Around here, dorm experience is 80% freshmen. After the first year, almost everyone moves into local apartments, myself included. I'm going to be holed up at one of the pricier apartments, and it's still cheaper than dorms along with a meal plan, with pretty much all of the same benefits.
edit: as it turns out, my college is a private ISP. woo!

Chimpalimp

United States1135 Posts

February 15 2012 05:29 GMT

#44

I may have just had many bad experiences, but I don't think I could be happy with wireless, no matter how fancy it seems at first. If something is pertinent enough to be sent quickly and consistently (IU torrents), its worth doing it through a wire. But if your university is anything like most of the colleges I have been to, you have little choice in the transmission of your internets.

I hope you enjoy your first year of school!

GTR

51681 Posts

February 15 2012 06:15 GMT

#45

i have my own seedbox as well so i don't have any worries in terms of torrenting.

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

February 15 2012 08:53 GMT

#46

On February 15 2012 13:36 GigaFlop wrote:

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Do you get free 100/10 internet?

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=148888

Yep

Actually, my friends dorm ran a wired connection and he got, and I kid you not, 750 down and 300 upload, and he says he's gotten better before. I'll message him to run a speedtest and send me the .jpg of it another day. My school is deep in a major city so servers are close by and ping nearly nothing to local servers.

Heres what he got right now, but he says he can get higher later:
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My room is about 14x11 feet apparently, don't know what that is in meters or what it is compared to yours, and a completely square room, no odd dimensions, then right outside that space is a mini "hallway" which basically just has my closet and the full bathroom, which is shared with a suitemate who has an identical room, and also his closet in the hallway.

Loser777

1931 Posts

February 15 2012 08:55 GMT

#47

I envy your desk space T_T...

FractalsOnFire

Australia1756 Posts

February 15 2012 12:33 GMT

#48

I don't see how GTR can be 15 if he's at uni. He should be at least 17 unless he's skipped 2 grades in primary/secondary school.

fusefuse

Estonia4644 Posts

February 15 2012 12:38 GMT

#49

On February 15 2012 21:33 FractalsOnFire wrote:
I don't see how GTR can be 15 if he's at uni. He should be at least 17 unless he's skipped 2 grades in primary/secondary school.

ever heard of Sheldon Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D?

yeah, thought so

OpticalShot

Canada6330 Posts

February 15 2012 15:37 GMT

#50

IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU IU
You're doing it right!
(Yes, your room could still use a little more IU)

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

February 15 2012 17:47 GMT

#51

On February 15 2012 13:44 Disregard wrote:
Im always jealous of students getting the to experience the dorm life

Damn you CUNY!!

that's one letter away from being dirty

ShaLLoW[baY]

Canada12499 Posts

February 15 2012 19:21 GMT

#52

where do you keep the booze?
gotta get the authentic uni experience

tonight

United States11130 Posts

February 15 2012 19:40 GMT

#53

Hopefully GTR doesn't get ruined and turned cynical and jaded. Though, it could be too late for that

GigaFlop

United States1146 Posts

February 15 2012 23:43 GMT

#54

On February 15 2012 17:53 Zlasher wrote:

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daaaaaaaaamn. Looks like gigabit to me :D

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

February 16 2012 00:18 GMT

#55

It's a new dorm (1 year old) and almost everyone there uses wireless due to the hassle of setting up ethernet connection, so the few people that do plug in get some retardedly fast speeds. My dorm which is a much MUCH older building would be lucky to get 1/10th that.