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News, Announcements & Updates => Server Announcements => Topic started by: Foob on 21 Sep 2013, 19:06:18

Title: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Foob on 21 Sep 2013, 19:06:18
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Hey all,

I just wanted to inform you that everything is going well, we are making great progress on putting everything together. We do however have some slight delays! our original intentions were to release on the current machine but the power and storage is not enough for our systems coming in v6, which has resulted in the purchasing of a faster and large machine. This will take a week to prepare and build (Pictures will be posted) and once up and running we can start steam-training towards the release. :)

The new machine will be located in Chicago, and will be behind a strong Anti-DDOS protection. Offering the best stability and up time for our players. The American player base will enjoy the improvement to their connection but our connection is still very strong and will not effect people world-wide too much.

Also as this being September the Admin team have/will be soon going back to studies, which will take a lot of time away from pushing the release. As always though, we are doing our very best and preparing the best version of Noobstown yet!

Soon as the new machine is up and running we'll post another update, thanks for your patience and understanding you are all awesome!
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Post by: gamergirlxo on 21 Sep 2013, 19:15:36
Same adrian. Thanks foob for the update. Keep working hard!

-gg
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Post by: tiberius1999 on 21 Sep 2013, 20:08:34
Yay  etter connection
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Post by: HarryX11 on 21 Sep 2013, 20:09:12
Quote from: AdrianCavi on 21 Sep 2013, 19:08:27
Great news! The Chicago host is a big plus for me :)

Same... Chicago is only about two hundred miles from me. Will this help with lag reduction for US players?

Also, keep up the good work! Sad to hear about another delay, but I am excited nonetheless!
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Post by: _youngt on 21 Sep 2013, 20:54:05
Great news! Keep up the hard work! And everyone else play some gta 5 until the release :D
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Post by: Danimal8 on 21 Sep 2013, 21:28:42
The new machine may as well be located at my house! If we need any emergency repairs call me with directions!
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Post by: EttaDreamfeather on 21 Sep 2013, 21:29:06
Disappointing to have to wait further but it'll be worth it in the long run to have a better system the server is running on.

It'll also be useful for just furthering the tension of wanting to play, I'm sure everyone is already chaffing at the bit (Hehe, horse puns everyone?) to get onto the new version and start out with all their plans.

Just going to have to hunker down and wait like a vulture for the opening of the new version, everything that can be done to ensure any problems being smoothed out beforehand will just have to be accepted as necessary. ^^
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Post by: Kaolai on 21 Sep 2013, 21:59:07
Quote from: AdrianCavi on 21 Sep 2013, 20:55:29
Quote from: tomisbomb789 on 21 Sep 2013, 20:54:05
Great news! Keep up the hard work! And everyone else play some gta 5 until the release :D

That's what I'm doing!

Pfffttt, GTA V? I'm playing Spit! :P
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Post by: appleyeScB on 21 Sep 2013, 23:38:45
Arnt you guys too young to play GTA V? :3 anyway keep up the good work admins!
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Post by: applessmillion on 22 Sep 2013, 03:01:02
Awesome, Chicago is only like 2-3 hours from where I live :P
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Post by: Kaolai on 22 Sep 2013, 03:07:08
Does everyone live by Chicago these days?!
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Post by: EttaDreamfeather on 22 Sep 2013, 03:20:31
Indiana, so yes. :3
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Post by: Kaolai on 22 Sep 2013, 03:43:04
East Coast. ;7;
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Post by: KleinTsuboiOW on 22 Sep 2013, 03:50:32
not another week D: *sobs
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Post by: HarryX11 on 22 Sep 2013, 04:03:07
:( well at least the server will be more powerful and hopefully much less laggy... Especially for the US based players like myself. New Hampshire FTW!
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Post by: FlammableCow800 on 22 Sep 2013, 04:46:00
Michigan.....everybodys so close.
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Post by: Entangled on 22 Sep 2013, 06:37:13
Ohio here - Chicago is just about 4 hours drive for me.  To the south east side at least, then you hit traffic and it can be another two hours across town...  Thank goodness their fiber optic backbone is better than their highway system.  Maybe this will give me time to hunt down a copy of The Simpsons: Hit and Run, which is basically what GTA 5 could have been if it were based on The Simpsons, and released 10 years ago :P 
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Post by: mgu3000 on 22 Sep 2013, 09:28:45
YAY! That means it's only about 4000 miles from me now!
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Post by: Foob on 22 Sep 2013, 11:10:40
Updated build photos, they seem to be going faster than expected. :)
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Post by: HarryX11 on 22 Sep 2013, 14:03:16
Quote from: Fatnoob on 22 Sep 2013, 11:10:40
Updated build photos, they seem to be going faster than expected. :)

