Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. in Mediacom http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19263919 en Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:41:55 EDT Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:41:55 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19264660 iowaboy : at least you got your upstream power level below 55. I was having level at 60 during the day and at night it would run 58.5. after complaining and the techs not showing up for 2 appointments one tech got it down the 57 constant and said that it was within specs. At least I can connect now. When I called in I told the tech that the whole area is above 55 and running 59-60. Guess I will have to have a talk with their boss. He lives 2 blocks from me. I know that if he checks his levels and they are out of whack someone will be down real quick and get the lines fixed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19264660 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:10:40 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19263919 wth : Hop #2 (10.3.215.11)is getting conjested.

Target Name: www.dslreports.com
IP: 209.123.109.175
Date/Time: 10/15/2007 9:38:10 PM

1 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms [192.168.1.1]
2 35 ms 59 ms 42 ms 44 ms 16 ms 42 ms * 42 ms [10.3.215.1]
3 23 ms 53 ms 35 ms 63 ms 9 ms * * 42 ms 12-215-16-161.client.mchsi.com [12.215.16.161]
4 40 ms * 30 ms 41 ms 42 ms 39 ms 39 ms 53 ms 12-215-5-14.client.mchsi.com [12.215.5.14]
5 87 ms 46 ms 65 ms 50 ms 71 ms 59 ms 62 ms 72 ms tbr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.99.74]
6 63 ms 57 ms 53 ms 45 ms 90 ms * * 68 ms cr1.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.17.225]
7 59 ms 49 ms 54 ms 40 ms 70 ms 70 ms * 74 ms cr1.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.1.189]
8 42 ms 49 ms 61 ms 56 ms 80 ms 61 ms 44 ms 95 ms tbr1.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.16.146]
9 43 ms 62 ms 60 ms 65 ms 67 ms 68 ms 42 ms 82 ms gar1.nwrnj.ip.att.net [12.123.0.153]
10 54 ms 60 ms 62 ms 61 ms 72 ms 72 ms 150 ms 185 ms att-gige.esd1.nwr.nac.net [12.119.140.26]
11 * 64 ms 73 ms 54 ms 66 ms 65 ms 54 ms 76 ms 3.ge-3-0-0.gbr2.nwr.nac.net [209.123.11.189]
12 79 ms 72 ms * 89 ms 58 ms 54 ms 52 ms 72 ms 0.so-0-3-0.gbr1.oct.nac.net [209.123.11.233]
13 74 ms 88 ms 59 ms * 61 ms 93 ms 38 ms * www.dslreports.com [209.123.109.175]

All test servers were under 40% in use at the time of test.



:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 814 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 99 kB/s
Tested From:: »testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2007/10/15 - 7:45pm
Bottom Line:: 14X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 10.34 sec
Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 30.093 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 18.04 % of your hosts average (mchsi.com)
D-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-2MCNLF6UV
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!]



]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19263919 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:00:51 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19262469 wth : I've had the problem of the upstream power level getting to high (55) Once it gets above there, the modem looses sinc, then makes several attempts to resinc, which it usually does. It's doing this behind 2 ea 2-way splitters. Today I rewired it so the modem is on 1 ea 2-way splitter (the preferred method.) Levels are now snr37, downstream -3, and upstream 52. Does 52 seem high behind one 2-way splitter? Modem is a motorola 5100]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19262469 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:17:09 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19240401 wth : Last 2 nights my modem has dropped it's connection. Only thing I can think of is cold weather effecting the node/blade? plus speeds went south.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19240401 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:44:59 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19232315 jomama : Last I knew the data streams in and out of the cable modem termination system are routed to CR, but the individual nodes are still connected to transmitters in Iowa City fed the video lineup which mostly is generated in CR ( it's broken back out to RF, combined with the local access channels coming to the southgate facility via an RF trunk line from downtown, (UITV is coming in via fiber) as well as the RF carriers for data coming from each CMTS blade which were structured to share up to 6 return paths per forward transmitter, individually combined for each fiber transmitter that feeds a group of nodes.
So while I'm not saying it's impossible for all that to be put on additional fiber and the associated hardware crammed into an already over crowded facility on Boysun, I would be surprised if Mediacom would spend the money.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19232315 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:03:53 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19206960 anon : Cedar Rapids' fiber delivers video and internet service to Iowa City, I believe there may also be a fiber connection to the Quad Cities (how they get the Quad Cities local CBS channel) for redundancy.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19206960 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:12:29 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19205749 iowaboy : thats a good question wth. I was under an impression that Iowa City also used CR for the headend. I believe i seen this here along time ago. Maybe someone in the know could answer this. I would have thought that us small towns just south would also use a headend in Iowa City but was told by a tech that we use CR. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19205749 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:12:13 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19200263 wth : The HSI in Iowa City wouldn't feed up to Cedar Rapids, would it? I would think mediacom hsi in IC would connect to quest? in iowa city down at their southgate facility. Or does mediacom fiber hsi to a lower cost backbone in CR?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19200263 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:31:43 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19200186 jomama : I will admit being a little out of the loop for a few years but I am a little puzzled how a problem in the Cedar Rapids headend would effect only one node or blade in Iowa City. Unless Mediacom has installed a substantial amount of new fiber between the two headends, the CMTS for Iowa City, Coralville is in the headend on Southgate Ave. in Iowa City.
Are utilization reports by blade top secret still?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19200186 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:43:04 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19187281 solofortne :
said by wth See Profile :

Here's one of the problems in Iowa City The #2 hop (10.3.215.1) Headend is getting up/over above 40ms :(
Hmm that's pretty bad, hopefully something can be done to address this.

