Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY in OptimumOnline http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22407632 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:57:17 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:57:17 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22911354 jbordetas : Still going strong after 2+ months . I have notice though that sometimes my upload speeds are somewhat not up to par, but for what I want it to do this is heaven for me.

Was traveling in Europe on Vacation and oooh did I miss this speed when connecting.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22911354 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:48:29 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22669365 anon : Thought you guys would be interested in this:



»blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=10451

Optimum Ultra: So How Fast Is It?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22669365 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:10:59 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659758 anon : i kno its tha routes it takes but if ultra has up to 101mb down y am i getting a better down speed to australia and i have basic optimum online???]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659758 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:33:41 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658928 TheWiseGuy : Any AV/Firewall running?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658928 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:34:39 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658738 mleun481 : My Ultra download speeds in the mid 60s when I start in normal mode, but if I start in Safe Mode, the speeds are in the 90s. I'm running Windows XP. Any ideas on what could be causing this? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658738 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:47:44 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658413 BLUNTED 1 : Its the routes it takes that says what the speeds are gonna be. You might not take the same route as another person so your results may be different. I did the tests they did with my Fios and there isnt much difference in speeds on some tests.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22658413 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:25:49 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657463 anon : lmfao look at this speed test once again done with basic optimum online speedtest to melbourne australia like u guys have my download is higher than both of urs and my upload is only a lil slow ..im starting to think that ultra is not all its cracked up to be .... »www.speedtest.net/result/510782588.png]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657463 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:39:16 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657451 anon : basic optimum online againhttp://www.speedtest.net/result/510781054.png]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657451 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:39:14 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657448 anon : lol check this out i have basic optimum online and i get more download speed to both of u 2 germany but ur upload is way better which is actually all tha matters on xbox live but still how am i gonna have more download speed wit basic than ultra???»www.speedtest.net/result/510779307.png]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657448 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:31:13 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657429 anon : yea thanks alot for those tests that connection to germany is amazing..australia only has dsl available thats y its so bad of a connection..but ultra would make me unstoppable on xbox live i cant wait to get it...the only downside is tha 300$ activation fee lol..and its true that u guys have to stop doin test to just a NY server because like i said all of the internet is not based in NY n just because u get 100Mb here doesnt mean that ur gettin that connection all tha time..thanks again]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22657429 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:31:04 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656632 Calendarman :







>]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656632 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:53:51 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656369 Tradewind : You have to compare apples to apples as the saying goes. Using the same server, which btw is CV's own server, let's folks compare speeds on a somewhat more level playing field.

Of course speeds are going to vary for many reasons to other sites. The least of which is the old weakest link axiom, you are only as fast as the slowest hop.







]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22656369 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:01:49 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22655799 anon : hi how u guys doin...im a really competitive gamer on xbox 360 n i think ultra would improve my connections to people alot...i noticed that all of u are just doin speed tests to a new york server which is basically useless because everything on the internet is not based in new york..i wanted to know if 1 of u can do me a favor and go to speedtest.net and test the connection to germany and australia and post your results here.. it would be greatly appreciated and would help in my decision to get ultra..thank you]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22655799 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:56:39 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22655767 briankeys : yeah... i can barely break 11mbit, :( usually average around 7
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22655767 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:33:16 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22648839 Tradewind :
said by briankeys See Profile :

Is anyone else still seeing slower than average speeds? I'm still running below the rest of you all, and am incredibly jealous!! Even at the ass crack of dawn the speeds don't fluctuate too much higher. With, or without router.


have you tried the NYC server?
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22642461 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:26:00 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22642422 briankeys : Is anyone else still seeing slower than average speeds? I'm still running below the rest of you all, and am incredibly jealous!! Even at the ass crack of dawn the speeds don't fluctuate too much higher. With, or without router.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22642422 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:14:10 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637096 mforrest73 : Ludicrous speed...GO! And at 9:30pm too...

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637096 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:34:51 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22623171 jbordetas : I have ultra and could not be happier!







This speed so far has been extremely consistent. I wanted FIOS badly, but it is not available in my area. Now this came my way and I couldn't be more thrilled]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22623171 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:01:41 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22567769 Irish Shark : • Lex ask me if I wanted to expand our router FAQ now that we have Ultra.

• I am collecting data points to sort this all out.

• If you would please include your MODEM vendor and the model number with all your screen posts. Even if they are not up to Ultra standards.

