A few new toys being updated?

[GabeU]

Whaddya think?  

I have no doubt that, had I tested at about 2:05AM, the speed would have been even lower than that.  😛 

All those gaming consoles, desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, smart devices and every other gadget you can think of.  All hungry for those ones and zeros.  

[maratsade]

I just tested here (7-ish a.m.) and got 972 kbps (or approximately 18x dialup).  Interestingly, I streamed a 25 minute episode on Hulu and it worked very well.  

[BirdDog]

For sure all the kids on Christmas break with all their new toys. Things probably won't be back to normal until after New Year.

[MarkJFine]

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@BirdDog wrote:

For sure all the kids on Christmas break with all their new toys. Things probably won't be back to normal until after New Year.

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Or whenever people's data finally run out.

[BirdDog]

I did score this just now. Probably they aren't awake yet from their tech hangover.

[GabeU]

Not too bad right now, considering it's 7:30PM.  

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I was able to play a Youtube vid in 480p without issue.  I was going to try an HD vid with the VDS off, but the VDS control is missing for me again.  😞  

[maratsade]

That's a pretty decent speed for the time of day and year, @GabeU. From what I can tell in my case at least, I can stream fine even at low speeds (earlier today it was 2.6, now it's going up again), as long as traffic on the beam is light.  

[MarkJFine]

Like clockwork. People have already started the "where's my data" posts...

[BirdDog]

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@MarkJFine wrote:

Like clockwork. People have already started the "where's my data" posts...

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I simply can't handle it anymore so I don't reply to those posts and I'm a happier person for it. 

[MarkJFine]

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@BirdDog wrote:

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I simply can't handle it anymore so I don't reply to those posts and I'm a happier person for it. 

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It gets redundant after a while.

[maratsade]

You don't post nearly as much as you used to when I first came on the site -- and C0rr0sive's disappeared from here, though I see he still posts on DSL Reports.  Pity.

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@BirdDog wrote:

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I simply can't handle it anymore so I don't reply to those posts and I'm a happier person for it. 

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[MarkJFine]

Yeah, I'm not buying this...

[MarkJFine]

To be perfectly fair, Firefox does some very strange things when content blocking is engaged.

[maratsade]

"Where's my data?" 

Florida.  Data, like geese, migrate south for the winter. 

[GabeU]

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@MarkJFine wrote:

Like clockwork. People have already started the "where's my data" posts...

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Yep.  Their social media pages are full of these, especially now.  And every time I see one I think, "Why is this HughesNet's fault?"  I don't think I'd blame and cuss out Sunoco or Chevy if I ran out of gas while driving around all day.   

[MarkJFine]

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@GabeU wrote:

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  I don't think I'd blame and cuss out Sunoco or Chevy if I ran out of gas while driving around all day.   

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Excellent analogy.