My current speeds:



]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19187281 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:14:46 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19187191 wth : Here's one of the problems in Iowa City The #2 hop (10.3.215.1) Headend is getting up/over above 40ms :(

Target Name: www.dslreports.com
IP: 209.123.109.175
Date/Time: 10/2/2007 10:50:08 PM

1 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms [192.168.1.1]
2 46 ms 23 ms 57 ms 40 ms 44 ms 54 ms 22 ms 45 ms [10.3.215.1]
3 36 ms 24 ms 56 ms 38 ms * 47 ms 31 ms 43 ms 12-215-16-161.client.mchsi.com [12.215.16.161]
4 * 38 ms 68 ms 37 ms 50 ms * 29 ms 35 ms 12-215-5-14.client.mchsi.com [12.215.5.14]
5 70 ms 70 ms 88 ms 64 ms 61 ms 54 ms 71 ms 69 ms tbr1.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.99.14]
6 * 66 ms 74 ms 74 ms 73 ms 40 ms 69 ms 74 ms cr1.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.17.153]
7 59 ms 62 ms 74 ms * 60 ms 64 ms 64 ms * cr1.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.1.189]
8 57 ms 64 ms * 68 ms 50 ms * 62 ms 67 ms tbr1.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.16.146]
9 66 ms 68 ms 56 ms 70 ms 70 ms 59 ms 56 ms 57 ms gar1.nwrnj.ip.att.net [12.123.0.153]
10 * 58 ms 55 ms 57 ms 60 ms 61 ms 51 ms 46 ms att-gige.esd1.nwr.nac.net [12.119.140.26]
11 61 ms 65 ms 59 ms 58 ms * 53 ms 118 ms 49 ms 3.ge-3-0-0.gbr2.nwr.nac.net [209.123.11.189]
12 81 ms 73 ms 73 ms 89 ms 56 ms 144 ms 47 ms 68 ms 0.so-0-3-0.gbr1.oct.nac.net [209.123.11.233]
13 * * 60 ms * 87 ms 50 ms 57 ms * www.dslreports.com [209.123.109.175]

Target Name: www.foxnews.com
IP: 64.86.71.25
Date/Time: 10/2/2007 10:51:52 PM

1 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms [192.168.1.1]
2 31 ms 36 ms 70 ms 71 ms 41 ms 61 ms 39 ms 76 ms [10.3.215.1]
3 29 ms 40 ms 78 ms 77 ms 42 ms 55 ms 49 ms 85 ms 12-215-16-161.client.mchsi.com [12.215.16.161]
4 26 ms 58 ms 83 ms 71 ms 46 ms 61 ms 74 ms 81 ms 12-215-5-14.client.mchsi.com [12.215.5.14]
5 44 ms 50 ms 81 ms 68 ms 43 ms 63 ms 60 ms 77 ms tbr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.99.74]
6 39 ms 54 ms * 65 ms 41 ms * 67 ms 84 ms ggr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.25]
7 39 ms 51 ms 77 ms 53 ms 35 ms 54 ms 58 ms 86 ms [192.205.33.166]
8 37 ms 44 ms * 63 ms 44 ms 67 ms 52 ms 95 ms if-1-0.core2.CT8-Chicago.teleglobe.net [66.110.14.177]
9 66 ms 76 ms 85 ms 93 ms 77 ms 85 ms 79 ms 104 ms if-0-1-0.core2.NTO-NewYork.teleglobe.net [66.110.14.22]
10 73 ms 90 ms 83 ms * 81 ms 94 ms 84 ms 103 ms if-1-0-0.core3.AEQ-Ashburn.teleglobe.net [216.6.51.5]
11 76 ms 84 ms 84 ms 70 ms 77 ms 88 ms 75 ms 109 ms [64.86.71.25]

Target Name: www.wunderground.com
IP: 64.243.174.104
Date/Time: 10/2/2007 10:45:26 PM