Thanks.
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Problems: Ultra just installed. Installation took 1 1/2 hours. Tech replaced splitters. First result thru DIR-655 modem was only 88/9.

Called Ultra support group. While on the phone on skype with Support group, the internet went out. They called back and I had to reboot the modem twice. Now back on, with decent speeds through router above. Tech on his way back. It shouldn't have lost connection!

EDIT- Installer's supervisor called back. He thinks that the modem was not fully provisioned for Ultra, and that is why it went out, and when it came back, speeds were much better. He may be correct.
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said by dialsoft See Profile :

How do you get to this screen on the modem? Whats the modems address?
»192.168.100.1/
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22557567 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:44:56 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22554759 blackriders : The part that gets me is the 4yr old linksys router, ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22554759 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:19:08 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22546334 anon :
said by BLUNTED 1 See Profile :

Maybe it is but we don't know what the cap is and I have seen some people try to run some programs to see what the cap is but it didn't work and I forgot the name of the programs used. Maybe Ultra is uncapped to the max that the 3 channels can do and I'm sure someone will find out what the cap is in time.
There is no cap, or you wouldn't get the numbers posted.

Usable speed for PDUs in a DOCSIS channel = ~38Mbps (raw speed is 42Mbps).

3x38Mbps = 114Mbps , deduct about 3+ Mbps for "other uses", brings you to 111Mbps raw speed, that seems to be the speed people are seeing as a ceiling here.

It's unclear if speedtest.net or other speedtests "compensate" for the specific overhead of their transfers: it's about 6% for FTP, which at these speeds makes a very significant 6-7Mbps difference in your "measured" speed - and guess what, Optimum Online is not responsible for your specific application's overhead :-)

At these speeds, the buck clearly starts and stops with glitches in the specific machine and OS used, the browser/software application used, and most of all: your router - they make the difference between you going 75 or 110, and what you are measuring and observing is not the cable system's performance exclusively, but there's larger and larger system-specific influences and software glitches. Just think of BS like MSIE6 writing to disk at twice the data rate than the download speed - I kid you not , check it out with SysInternal's (now Microsoft) ProcExplorer :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22546334 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:21:10 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22544041 BLUNTED 1 : Maybe it is but we don't know what the cap is and I have seen some people try to run some programs to see what the cap is but it didn't work and I forgot the name of the programs used. Maybe Ultra is uncapped to the max that the 3 channels can do and I'm sure someone will find out what the cap is in time.
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said by BLUNTED 1 See Profile :

But is Ultra capped at 101 mb is the question.
I was thinking the same. Maybe the the dl is simply uncapped on the Ultra modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22543929 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:42:30 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22543853 BLUNTED 1 : I doubt its photoshop but I have gotten speeds higher than the modem is capped at showing it is inaccurate sometimes. Like regular OOL is capped at 16.5 mb download and I had that test show 18 and 19 mb down and so do others which is a glitch cause if its capped at a certain speed you cant go over that. But is Ultra capped at 101 mb is the question.
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said by cferra See Profile :

I call photoshop.
image is from speedtest.net]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22543474 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:01:50 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22543331 cferra : I call photoshop.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22543331 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:28:37 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22543304 BLUNTED 1 : that is higher than it should be plus you need to be on a gigabit router to get that and a gigabit NIC to break 100 mb.
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I wonder what i would get if i upgraded to a gigabit router
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22541912 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:37 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22541907 anon : can anyone top this on ultra, bronx ny
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22541907 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:41:20 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22498421 Tradewind :

I went back to my onboard NIC which has loads of options. I played around with all of them and finally got the above results.
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Now my upload speed is less then 3.

Gotta be an answer somewhere.
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When the tech was here he stated something to the affect that my Tap is low speed and not high speed. He didn't mention if that was bad or not. I assume if it was he would have changed it.

btw is there a way to get into the modems setup screens etc like my sbv5222?

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said by Tradewind See Profile :

Just had Ultra installed and I'm getting terrible speeds. I had Boost already.

Getting:

30-50 d/l
~13 U/l

Using a Dlink DIR-655 & Realtek 1GB NIC.

The Cicso is split off of my SBV5222.

Tried direct connect without the splitter and router but same result.

The Techs laptop gave him 100/15 or so. I am running Windows 7 and thought I had things tuned the right way.

