Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts

Monday, June 01, 2009

Multi Update

Here's some stuff I'm excited about:

Halo 3 ODST

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2



Some interesting things. My family is on Twitter. Oh, and Facebook. I'm telling you, it's no longer safe to surf online.
They're everywhere.

- My brother is on Twitter - @nspetrucci
- My Dad is on Twitter - @mppraise
- My Mom in on Twitter - @calpetrucci

Just waiting on the sis, I'm sure she'll get on board in no time (it's just like Facebook status
updates, its easy!)


Oh, really random but we are getting a T3 (maybe more than one too, not sure) line at work. It's supposed to be screamin' fast. I heard it's like having 28 T1 lines. Yeah, I'd like to do a speakeasy.net/speedtest first though.

Speaking of speed tests, while visiting our parents, the wife drove so I busted out my laptop and did some tethering with my phone. Check out the speeds.





I was happy with the performance. Kinda drains the battery but it was worth it.

I love my Xbox. Really. It can do a lot. Some of us guys discussed Playstation vs Xbox and the general consensus was that Sony has no idea what they are doing. Just sitting on their butts not doing a thing with their console. Xbox however has added Netflix (which is amazing) and has talks of Last.fm, Facebook, and Hulu. Yeah, big things.

There was an article written in XBN magazine a while ago (not sure of the date) and I like it so I ripped it out of the magazine and kept it. Don't worry Mom, I threw away the magazine.

"Xbox Nation tracks the players in the great console car race of 2003. Drop the
checkered flag...

If game consoles were cars, then the three players in the market would be very different idee. The PlayStation 2 would be a Toyota Camry: It's competent, reliable, the best seller in its class, and bought by everyone who doesn't have the imagination or desire to buy something more interesting. GameCube would be a Subaru Impreza: Made for enthusiasts, it's hardcore, small, fast, and something that appeals to niche tastes.
But what of Xbox? A Cadillac Escalade. Big, powerful, all-American luxury that's recently found it's cutting-edge niche. Without a doubt, the Xbox is tech."

If you're a gamer at all you can relate to that. Isn't that cool?! Oh well, maybe not.

Did you know that I have a year of free Cici's Pizza? Well, it's one buffet a month but how cool is that?! My brother, his girlfriend Michelle, and our friend Dave all camped out a few hours early for the grand opening because they had free buffets for a year for the first 50 customers.

Jenni's painting again, and some really great stuff too. I'm taking pictures of her stuff, but they really don't do it justice. Here's one of her latest works.



















I've been using Twitter a lot so if you aren't noticing my updates, head over to twitter.com/mikepetrucci because I post a lot more often than I do here. I should post more but I get busy. Sometimes doing real things and sometimes just busy with silly stuff, but busy is busy right? Just bookmark it to get updates or better yet, sign up and follow me for instant updates. It's fun. I think.

I can't think of what else is new at the moment so I'll leave you with all that. Enjoy your week.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Internet Speed Test

Ok, so I decided to to a huge internet speed test.  I have two lines that I use for different things at work and I just  upgraded to cable from DSL at home.  So I thought I'd tally up a ton of results.  Below is the raw data but if you like graphs, I got some for you too.  Enjoy!

InternetSpeedTest

InternetSpeedTest2

* All tests done on: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ using Washington, DC server.


WORK


Work Line 1 test 1

2778 kbps down

2739 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 1

5218 kbps down

721 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 2

1999 kbps down

2078 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 2

4878 kbps down

715 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 3

1032 kbps down

 520 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 3

4889 kbps down

713 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 4

1251 kbps down

2029 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 4

4889 kbps down

691 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 5

790 kbps down

1915 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 5

4807 kbps down

695 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 6

2000 kbps down

1875 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 6

4830 kbps down

714 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 7

1553 kbps down

1071 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 7

4800 kbps down

709 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 8

2750 kbps down

1363 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 8

5219 kbps down

719 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 9

1108 kbps down

1725 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 9

4802 kbps down

714 kbps up


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Work Line 1 test 10

2392 kbps down

2616 kbps up


Work Line 2 test 10

5156 kbps down

715 kbps up


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HOME


DSL test 1

735 kpbs down

127 kpbs up


Cable test 1

14845 kbps down

2116 kpbs up


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DSL test 2

709 kpbs down

119 kpbs up


Cable test 2

20374 kbps down

2081 kpbs up


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DSL test 3

736 kpbs down

122 kpbs up


Cable test 3

16155 kbps down

2982 kpbs up


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DSL test 4

732 kpbs down

132 kpbs up


Cable test 4 (during video chat)

7660 kbps down

2249 kpbs up


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DSL test 5

734 kpbs down

100 kpbs up


Cable test 5

13837 kbps down

2972 kpbs up


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DSL test 6

737 kpbs down

126 kpbs up


Cable test 6

11336 kbps down

3188 kpbs up


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DSL test 7

735 kpbs down

135 kpbs up


Cable test 7

10882 kbps down

3122 kpbs up


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DSL test 8

727 kpbs down

57 kpbs up


Cable test 8

12377 kbps down

3149 kpbs up


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DSL test 9

718 kpbs down

123 kpbs up


Cable test 9

11670 kbps down

3132 kpbs up


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DSL test 10

738 kpbs down

110 kpbs up


Cable test 10

13212 kbps down

3163 kpbs up


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