gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
 ·VOIPo
| March Speed Increase?? Anyone know if Wave plans a March speed increase this year?
In my area there are three providers to pick from, Astound/Wave, AT&T U-Verse, and Comcast. Comcast just announced 16mb down 2mb upload service in my area, U-Verse is offering 10/1.5 service.
I'm on the Wave/Astound 8mb download 768 upload plan, in this area the upload speed is capped at 500k for the 768 plan. For an additional $10 per month Wave offers 8mb down and 1.5mb upload speed.
Tonight's speed test. | |
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 gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
| Re: March Speed Increase?? Wave/Astound gave us a bump up in speed, we now have a 10mb download plan, just like the rest of Wave customers. With lots of empty homes in my neighborhood and free Wifi now being offered I would have thought evening slowdowns would be a thing of the past.
Tonights speed. | |
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA | Re: March Speed Increase?? If that was KBPS Id be really jealous...
Yikes! That's ridiculous! | |
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA
1 edit | As for Washington
Looks like Port Orchard 6 and 10 meg service got bumped to 1 meg up... Wonder if all areas got it??
Thanks Wave!  | |
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| gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA | Re: March Speed Increase?? We did not get an increase in upload speed.
I have 768k upload service but Wave/Astound caps the speed at 500k for customers living in the SF East Bay Area. | |
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA
 ·wavebroadband
·VOIPo
| Re: March Speed Increase??
Ive had 385kbps up since it increased here from 128kbps a couple of years ago.
Was considering dsl for the 768kbps they offer here but wont need to now as long as things hold up here...
I hope they get your area up to your advertised speeds soon... | |
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Badluckguy
join:2001-02-07
Silverdale, WA | Yup, looks as if the Bremerton area's upload speeds are now 1 meg instead of 786K. | |
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| gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
| Re: March Speed Increase?? Speed test done a few minutes past midnight. Upload speed is the fastest I've ever tested. Hope it's not a fluke, 10mb/768k advertised speed. | |
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Badluckguy
join:2001-02-07
Silverdale, WA | Man!, those speeds remind me of the old @home days. Screaming during the day (15meg down 8meg up) to 300K down after 4pm..... | |
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drew
Reformation
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | man, those are some rough speeds.
I haven't run a speedtest from home in quite some time. I peak out at about 850KB/s down and don't care much about upload speed.
I'll try to remember to do one tonight to see. | |
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madcowusa666
@wavecable.com
| I too noticed the bump to 1Mbit upload in Port Orchard a few weeks ago. It's nice, but is this it Wave? Give us some love. I thought for sure we'd see a 16/2 or 20/5 top tier this year. Not complaining, just hoping. Otherwise I have no complaints at with service. | |
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| Badluckguy
join:2001-02-07
Silverdale, WA | Re: March Speed Increase?? Hey madcow, I too would love a 20/2 package but first I would like to see a decent connection with what we have.... | |
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Badluckguy
join:2001-02-07
Silverdale, WA
| Well service has now gone to shit once again up here in Bremerton.
Come on Wave, get your shit together. You had a few good months.....
Here's a tracert I just made. Pure crap....
Tracing route to powerstroke.org [66.18.160.151]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms unknown [192.168.1.1]
2 26 ms 20 ms 12 ms 24-113-48-1.wavecable.com [24.113.48.1]
3 15 ms 12 ms 13 ms 24-113-127-41.wavecable.com [24.113.127.41]
4 195 ms 337 ms 194 ms wavebroadband-gw.g11-0.oly-cor0.noanet.net [64.1
46.232.253]
5 196 ms 190 ms 195 ms srp2-0.wtn-cor1.noanet.net [66.119.192.21]
6 195 ms 193 ms 193 ms 12.118.34.45
7 212 ms 222 ms 217 ms 12.127.6.193
8 220 ms 216 ms 315 ms cr1.st6wa.ip.att.net [12.122.23.161]
9 221 ms 218 ms 224 ms cr2.sffca.ip.att.net [12.122.31.194]
10 218 ms 218 ms 354 ms tbr1.sffca.ip.att.net [12.122.19.22]
11 211 ms 207 ms 217 ms ggr2.sffca.ip.att.net [12.123.12.18]
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 225 ms 239 ms 220 ms snj-core-01.inet.qwest.net [205.171.233.21]
14 264 ms 258 ms 314 ms abq-core-02.inet.qwest.net [67.14.25.10]
15 280 ms 318 ms 248 ms abq-edge-04.inet.qwest.net [205.171.151.38]
16 312 ms 263 ms 349 ms 67.134.19.70
17 316 ms 253 ms * rtr-int-fa1-0.gw.ala.tularosa.net [66.18.167.233
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18 415 ms 263 ms 278 ms nsx.autoforums.com [66.18.160.151]
Trace complete. | |
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drew
Reformation
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | Re: March Speed Increase?? as a FYI: they claimed to have a widespread internet outage in WA today when I called them 6:15PMish | |
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Badluckguy
join:2001-02-07
Silverdale, WA | Thanks for the tip Drew.... | |
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Badluckguy
join:2001-02-07
Silverdale, WA | I get those speeds too when it's not peak times.... | |
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Endorphine
Endorphine
Premium
join:2002-09-30
Bremerton, WA | Re: March Speed Increase?? Here is 6:15pm tonight:
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shimonmor
join:2000-12-30
Sedro Woolley, WA
·wavebroadband
| Re: March Speed Increase?? Speakeasy test at 7:18 pm.
