Computer question??

[booster11373]

Does anyone know if this is true?

The more people in your area tha have cable modems for online service, the slower your actual connection is,

[LordJezo]

Yup.

100% true. Cable bandwidth is shared in your area which is why during peak periods you will experience slower speeds.

Telephone line service such as dial up and DSL do not have this problem.

Here is a quick read on it (http://www.cablemodemhelp.com/compare.htm)

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This message was edited by LordJezo on 8-30-04 @ 9:19 PM

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[JustJon]

Yes it's true. If you're just surfing the web, don't worry about it, you'll still get good speeds. If you're downloading loarge files, then you'll notice a difference.

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[badorties]

GOT ANOTHER QUESTION: i was helping a freind move yesterday and was connecting her gatway pc to a gateway LCD monitor, and i kept getting "check signal cable' error message on the screen ...

i checked both ends of the cable, no pin were bent and both were connected properly ...

i even went out and got a new cable, and i got the same error message ...

any suggestions ...?

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[furie]

yes, don't use a gateway


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[badorties]

yeah, unfortunately the gateway was a freebie ... it's what she's gonna stick with ...

Test Results:

Test file size: 500 KB
Download time: 1.54 seconds
Estimated line speed: 2597.4 Kbps
Estimated transfer rate: 324.7 KB/sec.

is the above good for a cable connection ...?


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This message was edited by badorties on 8-30-04 @ 11:19 PM

[SatCam]

I think the amount of people per cable connection is basically the same. If 100 people live in 5sq. miles, as oppsed to 100 people living in 2sq miles, I think the same connection is devoted to them.

The signal error your getting might have somthing to do with your video card.

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[JustJon]

Use Cnet's speed tester (http://reviews.cnet.com/Bandwidth_meter/7004-7254_7-0.html)

It'll give you a comparison chart.

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