EliteKiss My Ass join:2002-10-03 New Haven, CT Synology RT2600ac TP-Link TC-7650 ARRIS SB8200
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Elite
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2014-Sep-2 2:29 pm
Fuck Frontier and fuck AT&T and fuck Cablevision!Seriously, what a load of shit. I live in an area where I have two choices. I can either keep paying Cablevision a fucking fortune, but in return, I get pretty kickass fucking internet, but it comes at a high cost. My other option is AT&T DSL. U-Verse never hit my area and now it absolutely never will. The fastest speed I can get via AT&T DSL, is, I believe..."up to 6Mbit" down. I don't even know about the upstream, but I'm sure it's absolutely abysmal. Also, the routing and pings to NY on the DSL, last I checked, were also pretty pathetic. I ping an average of 12ms to NYC currently. Lastly, the shitty ass DSL AT&T is willing to sell me isn't a whole lot cheaper than OOL, but considerably "worse" as a product and as a whole. Still, I shouldn't be paying like $55/mo (not sure about actual figure, need to double check the bill) for 60Mbit/30Mbit when people can get symmetrical 1Gbit fiber for $70/mo. Granted, the Google Fiber crowd represents an extraordinarily small percentage of US internet users. I would kill for some municipal fiber. I doubt Cablevision nor Frontier are going to deliver me FTTH any time soon. That'll happen just before the municipal fiber Edit: I'm well aware that U-Verse is a bullshit product too. I think the nearest U-Verse deployment caps out at "up to 24Mbit" downstream. That's crap. |
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SeleniaGentoo Convert Premium Member join:2006-09-22 Fort Smith, AR |
Selenia
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2014-Sep-2 3:02 pm
At this point, I would love 60/30 for $55. I am paying about $55 for 20/2 from TWC where I am staying for some months to come and used to live for awhile. Back home, I pay $44 to Cox, but for 50/10. I would gladly pay $10 more for triple the upstream and an extra 10 mbit down to boot. |
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NormanSI gave her time to steal my mind away MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA TP-Link TD-8616 Asus RT-AC66U B1 Netgear FR114P
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to Elite
said by Elite:I think the nearest U-Verse deployment caps out at "up to 24Mbit" downstream. That's crap. That 24Mbit is sufficient for most of the statistically average U.S. families. That is good enough for Mom, Dad, Sis, and Bro to each watch their own Netflix stream. (Of course, most families I know watch flicks together.) |
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atuarreHere come the drums Premium Member join:2004-02-14 EC/SETX SWLA |
to Elite
Would you really kill for it? I was hoping this city would consider starting a muni like Lafayette did. No, we are too busy moving money to pay for parks and buying skyscrapers and airplanes for the local law enforcement. |
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to Elite
said by Elite:Seriously, what a load of shit. I live in an area where I have two choices. I can either keep paying Cablevision a fucking fortune, but in return, I get pretty kickass fucking internet, but it comes at a high cost. My other option is AT&T DSL. U-Verse never hit my area and now it absolutely never will. The fastest speed I can get via AT&T DSL, is, I believe..."up to 6Mbit" down. I don't even know about the upstream, but I'm sure it's absolutely abysmal. Also, the routing and pings to NY on the DSL, last I checked, were also pretty pathetic. I ping an average of 12ms to NYC currently. Lastly, the shitty ass DSL AT&T is willing to sell me isn't a whole lot cheaper than OOL, but considerably "worse" as a product and as a whole.
Still, I shouldn't be paying like $55/mo (not sure about actual figure, need to double check the bill) for 60Mbit/30Mbit when people can get symmetrical 1Gbit fiber for $70/mo. Granted, the Google Fiber crowd represents an extraordinarily small percentage of US internet users.
I would kill for some municipal fiber. I doubt Cablevision nor Frontier are going to deliver me FTTH any time soon. That'll happen just before the municipal fiber
Edit: I'm well aware that U-Verse is a bullshit product too. I think the nearest U-Verse deployment caps out at "up to 24Mbit" downstream. That's crap. U-verse currently is up to 45 Mbps in CT with 75 Mbps probably coming soon. How can you say that U-verse is terrible? We've had it for years with no real problems at all and I'm on the internet quite a lot. 60 Mbps is pretty much useless for most people. |
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EliteKiss My Ass join:2002-10-03 New Haven, CT Synology RT2600ac TP-Link TC-7650 ARRIS SB8200
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Elite
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2014-Sep-2 4:55 pm
Last I checked, my nearest deployment was only pushing 24Mbit. This may have changed. It's moot either way because I cannot and never will get U-Verse, especially with the Frontier acquisition. 45Mbit is still a joke, as I'm sure they charge an arm and a leg for it. I could get 120Mbit down and 40Mbit up from OOL for $100/mo.
Edit: I know that I have it better than most as an OOL user, but my point is that I could be getting a lot more than I currently get, for less, if there were other options. |
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98778011 (banned) join:2014-08-24 Charlotte, NC |
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Law Enforcement should be first before a muni network. Without the police and other first responders you won't have crap if something happens. That FTTH network won't get you anything, and not everyone wants it. |
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the majority of people with ATT DSL and U-Verse aren't even getting close to advertised speeds. Ive considered U-Verse service before but many neighbors have signed up and all of them are back with Comcast. One neighbor in particular was only getting 8mbps down and 5 up. They said her speeds were 20/10 but she wasn't getting close to it at all.
U-verse internet in Connecticut is significantly slower than cable. For the same price of AT&Ts 18mbps u-verse plan Im getting 105mpbs down and 20 mbps and you do notice a difference with Netflix quality and load times. Load times of webpages, youtube videos.
Frontier is going to destroy an already neglected market. This deal should be denied. |
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NormanSI gave her time to steal my mind away MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA TP-Link TD-8616 Asus RT-AC66U B1 Netgear FR114P
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said by DcGamer05:the majority of people with ATT DSL and U-Verse aren't even getting close to advertised speeds. Evidence? For as long as I had AT&T ADSL service (since I signed up with Pacific Bell), I got the tier speed. I know three others getting what they pay for, as well. ... Im getting 105mpbs down and 20 mbps and you do notice a difference with Netflix quality and load times. I have 15 Mbps DSL. My sister has 50 Mbps cable. I can't see any difference in Netflix load time, and quality between the services. |
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Basically what some people have done is MOVE. Let's grow the economies in places where companies deploy broaband (AFFORDABLE broadband) and punish those which don't.. or are willing to let incumbents be greedy and lazy. Many places in the midwest are now tumbleweeds economically since the recession. Vacant lots of land scar much of the midwest now where there were thriving businesses-- after the banks dried up credit. Getting closer to 2015... how long are you willing to wait? |
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ptrowskiGot Helix? Premium Member join:2005-03-14 Woodstock, CT |
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I pay $70 for 50/5 here in northeast CT. I would love to see the rate go down a bit. |
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