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Originally Posted by ken0042
Well, one thing to offer is my experience with Telus and their posted speeds. I'm supposed to be getting 5 mbps but I'm closer to 2.
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Yeah, I understand it is all relative to the distance you are from the CO.
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Originally Posted by ken0042
You also might want to consider what you are using that kind of bandwidth for; and if you need it. For example if you are doing a lot of downloading- are you watching what you download? Would the amount you are willing to pay extra for bandwidth be better spent on getting a membership from one of those DVD rental places? (Netflix or whatever.)
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No doubt, I download a lot of media. Most of that media is American or British TV which I do watch, but not right away so a slower download rate wouldnt be the end of the world. I do mostly work from home, and 'telecommute' to our development environment, so the higher the speed the nicer it is there.
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Originally Posted by ken0042
Not trying to be a jerk, just throwing out options. And first hand realization that I found I was only watching about 1% of what I downloaded.
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No offence taken at all; different viewpoints are always good. 1%? Wow. Even still, the speed is still so nice. To be able to get a 1 hour show HD ripped (better quality than my Bell HD, btw), that perhaps the PVR missed, in less than 15 minutes is awesome.