Ferrari Mailing List: Re: (OT) RE: Internet Slowbies - Queries for Gurus

[ken rentiers (rentiers]

Dennis I will do all these things - grateful thanks. I was able to  
speed up the porn by only downloading girls with small titties.

I shall report back mi amigos!

pkr

On Aug 2, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> Dr Ken, I think Steve's advice is right on.  It's pretty clearly a  
> network
> issue, since your laptop is working fine at the office.  Given that  
> slower
> speed is a notorious by-product of a busy cable trunk line, I'd  
> conclude
> that this is the issue.  Solutions?
>
> 1.  Check and see if your phone provider is offering fiber optic  
> broadband
> (Verizon is rolling out FiOS in many metro area).   They are  
> offering some
> pretty good deals on bundled packages that include HDTV, nationwide  
> VoIP and
> blazing, blazing fast broadband ISP.
>
> 2.  Comcast offers a software accelerator, IIRC, which might  
> ameliorate your
> situation a bit.  Free to subscribers, though it has its limits  
> (e.g., I
> dunno if your p0rn downloads will run any faster.
>
> 3.  If not, and if you're fed up with the slow speed at home, consider
> getting a Verizon WLAN card for your laptop.  $59/month (so it's more
> expensive than DSL), but you get DSL speeds and it will work  
> throughout
> Houston (assuming Houston is covered).  If you're out of the EVDO  
> 3G service
> area, you can still connect, but at slower 1x speed (about dial-up  
> speed).
> The card is free with a 2-year sign up.  Note that there is a  
> "hidden" limit
> to the "unlimited" data plan, something like 3 gig or 5 gig  
> monthly, so no
> 24/7 streaming webcam from the co-ed dorm room for you.
>
> 4.  Break into the utility closet and disconnect your neighbors' cable
> broadband connections.
>
> 5.  Surf around for a neighbor's DSL-to-wifi signal, and STEAL from  
> him.
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 12:17 PM
> To: Dennis Liu
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Internet Slowbies - Queries for Gurus
>
> Ken:
>
> The best way to check for network saturation is to do speed tests at
> different times of the day. Are there general times are that  
> consistently
> faster? Have you called the cable company to complain about it?  
> What did
> they say?
>
> In general, I prefer cable over DSL. But cable's main drawback is  
> the fact
> that you and your neighbors are sharing the same pipe.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans E. Hansen [mailto:FList [at] hanshansen.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:32 AM
> To: Steve Jenkins
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Internet Slowbies - Queries for Gurus
>
> OK, so whatever you are doing different now for
> your images makes them no longer visible on
> Gmail.
>
> And, Larry, if his computer works fine at work, how
> will cleaning the HD, etc. help him at home?  Does
> it get messed up on the way to work, and then magically
> fixes itself going home?  Not a guru here, so maybe
> you can clarify.
>
> Hans.
>
> On 8/2/07, ken rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com> wrote:
> > Dear F-List Computer Gurus:
> >
> > I have a vexing dilemma for which I need some guidance: I live in a
> > luxe apartment complex in the center of Houston ( see my garage below
> > - taken from Blackberry as I rolled this AM - HA! Ferrari content! )
> > I use a cable
> >
> >
> > modem feed for the ISP. Used to be OK but the past three days the web
> > is slo-o-o-w like an old 300 baud phone modem. It ain't my laptop
> > 'cause the DSL wifi at work is smokin' fast. It ain't the ISP 'cause
> > the computers down in the business lounge in this apartment office
> > complex are also muy rapido.
> >
> > Am I a victim of too much signal dilution - same thing happened when
> > I lived in the 'burbs as more and more houses plugged in to the cable
> > TV trunk line, splitting the bandwidth to shreds. Can I fix this by
> > going DSL with my own personal phone landline? Would replacing the
> > coax in my apartment help?
> >
> > The big red thing in my picture is the "clown nose" beneath the E39
> > rearview mirror which contains the motion sensor alarm. The other big
> > red thing is driven by one of my neighbors.
> >
> > ken
> >
> >
> >
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