CopperMonkey
join:2007-12-18
united state
1 edit | reply to flyguy42
Re: New high speed tier and price increases.
Idaho residents might be disappointed to know what I found out from the Idaho Falls mall booth staff; they surprisingly had been given info, and said that only Boise is rolling out the new speed tiers right now; everywhere else will see a slow rollout over the next couple of years, the larger eastern ID cities themselves won't see the new speeds for at least a year and a half (yes, they're going into larger cities first, though it's expected).
There isn't a specific time frame right now for what cities will get the new speeds in ID, and the booth staff didn't know if the techs would work on remote terminal upgrades before the new speeds hit. I do hope so though, since right now I'm only on 1.5m/896k. There's a DS-3 line looped literally right in front of the terminal in the back of a cross box, I saw them unrolling it from a truck all along the highway to the terminal all last summer, but never bothered connecting it even though it's only 3-4 feet from it looped in the cross box. If it could be connected it'd likely allow me to get 5-7Mbps down; I don't need extra upload but would welcome it if it were possible.
Good luck to everyone else with the new speeds if they can order it and get it running. |
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kforceta
| reply to flyguy42
How are ping times with this new service. do they go down?
does qwest still run interleave on there network. |
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wigwam
join:2001-12-12
Minneapolis, MN
1 edit | reply to flyguy42
I did not see this URL in the thread. Maybe it was missed when it was added to the Qwest.com home page last week.
»www.qwest.com/residential/intern···ics.html
This network no longer runs on the ATM network but, does run over a separate network. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA | reply to mathyou
I am in the heart of Silicon Valley, and my choices are:
• Comcast (expensive) cable.
• 3mbps ADSL.
Go figure.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
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mathyou
join:2002-01-03
Minneapolis, MN
| reply to flyguy42
Is there any reason to believe these network upgrades will make a differences for those of us who cannot currently get 7mbit service due to line length/quality issues?
It is really frustrating to live in a densely populated urban area and only be able to get 3mbit. So I either go with that or am stuck with Comcast. In freaking small town South Dakota I could get 7mbit DSL or really, really good 10mbit cable. |
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dispatcher21
join:2004-01-22
united state
1 edit | reply to caffeinator
I emailed the head dsl guy in Spokane and asked him if any places on the eastside of Washington were being upgraded and he said no, not at this time. Next time our local tech comes to check out our phone system at work, I will hit him up for some info on it. |
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djweis
join:2006-04-02
West Des Moines, IA | reply to teddyIA
Ames isn't on the current list of cities but probably will at some point. |
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Barsoap
@qwest.net
| reply to caffeinator
said by caffeinator  :Honestly, with the number of sites I see that can actually use the 7/896 I have now...what's the point really? Heck, I d/l'd a 800Mb+ file at 141KB/s today and thought that was good.  I rarely get the full download rate (700kb/s+) unless I have multiple threaded connections open via the use of some sort of download accelerator (such as download express, mass downloader, or hidownload). Using any of those I almost always get over 700kb/s download rates. It would be interesting to see what 20mb service would give, but it is not listed for my area. |
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caffeinator
Coming soon to a cup near you..
Premium
join:2005-01-16
Spokane, WA
 ·WebBand
1 edit | reply to mdrift
Ya, same oddness here. By zip of 99205, I see up to 20M offered..by using phone number only the 7M I have now.
No biggie..I'd talked to my ISP and they haven't heard of over 7M coming yet in the partner meetings. Course, the ISP is in a different ZIP than I am..lol
Funny stuff.
Honestly, with the number of sites I see that can actually use the 7/896 I have now...what's the point really? Heck, I d/l'd a 800Mb+ file at 141KB/s today and thought that was good.
True, it was on the other side of the planet..might have made a difference...lol
-CaFF |
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mdrift
join:2003-08-15
Spokane, WA | reply to flyguy42
Spokane via 99223 zipcode lists the 12Mbps and 20Mbps but specifically on my CO it's not there. |
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teddyIA
@mchsi.com | reply to flyguy42
What markets is qwest rolling out their new quantum service. Is Ames, IA one of these? |
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danawhitaker
Space...The Final Frontier
Premium
join:2002-03-02
Urbandale, IA
·MSN
 ·Mediacom
| reply to Kash76
"Also, IPHouse doesn't have a problem with people running servers on their DSL lines."
Did Qwest.net change their policies regarding people running servers on personal connections? I used to run an FTP server and such, and I know plenty of people on this forum who've run mail servers. Most of the third party ISPs I looked at around here either prohibited servers or had decently strict bandwidth caps back in the day in comparison to Qwest.
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Kash76
join:2003-09-08
Burnsville, MN
 ·ViaTalk
| reply to bhalvor
said by bhalvor :said by yankee fan :
Why use third party this is a waste of money when Qwest has MSN, and btw there is no increase in residential pricing
It depends on what your preferences are. With the IPHouse account you also get what amounts to an unlimited Octanews account at no extra charge. The owner of Octanews is also one of the owners of IPHouse. Also, IPHouse doesn't have a problem with people running servers on their DSL lines. Doug from IPHouse says that Qwest is shutting them out from offering these new speeds. that sucks!! |
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skriefal
join:2002-12-26
Sandy, UT
1 edit | reply to skriefal
After further thought, I'm no longer as interested in the new 12mbps or 20mbps tiers. What would be the point of spending more per month for a service that still throttles downloads to 1.5mbps?
Edit: I may have been incorrect regarding the throttling. I have seen slower than usual speeds recently -- including periods where any downloads seem to be unable to exceed 1.5mbps -- but it seems to come and go. Might be an intermittent line problem or capacity issue. If it is throttling then it would appear to kick in only during periods of heavy usage. |
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jinjimbob
Troy Mcclure
join:2001-11-13
| reply to dispatcher21
said by dispatcher21 :Are there any zip codes that the new speeds dont show up on? I put in a zip code for Touchet,WA 99360, the whole town is fed by a RT(s) and it still shows up with the new speeds available and I cant believe that they would have it, the population is like 396. I think that any zip code entered will show the new speeds, kinda irritating. You have to use the phone/address to see the real speeds available. |
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dispatcher21
join:2004-01-22
united state
| reply to flyguy42
Are there any zip codes that the new speeds dont show up on? I put in a zip code for Touchet,WA 99360, the whole town is fed by a RT(s) and it still shows up with the new speeds available and I cant believe that they would have it, the population is like 396. I think that any zip code entered will show the new speeds, kinda irritating. |
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woodward
XMission Broadband
VIP
join:2000-12-28
Salt Lake City, UT
| reply to brmasha
said by brmasha :Woodward, do you know what parts of Utah your subscribers that canceled were in? SLC area, but I couldn't tell you exactly where.
We're seeing a lot of what bleagh is reporting, where the area qualifies but the service is not quite yet live. |
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bleagh
join:2004-03-11
Salt Lake City, UT
| reply to flyguy42
Well I am only 2 blocks away from the Qwest offices in downtown SLC. If I check my zip (84111) online it shows speeds up to 20meg. But if I put in my phone number, it only gives up to 7meg.
I called Qwest on the phone today, and they also stated that the fastest speed for my line is 7meg. They also said that the faster speeds are only available for 2% of their customers. |
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skriefal
join:2002-12-26
Sandy, UT
1 edit | reply to brmasha
The 5/7mb tier is still the fastest available option here in Sandy, according to Qwest's web site.  |
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brmasha
join:2000-05-16
Logan, UT | reply to woodward
Woodward, do you know what parts of Utah your subscribers that canceled were in? |
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