 MysticGogetaThe Robot DevilPremium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX | reply to Rick
Re: That sure is a purty pie chart I would rather have the right package and be misled by good speed tests personally.
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Waterbury, CT | Fool me some more comcast. Fool me some more. |
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MysticGogetaThe Robot DevilPremium
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League City, TX | Again I would rather have the right package then some bursts it gives the wrong idea about the service.
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RickPremium,MVM
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Waterbury, CT | I'm not sure I'd call 40.7Mb into a 64Mb file..and still transferring at 2.26MB/sec..
a burst.
Instead..I'd call my 20,000k + service..comcastic.
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| said by Rick:I'm not sure I'd call 40.7Mb into a 64Mb file..and still transferring at 2.26MB/sec.. a burst. Instead..I'd call my 20,000k + service..comcastic. I disagree. I call it a false sense of security.
Your led to believe it's as fast as that. It helps on downloading some things , but if your like my family , your downloading demos and youtube 24/7. Plus my linux and solaris fetish has me downloading and uploading source code a lot.
And When I get 70 megs into a 400 meg download and it caps in at a meg a second flat , I think why give me false hopes ?
This is one reason I can't wait to get Fios. Once I find a decently stable job or get my business in full swing I am moving to a Fios serviced area. My family uses the net to much to let this "boost" lure me into feeling secure. Show me a 3 meg download that adjusts with network conditions all the way through and then Ill feel a little better.
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said by MysticGogeta:Again I would rather have the right package then some bursts it gives the wrong idea about the service. My idea of the service is that you can download files faster. Period. Even if the Powerboost speed isn't consistently 2.26 MB/s (the screen shot from above shows that it can, BTW) the reality is that you are downloading files faster than what the actual advertised speed package could deliver. To me, that's a bonus.
In short, they advertise 6/384 for $xx.xx and deliver more at times. Being misled, in this case, is a good thing.
If you take a job that pays $15/hr and they pay you $15.25 for the first 10 hours of the week without telling you, would you complain? |
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MysticGogetaThe Robot DevilPremium
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League City, TX | No but the point is the average person has no idea what their real download speed is they will believe that when they are getting less that its slowing down.
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