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by Byhtomit on May 29th, 2009
Cable bandwidth varies from .5K - 20MB, but it's all a shared line from the group of houses you are around, so it may not be a complete 20MB at any given time. The internet backbone runs well above 10GB and is climbing each time they upgrade the network infrastructure.
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by Answerbag Staff on January 13th, 2010
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I have a new internal router for Internet, Will my current provider know when I make the switch? or--->
by canbfrisky on July 29th, 2010
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what happens if i run both a hardwire and wireless internet connection?
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How to take control of my home wifi?
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Is it .5K - 20MB per sec? Is it really slower than the 56Mps internet connection speed of a computer?
by Maybe_I_Know on May 29th, 2009
Yes, it actually is slower. Only FiOS gets close to 100Mb/s that computers normally use in a LAN. The internet itself works at a much faster rate than 56Mb/s, but the WiFi & LAN cards connect thru the cable/DSL modem at the lower speeds. The higher speeds cost a lot more money and the phone and cable companies can't afford to be hooking everyone up at the higher speed because the technology just isn't there yet. Only FiOS offers 50Mb/s speeds at this time.
by Byhtomit on May 30th, 2009
I see. Thanks. Didn't know that.
by Maybe_I_Know on May 30th, 2009