I finally got internet hooked up at my house today. I ended up going with Comcast mostly because MJ sweet talked me into it. I just ran the speed test from DSL Reports on it and it came back 3469 down and 230 up. That’s over three megabits downstream, crazy! I could get used to this. Now I can finally get start getting things done from home again. (I had internet before but it was a patchy wifi connection that wasn’t reliable.) ¶
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Brandon | November 12th, 2004 @ 6:38 pm |
You’re so lucky.
My Comcast is:
Down: 627 kbps.
Up: 82 kbps.
I hate my cable.
My VOIP phone, on high quality, cripples my Internet connection.
Uploading anything to anywhere crippples my Internet connection.
Comcast’s solution?
Unplug and plug in the modem.
Check your wires.
Power off the modem.
Power on the modem.
I’m not sure.
Basil Crow | November 12th, 2004 @ 6:49 pm |
Cox Cable in RI is 3798 down, 489 up.
Josh Street | November 12th, 2004 @ 7:23 pm |
Wow. That’s faster than any available consumer broadband in the whole of Australia, no matter what you’re paying! Jealousy -> you.
Chris G. | November 12th, 2004 @ 7:32 pm |
That is what we get over here in NH with Comcast. I absolutely love it and in my dealings with the company they have been nothing but class.
dale | November 12th, 2004 @ 7:50 pm |
You can get optus cable here, about 6mbit down. But the upload is capped to 128kbit and there is a 20gb limit. (aust)
Matt | November 12th, 2004 @ 8:35 pm |
Yeah their customer service was really top-notch, at least the sales bit. I never had to wait for someone to talk to, it was always almost instant.
Mike Steinbaugh | November 12th, 2004 @ 8:51 pm |
I’ve had Comcast over in Marin for four years now and I’ve never had a problem. They’re great. I get about 4 mbps there too. When I’m in LA, I use Adelphia, which is pretty much just as good, but I’ve found that Comcast is a little bit more reliable because the network isn’t as saturated. The kids around UCLA sure know how to suck up the bandwidth.
Jeff Minard | November 12th, 2004 @ 9:44 pm |
Sonic.net DSL via SBC
Down: 6450
Up: 600
Bout $50/month – sweet deal.
Jeremy | November 13th, 2004 @ 12:06 am |
I work as a comcast support agent, so I’d be surprised if thats the solution you really got. It sounds like you got the perfect connect Matt.
Brandon, what type of cable modem do you have?
Kitta | November 13th, 2004 @ 5:50 am |
I still can’t get broadband in my area, I’m thinking of moving just so I can get a high speed internet connection.
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Vinnie Garcia | November 13th, 2004 @ 10:21 am |
I have Comcast here in Philadelphia and I love the internet service. My usual numbers are somewhere between 2 and 3 Mbps. The cable TV on the other hand, I don’t like so much. They don’t even leave you a guide for programming your remote! This probably isn’t an issue for most people…until you buy a new TV or the batteries in your remote run out. If you ever run into that problem, here is a good place to find the manuals for your remote.
Me | November 19th, 2004 @ 10:02 pm |
6.0 Down
768 Up
Speakeasy DLS here, thank you very much.