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Old 01-19-2011, 08:33 AM  
bronco67
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Originally Posted by Sly View Post
What kind of shit connection do you have?

Just about everything I stream is instant, even high quality videos and TV shows. But as you mentioned, a lot of the country has bad connections, so it's not feasible to totally switch over yet. I think the government is still trying to map out a way to increase broadband throughout the country... by the time they are finished we'll be on to the next thing. Would be great if the utilities, or the cable companies, or whoever, would get involved.
My throughput varies, but it can be anywhere from 10 mbps per second, all the way down to 2 on a bad day. I'm in the NY area -- hardly the boondocks. Like I said, streaming does not look anything like a BluRay. I think being in first tier area makes your connection worse, because of more plugged up traffic. If I lived somewhere like Raleigh, NC for instance, I'd probably be able to download 1 GB per minute.
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