From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf11.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.211]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1BhFQy-0003WX-00 for ; Sun, 04 Jul 2004 18:26:04 -0400 Received: from mxip14.cluster1.charter.net (mxip14a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.144]) by mxsf11.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i64MRZSZ029793 for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2004 18:27:35 -0400 Received: from pc-24-151-13-200.newt1.ct.charter.com (HELO h14me.homelinux.net) (24.151.13.200) by mxip14.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 04 Jul 2004 18:25:33 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.81R,146,1083556800"; d="scan'208"; a="78438324:sNHT13368514" Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i64MQp32011008 for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2004 18:26:51 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i64MQpSZ011007 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 4 Jul 2004 18:26:51 -0400 Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 18:26:51 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040704222651.GA11001@gmx.net> References: <017b01c4620b$b5ed3300$7700a8c0@desktop> <000601c4620f$3c8de460$6401a8c0@DAVIDPC> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; x-action=pgp-signed; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000601c4620f$3c8de460$6401a8c0@DAVIDPC> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Subject: Re: broadband cable throughput quality X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 22:26:05 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 that's weird. does comcast actually block any ports? last time I checked it didn't. though maybe it's different depending on what area you are in. On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 05:38:24PM -0400, david poehlman wrote: > In the years I have been on cable, I've never gotten good upload speeds. > They don't want to encourage server usage on their systems so they block the > upload. As far as neighbors, when comcast took over as our service > providor, and improved the network, I experienced a dramatic increase in the > quality of the connection no matter what the time of day or day of the week. > Any issues I now have with through put as far as download is concerned is > with slow or busy servers. I have had some other issues, but they have been > attributable to a server being down or to a comcast outage. I really hate > the 45k max uploads I get though and I also resent that I cannot use a > server on my pc and have it reached from the outside world. This is > especially bad for things like streaming media which I have the power to do > but which does no good since no one can get to it because comcast blocks the > ports. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- How do you power off this machine? -- Linus, when upgrading linux.cs.helsinki.fi, and after using the machine for several months -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA6IQr9XVrM3ri110RAkPuAJ96nwNEcB7v4ieUeP+W2wEASeZp7QCfWSk+ PHvReHoUtzuPmFm06G8WQa8= =v8V8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----