Endorphine
Endorphine
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join:2002-09-30
Bremerton, WA | reply to gtojim
Re: March Speed Increase??
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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Endorphine
Endorphine
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join:2002-09-30
Bremerton, WA
| reply to shimonmor
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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0zero01
join:2000-08-01
Port Orchard, WA
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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
| 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
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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 | reply to 0zero01
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
| 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
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join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | 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 | reply to gtojim
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
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Speed test at 11pm, 10mb/768k plan. |
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gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
2 edits | 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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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA
·wavebroadband
·VOIPo
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Truthfully I dont think you'd miss it if you were getting your full speeds...
I can have four machines browsing here and a voip call going easily. 6/1 ... I dont know your downloading habits however.
One thing to mention... has anyone not tried tweaking their machine that is having slow speeds all the time? It might help. There is a community here for that. I have used a tool from another site on all my stuff. |
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gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
1 edit | chpalmer
My first tweaking to improve download speed was back in the DOS days with a 2400 baud modem.
No amount of tweaking on my end can fix the evening slowdowns which started shortly after Wave purchased Astound Broadband.
Wave techs that have been to my house haven't found anything wrong on my end.
Wave needs to do some tweaking on their end, but I've given up all hope that day will ever happen.
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA
·wavebroadband
·VOIPo
| I wasn't really directing that particular comment to you as Ive seen posts where your speeds were a little better...
Your problem is obviously a Wave issue, no doubt...
But just a general comment to anyone having issues..
Ever use a dsl line phone filter to actually increase dial-up speeds?  |
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gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA | Thanks chpalmer
I will make the suggestion to a friend using dial-up to try using a dsl line filter. Didn't know about this trick but I haven't had dial-up for many years. |
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA |
Its a ymmv kind of thing... Ive seen it bump up from 28.8 to 33.1 on my inlaws line a few years ago but not work on mine...
It didnt slow me down however.
I am guessing the modem can hear possible noise that the filter blocks... |
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gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA | I will let you know how it works out for my friend if he gives it a try. Thanks for the tip. |
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gtojim
join:2002-03-18
Concord, CA
·VOIPo
| Speed test at midnight 10mb/1mb service. I won't post anymore of these for awhile. I'm sure everyone is tired of them. |
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drew
Reformation
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | mine's not much better from 3pm-1am here in Port Orchard. |
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0zero01
join:2000-08-01
Port Orchard, WA
| reply to gtojim
"After Midnight baby, were gonna let it all hang out"
The rest of the day we'll just lag around and suck . . .
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