# Good ol' broadband 8D

**URL:** <https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648>\
**Category:** RPGC Main Forum\
**Created:** [September 9, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648 "2003-09-09T19:44:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Steve](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@Steve](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Steve)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/21 "2003-09-10T13:21:21Z")

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I have witty remarks?

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**Author:** ![Rinn](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/rinn/32/34_2.png) [@Rinn](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Rinn)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/22 "2003-09-10T13:44:16Z")

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> **[Speed Test - Free Internet Speed Test – HTML5, No App Needed](https://www.bandwidthplace.com/)**
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> Internet Speed Test for any Device, Upload/Download/Ping Speeds, HTML5 speed test for your broadband service or mobile carrier, No App required.

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**Author:** ![Pierson](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pierson](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Pierson)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/23 "2003-09-10T16:04:50Z")

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> Originally posted by Steve   
> I have witty remarks?

Ocassionally yes. Don’t knock it.

230k according to this test, thanks Epix. Damn, I’m being screwed. NTL said it was 610k. There’s gonna be killin’s. :enguard:

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**Author:** ![Rinn](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/rinn/32/34_2.png) [@Rinn](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Rinn)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/24 "2003-09-10T16:13:51Z")

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![](http://www.rpgclassics.com/staff/epicgamer/sprites/walk/Right.gif) It will be wrong if you’re downloading at the moment, just as a note.

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**Author:** ![Pierson](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pierson](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Pierson)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/25 "2003-09-10T16:17:05Z")

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Thanks, bu I ain’t. _shrugs_ Probably a bug. I’ll try again later or something.

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**Author:** ![Xelopheris](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/b5a626/32.png) [@Xelopheris](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Xelopheris)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/26 "2003-09-10T16:39:28Z")

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Damn I’m good!

![](http://andrew.basicplus.net/images/ultraconnection.JPG)

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**Author:** ![Rinn](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/rinn/32/34_2.png) [@Rinn](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Rinn)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/27 "2003-09-10T16:47:16Z")

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![](http://www.rpgclassics.com/staff/epicgamer/sprites/walk/Right.gif) If I ever find out the phone number for your ISP, I’m so reporting you.

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**Author:** ![Xelopheris](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/b5a626/32.png) [@Xelopheris](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Xelopheris)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/28 "2003-09-10T17:06:49Z")

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I was just using the Telnet account I got with my free webspace. No violation of terms 🙂

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**Author:** ![Pierson](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pierson](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Pierson)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/29 "2003-09-11T02:16:36Z")

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_Adds Xelo to The List_

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**Author:** ![Mabatsekker](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/mabatsekker/32/29_2.png) [@Mabatsekker](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Mabatsekker)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/good-ol-broadband-8d/3648/30 "2003-09-11T05:57:02Z")

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Details

Your raw speed was 421084.11 bits per second which is the same as:

Communications  
421.1 kilobits per second  
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet

Storage  
51.4 kilobytes per second  
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.

1MB file download  
19.9 seconds

Whee. DSL.

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