[dba-Tech] Windows 8.1

Hi Arthur:

I know your concerns. We have only four providers here in Canada and from personal experience I know Shaw lies. They have their own speed tester and it gives a false impression. First, it initiates with a burst mode which drops to a much lower rate but their tester does an average...so it is not accurate. Second, there are various performance levels depending on your purchase plan but they are continually modifying these levels downward. This is the trouble with a monopoly and regulators who don't regulate. 

Try this speed tester as it is not product owned by any of our monopolies it should give an accurate figure: http://www.speedtest.net

Jim 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2013 4:02:34 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1

I'm just completing my upgrade to Windows 8.1. A very lengthy download, and
I have a fast connection. Speaking of connection speed, what utility could
I use to determine actual download speed, as opposed to the purported speed
claimed by a given ISP?

A.


On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 6:33 AM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi John:
>
> Unix and Linux.
>
> For me, over twenty years and I still only rank as an enthusiast...but for
> Windows it has been almost half again as many years....and I still don't
> have a clue how the thing works or in some case doesn't ;-)
>
> Jim
>
>
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