Great! So does that mean V6 will be out sooner than expected?
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: icebox3d on 22 Sep 2013, 16:53:40
Quote from: Danimal8 on 21 Sep 2013, 21:28:42
The new machine may as well be located at my house! If we need any emergency repairs call me with directions!
Nerp :P
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: UnlikelyPirate on 22 Sep 2013, 17:28:17
That X10SLM+-F is a tough little server mobo. Just make sure they don't plug the ssd or any other drives into the SATA 3.0 ports. We may know better, but since I work in IT, I can tell you that we should never trust 100% the actions of another IT person remotely.

What kind of pipeline is this machine being hooked to? My 50d/5u here in Texas should have a wonderful time connecting to this rig in Chicago, but I am curious to their network and how much they are allocating to the server.

/me excited!
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Foob on 22 Sep 2013, 18:11:59
Quote from: UnlikelyPirate on 22 Sep 2013, 17:28:17
That X10SLM+-F is a tough little server mobo. Just make sure they don't plug the ssd or any other drives into the SATA 3.0 ports. We may know better, but since I work in IT, I can tell you that we should never trust 100% the actions of another IT person remotely.

What kind of pipeline is this machine being hooked to? My 50d/5u here in Texas should have a wonderful time connecting to this rig in Chicago, but I am curious to their network and how much they are allocating to the server.

/me excited!

1000d/1000u
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: UnlikelyPirate on 22 Sep 2013, 18:40:08
Go fiber go! All aboard the bandwidth train!
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Post by: Bretticus9k on 22 Sep 2013, 18:56:35
Well that's bad news for me i cant connect to any server outside the uk my internet just cant do it. That was one reason your i loved noobs town so much the UK based server :-(

Guess its time to shout at my ISP and see if i can get anymore speed and play with my router some more i should be able to do something ive just had a new phone line installed a couple of weeks ago
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Aluxie on 22 Sep 2013, 19:12:44
Quote from: Bretticus9k on 22 Sep 2013, 18:56:35
Well that's bad news for me i cant connect to any server outside the uk my internet just cant do it. That was one reason your i loved noobs town so much the UK based server :-(

Guess its time to shout at my ISP and see if i can get anymore speed and play with my router some more i should be able to do something ive just had a new phone line installed a couple of weeks ago

rule 1 with ISP's if you need an upgrade tell that that the service is very slow and if they won't do anything about it mention that you are thinking about switching, that'll get you an upgrade :)
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Post by: Bretticus9k on 22 Sep 2013, 19:17:11
Where i live the internet is rubbish its not even fibre yet so here is the best i can get will it be ok for 2 people to be online to the server and my FPS in game is very linke dto the lag from the server it show i knwo if my connection is playing up before i was getting 120+ and when i got laggy it would be like 20 which is unplayable to me so i hope its not like that all the time now

(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304e5467324f4459304c6e42755a775f5f)
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Aluxie on 22 Sep 2013, 19:19:24
Quote from: Bretticus9k on 22 Sep 2013, 19:17:11
Where i live the internet is rubbish its not even fibre yet so here is the best i can get will it be ok for 2 people to be online to the server and my FPS in game is very linke dto the lag from the server it show i knwo if my connection is playing up before i was getting 120+ and when i got laggy it would be like 20 which is unplayable to me so i hope its not like that all the time now

(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304e5467324f4459304c6e42755a775f5f)
Believe me, i have complained to Virgin Media a few times and they have always gave my net a boost, no matter how small i noticed it, Sky should do the same as well (if your still with sky, got it from the speedtest sig, not stalking you) :)
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Post by: Bretticus9k on 22 Sep 2013, 19:21:55
Lol yer im still with sky that is the very fastest for where i live which i no where near where speedtest thinks lol the enginneer was pushing it to get that speed im about 5 miles from my exchange and 90% of the signal on the phone line doesnt reach me so that is as good as it gets for me :-(
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Post by: AlphaTango11 on 22 Sep 2013, 19:24:22
If you guys think your wifi is bad, this was on a good day.

Thanks for the updates admins! I can't wait!
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Post by: Bretticus9k on 22 Sep 2013, 19:26:43
Well ive just run a test to a server in chicago and this is the result i get

(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304e6a41784f54677a4c6e42755a775f5f)

and theres 2 people on my internet at the same time a lot of the time so that just makes everything worse but yer that is a bad speed
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Olah0001 on 22 Sep 2013, 19:52:38
so v6 wont be out for even longer now ?

also will it be 1.6.4 when it comes out ?
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Post by: DH4CFC on 22 Sep 2013, 21:21:55
This question has probs been asked a lot.....  But why has the server moved to America...
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Post by: Foob on 22 Sep 2013, 21:32:19
Quote from: DH4CFC on 22 Sep 2013, 21:21:55
This question has probs been asked a lot.....  But why has the server moved to America...

