Easy Mac
05-08-2007, 06:47 PM
So me and my lady are getting married in a couple of months, but since she graduates grad school soon, she's moving to our future apartment out on Dan's Isle in a couple weeks.
Anyway, we're trying to figure out the whole cable/internet thing. We think we've got the cable down ($7 extra a month and I get Fox Soccer, ESPN U and CSTV... score!). However, we're trying to decide which internet speed to get, and we can't figure it out.
Quick background: The company that runs the internet there had until recently two speeds, their high speed and their 256k speed. That has now changed.
The company now offers:
1 mb internet
3 mb internet (+5 dollars)
5 mb internet (+10)
My question is, what are the real world speeds here? I do a good bit of streaming (mls package, download podcasts... umm... yeah, thats all *whistles*), so it is a bit important for me in that regard. Obviously, I'd prefer speed, but in order to conserve a little money (TV+1mb=$90), it would be smarter to do 1 mb if its good enough.
Obviously, I can just wait until she moves in and we can tell the real world speed, but if anyone knows what the real world speeds may actually be beforehand, that could help us having to deal with the company (although they've been very good for with promptly answering my questions).
aside: I'm also stoked that I'll be just 1.1 miles from the Charleston Battery soccer stadium... season ticket time! And about .5 miles away from the Family Circle tennis stadium. Although, we're paying about $1 per square foot a month, so that's definitely a negative.
Anyway, we're trying to figure out the whole cable/internet thing. We think we've got the cable down ($7 extra a month and I get Fox Soccer, ESPN U and CSTV... score!). However, we're trying to decide which internet speed to get, and we can't figure it out.
Quick background: The company that runs the internet there had until recently two speeds, their high speed and their 256k speed. That has now changed.
The company now offers:
1 mb internet
3 mb internet (+5 dollars)
5 mb internet (+10)
My question is, what are the real world speeds here? I do a good bit of streaming (mls package, download podcasts... umm... yeah, thats all *whistles*), so it is a bit important for me in that regard. Obviously, I'd prefer speed, but in order to conserve a little money (TV+1mb=$90), it would be smarter to do 1 mb if its good enough.
Obviously, I can just wait until she moves in and we can tell the real world speed, but if anyone knows what the real world speeds may actually be beforehand, that could help us having to deal with the company (although they've been very good for with promptly answering my questions).
aside: I'm also stoked that I'll be just 1.1 miles from the Charleston Battery soccer stadium... season ticket time! And about .5 miles away from the Family Circle tennis stadium. Although, we're paying about $1 per square foot a month, so that's definitely a negative.