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Re: [Speed] new "Performance Promo" is mostly unusable I have a truck scheduled to roll today between 2 and 4 PT.
The more I have investigated this (local users, neighbors, the COMCAST forum), the more likely it may be a result of an oversubscribed gateway.
I realize for most of the country that is a thing of the past - not here. And even with multiple bonded channels - if the gateway is under water the number of channels only makes it worse.
This is the same local COMCAST who charge the same for 12 HD channels on cable as they charge in Berkeley for 50+ HD channels. In other words, this is not a high end head end, and I have a very bad sense about the outcome.
I will happily post the opposite if they manage to make it work. |
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| UPDATE: waiting for the COMCAST truck...
Like clockwork, shortly after noon PT, my link started cratering. It was behaving close to expected rates all morning, like normal.
Number of bonded channels be damned, this is congestion.
As of now, 1:10 PM, for example, I time out attempting to use the XFINITY speed test. I time out attempting to use speedtest.net. I am able to reach speakeasy's test, and manage a 0.69Mbps download and then IT times out trying to load the upload test.
The timing of the truck visit could not be better. I'm anticipating "you need to use our rental modem" and "let's reset the modem", ad nauseum.
Yes, I am getting cynical. |
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 pflogBueller? Bueller?Premium,MVM
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kudos:3 | I don't think congestion would start around this time. It would also tend to slowly build up, not be an immediate degradation of speeds.
Obviously something is occurring around that time each day, but it could just be someone who works the night shift waking up, turning on their old TV that has a noise/ingress issue or something that's hosing things.
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| It does build gradually. It starts and slowly goes down. It is slower in stages after 10 or 11 and it is hitting the peak now.
IT IS CONGESTION. |
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pflogBueller? Bueller?Premium,MVM
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El Dorado Hills, CA
kudos:3 | said by deepwoods:It does build gradually. It starts and slowly goes down. It is slower in stages after 10 or 11 and it is hitting the peak now.
IT IS CONGESTION.
It could be, but I doubt it. Guess you'll find out once the tech gets there. At least they'll be there during the slow periods.
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| Agree. it'll get fixed, or it won't. I'll let you know.  |
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pflogBueller? Bueller?Premium,MVM
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kudos:3 | said by deepwoods:Agree. it'll get fixed, or it won't. I'll let you know.
Good luck! Hope they identify it at least and fix it if possible for you today
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