Unfortunately the UK does not offer what we need, as in the past with Noobstown and recently with Apocalypse we've been hit severely by DDOS attacks; London unfortunately does not offer any form of in-house protection. Chicago offer cheaper bandwidth and in-house DDOS protection which is much cheaper than going to another retailer.

I  myself, who also live in the Uk am not concerned about the move, the connection between the servers in Chicago and London is not noticeable. They are very fast. There is not need to be concerned :)

DDOS attacks are on the rise, especially within the Minecraft community which cause up to 24-48hours downtime between attacks. These can go-on for days, weeks or even months you have no way of telling how the person wants to treat your server. Having protection in place allows us to mitigate the attacks and keep the server running smooth 24/7, 365 days a year.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: DH4CFC on 22 Sep 2013, 21:34:43
ok nice

 will it stay an UK server though?
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Post by: FlammableCow800 on 22 Sep 2013, 21:38:01
And if its a leap year 366 days that year  :D
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Foob on 22 Sep 2013, 21:38:52
Quote from: DH4CFC on 22 Sep 2013, 21:34:43
ok nice

 will it stay an UK server though?

Noobstown has never been just a UK server, based in UK, yes. The server is offered world-wide but primarily an English speaking server. We at least expect people to speak English in our global chatting systems.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: UnlikelyPirate on 22 Sep 2013, 21:45:41
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304f44497a4f5451774c6e42755a775f5f)
London
VERSUS
Chicago
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304f4449344d44497a4c6e42755a775f5f)

 8| :D 3:) <3 8)
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Post by: lazertagged1599 on 22 Sep 2013, 22:31:55
I'm about 20 minutes outside Chicago, so this is really awesome for me :D Can't wait to play v6!
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Post by: Nebih on 23 Sep 2013, 00:38:19
This is great news for me! I live in Iowa. :D  :3
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Post by: edixsabourin on 23 Sep 2013, 01:08:00
Why does no one ever host from Canada. xD
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Post by: Nebih on 23 Sep 2013, 01:48:25
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467314d446b344d446b334c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2985098097)

My stats from Chicago :O
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Post by: lazertagged1599 on 23 Sep 2013, 02:07:45
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467314d5445334e6a45784c6e42755a775f5f)

My Chicago Stats
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Post by: doethe_ on 23 Sep 2013, 02:17:50
 :P Another week! I'm so anxious to get back on Noobs. The Chicago server is pretty cool though.
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Post by: icebox3d on 23 Sep 2013, 03:42:38
Quote from: edixsabourin on 23 Sep 2013, 01:08:00
Why does no one ever host from Canada. xD
Some people host from Canada, however the problem is the cost of bandwidth due to Rogers and Bell having a monopoly on the market. The Canadian Government protects them from companies coming from other countries. Also the fact is Rogers and Bell own most of the lines so even if you are getting bandwidth from NLayer you still have to pay Rogers and Bell some money. Its stupid, once was quoted $40 per Mbp in Toronto... Best thing to do is go over the boarder to the US so Seattle, Chicago, New York/Buffalo or Washington DC/Ashburn where it is much cheaper and if you have problems with DMCA then go to Europe.
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Post by: UnlikelyPirate on 23 Sep 2013, 05:00:34
Quote from: mrfloris on 23 Sep 2013, 00:02:47
The packet loss to Chicago, IL on speedtest seems to be terrible, over 15%

(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304f5467354e54517a4c6e42755a775f5f)

Compare that to London;
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467304f546b784d6a55314c6e42755a775f5f)

I can't say I am too excited about this, lol. Oh well.

Wow. I hate American internet after seeing that. Still better than most countries, but there is a residential internet war going on here stifling progress. Google fiber, for example, would blow these speeds out of the water, and is being installed not even 75 miles from my house. Those speeds are on a coaxial line or fiber? From what I understand, the max bandwidth support of a cat 6 coax is only 120mbps, so if you are rocking coax, thats the best expectation you should have, mrfloris.
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Post by: Darkwings on 23 Sep 2013, 20:22:25
As expected due to traversing an ocean, I'll have over ~150ms ping on the new server.
UK is around 50. In my own country I have under 20.
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Post by: Gigabyteme1 on 24 Sep 2013, 03:28:44
I don't know what the big deal is I have sat Internet, so like what 50,000 km trip just to go from Canada to Canada then across the ocean and I play quite fine today.  Can't wait to drop the skip across the pond!
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Post by: Reigando on 24 Sep 2013, 08:32:16
'murica.
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Post by: Dopehead_NL on 24 Sep 2013, 10:07:50
I would have preffered a european based location, but hey, lets wait and see.
Speedtest show it might not be that bad....

