Chiyo
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join:2003-02-20
Minneapolis, MN
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| They have been running out of modems!
yeah its expensive, according to my source they've been running out of modems frequently.
I just can't deal a 150 a month inet bill not including taxes!
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | whats the upstream |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC | said by jgkolt  :whats the upstream 5Mbps. |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
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1 edit | ha what a joke. I know 5mbps up is higher than what i have now but proportionally thats a joke. I wonder if the speeds will fluctuate as bad as my time warner did. 15mbps line what would commonly go below 2mbps. |
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swhitney2003
I can't drive 55.
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join:2003-06-13
NH
clubs: | Agreed. I would take 5/5 for same price I pay now, maybe a little more. |
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@cais.net
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You Guys so lucky, u can get offers of those speeds, and here in my country i'd be happy for atleast 768Kbps, would be better than paying 35$/month for a crappy 256kbps/64kbps(with a 4GB/4GB download/upload cap) connection  |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | where are you at? My internet is $35 a month for 6 down 1 up. |
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MightyPez
join:2002-05-01
Saint Paul, MN | Not just 3.0 seeing a benefit
I noticed after these upgrades in my area (Saint Paul) my DOCSIS 2.0 equipment saw improved speeds. Notably, my upload speed went from 384kbit to a bit above 768kbit. Double that when speed boost hits. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| [sarcasm]EXCELLENT![/sarcasm]
the good ole U S of A is getting there - we're almost at the speeds of the world broadband leaders and it's only 5x the cost!
just think, in another 5 years or so, we'll be able to pay $250 for 100M/100M, just like they have now in Japan for $40. |
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blauter78
join:2005-07-22
Pompton Lakes, NJ | hmmmm.
I have 30/5 now with Cablevision for like 40-45 dollars. This just doesnt seem worth it until the uploads go up. |
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trekologer
join:2005-10-20
Old Bridge, NJ | The interesting part of the picture...
...is that the box on the top is a DirecTV receiver, not a Comcast digital cable receiver.
My guess is that the TV service is so Comcastic! that the user who took the picture switched providers. |
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NewMariner
join:2005-06-24 | OverKill
50Mbps is overkill...no way anyone will max that speed out in a residential setting, business yes, but not residential. The people getting this service are compensating for something else...just so they can gloat. |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| LAME wan ports..
When a 100mbit wan port isn't 100mbit... lol
Try dlink gaming router or smc's gigabit wan port routers..
they work pretty well.. I wouldn't touch linksys/cisco networking with a 20 foot pole these days.. such poor Q/C coming out of china with their products. |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA | |
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tshirt
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join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
·Comcast
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Re: They have been running out of modems!
said by swhitney2003 :Agreed. I would take 5/5 for same price I pay now, maybe a little more. This is not an attack on swhitney2003 ,Just an observation on a common group of comments posted here)
Why is it that people think they should get the choice of higher speeds and can set the price at or below (in Mbps) what they now pay?
Frequently posted in between upgrade cycles:
"I would pay/do anything for more speed/more upload/etc."
frequently posted when a new tier is offered:
" It costs too much" "it's not enough upload" "They should give me twice as much, for half the price" {ok, the last one is paraphrased) Strangely (or not)these comments frequently come for the same people
If you understand how cable technology works(actually everything but dedicated line service faces this limitation), you know it will always offer an unbalanced DN/UP ratio, and the price will be set by the relative cost to provide the service vs market demand.
They current tier pricing is what it is because {1 it is above the cost of providing the service (we call that return on investment/profit) and {2 the majority of potential customers (or at least enough to provide {1 at the current scale) are willing to pay that much (even if they whine about it)
a smaller percentage of customers will pay a premium price, for a premium service.
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Luker3
join:2004-10-09
Blacksburg, VA | reply to NewMariner
Re: OverKill
"No way anyone will max that speed out in a residential setting"
Heard it before. Will hear it again and again. Besides the internet is for pron.  |
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jchambers28
join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR | 150 bucks
that's way out of line for internet and o thought 57.95 was high
I will never pay that much |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | reply to tshirt
Re: They have been running out of modems!
we know the upload/download speed will not be the same for cable BUT the ratio doesn't need to be as bad between the two.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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| reply to tshirt
tshirt,
The fact of the matter is, most companies do not want to provide more upload for a couple of reasons:
1) Technical limitations: Time Warner Business Class would not provide you more than 5Mbps upstream, on a pristine line, on their current DOCSIS 1.1 technology. Even if the technology allowed for it, they moved you to fiber.
2) Business Class defections: Companies don't want to provide you with higher upstream speeds. They'd rather have you upgrade to the pricier, usually with a contract, business class tier. FiOS seems to be the exception here.
There is an obvious shift in the way people are using their internet connections at home that no one but FiOS seems to get. These trends start with the geeks who frequent sites like this, then filter down. Just like in any other industry. We realize we're at the limit of what additional downstream can do. Most people here are extremely happy with 10Mbps-15Mbps of downstream, but they want to see more upstream to do things like Slingbox their movies and music, share video and lots of pictures with their family; and yes, a percentage want to be warez kiddies and pirate movies.
I have a 15/2 connection and it has afforded me the opportunity to work form home. 2Mbps is BARELY adequate when I have to reload a server and remotely mount an ISO CD image, but it works. A 10/10 connection would be absolutely wonderful and 100/100 would make me wet my pants.
There is a paradigm shift happening and DOCSIS 3.0 isn't going to be the long term solution the Cable Companies hope, which is why they aren't jumping all over it and are taking a "wait and see" approach. |
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gomer1701ems
join:2001-08-23
Minneapolis, MN | reply to MightyPez
Re: Not just 3.0 seeing a benefit
I tried resetting the modem half a dozen times, yet I'm still on the 768 upload. ???
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