Cable Internet Help

[Octopussy]

Hi! I'm FINALLY getting CABLE!!!!!!

Well, http://www.rcn.com/internet/highspeed/index.php thats the one. I'm getting the:

RCN MegaModem
3.0 Mbps/800 Kbps
up to 50x Faster vs. Dial-up
(The Cheetah)

I just wanted to ask you guys if thats a good one? Like the speed and stuff.. Thanks!

[Octopussy]

well....anyone? help me pwzz :ph34r:

[Benno]

3 Mbps is great

56k = 56kb per second
3Mb/s = 3072kb per second

over 50 times the speed of a dial up connection. :D

[Octopussy]

so wait hows that possbile?

or i should ask how long would it take to download 1 mb?

well i gota go to my lunch so ill be waiting for a responce when i get home mwahaha

school sux

[james_bond_rulez]

there is really no need to get the 3Mbps, 1.5M is enough

I have 1.5Mbps adsl but I never download more than 1Mbps

how long does it take to download 1MB?

well 1MB = 1,024,000 Bytes X 8 = 8,192,000 bits / 3,000,000bits/s = 2.73 seconds but this is only the theortical speed

nobody can download that fast

[Octopussy]

oh...well thanks

[Jay]

go here to test your speed out speed test (http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/), it will tell u everything, including how log it will take to download a 1mb file

[Pitbul]

i have a 3.4Mb connection and i have downloaded files all the way up to 600 KB/s but most of the time at a steady 150 to 300 KB/s. im on a LAN network so sometimes i will borrrow other peoples speed as they will mine.just rememebr their is a big diffrence between KB and Kb. Byte and bit.