All the way from The Netherlands :

(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467344d4451324e4455324c6e42755a775f5f)
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Post by: MagicMan27 on 24 Sep 2013, 11:19:38
Chicago to Canada*
Quote from: Gigabyteme1 on 24 Sep 2013, 03:28:44
from Canada to Canada
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Post by: HarryX11 on 24 Sep 2013, 12:17:29
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467344d6a51304d7a67794c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2988244382)
Chicago
VS
London
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467344d6a59304d5449784c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2988264121)

Seems to be almost identical :/
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Post by: Darkwings on 24 Sep 2013, 17:27:55
Quote from: HarryX11 on 24 Sep 2013, 12:17:29
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467344d6a51304d7a67794c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2988244382)
Chicago
VS
London
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467344d6a59304d5449784c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2988264121)

Seems to be almost identical :/

They're not identical at all, look at the ping. 40 is ok, 100+ much less so.

Don't pay too much attention to the Up/Down speed unless they go really low (especially the download).

For gaming you'd usually want to stay under 50, the lower the better.

If you find yourself over 80-100 constantly you'll perceive some lag and if you plan to do PVP or PVE in any form you'll probably be annoyed.

Around 200-250 I start to think if it's worth it and don't bother playing at all in some cases.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Halcyon13 on 24 Sep 2013, 22:14:21
Quote from: HarryX11 on 21 Sep 2013, 20:09:12
Quote from: AdrianCavi on 21 Sep 2013, 19:08:27
Great news! The Chicago host is a big plus for me :)

Same... Chicago is only about two hundred miles from me. Will this help with lag reduction for US players?

Also, keep up the good work! Sad to hear about another delay, but I am excited nonetheless!

...Just 3950.5 miles away from me! Hooray :D
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Post by: MagicMan27 on 24 Sep 2013, 22:45:57
This is Chicago
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467354e5451784d6a59354c6e42755a775f5f)
And this is london
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f5467354e5451314f5449794c6e42755a775f5f)
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: matanatr96 on 24 Sep 2013, 23:33:18
Noobstown runs on 32 gigs of ram? huh
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Post by: OMGUFB on 25 Sep 2013, 00:11:46
Quote from: TwistedLover on 22 Sep 2013, 03:20:31
Indiana, so yes. :3
Twisted is back? If so i have missed a lot.
Also why are they hosting it in USA if they are from the UK?
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Jackmwoodall14 on 25 Sep 2013, 00:18:50
Quote from: OMGUFB on 25 Sep 2013, 00:11:46
Quote from: TwistedLover on 22 Sep 2013, 03:20:31
Indiana, so yes. :3
Twisted is back? If so i have missed a lot.
Also why are they hosting it in USA if they are from the UK?
They are more usa players than UK players I presume.
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Post by: EttaDreamfeather on 25 Sep 2013, 00:19:02
I've been back for several days, yeah.

Quote from: Fatnoob on 22 Sep 2013, 21:32:19
Unfortunately the UK does not offer what we need, as in the past with Noobstown and recently with Apocalypse we've been hit severely by DDOS attacks; London unfortunately does not offer any form of in-house protection. Chicago offer cheaper bandwidth and in-house DDOS protection which is much cheaper than going to another retailer.

I  myself, who also live in the Uk am not concerned about the move, the connection between the servers in Chicago and London is not noticeable. They are very fast. There is not need to be concerned :)

DDOS attacks are on the rise, especially within the Minecraft community which cause up to 24-48hours downtime between attacks. These can go-on for days, weeks or even months you have no way of telling how the person wants to treat your server. Having protection in place allows us to mitigate the attacks and keep the server running smooth 24/7, 365 days a year.

So yeah, there would be the reason. Actually didn't know Foob had posted a reason, I was searching through for someone else who I thought had posted a reason when I found this post.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: UnlikelyPirate on 25 Sep 2013, 00:51:04
Quote from: mrfloris on 23 Sep 2013, 18:26:01
It's EU.DOCSIS3.256QAMx8CH/4CH

Its sad, I think, that I understand this.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: HarryX11 on 25 Sep 2013, 01:20:18
Quote from: UnlikelyPirate on 25 Sep 2013, 00:51:04
Quote from: mrfloris on 23 Sep 2013, 18:26:01
It's EU.DOCSIS3.256QAMx8CH/4CH

Its sad, I think, that I understand this.

