Klosterheim
join:2007-11-10
Carnation, WA
 ·BroadStripe
| I never in a million years thought I would become a supporter of Comcast. When I moved to the Northwest, one of my happier moments was realizing that I would no longer be giving money to Comcast.
Then I met Broadstripe.
Broadstripe is HORRIBLE. H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E. Extremely, extremely bad.
I am paying for their highest internet package and I just ran a test. Guess what I got: 575 Kbps. This is their HIGH END PACKAGE. I couldn't believe it, so I tested it again. This is what I got the second time:
379 Kbps
It's true, this is a little lower than normal. Looking at a test I ran a couple months ago, I had a test speed of 2069 Kbps and 1271 Kbps. That's not exactly making me feel happy about paying for their premium speed package.
This is the highest they go folks, at least according to my tests.
And did I mention that this is their high end package.
And did I also mention that they don't do On Demand? You know, that service that Comcast has had for ages?
Broadstripe doesn't have it. I am surprised they have music, frankly. Frankly, I am still surprised they have any business at all. Broadstripe is Exhibit A for how mediocrity is alive and well in American business. I wonder whose palms they grease to keep this terrible racket going?
Based on my experience, this is a terrible company and I am already typing out letters to my franchise authority and my local politicians. Rumor has it that a nearby city council is getting inundated with similar complaints. I myself am wondering how this isn't just out and out fraud.
Stay away. If you are looking to move somewhere, see if that area only gets Broadstripe. If so, you are better off moving somewhere else. Even if it means becoming a customer of Comcast. It's that bad. |
