Zephyr is online
After weeks of waiting, Josh and I finally have internet at our apartment. This means no more connections that drop every few minutes, no going to Hopkins solely for internet, and no more waiting hours for YouTube to load videos.
I've done some tests, and it looks like we'll be getting about 1264 kb/s actual download, and 560 kb/s actual upload. When I tested on speedtest.net, it gave me a projected download speed of 1326 kb/s and an upload speed of 560 kb/s, so their numbers jive pretty well with the actual speeds. (Remember that kb/s is kilobits per second, and how network speeds are usually measured; KB/s is kilobytes per second, and how file sizes are usually measured; one KB is eight times larger than one kb.) So I may continue to use speedtest.net for a few months, and then ask Sarah to perform some statistical analysis of the results (you can download them in csv format). Dating a scientist who enjoys mathematical analysis has its definite advantages.
Josh suggested we call the wireless network "Zephyr". I think it's a very good name.