http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/ Engadget Comments for 150,000 take part in FCC's broadband census, do their part for the greater good http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
4 Mbps?? Wow! I only get 2.1 with Bright House.]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Welp I love Comcast in Colorado. My speeds are a little slow right now at 10 down 10 up (because I'm paying for 30 down 10 up) but, I got a notice in the mail saying they're doing maintenance. Can't wait until it's over so my speeds can go through the roof again...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/754041488.png]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Is it just me ... or won't this skew the numbers to a higher than normal average?

Most people who would take this test are probably ones that actually know what ISP means. And these are usually the people who go after the higher broadband speeds, right? Or does this tell the FCC what you're getting compared to what you're actually paying for?

Oh, and why can't they just ask (pay?) Speedtest.net for such figures?]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://results.speedtest.comcast.net/result/35106542.png 100Mbit on a good day ]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
It all depends on what your paying for buddy.]]>Mar 19th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Just get a roll of Cat5e and a couple Switchs & Generators and make your own little network on the side of the road....]]>Mar 19th 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Supposedly a couple small areas around the area get fiber optic from Qwest, but it is only a very small section near the Qwest central hub. They have fiber in Iowa City too, but again, only a few select people seem to be able to get it, and even then you pay $99 for it and it never runs at advertised speeds.]]>Mar 19th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/P.S. no caps either!!!]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
hmmm..]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 20th 2010 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
I just wish Verizon would bring FIOS here to give em some competition. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
I wish they would bring U-verse out to Snellville, but not here yet. I see all the fiber running out Stone Mountain and up 124 to Lawrenceville, but still not in my neighborhood. Stuck with craptacular 3.8 up .4 down.

It is not that surprising that Georgia is one of the dark green states: Atlanta being the home of the old BellSouth, what was Cingular, and the nodal point of most of the high-speed long distance lines that run through the south. It also helps that ~60% Georgians live in the Atlanta metro area, so this becomes more of a measure of the city than it does the state.

The question, why is my service so lame?

Chris]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
You are absolutely correct. The only wait to truly test an internet connection is through streaming data for extended periods of time. The only purpose built testing utility I know that does this is the YouTube speed test.

http://www.youtube.com/my_speed

My Comcast connection is close to 27Mbit on all the speedtests except the youtube one where it shows the truth that it's around 11Mbit.]]>Mar 19th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
95% is still kinda low. That's like more than a day's worth of internet being out per month.

70% is like having nine days being without internet per month.

I'd be pissed if my internet dropped below 99%.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Well the service here is undermanned and slow to react. AT&T provides service for the local University as well, which means local consumers often get the shaft on service and upgrades since the University is paying huge $$$ to constantly upgrade and maintain their internet. I wonder if it's the same at other town with local Universities.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
It might be slow, it all depends on who your ISP is, this is why people are confused about this whole US Map diagram thing.]]>Mar 19th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Cali=caltech, USC, uc Berkeley
GA=Georgia tech, Emory
Ma=mit, Harvard
Etc etc...these are the ppl getting the sweet speeds
I know for a fact GA tech speeds are second to the Pentagon]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Don't know if we are second to pentagon but we are pretty fast because ATT corporate is here and cable isp have to compete, I was on att getting 6mb then I went to comcast where I get in my neighborhood 17mb down and 3up (on occasion 25down and 6up). I was offered 50mb download service from a tech the other day because I complained my internet was out for like 16hrs because of maintenance at my neighbors. Really didn't see the point for me to have 50 (probably more like 30) down when all I do is work/school and play xbox live. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
VA has Virginia Tech, MD has University of Maryland, both big research universities. It also doesn't hurt that FiOS is very popular in the DC Metro area which includes Maryland and Virginia.]]>Mar 19th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Until someone can come up with a reliable way to get around "PowerBoost" like technologies, these tests are a lie. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/not to mention that certain ISPs are sure to preference all traffic going to and coming from this test so as to inflate their numbers.]]>Mar 19th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Unless you're gaming or have a lot of downloading going on, you're probably not going to see much of a difference. The internet sites in general are slow since they usually limit the downloading speeds at their end.

I went from 5Mb/s down to 11Mb/s down and didn't really see much of a difference unless I'm streaming HD movies from Amazon or using Skype or something like that. Until the overall internet is sped up, it's not really worth paying for extra speed beyond that ... unless you're a hardcore gamer.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 20th 2010 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
On Bellsouth I would max out around 350 kbps, and upload (before it started killing my download speed) was around 20kbps.

On Morris Broadband (cable company) I max out at 920 kbps, which I can sustain aound 850 kbps, but my upload is still only like 45 kbps. I would be fine with that downstream, but 45 kbps up is absolute garbage for file sharing.]]>Mar 19th 2010 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
Not too surprising, considering that Maryland is currently sitting on top as the wealthiest state in the US (median household income). Combine that with being able to easily cover most of the state with high speed because of the population density, and FiOS being available for most of us, it really pulls that average up.

Then again, here at work our internet is a joke. .5Mbps shared among 6 people. Yes, you read that right. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
same deal as VA here - if its near D.C., its fast. Throws off the actual average. They should really have done this investigation per voter district of county. Yes, way more intensive, but these results are not that accurate.]]>Mar 19th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/Mar 19th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/150-000-take-part-in-fccs-broadband-census-do-their-part-for-t/
We pay ~90$ a month for 512kbps...and that's the "fast" connection.]]>Mar 19th 2010 12:42PM