I got a letter today saying UL speed is bumped to 1 MBPS. And sure enough it's there. Problem is the DL speed sucks! I usually see about 1 or 2 MBPS when it should be 6. And it feels slower than that. I've called them numerous times about it and they act concerned but do nothing. | |
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Endorphine
Endorphine
Premium
join:2002-09-30
Bremerton, WA
| Re: March Speed Increase?? said by shimonmor  :Speakeasy test at 7:18 pm. I got a letter today saying UL speed is bumped to 1 MBPS. And sure enough it's there. Problem is the DL speed sucks! I usually see about 1 or 2 MBPS when it should be 6. And it feels slower than that. I've called them numerous times about it and they act concerned but do nothing. I have never found the Speakeasy tests to work well outside of the Speakeasy network. | |
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Endorphine
Endorphine
Premium
join:2002-09-30
Bremerton, WA | Update at 8pm, wife is playing GTA on the X-Box also while I have other net things going. Speed is still good.
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0zero01
join:2000-08-01
Port Orchard, WA
| Re: March Speed Increase?? So what about people like me paying extra for the 1.5 upload? I didn't get an increase and never see good speeds during peak hours. I pay for the 10/1.5 plan. Good thing I'm moving soon to a Comcast area! Hopefully, by the time I move they'll be offering their 50/5 plan!
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drew
Reformation
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs:
·wavebroadband
| Re: March Speed Increase?? keep in mind that comcast rates are usually 10-20% higher than wave...
I'm very content with my service here in Port Orchard. It's not spectacular by any means, but the only time I get even a little frustrated with speeds is when I'm downloading 25GB of something. Small WMVs and such that appear on websites and the like appear and buffer extremely fast. I never have any problems VPN'ing into work, nor do I have any problem using VNC from work into my home computers. The speeds are solid, but not on the bleeding edge.
Wave works for me. | |
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0zero01
join:2000-08-01
Port Orchard, WA
| It pays to stay up late! My speeds should be like this any time of day I decide to use (not abuse) my service!
No increase of upload for $65 a month 10/1.5 customers I guess :-(?
Shouldn't I be getting 2Mbps upload now for my extra $10 a month?
Thanks a bunch Wave! At least it's been somewhat stable for a while. (Obviously, not the speeds though).
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PhoneBoy
I Am
join:2002-01-02
Gig Harbor, WA | Where you moving? I get pretty good Comcrap speeds in Gig Harbor, at least in my neighborhood.  | |
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0zero01
join:2000-08-01
Port Orchard, WA
| Re: March Speed Increase?? East Bremerton . . .Home of the Bremilo!
10 min away from work! I won't be able able to
complain anymore :-( (I'll finally get my Comcast freebies!)
I'll still be working your area to make sure your Comcast services are in good working order Though!
To stay on topic: The past two days here in "Wave Country" have been rock solid. They've either A: Upgraded or B: A bandwidth hog in my area must have moved. Still no additional upload speed for the premium price. I guess the extra $10 is for 300kbps more then the rest of the lot get.
8:16pm pst
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drew
Reformation
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | Re: March Speed Increase?? yeah, he moved in next door to me. I've been getting 1.5mbps in the evenings lately. Not amused. | |
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA | Change the mac address in your router and see if a different gateway will help you Drew... | |
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gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
| Speed test at 11pm, 10mb/768k plan. | |
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| gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
2 edits | Re: March Speed Increase?? Speed test 11:30pm Friday night, 10mb/1mb service. Wave has increased to 1mb upload speed for Astound customers. Not sure when this increase took place.
Checking the current service plans Astound/Wave offers the 1mb upload speed with the 6mb download service plan. I'm thinking about downgrading from the 10mb/1mb to the 6mb/1mb plan. Anyone have an opinion if my speeds will get worse than my current download speed with the 10mb plan??? Not sure if it's worth the $10 extra bucks for my current 10mb speed.
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