# just got verizon DSL...not too happy **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 16, 2005, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792 "2005-12-16T10:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/21 "2005-12-17T07:41:52Z")
Im Slow and Gay :::… Download Stats …::: Connection is:: 1521 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 186 kB/s Tested From:: [http://testmy.net/](http://testmy.net/) (server2) Test Time:: Sat Dec 17 10:40:23 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.51 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 45.27 % of your hosts average ([adelphia.net](http://adelphia.net)) Validation Link:: [http://testmy.net/stats/id-VYHZ5SQBP](http://testmy.net/stats/id-VYHZ5SQBP) ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/22 "2005-12-17T09:33:53Z")
And at one point in time Bill Gates stated we would never need more than 640KB of memory back in the 80s. 6MB ain’t gonna be shit in a few months. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/23 "2005-12-17T13:03:41Z")
meh right now: Last Result: Download Speed: 1842 kbps (230.3 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 846 kbps (105.8 KB/sec transfer rate) but i’m usually on either way late/early AM. when i speedtest then i typically get almost 5MB down FTW ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/24 "2005-12-17T14:32:19Z")
Don’t feel bad. I get a whopping 150 or so kps and i pay for adelphia. ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/25 "2005-12-17T14:59:26Z")
i got 102 kb/s hahahaha man thats terrible ---
**Author:** ![NYSFF](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nysff/32/7353_2.png) [@NYSFF](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYSFF)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/26 "2005-12-17T15:02:24Z")
\<\<~~Your Speed is: 5930.2 Kbps And this is from another place i did the test. Communications 5 megabits per second Storage 616.1 kilobytes per second 1MB file download 1.7 seconds Subjective rating **Awesome** ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/27 "2005-12-17T17:21:23Z")
I’ve been getting around 4-5Mbps. Usually around 4Mbps during peak. O\_o ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/28 "2005-12-18T13:56:27Z")
when is FIOS gonna be here, that will really be FTW ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/29 "2005-12-18T15:42:30Z")
Speed Test Results Your connection rating is: **5 STARS** Your connection is: 5061 Kbps (about 5.1 Mbps) You downloaded at: 618 kB/s Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 5415 Kbps :: 661 kB/s (7% overhead factored) Bottom Line: You are running: 90 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 1.66 second(s) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 50.45 % faster than the average for host ([adelphia.net](http://adelphia.net)) Your connection rating is: **4 STARS** Your connection is: 848 Kbps (about 0.8 Mbps) You uploaded at: 103 kB/s Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 907 Kbps :: 110 kB/s (7% overhead factored) Bottom Line: You are running: 15 times faster than 56K and can upload 1 megabyte in 9.94 second(s) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 83.15 % faster than the average for host ([adelphia.net](http://adelphia.net)) **Adelphia on Sunday night @ 6:42 … I’d say pretty peak hours.** ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/30 "2005-12-18T16:10:15Z")
thanks for the advice, haven’t had a chance to call em up yet but will soon. in the meantime… :::… Download Stats …::: Connection is:: 3162 Kbps about 3.2 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Download Speed is:: 386 kB/s Tested From:: [http://testmy.net/](http://testmy.net/) (server2) Test Time:: Sun Dec 18 2005 19:01:57 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 56X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.65 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 94 % of your hosts average ([adelphia.net](http://adelphia.net)) Validation Link:: [http://testmy.net/stats/id-FKVY85PG4](http://testmy.net/stats/id-FKVY85PG4) I’ve been running tests over the last few weeks with adelphia and it never really seems to change much, I guess my network isn’t very crowded. even with 3 Mbps dsl I doubt I would hit these speeds. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/31 "2005-12-18T17:34:06Z")
:::… Download Stats …::: Connection is:: 6337 Kbps about 6.3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 774 kB/s Tested From:: [http://testmy.net/](http://testmy.net/) (server2) Test Time:: Sun Dec 18 2005 20:33:18 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 113X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.32 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 35.09 % faster than the average for host ([comcast.net](http://comcast.net)) Validation Link:: [http://testmy.net/stats/id-XQSLBKRU8](http://testmy.net/stats/id-XQSLBKRU8) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/32 "2005-12-19T07:38:36Z")
