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To: Zeddie88 who wrote (8891)	9/24/1999 3:01:00 AM
From: Zardoz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

As someone posted to me, speedtest.mybc.com isn't valid for anyone outside of BC, nor is it valid for cable modems. You need to use a site that is a T1 or better, and not that server{which is now to popular}. And looking at your results, you're pretty low. And that may be the reason. Try this test, sunnyvale, CA toast.net I have on some fast T1 connections achieved 3.2Mbps. But they aren't popular sites {ok, Hackers: Don't ask} But many sites in the real world limit download speed now {netscape, microsoft}. Hutch. PS: I'll see if I can find you a better test site. To many bookmarks here.

To: Zeddie88 who wrote (8891)	9/24/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Irrespective as to whether speedtest.mybc.com is a valid test of cable modem speed the important point is your cable modem speed is a lot closer to 250 kilobits per second than it is to 250 megabits per second. This means your PII 400 Mhz computer is more than adequate to handle the data stream coming from your real time data provider. As to your computer running with 60% free system resources this has more to do with the number of programs you are simultaneously running and Windows 98 limitations than it has to do with cable modem speed or the amount of memory in your computer. Buying more memory or a faster processor will not free up system resources.