imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
 ·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
| reply to WhiteAnNerdy
Re: Metro Detroit slow internet?
said by WhiteAnNerdy  :on a good day i was only getting about half that with my old 16/2 WOW connection. WOW doesn't offer a 16/2 tier, it's 15/2.
PS don't be envious, you can order comcrap power burst to. I'm not envious. I get my 15Mbps all day long. WOW could do power boost if they wanted, they don't see the point as it isn't a real useful function. It doesn't make long downloads any faster, only small ones under 20MB in size. I'm happy with what I have with WOW. |
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WhiteAnNerdy
join:2008-09-11
united state
| reply to imrf
said by imrf :said by WhiteAnNerdy :what a bunch of jerks, thinking they can just give me more then i paid for. oh wait that's a good thing, never mind. That's called power boost ding dong. It fools people like you and the speed tests all the time. Setup a real long download and watch the speeds halfway through the transfer. You won't be seeing 22Mbps then. You might see 15Mbps at best knowing them. 15Mbps...yes that sounds about right.
on a good day i was only getting about half that with my old 16/2 WOW connection.
so, according to you the comcrap is still faster.
i'm not sure what's funnier, that you think my superior internet connection somehow makes me a ding dong or that you actually used the word ding dong.
PS don't be envious, you can order comcrap power burst to. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
| reply to WhiteAnNerdy
said by WhiteAnNerdy :what a bunch of jerks, thinking they can just give me more then i paid for. oh wait that's a good thing, never mind. That's called power boost ding dong. It fools people like you and the speed tests all the time. Setup a real long download and watch the speeds halfway through the transfer. You won't be seeing 22Mbps then. You might see 15Mbps at best knowing them. |
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mech890
@wideopenwest.com | reply to annoyed
I'm in Evansville, In and have the same problems as u all. Internet is usually fine all day, but at night goes to crap. Called wow multiple times had tech out, still no satisfaction. Think i'm agreein w/ nerdy and going to a diff. providor |
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WhiteAnNerdy
join:2008-09-11
united state | reply to WhiteAnNerdy
forgot to mention, i'm looking to the monthly threats as well.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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WhiteAnNerdy
join:2008-09-11
united state
| reply to The Joker
said by The Joker :Comcrap is always crap, WOW is just great! Enjoy your crappy service, and monthly threats you get on comcrap. OK they just installed the comcrap & you are right. i'm paying for the 16.000/2,000 internet but the speakeasy speedtest shows that i'm at 22,010/2,317.
what a bunch of jerks, thinking they can just give me more then i paid for. oh wait that's a good thing, never mind. |
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The Joker
join:2003-08-01
00001
1 edit | reply to WhiteAnNerdy
Comcrap is always crap, WOW is just great!
Enjoy your crappy service, and monthly threats you get on comcrap. |
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WhiteAnNerdy
join:2008-09-11
united state
| reply to The Joker
said by The Joker :Move out of Detroit! Problem solved! Yes, just move...or better still, just sign up with comcrap and drop WOWcrap.
if enough people drop WOW maybe they'll move instead! |
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The Joker
join:2003-08-01
00001 | reply to annoyed
Move out of Detroit! Problem solved! |
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WhiteAnNerdy
join:2008-09-11
united state
| reply to annoyed
been slow again this past week. upload was good but download has been around 8100 but i'm paying for the 16/2 connection.
didn't care because it's still fast but last night it got even worse. now i'm getting between 187 & 1890. THIS SUCKS!!!
yes i cleared all cookies, deleted all histories, plugged PC directly into modem and disabled norton. i also ran the test on 2 different PCs & 1 playstation 3. all returned similar results. when i explained all this over the phone to WOW i was told that they needed to send a tech 2 my house because the firewalls were probably configured wrong on my PC.
what a bunch of idiots !!! i'm going to find a new ISP.
don't even care if it's a slower connection that cost more money. because of bundled pricing they well also lose a hd cable tv customer. |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI | reply to pparks1
I called and they are going to send a guy out. Their first available evening appt....next Wednesday. Not tomorrow, but a week from tomorrow. |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI
| reply to annoyed
Well, things have been alright for a few weeks now, but we are back to slow again the past few days in the evenings. I'm getting about 1.8mbit or slower on my download, but about the full 1.0 on my upload.
Time to start calling again to complain I guess. |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI | reply to annoyed
11:53pm and things are still on the slow side;
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI | reply to annoyed
Well, it's 11pm and people are starting to go to bed and turning off their computers.
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI
1 edit | reply to annoyed
It's now 10pm and I'm down to about 1.0-2.0 on my download speeds. Just got off the phone with the tech...they are going to roll a truck out to my house on Saturday.
Interestingly enough, a ping -t www.yahoo.com or www.google.com was showing differing TTL's. Sometimes it was 52 and sometimes it was 51. (remember, this was a continuous ping) Which means that I'm not taking the same path each time. Also, my latency is jumping around from 30ms to 300ms to the same hosts. I've also pinged servers that I run myself in the AA area and seeing the same sort of behavior with regards to latency.
There is definitely some latency and saturation problems on the WOW network in these areas. |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI | reply to annoyed
It's almost 9:30pm in Westland and my speed has dropped in 1/2 from what I had earlier tonight
Download Speed: 6623 kbps (827.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1102 kbps (137.8 KB/sec transfer rate) |
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Yaro
@wideopenwest.com
| reply to pparks1
I finally (after 'bout 3 weeks)?? measured the correct speeds today..8./1 (mg..) I ve talked to our IT guy at work and he said try unplugin the modem power but also the cable itself ,for a whole day..so I did, this mornin, got back 9 hrs later,connected the cable to modem,power on and measured the right speed..he specifically said to unscrew the cable too..will see how long it lasts  |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI | reply to annoyed
Now at 7:35pm in Westland:
Download Speed: 13142 kbps (1642.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1102 kbps (137.8 KB/sec transfer rate) |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI | reply to annoyed
My speed at 5:40pm is:
Download Speed: 11374 kbps (1421.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 995 kbps (124.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
So, a bit slower than 8:45am....but nothing that I would complain about. |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI
| reply to annoyed
I just tested this morning at 8:45 am and got the following:
Download Speed: 15389 kbps (1923.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1102 kbps (137.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
I did unplug my router and disconnected the coax from my cable modem and then turned everything back on before I went to bed.
The support person kept reading my power levels to me over the phone saying it couldn't be their issue because my modem was getting the full upstream and downstream power levels. She then went on to say that the Internet is like a highway and when you get a lot of cars on it, it just naturally slows down. I said that while I understood that, going from 15mbps to 1mbps was a bit on the unacceptable side as far as a slowdown goes. Like I said, I can deal with 8 or 9 during peak times because it's still fast..but at 1mbps last night, a 400MB download on my Xbox360 took like 45 minutes.......which isn't cool. |
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