Hmmm… that is wierd. Like others said… try checking to see if a dsl filter was forgot about. How old are the lines in the house? How close are you to a Verizon hub? How long is you networking cable? how long is the phone cord (thats attached to the wall jack)? When I first got DSL at my rents house, I had a little bit of trouble (they had me connected at the slower speeds instead of the 1.5 connection). it all depends on where you d/l from too… some places I’d get real shitty speeds (12-40 kbps) and other places, I’d get great speeds (200-300+). I dont know… it didnt bother me much. Going from using compuserve dialup (which, btw, yielded me d/ls at around 2-3 kbps) to DSL was like night and day. I should have it in my new place any day now 🙂 beats paying what adelphia wants for cable ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/33 "2005-12-19T07:39:33Z")
:::… Download Stats …::: Connection is:: 4886 Kbps about 4.9 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 596 kB/s Tested From:: [http://testmy.net/](http://testmy.net/) (server2) Test Time:: Mon Dec 19 10:38:51 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 87X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.72 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 181.61 % faster than the average for host (42.151) Validation Link:: [http://testmy.net/stats/id-07IL3XQZ8](http://testmy.net/stats/id-07IL3XQZ8) here at work ---
**Author:** ![Diesel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/diesel/32/7313_2.png) [@Diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Diesel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/34 "2005-12-19T14:03:25Z")
Those bastards just pushed the starting date to 1/16 !!! I am so pissed off. I have already been waiting well over a month for service to start. ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/35 "2005-12-19T14:10:00Z")
> [@Diesel](#): > > Those bastards just pushed the starting date to 1/16 !!! I am so pissed off. I have already been waiting well over a month for service to start. Try 5 months ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/36 "2005-12-20T12:33:50Z")
well I got it working, no thanks to tech support. There was something I missed with a filter But I still don’t know what it was. I have a splitter right where the line comes in. one side goes to the rest of the house through a single filter and the other goes right to the modem. :::… Download Stats …::: Connection is:: 1467 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Download Speed is:: 179 kB/s Tested From:: [http://testmy.net/](http://testmy.net/) (server2) Test Time:: Tue Dec 20 2005 15:28:29 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 26X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.72 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 32.87 % of your hosts average ([verizon.net](http://verizon.net)) Validation Link:: [http://testmy.net/stats/id-YJMFK4PHQ](http://testmy.net/stats/id-YJMFK4PHQ) :::… Upload Stats …::: Connection is:: 374 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 46 kB/s Tested From:: [http://testmy.net/](http://testmy.net/) (server2) Test Time:: Tue Dec 20 2005 15:32:22 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 22.26 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 59.74 % of your hosts average ([verizon.net](http://verizon.net)) Validation Link:: [http://testmy.net/stats/id-1SBQ86IGJ](http://testmy.net/stats/id-1SBQ86IGJ) right where it should be, I’ll have to check on upgrading to 3 Mbps… ---
**Author:** ![MrFliGSR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrfligsr/32/3069_2.png) [@MrFliGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrFliGSR)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/37 "2005-12-20T13:07:48Z")
I used to work for Verizon servicing DSL, and I must say I would never use it. ever. ---
**Author:** ![Diesel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/diesel/32/7313_2.png) [@Diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Diesel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/38 "2005-12-20T15:08:15Z")
What do they have to do to start service? Does somebody have to mess with the physical lines or is it jsut a different signal sent? I don’t understand what the long wait is all about. ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/39 "2005-12-20T15:10:13Z")
> [@Diesel](#): > > What do they have to do to start service? Does somebody have to mess with the physical lines or is it jsut a different signal sent? I don’t understand what the long wait is all about. For me they had to do something with the lines then build a hub or something. Yet for some reason when I told my uncle’s friend who works in Verizon, I got service within a week. Verizon also sucks for tech support. But I can’t complain about the service I’ve gotten thus far or the speed ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792/40 "2006-01-05T21:55:53Z")
I’m waiting on the DSL to be activated. What are tehse filters that people are talking about? I know nothing about DSL. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-dsl-not-too-happy/5792.md?page=3)