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Old 03-24-2014, 11:12 PM
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For internet service, DSL (phone line) is about 5 Mbps compared to 25-30 Mbps for Cable Co. Some people in TV report up to 50 Mbps with Comcast. I bet the brand new installs on Brighthouse may be up there too (temporarily). Just depends how many users are on your node. You may find 5 Mbps is too slow even though they call it "high speed". That term is not regulated, so even 1 Mbps can be called "high speed". And nobody will tell you how fast it really is. If you plan on streaming any shows/movies/games, forget DSL. Only cable will do. I believe Comcast offers Business Class internet too. Don't know how fast it is and I'm sure it's more money.

You can measure your internet speed here...
Speedtest.net by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
Tonight my PING to Tampa is 60 ms and my speed is 28.52 Mbps DOWN and 5.86 Mbps UP. That's pretty typical.

What's yours and who's your ISP?

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