dondude
join:2005-09-15
Marine City, MI
2 edits | reply to Belinrahs
Re: Speed cut due to usage
I smell something fishy here if you have other card why not use it? 2400 ping?
I've seen posts here with usage of 50 gb a month?
You work for sprint? Trying to scare us into 5gb cap? |
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Ascent
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
Premium
join:2004-11-16
Pattonsburg, MO
clubs:   | reply to Belinrahs
It does seem a bit odd. I have been downloading about 2gb per day and no issues here.
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Belinrahs
This ship is taking me far away
join:2007-09-07
Nashville, MI
clubs:
 ·Millenicom
 ·HughesNet Satellit..
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said by dondude  :I smell something fishy here if you have other card why not use it? 2400 ping? I've seen posts here with usage of 50 gb a month? You work for sprint? Trying to scare us into 5gb cap? Ha. Barely..I'm going into 10th grade and I'm turning 16 in November 
By the way, that's a friend's card.
But anyways, the problem has since been resolved..I got a call from Dennis Castle who said he's been talking to Sprint. Apparently my tower has been having a "packet flow" problem as of late. They thought it would only affect text messaging, but that because I'm on the edge of the EVDO zone I might feel an amplified effect from the packet flow problem. In other words...I never actually seemed to have a speed cap. Dennis Castle said Sprint was simply trying to put the fear into me - he said he believes if I never mentioned the usage I incurred, the Sprint tech's reaction would have been different entirely.
They had me update my user profile, reactivate the modem, and update the connection manager. Unfortunately I can't say the problem is gone because the activation seems to have been botched and I get an error upon updating my user profile (which comes directly after activating). For now, I'm borrowing my friend's card (he's currently away on vacation) and trying to get my modem activated and up and running again.
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Sprint MBB thru Millenicom - Franklin CDU-680 modem, connected to a 32" Omni antenna. And still waiting for some REAL internets. |
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kevcart3
@spcsdns.net
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I'm actually surprised that someone else is having this issue, I'm not so sure it's just my tower/card anymore.
For the past year or so that I've used millenicom's service (Sprint), I've have excellent speeds with a decent signal (-85 to -88 dBm). For about two weeks now, with regular downloading, my internet despite the same signal that I had not 10 minutes before slows to almost dial-up speeds.
Usually this issue will last for 1 to 2 days, though it has cleared up in about three hours before, and my speeds will mysteriously return to normal with no signal change. I contacted millenicom support, the only answer they could provide me with was an issue with the device, to uninstall the device and re-install the drivers & software. This didn't seem to make a difference whatsoever.
I hope this post helps you a little, it seems we're having similar problems, but whether the issue is my device or not I have no clue. |
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Belinrahs
This ship is taking me far away
join:2007-09-07
Nashville, MI
clubs:
·Millenicom
·HughesNet Satellit..
| said by kevcart3 :
I'm actually surprised that someone else is having this issue, I'm not so sure it's just my tower/card anymore.
For the past year or so that I've used millenicom's service (Sprint), I've have excellent speeds with a decent signal (-85 to -88 dBm). For about two weeks now, with regular downloading, my internet despite the same signal that I had not 10 minutes before slows to almost dial-up speeds.
Usually this issue will last for 1 to 2 days, though it has cleared up in about three hours before, and my speeds will mysteriously return to normal with no signal change. I contacted millenicom support, the only answer they could provide me with was an issue with the device, to uninstall the device and re-install the drivers & software. This didn't seem to make a difference whatsoever.
I hope this post helps you a little, it seems we're having similar problems, but whether the issue is my device or not I have no clue.
Sounds like it's a bit of a mutual problem among a few MCom users then. That's about the signal I get, which is at the time -86dBm. I smell something fishy 
By the way for those following this story, there's a nice (great, I mean) continuation in this thread: »Millenicom offering new MBB packages - unreleased!
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Sprint MBB thru Millenicom - Franklin CDU-680 modem, connected to a 32" Omni antenna. And still waiting for some REAL internets. |
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my2k2zx2
@spcsdns.net
| I get areound -82 signal in Hastings near the airport.
I guess MEI is installing a wireless service, doesnt show much on their site about unlimited or if its capped.
I do get some slowdowns every once in awhile that last a couple hours. Usually disconnecting and switching usb ports gets it back to normal. (big slowdowns when it swithces to 1XRTT, hate it when that happens.)
I've never monitored my useage but I doubt I've ever went over 10gb a month in the 1.5 years I've been with Millenicom. |
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Belinrahs
This ship is taking me far away
join:2007-09-07
Nashville, MI
clubs: | Hastings, what state? There's a Hastings right next to my town :P |
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my2k2zx2
@spcsdns.net | Hastings, MI.
Yup, I'm in your neighborhood. |
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Belinrahs
This ship is taking me far away
join:2007-09-07
Nashville, MI
clubs:
·Millenicom
·HughesNet Satellit..
| Ha, well what do ya know. It's a small world indeed..I'm surprised you can't get AT&T Yahoo!, most people in Hastings I know have that. You must be pretty well in the outskirts then.
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Sprint MBB thru Millenicom - Franklin CDU-680 modem, connected to a 32" Omni antenna. And still waiting for some REAL internets. |
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my2k2zx2
@spcsdns.net
| We are out of AT&T's range, no cable provider either. (near the Hastings Airport.)
Jas Networks tried an install but it looks like we are about 1000' too far for their dry line dsl service. They spent 2 weeks and 3 home visits trying to get a signal. I email then a couple times a year seeing if they want to try again but they decline everytime.
Its either satellite or Millenicom for us. We choose the contract free otion. |
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dMarks
Melting Faces For Fun
join:2007-02-09
Leslie, MI | You guys are a couple counties over from me |
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