Lol well you're not the only one XD
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Xavier1964 on 25 Sep 2013, 04:32:34
Quote from: HarryX11 on 25 Sep 2013, 01:20:18
Quote from: UnlikelyPirate on 25 Sep 2013, 00:51:04
Quote from: mrfloris on 23 Sep 2013, 18:26:01
It's EU.DOCSIS3.256QAMx8CH/4CH

Its sad, I think, that I understand this.

Lol well you're not the only one XD

i dont understand it. what does it mean? lolol
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: EnchantCreature on 25 Sep 2013, 22:56:33
Foob take a selfie   :3 XD
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: UnlikelyPirate on 26 Sep 2013, 06:37:44
Quote from: Xavier1964 on 25 Sep 2013, 04:32:34
Quote from: HarryX11 on 25 Sep 2013, 01:20:18
Quote from: UnlikelyPirate on 25 Sep 2013, 00:51:04
Quote from: mrfloris on 23 Sep 2013, 18:26:01
It's EU.DOCSIS3.256QAMx8CH/4CH

Its sad, I think, that I understand this.

Lol well you're not the only one XD

i dont understand it. what does it mean? lolol

European Standard Docsis 3.256 Protocol of communication, and the rest has to do with frequency and such. Its about the latest communication protocol out right now. It means mrfloris' internet provider is serious about their service.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Entangled on 26 Sep 2013, 09:16:54
With all the IT people in this thread, can anyone convince my cable company to upgrade our infrastructure?  Please?  Our latency isn't bad, but the speeds most of you are getting make it seem like we're a decade behind in technology here...
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Reigando on 26 Sep 2013, 15:39:50
Quote from: Entangled on 26 Sep 2013, 09:16:54
With all the IT people in this thread, can anyone convince my cable company to upgrade our infrastructure?  Please?  Our latency isn't bad, but the speeds most of you are getting make it seem like we're a decade behind in technology here...

You could only convince the company to upgrade if you could convince them that the cost of the upgrades will generate sales profit that outweighs the cost within the next few quarters. Long term investments and keeping customers around to keep getting money out of them doesn't equate into the average company's thoughts, they just care about the next few quarters, and most likely they wouldn't make the money back that quickly.
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Entangled on 26 Sep 2013, 16:27:29
I'm afraid that's the unfortunate truth, but I still get my hopes up every time the rumors of a possible fiber optic service resurface. 
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Darkwings on 26 Sep 2013, 16:46:50
Quote from: Entangled on 26 Sep 2013, 09:16:54
With all the IT people in this thread, can anyone convince my cable company to upgrade our infrastructure?  Please?  Our latency isn't bad, but the speeds most of you are getting make it seem like we're a decade behind in technology here...

As said, if they don't want to invest money, no one will convince them.

Usually companies aim at business zones or generally high density ones.
Other than that where there's little competition between companies don't expect any improvement, at all.

I've been hearing rumors of cable for 2 decades here. Fiber came last year. It's still just fiber-to-the-node and my WiFi-to-fiber, even with slower nominal speed, is still better and cheaper :|
(and I also get VoIP for cheap as a bonus)
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: appleyeScB on 26 Sep 2013, 22:38:30
i live in Ohio. only 6 hours away!
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: HappyDance9 on 27 Sep 2013, 20:21:38
Yay! 2 more hours over in Great Bretagne! :D
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Xavier1964 on 27 Sep 2013, 21:36:46
Quote from: HappyDance9 on 27 Sep 2013, 20:21:38
Yay! 2 more hours over in Great Bretagne! :D

2 hours until what?
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: Olah0001 on 28 Sep 2013, 15:32:55
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f546b334f4459794e546b344c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2997862598)
London
v
Chicago
(https://embed.noobscraft.com/6148523063446f764c3364336479357a6347566c5a48526c63335175626d56304c334a6c63335673644338794f546b334f4455334d7a4d334c6e42755a775f5f) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2997857337)

funny, it seems I never have any lag on this server...
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: matanatr96 on 28 Sep 2013, 15:55:48
Is there any sign of starting?
Title: Re: Progress Update! :D
Post by: lukestar04 on 28 Sep 2013, 17:16:40
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2998057450.png (http://www.speedtest.net/result/2998057450.png)
vs
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2998065577.png (http://www.speedtest.net/result/2998065577.png)