http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Eastern-North-Carolina-23279608 en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:34:39 EDT Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:34:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23504409 said by netposer:

And gatorkam should get a Linksys RV042 and connect his DSL and Suddenlink and get the benefit of both. :-)
I did that for over a year. I have an RV016. But now only cable again.
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»/testhistory/661871/4f240]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23504409 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23504317
I bet this forum does more to help Suddenlink than any other medium.

All it takes is one Suddenlink employee to login here and see how the people feel. Let Suddenlink decide what's a legitimate complaint/suggestion.

And don't think just because we are in Eastern NC that we will never get some "new tech". Most cable/phone companies test out their new technologies in smaller markets.

And we (the customers) should ALWAYS tell Suddenlink how we feel. If not, they will drone on and won't care.

And gatorkam should get a Linksys RV042 and connect his DSL and Suddenlink and get the benefit of both. :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23504317 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:43:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23492523 said by gatorkram:

I might end up keeping both again. Not decided.

Seriously considering calling SL business, as I hear they offer higher upstream speeds.

Using the internet, surely is a hobby for me. And getting the best value for my money, is also important to me.

What I really dislike, is paying to much for to little, like most people. When I see other areas of the country, with higher speeds, and lower prices, I get pissed.

I've seen many references, to the idea, that if one person is upset, and complaining, and making it known, you can bet 1000 other people feel the same way, and say nothing.

What would make me happy? More speed, more reliability, and a fair price. Right now, neither company is offering me that, IMO, so I will continue to voice my opinions on the matter.

And yes, damn it, run the backbone right into my closet.. :p
I understand what you're getting at, but you live in Greenville. You have to understand where you're at on the totem poll. Not very high.

As far as getting "value" that's always relative to location. Sure, you can get a 1.5mb line in some areas of the country for $15 a month dry loop, but that's just not going to happen here.

I'm not an ecstatic Suddenlink customer either, but I do realize that the company doesn't look at places like Winterville as pulling a high margin for all the infrastructure work that would be required to get our internet speeds higher.

Honestly though, with Suddenlink's already congested network, going to higher speeds is only going to create more chaos. Bottom line is that ALL HSI companies (cable more prominent) don't expect users to ever full utilize what they pay for and if they did, they know they'd be SCREWED.

Sure, you should get what you pay for. Sure you should have fantastic uptime. Sure you should get low latency. That being said, you're really picking between the least of 2 evils in our location. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23492523 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:44:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23428766 said by Budman NC:

Well......if it'll make some of you happy, I'm a current Suddenlink subscriber and have been since before Cox Cable hanndled cable here. I have several things I could complain about :P Mostly not getting enough value for the very high prices we pay in Greenville.

Keep up the good work gatorkram :)
I was so disappointed, when I found out cox was selling this area.

I was always very happy with them.

Man, it's been like 5 years or so now, I used to have their SOHO package, in the Gainesville, FL market. Was 5/768 back then.

Sad to say, that's all I can STILL get here now, so many years later, although that isn't SLs fault, as they offer 12/768...

I have to wonder, what's up with the 768 speed max around here. How so 1990s is that :uhh:
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Keep up the good work gatorkram :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23428725 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:22:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23426638
My employer uses a GB link so needless to say I'm a little spoiled when it comes to bandwidth but I do not try and compare the two.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23426638 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:10:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23425671 said by BX1018:

Seriously gatorkram,

I've been reading DSL reports for years and lurking these forums and one thing is constant. You're NEVER happy. It seems as though you want them to run the fiber pipe straight to your house there in Winterville.

That being said, you switch to Centurylink, love it, now miss the speeds. So you're willing to sacrifice reliability for speed? I'm assuming that's why you left SL in the first place.

Is there anything that will ever make you happy or is the constant quest for the best HSI in Greenville just a hobby of yours?
I might end up keeping both again. Not decided.

Seriously considering calling SL business, as I hear they offer higher upstream speeds.

Using the internet, surely is a hobby for me. And getting the best value for my money, is also important to me.

What I really dislike, is paying to much for to little, like most people. When I see other areas of the country, with higher speeds, and lower prices, I get pissed.

I've seen many references, to the idea, that if one person is upset, and complaining, and making it known, you can bet 1000 other people feel the same way, and say nothing.

What would make me happy? More speed, more reliability, and a fair price. Right now, neither company is offering me that, IMO, so I will continue to voice my opinions on the matter.

And yes, damn it, run the backbone right into my closet.. :p
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»/testhistory/661871/4f240]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23425671 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:20:11 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23425493
I've been reading DSL reports for years and lurking these forums and one thing is constant. You're NEVER happy. It seems as though you want them to run the fiber pipe straight to your house there in Winterville.

That being said, you switch to Centurylink, love it, now miss the speeds. So you're willing to sacrifice reliability for speed? I'm assuming that's why you left SL in the first place.

Is there anything that will ever make you happy or is the constant quest for the best HSI in Greenville just a hobby of yours?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23425493 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:53:24 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23286049
All of the commercial time is billable seconds and the price of that time fluctuates depending on programing/viewership. Since their advertising revenue has gone down (economy) they have to fill it. So they have broadcast Suddenlink commercials to fill the time and bill Suddenlink Corporate.

There's your 50 mil right there, or their just getting ready for CenturyTel

That being said my Internet is way over 12MB right now. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23286049 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:25:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23283544
I wouldn't be surprised if none of the money was actually used to increase their infrastructure's capacity and capabilities. This is completely off subject but here is a good question, if I'm already a SL subscriber why do I have to endure their commercials and promo deals every 5 minutes when watching the tube? I swear every commercial I see pushes me that much closer to leaving SL...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23283544 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:07:52 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23282552
My neighbor (Rocky Mount) is a field tech supervisor, and I was discussing it very quickly with him a few weeks ago. He gave me the corporate mantra about all the money they were spending on the head-end (I don't know cable tech or lingo). He referenced all the changes it would bring, 70-80 HD channels, VOD, 20+MB speeds, but here was what made me furious...this is all planned to be completed 18 months out.

If accurate, that speaks volumes to me that the total lack of a competitor gives Suddenlink no incentive to push any upgrades out. I hear people talk crap all the time about TWC, but everytime I go to Raleigh and see all the HD they have, I just feel sad.

Oh, and if I hear one more time about them launching home security, I swear I may cancel everything on principal alone. Who the **** cares about home security? Give me some damn HD or upload increases. I guess it's a big deal because Eastern NC is so crime infested. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23282552 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:43:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23281400 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23281400 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:24:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23280077
It was absolutely horrible trying to watch the ECU football game that they only showed on ESPN360.com. That, right there, just shows how crummy Suddenlink's network is.

There's no telling what those idiots spent $50 million on.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23280077 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Eastern-North-Carolina-23279725
I think I can, in part, answer my own question.

I was watching another SL commercial, and noticed they refer to themselves, as the fastest internet in town..

Maybe they spent the 50 million, but have not turned up the speeds yet, because the other local provider either can not, or has not yet offered anything higher than 768 upstream...

Wouldn't it be better to be first?
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They were saying, they have invested 50 million dollars in this area.

Wow...

On what?

This is a serious question, and a serious debate and information topic I'd love to see get some real answers and feedback from SL.

As some of you will know, I recently dropped my SL cable package, in favor of keeping my DSL.

I do miss the download speeds.

Aside from the issues I talked about in another topic, I will ask, if they have spent all that money, in this area, on something, why on earth are we still stuck with sub-par upload speeds?
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