Comments on: Cornell’s Internet = Super Fast

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:56:52 +0000

It’s much faster now, averaging around 50 megabits per second over the RedRover wireless connection.

By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Fri, 19 May 2006 22:46:19 +0000

Wow, Cornell’s internet is slow. Depending on what dorm you live in at Georgia Tech, you can expect 30 to 65 megabits down and anywhere from 3 to 5 megabits up.

By: Sky DSL Speed: Pretty much OK! » The J Spot

Sky DSL Speed: Pretty much OK! » The J Spot — Tue, 09 May 2006 19:40:36 +0000

[...] Taking the cue from Elliot Back, I tried the speakeasy.net speed test and came up with the following results: [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 May 2006 18:35:05 +0000

This is in simple response to the sheer stupidity of Bas’s comment. kbps/8 = KB/s. There are 8 bits in a byte therefore the numbers given are the exact same thing. So if one is correct so is the other.

By: Bas Westerbaan

Bas Westerbaan — Mon, 08 May 2006 15:56:39 +0000

I guess it has something to do with what they actually mean with speed:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 5117 kbps (639.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 627 kbps (78.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

That were my results. The ‘transfer rate’ values are correct, the ‘Speed’ values are bullshit.