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Forum: Tech Support August 30th, 2016, 10:01 PM
Replies: 109
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Posted By Big Mike
Naturally. But this is for my home office....

Naturally. But this is for my home office. Emphasis on home, so streaming and other high bandwidth activities are common place. Trading takes place on dedicated co-lo'd servers in Chicago with <1ms...
Forum: Tech Support August 30th, 2016, 07:57 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
https://nexusfi.com/elite-circle/28410-big-mike-ec...

https://nexusfi.com/elite-circle/28410-big-mike-ecuador.html

Mike
Forum: Tech Support August 30th, 2016, 07:56 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
Yes, much better for me now. I max out the 100mb...

Yes, much better for me now. I max out the 100mb port on the router they give me for the local fiber optic service, I get 100mb up/100mb down for $125 a month.
...
Forum: Tech Support September 13th, 2015, 06:00 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
I hope you know how lucky you are. Mike

I hope you know how lucky you are.

Mike
Forum: Tech Support June 25th, 2015, 06:40 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
If you are referring to latency increasing as...

If you are referring to latency increasing as bandwidth availability goes down on a typical Cable connection then sure. But if you are not fully saturating your line then latency is somewhat...
Forum: Tech Support June 25th, 2015, 11:42 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
Bandwidth has no benefit to trading. Only...

Bandwidth has no benefit to trading. Only latency, which is dictated by where you live (distance from Chicago for example).

Bandwidth is great for Netflix, YouTube, etc, but even a 1Mbps...
Forum: Tech Support June 18th, 2014, 12:23 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
For trading, priorities are as follows: 1)...

For trading, priorities are as follows:

1) Reliability/uptime
2) Minimum bandwidth of about 1 Mbps
3) Minimal latency

When people buy faster internet connections for their home office in...
Forum: Tech Support June 15th, 2014, 11:02 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
root@atlantis:~# wget...

root@atlantis:~# wget http://testfile.steadfast.net/largedata.bin -O /dev/null
--2014-06-15 23:01:19-- http://testfile.steadfast.net/largedata.bin
Resolving testfile.steadfast.net...
Forum: Tech Support June 15th, 2014, 10:57 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
It is. But I live in Ecuador, and thus my...

It is. But I live in Ecuador, and thus my workstation is here, so I need a reliable and "speedy" connection for basic things just to do RDP, webinars, not to mention netflix.

Mike
Forum: Tech Support June 14th, 2014, 09:28 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
I don't think shared exists in the States. See my...

I don't think shared exists in the States. See my prior post for detailed example of shared.

Sent from my LG Optimus G Pro
Forum: Tech Support June 14th, 2014, 08:40 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
No, I brought all kinds of networking equipment...

No, I brought all kinds of networking equipment with me that does load balancing and fail over, and even built my own router off several linux distros to try to make it work. Nothing can make a bad...
Forum: Tech Support June 14th, 2014, 07:10 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
If you need help determining your internet speed,...

If you need help determining your internet speed, you can use this website:

Speedtest.net by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test (http://www.speedtest.net)

Mike
Forum: Tech Support June 14th, 2014, 07:10 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
Prior to moving to Ecuador, I had 75 Mbps and was...

Prior to moving to Ecuador, I had 75 Mbps and was paying $75 a month. It was a dedicated line. I am only talking about my home, not including any servers or etc.

Now that I've moved to Ecuador,...
Forum: Tech Support June 14th, 2014, 07:06 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 29,329
Posted By Big Mike
What is your internet speed?

New poll.

53

Please vote and discuss. If you drop a post about your speed, please also tell us how much you are paying and if it's a shared or dedicated connection from your ISP.

Mike
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