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Old Oct 12, 2007, 2:39 pm
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MisterNice
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I often use the greedy Comcast 16/2 service (6 mo free upgrade from 8/1). It just measured NY to PA:

Last Result on 10/12/07
Download Speed: 10472 kbps (1309 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1572 kbps (196.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

I see nil typical differences from anything over 1/0.7 and consider most advertised speeds as hype (ie analogius to EPA car mileage) for an average user. In general DSL trumps cable and go with Verizon Fios if available sez my tech friends. I have used Fios and it rocks!

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