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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Carlisle, PA

itguy05 to rradina

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Re: It's all about the money.

said by rradina:

My parents live in BFE and all they can get is fixed wireless. They are in their 70s and asked me why e-mail jokes with links to YouTube videos don't play right. They said it stops and starts all the time and often it's so bad, they just close the video. I told them their connection was too slow.

Part of that is YouTube. I'm on 25/15 FIOS and when streaming HD videos I get the start/stop buffering BS. I tried watching a video last night and I had to buffer for 10 minutes so it would play smoothly. My line tests at close to what it's supposed to so I know it's not that.
rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO

rradina

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Sure, sometimes it's the source but they had a fixed wireless service that delivered 512/256 with lots of packet loss. While still far superior to dialup or satellite, it was pretty poor service.

The next time I visit it'll be interesting to see how fast the upgrades have made their service.