I have been using tethered 3G since moving to this place almost a month ago... We are supposedly getting a proper connection at the end of the month. That's what you get living in a VILLAGE, I guess ;)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379279025.png

I'm pretty happy with the speed though.. (my upload rate is the same as Shaw lol) it's about the same as my wired connection will be :okay:

I just don't like having my phone tied up as a wifi router all the time

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379279098.png

i notice some of you are testing your speeds from areas in WA state? :crazy2: wouldn't that skew ur results



@skinny you cant use your phone when its tethering?

Weird that my upload rate is so low..

I can technically use it, but it is better to leave it by a window for best reception (another problem with living in a THE VILLAGE - reception is sketchy), and leave it plugged in since wifi tethering drains the fuck out of the battery :)

^^ ah i see

that's great speed though it doesn't make sense :P

It's actually slower than the true download speed using multiple streams. The highest I've seen it go is 11 Mbps. When I get my home connection, it'll be hard capped at 8 Mbps :okay:

rofl then why get a home connection :P

im on Wind with my phone and i can only get like 2.5mbps down and .5 up

TBH I don't know if they are going to cap me or not. I purposefully signed for a more expensive "tethering" plan, but there is still the vague and arbitrary "fair use policy". I'm not sure if they are going to call at any time telling me that my use exceeds "fair use" whatever that is.

I haven't gotten my full bill yet, but I expect it to be at least 100 GB I think. We'll see!

Wired internet will be more stable, and in my experience of downloading 400-500GB of TV shows per month, has a pretty high limit :)

PCCW is truly the most horrible, rotten company I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. But the service they actually provide is very good, for a good price, so I stick with them. You just have to be very careful dealing with them, as they will scam you in ways that are completely illegal in most countries. (verbal contracts, trying to trick you into signing contract extensions, etc)

I have telus and it always goes down.
July 1st a rebar severed a cable by Commercial and Broadway and knocked out the internet. Only problem is I am by Brentwwod and it effected me there. wt ....

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379560180.png

i think the problem is solved

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379588981.png

So is it true that shaw will replace the shitastic SMC with the (hopefully) better cisco product by this summer?

I'm downtown. It has been noticeably slower the past 2 or 3 days.

This afternoon looked like they did something because my connection was reset and I had to reset my router and modem to reconnect. But now it seems to be back to its old speed.

not bad...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379924022.png

i'm downtown and am still on one of my neighbour's unsecured wifi though. :p

Now im disconnecting like crazy..

I'm getting really slow internet lately on pretty much everything. Even on my desktop. This is my laptop speed:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379978863.png

Desktop speed:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379982814.png

that's a pretty friggin sweet connection to have for free o_o

My speed seems normal, i am located right by Langara college on shaw extreme.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1379998998.png

Mine is crap too

my speed is pretty good today!

this is on normal highspeed (i think).. I'm around magee secondary
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1380063748.png

laptop speed in poco

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1380081497.png

People that don't always get the advertised speed for example if you are on extreme and don't always get 25 mbp/s, keep in mind if you have a router and someone else in the house uses the internet it will decrease your overall speed.

Sometimes my internet gets so spikey and when I watch youtube vids its like:
http://i.imgur.com/C56VR.png

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1380153106.png

Shaw High speed - Lougheed/Burnaby Area

Lucky you.................mine has been crap for a while now. :speechless:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1380180292.png

North Burnaby area