Any advice would be appreciated.
My suspicion would be that the NIC is configured for half-duplex - not full duplex. Check your NIC properties - probably under 'Advanced' somewhere.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495913 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:21:06 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495904 gamaliel1 : Gave in!!! and Installation is schedule for Monday betw. 2 - 5 pm. Cant wait. Wish me luck ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495904 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:18:16 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495841 Tradewind : Just had Ultra installed and I'm getting terrible speeds. I had Boost already.

Getting:

30-50 d/l
~13 U/l

Using a Dlink DIR-655 & Realtek 1GB NIC.

The Cicso is split off of my SBV5222.

Tried direct connect without the splitter and router but same result.

The Techs laptop gave him 100/15 or so. I am running Windows 7 and thought I had things tuned the right way.

Any advice would be appreciated.
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Using a router, or direct to a computer ?

Enjoy !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495233 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:23:39 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495191 Anaerobic : Just got installed. Tech came and went in under 45 minutes. A new drop wasn't really possible since I live in a highrise building.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22495191 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:17:29 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22487006 shadowgod :
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22487006 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:56:28 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22480782 shadowgod :

speeds spot-on, after almost two weeks very happy with the service]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22480782 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:23:05 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22455185 anon : Installation was a breeze, took about an hour for the Ultra part of the installation. Tech also installed voip, dvr cable box and ran new coax cable to the new cisco modem.

What took the time was the tech having wait for a office tech to move the Boost service to the new modem from the old modem which is now doing just VoIP. New modem can't connect to Ultra without first being a "boost" modem, they then bond to two additional download frequencies.

Awesome service well worth any associated fees, though the fees are pretty steep. The global rank speaks for itself !!!!!

Here are my best results:

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22455185 Wed, 27 May 2009 22:06:03 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454585 anon : its not enabled]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454585 Wed, 27 May 2009 20:22:45 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454546 anon : Hi Their,

Can you post the cisco dpc 3000's web interface with the "Setup" tab open? I just want to see what it offers in features. You know DHCP, port forwarding, anything like that?
Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22454546 Wed, 27 May 2009 20:16:22 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22447537 psilocybin : Some other things to note...

I was the 8th Ultra install the tech had done, it was also his quickest. 45~ Minutes. It was a simple modem swap. Two more are scheduled for this upcoming week in my area. I previously had two boost modems and since I only had a single drop coming into the house a cvc contractor ran RG-11 from the pole to my house for that original setup. I asked the tech that came today if there was any issue with the signal, he would've ran RG-11 from the pole to my house.

Psilo]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22447537 Tue, 26 May 2009 17:10:12 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22447455 psilocybin : Tested Usenet with both Astraweb and Giganews. Giganews seems to be a shy tad faster (sometimes by as much as 1MB/sec) but I'm still seeing 9-11MB/sec on both. At these speeds the network fluctuates. Quake Live pings didn't seem any better.

I haven't gotten around to running real world upload tests.

I've enclosed some tasty images.

Psilo
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22439328 Mon, 25 May 2009 02:55:25 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22439194 johnnyboy24 : I have all 3 signals with a "Channel ID" now (before only 1 or 2), and its 2:00AM EST here.



I notice that my upload will never go higher than around 10 till 5AM :P I host my own server, so that might be an issue later on. I am not complaining, I am just saying.

However IMHO these are not "real world" results. This reminds me of a car dyno, sure you can get 450 rwhp, but how are the track times :P Lets keep that debate to another thread though...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22439194 Mon, 25 May 2009 02:13:59 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22437045 steelaw : speed has improved greatly
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said by Anorexorcist See Profile :

Yes, i was thinking of the -15 to 15 spec.
If the Ultra spec is between -10 to 10, thats news to me. Thanks for the updateee.
The spec for ultra is -10 to +10. The same as regular OOL ( and Boost ) has been for years. -15 to +15 was many years ago.

BACK TO REVIEWS...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22435690 Sun, 24 May 2009 01:59:03 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22435654 steelaw : im getting these speeds.had it installed today.not up to par
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22435632 Sun, 24 May 2009 01:35:25 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22435004 anon : got this speed with ultra and a two year old router zonealarm z100g. test your speed before you run out and buy a new router. I prefer to get what i am paying for so I am going to run out and buy a new gigabit router. I been looking at the dlink dir-825.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22435004 Sat, 23 May 2009 22:17:43 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434739 Calendarman : Please, this thread is for actual reviews bu Ultra users only, no one else should reply! Thanks
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Someone claimed that one of the shared channels is the standard OOL channel ( 603Mhz AFAIK ). This seems not to be accurate.

