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Thumb On the Scale? Study Finds 5 of 7 Broadband Meters Inaccurate

Posted by timothy on from the those-particular-5-of-7 dept.

stox writes "For the 64 percent of Americans whose internet service provider imposes a broadband cap, and for those lucky enough to have a meter, I have some bad news. The president of the firm who audits many of the country's broadband meters says that he can't certify the measurements produced by five out of seven of his clients' meters because they don't count your bits correctly

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  1. Re:Weights and Measures? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    As long as it's not metric.

    My cable modem gets 5 megabitrods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it.

  2. Re:we recommend... by Nikker · · Score: 4, Funny

    They tell me to download from "localhost" where ever that is. Wow is that site fast! Everything I've ever used is hosted there too!

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