dweeb
join:2002-06-23
Ferndale, MI | reply to Still Annoyed
Re: Metro Detroit slow internet?
Yeah my speeds aren't so great either in Ferndale. I'm getting 50% of the 15mbit I'm paying for. |
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zoomin
@wideopenwest.com | reply to annoyed
Troy is really slow.. I have to refresh the page several times before it actually loads if it does at all. |
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roswell
join:2009-05-09
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It's been extremely slow here in SE MI since Friday 5/8/2009. Traceroute shows traffic going through xo, att, and sometimes sprint.
I've never experienced this kind of lag in a very long time, so just wondering when will this go back to normal?
It's terrible lag. My browser times out often trying to reach sites like Yahoo. |
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pargoff
join:2006-07-05
Canton, MI | been having the same issues the last few days |
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karpodiem
join:2008-05-20
 ·WOW Internet and C..
1 edit | reply to zoomin
Same over here in Troy as well.
*edit: It's been incredibly laggy, strangely, even on a Sunday morning. I wouldn't think there would be too much congestion at this time during the week.
anyone want to start the process of making them aware of this? |
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anotherone
@wideopenwest.com | reply to annoyed
Speed test shows ok. Browser times out - can't find any sites!  |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | Are you using WOW's DNS servers? If so, that's the problem. Change them to any other DNS on the planet and your problem is solved. |
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karpodiem
join:2008-05-20
1 edit | Using 4.2.2.1 for the DNS server - same problem. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | What sites are you having problems with? I've been using Level 3 DNS servers for year and haven't seen an issue with them. Maybe some sites are having problems, who knows. |
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karpodiem
join:2008-05-20 | Pretty much...everything.
It's weird, it will be fine for 5 minutes then all of a sudden it will go through a 10 minute period where it takes two or three attempts to load a site. |
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pparks1
join:2002-01-01
Westland, MI
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I had been using
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
for quite some time. But the last week or so it was taking forever to perform DNS lookups. I changed back to WOW's servers and things improved significantly. I'm thinking that these other servers were having some issues as of late. |
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pargoff
join:2006-07-05
Canton, MI | i'm using level 3 and have been for over a year. it's only in the last few days that browsing has been slow and unresponsive. it is slow on all sites. |
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anotherone
@wideopenwest.com | reply to imrf
Using Level 3 - This is really aggravating!! |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | Don't know what to say. Over the last few days I haven't seen any slow DNS lookups and what not while using Level 3 DNS servers. Maybe I was lucky, who knows. |
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roswell
join:2009-05-09 | That might have been it. Seems better today. What I was experiencing was probably not packet-lag, but DNS resolving lag.
But that was an agonizing 3 day weekend. |
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karpodiem
join:2008-05-20
1 edit | Still slow for me.
*Edit; finally called them to mention it. They're having a tech come out on Friday. |
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guy_in_canton
@ford.com
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I'm in Canton, and startinga few weeks ago, sites like hulu, nbc, abc, will not stream episodes.
i'm on the 8 mbps plan.
normal web browsing is very fast. and even the main hulu or media site works. i'll click on an episode and it will say loading. and stay at loading. forever.
i look over at the modem, and the send/recieve lights are not blinking.
i'v tried 3 different laptops, vista, xp, 2 different routers, no routers. wirelessly, wired. every combo. same thing. on multiple sites.
wow says its my computer, im like thanks.
anyone have any idea?
PS. youtube works fine for some reason. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | reply to karpodiem
Hey, try this program, »GRC's DNS Benchmark utility , and use the best DNS servers from that test and see if it help things out for you. |
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karpodiem
join:2008-05-20 | reply to annoyed
Things seem to have gotten much better this past week. Hopefully it stays this way. |
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Yaro
@wideopenwest.com
| Im from Warren too,i ve been pissed last two weeks...I pay 8 mgbs and barely hitting 2 mbps..this sucks,when I try to download anything,or even when I stream videos they slow..Im 100 % sure my comp is clean..but the speed sucks..last 2-3 weeks..I called up W.OW,they said its my computer..im like yeah right..their technicans there ar pretty dumb,dont have clue..I told them I disconnected my av program and spyware programs, still slow..so she said..its propably some other program..dont kno what to do here but its frustratin,for the speeds we pay for and what we geting.. |
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