 April 2011, 11:42:30

I'm worried about any withdrawal-symptoms when the offer expires...

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: kps on Fri, 01 April 2011, 12:39:29

Many ISPs prioritize speedtest.net traffic. Try something more realistic, like uploading a 100MB video to YouTube.

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: Fwiffo on Fri, 01 April 2011, 14:39:41

Man, the US really is the third world when it comes to bandwidth. The invisible hand is giving us a spanking!

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: Peter on Fri, 01 April 2011, 16:15:30

Quote from: kps;322815

Many ISPs prioritize speedtest.net traffic. Try something more realistic, like uploading a 100MB video to YouTube.

LOL to that .
I'm in socialist Europe, it's ILLEGAL for them to mess with the tubes of  Al Goretex's Internets..
Do you want to know how much they charge me for this ? :)

Quote from: Fwiffo;322899

Man, the US really is the third world when it comes to bandwidth.

Here in socialist Northern Europe we have laws stipulating that everybody should have access to high-speed internet connections
by some year in the not to distant future. And the ISP's are 'stimulated' to make it happen by nice tax-writeoffs or just by plain old government subsidiaries. Amassing what you can afford if you don't have military 'bases' in 160 countries, isn't it ?

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 01 April 2011, 17:12:06

Quote from: Fwiffo;322899

Man, the US really is the third world when it comes to bandwidth. The invisible hand is giving us a spanking!

yea i get 12mbps down and 1 mbps up

Title: My ISP behaves like a pusher..
Post by: kps on Fri, 01 April 2011, 23:05:42

Quote from: Peter;322946

I'm in socialist Europe, it's ILLEGAL for them to mess with the tubes of  Al Goretex's Internets..

Uh huh. Seriously, try a real-world test on a Sunday afternoon.