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Re: 50/25 Upgrade for $10/month

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said by guppy_fish So out of contract or discounted accounts can make a pain free upgrade .. sounds to go to be true for Verizon

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It is too good to be true for me. I just called VZ and was advised that the ch 500/557 upgrade is a la carte and not a change to the bundle-a good thing. However, inspite of being visible to me on that ch, the agent advised me that the a la carte option was not available in my area.

And, yes, I'm chicken to test/try selecting the ch all the way, only to find I lose FE phone.

Edit: The vzn csr was full of it when she stated not available in my area. From the link in the op : "Starting today, all existing FiOS Internet customers can upgrade to our entry level FiOS Quantum tier of 50/25 Mbps tier for just $10 more a month and keep the speed for as long as they wish."

reply to tembit
He's just wanting you to ask about his once-in-a-lifetime-not-going-to-happen-again steal of a bundle

reply to DAVIDGR
My speed update just went through.

I went from 25/25 to 50/25.

My hardwired deskstop speedtest using speakeasy gets me 52/22

My laptop using a Trendent WAP still only gives me 25/25.

What do I need to do to get my full speed using wireless?

Wireless N router and radios in the clients ( PC /XBOX ? Phone ect )

25/25 is best case for Wireless G

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So its likely your clients don't have wireless N or your in a congested area ( wireless network wise )

25/25 is Wireless "G" speeds

Both sides need to be wireless "N" for higher speeds, the router and the other end ( computer , xbox ect are called clients )

You can check the admin page on the Trendnet and make sure "N" is enabled. Also, having mixed mode ( both "G" and "N" ) a single "G" client will slow down everything to "G" speeds

Trendnet WAP is Wireless N. Brand new laptop with wireless N.

login into the trendnet and verify is set to "N"

reply to DAVIDGR
I just excluded the laptop as the problem. Just hardwired the laptop and got 58/25.

Checking out Trendnet now.

reply to guppy_fish

said by guppy_fish:

said by shadowcaster1:

And, yes, I'm chicken to test/try selecting the ch all the way, only to find I lose FE phone.

Hey McFly, are you Chicken?, buc buc buc

No one calls me Chicken ( pushes remote button )

In case you don't get the humor, its from the Back to the future movies

reply to DAVIDGR
Just got off the phone with Trendnet reps.

After logging on to the Trendnet site, he changed a few settings.

The best speedtest result I have gotten since is 44/25 even though my laptop is right beside the WAP. I have received 58/25 when I hardwire the laptop

He says that's the best he can do.

I tested using both the mixed b/g/n and a straight N mode and the speedtest results are the same.

I moved it back to the mixed mode since my gf computer is b/g.

reply to DAVIDGR
I have the same problem running n devices very well could be something has to do with the Verizon wireless modem.

reply to DAVIDGR
The Trendnet ( if this is the 25 buck one from newegg ) is a single radio / antenna 65mbs "N",

45mbs is about right for this router, you would have to get a better one with dual radio and or mimo antennas to do better. It could also be the laptop, most budget laptops have the same lowend "N" for radio and single antenna

FYI, it has nothing to do with the Verizon router as that's not being used for wireless

I have a budget HP "N" laptop, with a budget "N" Cisco refurb I got for 25 bucks, I get best case about 48mbs

reply to tembit
$10 more per month is not such a good deal if you're on 25/25 or 35/35. They were offering $5 more to jump to the next tier before the quantum speeds came out.

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