I put my internet connection through another speed test at around 2AM tonight/this morning, so I thought I’d share my results. It’s important to note that these are power boost speeds, not my average speeds. Basically Cox only gives these speeds for about 30 seconds, after that you are back down to what you are paying for. In my case that would be 10mbs down and 2mbs up.
Fast.
Although it’s really not that great, here is the first English paper I’ve turned in during college. I’ll probably post a lot of college work on here so that I can reference it if I need to at a later date.
September 2008
English 111
How High Speed Internet Connections Have Changed My Life
I was four years old when I first used a computer. It was a 486 (with turbo!) that ran Microsoft Windows 3.1. Ever since then I have been fascinated with computers and all things related to them. When I was in elementary school my parents ordered dial-up internet. For the first time I could communicate with other people using only a computer. In the 4th grade I didn’t really understand the full implications of what this new technology was allowing me to do, I simply thought that it was “really cool.” I began using a service called “AOL Instant Messenger” and was soon reading up on the latest technology news on informative websites. I didn’t know what all of it meant (there were lots of big words), but I found it fascinating.
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What are the odds of the following: My friend and I doing major upgrades to my home network and then 30 minutes later Cox upgrading their systems to support higher speeds and killing my connection. The total downtime for my website amounts to 3 hours.
Seriously, this happened.
When I was frantically running around my house at 1am trying to get the website back online I eventually wound up disconnecting everything and connecting my laptop directly to the cable modem. I was able to connect. I thought that was odd and so I decided to run a speed test. The results: 30mbs download and 2.5 mbs upload. The download speed was almost as high as a DS3. That’s insane. After two hours of troubleshooting the internet connection once again cooperated with my LAN and business as usual resumed. (so much for getting my normal amount of sleep).
What I figured happened is that Cox rolled out updates to their infrastructure once again without so much as a warning email. This is the second time this has happened to me. The upgrades aren’t the issue, it’s the fact that they don’t tell anyone that irritates me. My connections speeds (after I burn out the ‘power boost’) is a very healthy 10mbs down and 2 mbs down (aka exactly what I am paying for).
I’m now going to call it a night and let my body rest so I can wake up sometime tomorrow (morning?).