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network card for gigapower speed
Posted on 4/22/15 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 4/22/15 at 2:56 pm
just upgraded from 50mb to 1gb with AT&T and the technician is at my house and its only getting 100mb to my computer
turns out its because my cpu is 5 years old and only has a 10/100 network card
is this something thats easy to swap out and how much $$ am i looking at to support a 1gb connection?
turns out its because my cpu is 5 years old and only has a 10/100 network card
is this something thats easy to swap out and how much $$ am i looking at to support a 1gb connection?
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Posted on 4/22/15 at 2:59 pm to dallastiger55
Posted on 4/22/15 at 3:10 pm to AdamDeMamp
yes desktop and a pci card is what im looking for
Posted on 4/22/15 at 3:23 pm to dallastiger55
Any of these
Dead easy to do - turn off and unplug, open box, figure out how to take the blank plate off the end of the slot, plug in card, close box, plug in cable, plug in power, turn on. I'd be shocked if you had any driver issues with any consumer NIC, but there should be a driver CD with the card.
Personally, I like Intel, but I don't think you can really go wrong with anything.
Dead easy to do - turn off and unplug, open box, figure out how to take the blank plate off the end of the slot, plug in card, close box, plug in cable, plug in power, turn on. I'd be shocked if you had any driver issues with any consumer NIC, but there should be a driver CD with the card.
Personally, I like Intel, but I don't think you can really go wrong with anything.
This post was edited on 4/22/15 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 4/22/15 at 5:22 pm to tokenBoiler
stupid question but thinking of getting a wifi extender
have a two story house and my router is in my office upstairs in the corner.
when looking online they are saying some only support 2.4 ghz and some do both 2.4 and 5. does that matter? should i get the one that supports both to be future proofed?
have a two story house and my router is in my office upstairs in the corner.
when looking online they are saying some only support 2.4 ghz and some do both 2.4 and 5. does that matter? should i get the one that supports both to be future proofed?
Posted on 4/22/15 at 6:31 pm to dallastiger55
You seriously have a 1gb connection?
Posted on 4/22/15 at 8:26 pm to ColdDuck
Yeah apparently. Or I will
Att gig a power here in dallas. Company is based here so I'm getting it
1gb upload too. Problem is my desktop is a 2006 Dell so installer said the machine is way outdated to handle that much speed and won't get the full benefits.
Lol
Company pays for my internet so why the f not right?
Att gig a power here in dallas. Company is based here so I'm getting it
1gb upload too. Problem is my desktop is a 2006 Dell so installer said the machine is way outdated to handle that much speed and won't get the full benefits.
Lol
Company pays for my internet so why the f not right?
Posted on 4/22/15 at 10:39 pm to dallastiger55
quote:I will answer this the best I can:
dallastiger55
1. replacing a NIC card in a desktop is usually cake. Remover cover, remove card, insert new 100/1000 card.
2. "Installers" are the last source of quality info IMO. Not saying that Field Techs don't do their job well or have a grasp, but unless it's specialized, there is usually a reason they aren't 3rd or even 2nd level analysts. Countless times I've witnessed field techs just make up stuff because they don't have the right answer. That said, certain things can slow down your speed, but if you have a 1Gb/s connection and pop in a 100/1000 NIC card you'll be fine.
3. I have a hard time believing you'll get 1Gb/s down and 1Gb/s up on any home connection but that's just me and I don't live in Dallas. I'd like to do real tests on it - not speedtest.net, etc.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 8:50 am to drizztiger
Thanks for the info
Yeah I don't care about the upload nor do I need 1gb down
I'm fine honestly with anything over 100mb. That should work just fine
Yeah I don't care about the upload nor do I need 1gb down
I'm fine honestly with anything over 100mb. That should work just fine
Posted on 4/23/15 at 8:56 am to dallastiger55
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Yeah I don't care about the upload nor do I need 1gb down
you say that now
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I'm fine honestly with anything over 100mb. That should work just fine
100 fiber is awesome, but you should get what you pay for.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 11:34 am to drizztiger
quote:
3. I have a hard time believing you'll get 1Gb/s down and 1Gb/s up on any home connection but that's just me and I don't live in Dallas. I'd like to do real tests on it - not speedtest.net, etc.
Done it. Have EPB 1 gig service. I mostly get around 400-600 mbps up and down from most servers. I very rarely get near my speedtest results.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 11:41 am to dallastiger55
can you tell me why 50Mbps was not enough for you? Especially with computing equipment that old.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 11:58 am to loopback
quote:
tell me why 50Mbps was not enough for you?
To get 1gig for the price that I pay for 100Mb..Who wouldn't
Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:08 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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To get 1gig for the price that I pay for 100Mb..Who wouldn't
If it required a service call to my house, required me to change out NICs or PCs, upgrade wireless, etc.
Then I wouldn't.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:19 pm to loopback
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If it required a service call to my house
What ISP do you have that was installed without someone coming by..?
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required me to change out NICs
I agree that not having a 100/1000 card is old, but no one said he HAD to upgrade it
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upgrade wireless
He wants to get better wireless
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Then I wouldn't.
Are you that guy that always white knights for Cox..
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:44 pm to GrammarKnotsi
not cox specifically, but the farce that is 1Gbps to the home.
You have an issue with that?
Should have said another service call to my home.
You have an issue with that?
quote:
What ISP do you have that was installed without someone coming by..?
Should have said another service call to my home.
This post was edited on 4/23/15 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:52 pm to dallastiger55
yea I was looking at the 1 gig, but we decided on the 300 MB for a little cheaper.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:03 pm to drizztiger
quote:
3. I have a hard time believing you'll get 1Gb/s down and 1Gb/s up on any home connection but that's just me and I don't live in Dallas. I'd like to do real tests on it - not speedtest.net, etc.
Yeah, after the TCP overhead, the bottleneck is usually going to be in the router's WAN to LAN, which would probably be evident even with speedtest.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:05 pm to loopback
quote:
the farce that is 1Gbps to the home.
If I paid under $100 for 1Gb, and got above 800Mb, I'd be ecstatic...
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You have an issue with that?
I have 100 at my home from Cox..I get 90-118..I'm good with that...
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Should have said another service call to my home.
So if you swapped from DSL to Fiber, you wouldn't expect anyone to come out to your house..?
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:38 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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If I paid under $100 for 1Gb, and got above 800Mb, I'd be ecstatic...
See this is the root of my argument, why? Why would you be ecstatic? Just because the speedtest shows high numbers?
What are your tangible improvements between say 90Mbps and 1Gbps? What noticeable differences? Other than mathematically there is a theoretical 910Mbps "speed increase"
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