Interestingly, the modem is also using 22.5Mhz as it's upstream channel. So we BOOST users are essentially sharing both our downstream and upstream bandwidth with ULTRA users.

I wonder if this service takes off, how BOOST will be affected...

Downstream channel frequency = 609000000 Hz
Upstream channel frequency = 22500000 Hz

I have no idea how it will affect things if a few ULTRA users get on your node... Perhaps BOOST will go D3, but it's awesome for Ultra users, but what about us BOOST users?...

Something to think about.

Back to reviews.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434578 Sat, 23 May 2009 20:06:44 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434421 mforrest73 : Yup, the supervisor who was on-site mentioned that the levels were borderline and showed me how to check them. They also left me a different pad that I can try if I start having problems. But the SNR is ok and I haven't had any problems yet so no need to go messing with anything.

The weak link is most likely the run from the house to the tap. But replacing it would be a mess - it's buried, a good 100' long, and crosses under my driveway at one point.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434421 Sat, 23 May 2009 19:24:03 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434118 Anorexorcist : Yes, i was thinking of the -15 to 15 spec.
If the Ultra spec is between -10 to 10, thats news to me. Thanks for the updateee.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434118 Sat, 23 May 2009 17:54:29 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434062 johnnyboy24 : For me I am getting...

Download:

Power: 2.5 dBmV 2.4 dBmV 2.6 dBmV
SNR: 37.9 dB 37.6 dB 37.9 dB

Upload:

Power: 45.5 dBmV]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22434062 Sat, 23 May 2009 17:36:23 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433984 justin03 : spec is between 10 to -10 especially for ultra
im sure that it will be fine though spec used to be 15 to -15 back in the day ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433984 Sat, 23 May 2009 17:12:56 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433668 Anorexorcist : Why are his downstream power levels "horrible" or why would his connection drop? Those power levels are still within spec range. Though, if he added another 2 way splitter on the same line the modem is connected to, then he'd probably be out of spec and might see some connection issues then.

It wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on the power levels every now and then...especially with the heat/summer months coming up. If his power levels are consistent and don't fluctuate, he has nothing to worry about.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433668 Sat, 23 May 2009 15:28:56 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433562 kickass69 : Those downstream power levels are horrible, surprised your connection doesn't drop.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433562 Sat, 23 May 2009 14:45:54 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433325 mforrest73 : It looks very boring ;)

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433325 Sat, 23 May 2009 13:34:32 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433296 Agent Smith : Oh forgot. I guess they have to make or update the programs how does the interface of the new modem look like though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433296 Sat, 23 May 2009 13:22:50 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433289 mforrest73 : The new modem doesn't respond to docsdiag.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433289 Sat, 23 May 2009 13:21:33 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433187 Agent Smith : Post

»homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.···ocsdiag/

result's.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433187 Sat, 23 May 2009 12:49:03 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433153 johnnyboy24 : Ultra has been installed! The techs were really, really nice and did a drop directly from the pole. I was the first one to do it in my area (residential wise) but I was the second to have it installed overall :D

I can confirm they are using 3 frequencies from the cisco modem they provided.

The results are from behind my firewall (Kerio WinRoute). However it wasn't that much difference without.



I will test later on tonight to get better results - this is around 12:30PM EST. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22433153 Sat, 23 May 2009 12:40:45 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22432425 frdrizzt :
said by dialsoft :

I consistently get 75/15. Im told im loosing some bandwidth as a result of the static service but I dont know if I believe this. Im curious to see what others think?

Marc
You could always bypass your cisco and connect directly to the modem with a PC via DHCP to the modem to test the speeds just to be sure the connection itself is fine (i.e. that you can't squeeze another 10 mbps out of the connection), but as linked & stated above, the cisco router for static IP will not get you the full speed. I don't know if it caps at around 75 or not though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22432425 Sat, 23 May 2009 08:33:15 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22430402 Anorexorcist : Had Ultra installed today. I originally had a Webstar modem which also supplied my OV service. The tech completely replaced that modem and gave me a SBV5120 which now serves as my OV modem. My Ultra modem is the same Cisco DPC 3000 that everyone else has been getting. The above is a screen shot of my speedtest.net results this morning, prior to the tech installing Ultra.