1 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms [192.168.1.1]
2 44 ms 43 ms 48 ms 39 ms 32 ms 42 ms 28 ms 50 ms [10.3.215.1]
3 38 ms 62 ms 51 ms 56 ms 36 ms 35 ms 32 ms * 12-215-16-161.client.mchsi.com [12.215.16.161]
4 39 ms * 62 ms * 44 ms 41 ms 34 ms 51 ms 12-215-5-14.client.mchsi.com [12.215.5.14]
5 46 ms 48 ms 67 ms 47 ms 43 ms 53 ms 39 ms 63 ms tbr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.99.74]
6 43 ms 54 ms 61 ms 44 ms 49 ms * 57 ms 49 ms [12.122.86.201]
7 49 ms 49 ms 63 ms 52 ms * 49 ms 31 ms 42 ms br1-a340s2.attga.ip.att.net [192.205.33.194]
8 45 ms 63 ms * 54 ms 69 ms 57 ms 32 ms 38 ms v3492.mpd01.ord03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.3.242]
9 139 ms 110 ms 95 ms 98 ms 103 ms 112 ms 79 ms 87 ms vl3490.mpd01.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.205]
10 * 93 ms 97 ms 96 ms 95 ms * 74 ms 92 ms t9-4.mpd01.mci01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.185]
11 107 ms 101 ms 104 ms 89 ms 95 ms 107 ms 82 ms 90 ms t9-4.mpd01.sfo01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.161]
12 108 ms 112 ms 101 ms 92 ms 93 ms 104 ms 71 ms 88 ms g3-0-0.core02.sfo01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.3.117]
13 106 ms 109 ms 93 ms 93 ms * 100 ms 84 ms 81 ms v3855.na21.b001865-1.sfo01.atlas.cogentco.com [38.20.34.86]
14 116 ms * 92 ms 102 ms 116 ms 107 ms * 93 ms wunderground.demarc.cogentco.com [38.99.207.50]
15 137 ms 166 ms 127 ms 158 ms 165 ms * 120 ms 168 ms [64.243.174.100]
16 114 ms 145 ms 112 ms 137 ms 141 ms 138 ms 116 ms 145 ms [64.243.174.104]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19187191 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:55:13 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19186395 solofortne : Well Mediacom sent out a second tech yesterday, who said he couldn't find anything but replaced the modem. As of tonight nothing has changed.



I think I'm going to try out Qwest, I heard they have a 30 day risk-free trial, so I could see how that works for me. I get home usually around 9pm on weekdays, so if these are the speeds I'm going to be getting at the very time I want to be using it, I'm not going to be paying $60/month for it anymore.

It's pretty disappointing because I've had Mediacom for over three years and I've always had really good results with them, I've been in this building for over a year and it's only the past month or so that I've had this problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19186395 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:34:36 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19184094 BAINCH :
said by iowaboy See Profile :

I was told today that there is a problem at the headend at CR. Well according to what i was told the problem self healed but the problem was going to be fixed so it does not happen again. Wheather or not to believe what I was told could be a debate but this person had been right all the other times so i kind of believe him.
If you want me to check on any activities just PM me your MacID and I will check it out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19184094 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:10:38 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19181000 iowaboy : I was told today that there is a problem at the headend at CR. Well according to what i was told the problem self healed but the problem was going to be fixed so it does not happen again. Wheather or not to believe what I was told could be a debate but this person had been right all the other times so i kind of believe him.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19181000 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:04:33 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175614 solofortne : I'm on West Benton Street at the top of the hill, 700 block. There are several other apartment buildings in my immediate area, but the thing is I've lived here since August of last year and up until recently my speeds were great.

If it was only an occasional thing I wouldn't even care, but the fact that it does it every night, at the time that I'd like to be able to play xbox live or other online games, it's pretty frustrating to not be able to.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175614 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:54:20 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175549 wth : Your modem stats are ok. Within a block or so, where do you live at? The reason I ask is that several years ago there were 60+ nodes split/added in Iowa City, which cured yours and everybody elses problems here. One of the worst areas was an area south of Burlington St, and east of downtown. Even mine has dropped below 2000 at times out here east of the towncrest area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175549 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:26:01 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175152 solofortne : Hey thanks for the reply. My modem is an RCA model DCM315.

Here are the stats from the diagnostic page:

Forward Path:
Signal Acquired at 111.000 MHz
SNR: 35.8 dB
Received Signal Strength: 0.0 dBmV
Bit Error Rate: 0.000 %
Modulation: 256 QAM

Return Path:
Connection: Acquired
Frequency: 25.0 MHz
Power Level: 43.0 dBmV
Channel ID: 1
Modulation: 16 QAM]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175152 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:08:35 EDT Re: [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175034 iowaboy : what modem do you have? What are the stats from the modem? Check 192.168.100.1 and post the results please.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19175034 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:19:46 EDT [IA] Iowa City, terrible speeds in peak times. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19174740 solofortne : I'm in Iowa City, and for the past month or so, during peak times my connection becomes pretty much unusable. Here are my speeds right now at 10:47 on Sunday.





It's like this every night. At any other time of the day my speeds are great, which leads me to believe that my node is just saturated.

I understand that I'm not going to be getting the full advertised speeds during peak hours, but to have it drop this low is just unacceptable.

I've called Mediacom's tech support quite a few times, every time it's the same thing, they have me reset my modem and bypass my router but it doesn't do anything. They sent a tech out the other day, but he couldn't find anything, he said he fixed a couple things which could be causing line noise but it hasn't changed anything.

My question is, is there anything I can do to get Mediacom to fix this? Or is my only option to just suck it up or get DSL? I'm really close to just switching to Qwest if this can't be fixed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19174740 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:53:19 EDT