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Poll: What is the bandwidth speed of your Internet connection? (Choose the closest) Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What is the bandwidth speed of your Internet connection? (Choose the closest)".
This poll was originally submitted by Alejandro Moreno-Ramos
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A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is ru... See more This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What is the bandwidth speed of your Internet connection? (Choose the closest)".
This poll was originally submitted by Alejandro Moreno-Ramos
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| Upgrade speed -> Increased productivity | Nov 11, 2008 |
Given that acess to the Internet is crucial for our business, I wanted to know what other translators have as bandwidth speed.
Personally, I think it is wise to invest on a fast and -most importantly- reliable connection. I recently upgraded from a 4 M DSL connection to a 30 M cable one and I could not be happier. I wonder now if I should upgrade to 100 M.
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How can anyone work with less than 56K? I'd go mad.
[Edited at 2008-11-11 14:00]
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Marina Soldati 
Argentina
Local time: 19:14
Member (2005)
English to Spanish
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Hi all!
I voted Other, as the option for 512 Kb is not available.
I´d like to have a faster connection, but this is the only option in my area.
Regards,
Marina
[Edited at 2008-11-11 14:07]
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Caro Maucher
Germany
Local time: 00:14
Member (2005)
English to German
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Mine seems to be constantly switching between 24M, 36M and 54/56M. That's weird. I'd never noticed.
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| Don't know... | Nov 11, 2008 |
I'm ashamed to confess that I haven't the faintest idea - it's standard ADSL, not running through an optical fibre, is all I can say!
I also have a mobile connection whose speed depends on where I am. Unfortunately, where I need it most (at my weekend house in the heart of the Lazio countryside) it's only 56 kb. That's slow and irr... See more I'm ashamed to confess that I haven't the faintest idea - it's standard ADSL, not running through an optical fibre, is all I can say!
I also have a mobile connection whose speed depends on where I am. Unfortunately, where I need it most (at my weekend house in the heart of the Lazio countryside) it's only 56 kb. That's slow and irritating, but I can actually work with it OK - it limits my online procrastination rather than receipt and transmission of work. So it's possibly even a good thing!
Editing to say that according to TextClick's link (thanks, Chris) I've got 0.5 MB on my ADSL line.
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| 3 MB for now | Nov 11, 2008 |
I have a 3 MB broadband connection and that's plenty for me. Very fast access and no problem in sight. It will automatically be increased next month to 7 MB for the same price though.
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| What's the closest to... | Nov 11, 2008 |
...2MB? 1 or 3 MB? Anyway, I answered 3, because my speed is 2MB at the moment, but the provider has promised 6 MB in the following weeks at a reduced price (another interesting poll would be how much Internet costs in different countries for some indicative speeds).
CheerZ!!!
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... on my mobile connection, at any rate - which I'm using right now.
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 00:14
French to English
| 1 MB but I thinking of changing | Nov 11, 2008 |
I've recently been told that I could get up to 5 mega, so I'm thinking of changing. I rang my ISP but got someone who barely spoke French on the phone and couldn't make myself understood - I do hate that
So I've left it for the moment, but the decision won't be too far off.
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Textklick
Local time: 23:14
German to English
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S_Angel (X)
Italy
Local time: 00:14
German to Italian
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Thank you for the link, now I know my bandwidth speed is 1 MB.
Too bad I had already voted "don't know"...
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 15:14
English to German
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In memoriam | I don't know. It goes "woosh!" | Nov 11, 2008 |
Textklick's link is wonderful - the speedometer is at superspeed.
I switched to cable and built a wireless LAN in my house, IloveitIloveitIloveit.
Sorry Chris, I misspelled "Textklick". Bummer.
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Helena Genel
United States
Local time: 15:14
English to Spanish
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| 5 MBPS, optical fiber | Nov 11, 2008 |
Very happy with this speed; I can watch Netflix movies instantly without interruptions
I use this tool to determine the download/upload speed: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 18:14
Spanish to English
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| I do not have an Internet connection | Nov 11, 2008 |
I use a nearby cibercafe with its broadband connection during the day and work off-line on my Pentium 4 in the evenings, transferring my translation back and forth with a pendrive, until I complete my job.
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