I am behind a Linksys WRT610N, here are the Ultra speeds I'm getting now:



It took almost a half hour to remove the old Webstar modem from my account and provision the new new Cisco modem with Ultra speeds/service. My signal levels are pretty much spot on, right in the middle of the spec but the tech mentioned he would speak to his supervisor to schedule an appt where they would replace the line coming into house and possibly from the pole at some point. You would think for $300 they would do that the same day. Overall though, I'm very happy with the service so far.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22430402 Fri, 22 May 2009 18:25:39 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22429222 TheWiseGuy : Yes, the router reduces it. see

»[OOL] OOL Ultra w/Static IP limitation?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22429222 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:47:52 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22429198 anon : Here are some captures of my service speeds from speedtest.net.

I consistently get 75/15. Im told im loosing some bandwidth as a result of the static service but I dont know if I believe this. Im curious to see what others think?

Marc

From Parsippany NJ to NYNY		 

From Parsippany NJ secaucus nj		 

From Parsippany NJ to Clifton NJ		 
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22429198 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:44:23 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22427739 dhjdhj : FYI --- one of the special numbers take you to a dedicated Ultra engineering group. They told me that there is already a workorder to replace all the connections at the tap --- apparently the technician yesterday noticed this problem. That's supposed to get addressed today.

At least they're taking it seriously.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22427739 Fri, 22 May 2009 11:06:08 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22427590 dhjdhj : Huh? I've been a member for ages ---

I didn't really see any point in posting the actual images from speedtest.net, the values I typed in are good enough.

They did give me some numbers to call and I will continue to chase them up...my position is they either make it work at an acceptable speed (e.g. 95% of max, most of the time, that's what I'm paying for, regardless of what Cablevision considers "up to" to mean) or I'll cancel it.

said by jaa See Profile :

What did their dedicated Ultra support group say about that - they are supposedly charging the $300 to make sure everything is perfect. From the other posts, I would expect they would have a technician with a supervisor on site getting it resolved.

I suggest you start your own topic on this - many people will be interested to know the issue and outcome. I suggest you start by posting an actual speed test, when you got it installed. and what steps you / CV have taken so far.

And welcome to the dslr forums - I also suggest you register; it only takes a minute and is free. You have come to the right place.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22427590 Fri, 22 May 2009 10:43:04 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22427421 jaa : What did their dedicated Ultra support group say about that - they are supposedly charging the $300 to make sure everything is perfect. From the other posts, I would expect they would have a technician with a supervisor on site getting it resolved.

I suggest you start your own topic on this - many people will be interested to know the issue and outcome. I suggest you start by posting an actual speed test, when you got it installed. and what steps you / CV have taken so far.

And welcome to the dslr forums - I also suggest you register; it only takes a minute and is free. You have come to the right place.
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Looks like I'm seeing the same kind of problem again with Ultra.

Sigh]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22427336 Fri, 22 May 2009 10:03:24 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22423824 anon : agreed, let'e stick to the topic]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22423824 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:25:44 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22423790 Lex Luthor :
said by jaa See Profile :

Let's get back on topic here - please read the original post before posting to this topic.
Agree, please do so or this will get closed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22423790 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:21:11 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22422124 jaa : Let's get back on topic here - please read the original post before posting to this topic.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22422124 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:39:01 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22421641 EJunky : Did you have boost when you were experiencing speed issues with Optimum?

When I first got Optimum 1 year ago when I moved to Hoboken, I had the slow speed issues with their 15/2 standard service. After 1 day of that, I called and upgraded to boost. Never had a slow down after that.

I didn't even realize FIOS had arrived in Hoboken until I received a letter from Verizon the day the installer came for Ultra :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22421641 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:58:42 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22421591 Hispanic : EJunky, very impressive. I'm in Hoboken too but I dropped optimum online for FIOS. I couldn't stand the slow speeds during peak hours. But the funny thing is I think virtually everyone in my apartment building jumped ship to FIOS so I probably would have better speeds with optimum online right now.

I'm pretty happy with Fios though. Consistently fast speeds 24/7. I hope they do something to compete with ultra now. Enjoy the ultra. By the way, I have mine setup through a DLINK DGL-4500 Router and it is great. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22421591 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:47:15 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22420797 EJunky : Ok, I'm happy now.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22420797 Thu, 21 May 2009 01:59:36 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22420623 EJunky : I setup the D-Link DIR-655 tonight, and there is a consistent higher speed through it vs. my Linksys WRN3500.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22420623 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:45:37 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22418515 anon : Don't get used to it, shadowgod. As soon as I can stomach throwing $300 into the wind I am in and then Torrington is all done. LOL]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22418515 Wed, 20 May 2009 17:11:18 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22418490 bronxlcsw : I have a dumb question for you lucky sons of a gun out there with Ultra.... Everytime you run a speed test does it not use alot of bandwidth? if so would it not slow down the internet for the "very slow" Boost customers or barely crawling 15/2 service? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22418490 Wed, 20 May 2009 17:05:54 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22416323 Ultra : Just had my install few minutes ago, everything took about 1 hour and these are my results:

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22416323 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:56:44 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22415336 shadowgod : 3am Ultra speed test, looking good!

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22415336 Wed, 20 May 2009 03:06:29 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22414764 EJunky : Speed test again WITH my router.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22414764 Tue, 19 May 2009 23:18:05 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22413828 shadowgod : At 8:30pm, speeds still excellent, averaging about 98-99, every once in awhile I'll hit 100:

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22413828 Tue, 19 May 2009 20:30:40 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22413664 Calendarman : another review:
»www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/19/re···e-ultra/
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22413461 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:14:35 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22413425 StreetSpirit : A quick thanks to jaa See Profile for this excellent thread. Carry on! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22413425 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:07:51 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22412461 EJunky : I just put in an order with Newegg for the D-Link DIR-655 (it's on sale!) to see if I can match your speed with the same router.

Windows 7 here too.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22412461 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:02:14 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22412449 anon : Just got Ultra installed here in Bronx, NY. Screenshot above shows my speed results.
I
'm using a D-Link DGL-4300 Gaming Router.

Bronx, NY results
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22412449 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:00:03 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411589 shadowgod : No new line from the pole, no. Most of his time was taken up by talking on the phone to someone trying to get the Ultra speed to "lock in".

He did replace a splitter in the basement so the line into my house was split into two, with one going to the modem and the other to another splitter to three TVs. It wasn't like that when I had Boost, it was just one line in and then split four ways.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411589 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:35:16 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411540 anon : shadow
did they run a new line from the pole or just split at the voice modem? Your the first that i saw that has ov and ultra]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411540 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:27:02 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411456 shadowgod : Did about 20 speed tests right in a row, download speed always between 95-100, upload rock steady at 15. Highest result I got so far:

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411456 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:12:32 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411256 shadowgod : Not bad, I'll do more around peak time and also around 3am or so to see how steady the speed is.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411256 Tue, 19 May 2009 12:39:58 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411173 shadowgod : Just finished Ultra install here in northwest Connecticut. Took about an hour, he just installed the new Cisco modem and left the old one for OV.

Windows 7, D-Link DIR-655 Router.

Speed tests are orgasmic:



Wow.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22411173 Tue, 19 May 2009 12:27:23 EDT Re: Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22409307 EJunky : Ultra was installed today in my apartment in Hoboken, NJ. Install took around 45 minutes, mostly waiting on dispatch to confirm settings. Tech's were friendly (1 installer, 1 guy getting trained). Supposedly I was the first install in their district.

Tech had the Cisco modem connected directly to his laptop, and it reached 98/14 right off the bat.

I've got it plugged into a router (Netgear WNR3500 - gig), so my speed is a little reduced now.

Overall, I'm very happy with the service and it meets my expectations.

Here's my results through the router.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22409307 Tue, 19 May 2009 00:18:20 EDT Ultra Speed Tests and Installation Reviews ONLY http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22407632 jaa : Please - NO POSTS FROM NON-ULTRA USERS!!

Mods: please delete any post in this thread (except this one!) that is not a post by an Ultra user.

Ultra users: please post your speed test and any commentary about the installation and your setup, such as router, that may be relevant.

Everyone else: please read and don't comment. There are plenty of other ultra threads to crap on post to. There are two other threads on this topic with hundreds of posts and a few speed tests and reviews.

Here are the actual speed test posts I could find so far:
»[OOL] Optimum online ultra just installed.
»Re: [OOL] Optimum online ultra just installed.
»Re: [OOL] Optimum online ultra just installed.
»Re: [OOL] Optimum Ultra Reviews! Post em here!
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