Lar
join:2002-06-17
Iowa
| reply to IronDragon
Re: Well, Mediacom HSI is back to crap in Mason City
Hey IronDragon!! 
Yeah the 4200 should be ok... I have it for the biz and its fine.
Mediacom hasn't gone to the 2.0 docsis yet but I do game and found the sb5120 to have better performance.
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john_895
join:2002-07-26
Clear Lake, IA
| Why is it so hard for some people to accept that Mediacom oversells their bandwidth? I don't understand it.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 797 kbps (99.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 525 kbps (65.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
The speeds blows because it's 7pm, right in the middle of prime-time. I'll bet you $100 that if I run a test at 1am, I'll get at least 5mb+. |
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Lar
join:2002-06-17
Iowa
| John I know..My card Im on is loaded to the hilt and I have the same thing happen.
Did you do a hard reset John?
If you didn't I would.... Modem and router.
My speeds are suckin at the moment too.
Download Speed: 5307 kbps (663.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 379 kbps (47.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
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john_895
join:2002-07-26
Clear Lake, IA
| Just did a hard reset to humor you and myself for that matter. I'm in Clear Lake, but I'm fairly sure we use the same equip as Mason, correct me if I'm wrong?
Last Result:
Download Speed: 905 kbps (113.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 634 kbps (79.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Here's my signal levels, which are usually just fine, so I doubt that's the problem either...
Downstream Channel Downstream Frequency 111000000 Hz
Lock Status Locked
Modulation 256 QAM
Symbol Rate 5.360537 Msym/sec
Downstream Power -8.4 dBmV
SNR 32.512 dB
Upstream Channel Upstream Frequency 34000000 Hz
Lock Status Locked
Modulation QPSK
Symbol Rate 2560000 sym/sec
Upstream Power 51.8 dBmV
Channel ID 3 |
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Lar
join:2002-06-17
Iowa
| John I would have someone come out.
I see your down Stream power is a bit high and I would think they could tweak that. the closer to 0 the better.
But they will tell you that -15 - +15 is he acceptable range.
Your snr is a bit low too. 30 or above is ok...
Have you called tech for some assistance in checking noise levels etc?
I would.
If you have a router take it out and try running the modem with out it for a bit too. Ive had a router go bad.
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Zoomer30
join:2003-05-01
Mason City, IA
| reply to Zoomer30
Well I pretty much just wasted 80 bucks on a new modem from BB, got the SB5120, but of course I get the screen where it wants my account number and registration number, I got the account number but no reg number, could not hook it up anyway. Vonage is not the issue, sometimes the thing works fine.
It sounds like a LOT of people in the area have the same issue I do (crappy crappy speed after 4PM). It would be nice to get the new modem going but without my reg number I cant do it. I cant find the paperwork they gave me back in 2001, it was ATT @Home then so I don't even think it would have a reg number. |
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BuzzDar
join:2006-01-28
West Frankfort, IL | your reg number is the last 9 of your account number |
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Zoomer30
join:2003-05-01
Mason City, IA
| really, cool your a life saver. At least I can use this new modem then The one I have is over 5 years old and could be a little worse for wear (heck when i first got cable here in mason the speed was 1500/128 and that was considered fast at the time) |
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Dogbert
Premium
join:2002-03-28
Brookings, SD
| said by Zoomer30  :(heck when i first got cable here in mason the speed was 1500/128 and that was considered fast at the time) 1500/128 still IS considered "fast" here in Brookings, SD |
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Zoomer30
join:2003-05-01
Mason City, IA
| reply to Zoomer30
Well I did a Chicago speed test with the new modem and things are pretty much the same....craptastic. UL is around 500-600 (thats on a line that I guess is now supposed to be 8000....whatever) and upload is around 460-470, so at least that is better. So clearly the issue is not on this end, espically with all the people around the area having the same issue. I will raise the $100 bucks and say that not only do I bet most of those people DONT have Vonage, they probably have Mediacom phone and are still getting screwed over. Getting old thats for sure. |
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Triel
Premium
join:2006-08-22
Colp, IL
 ·Mediacom
1 edit | Mine in Southern IL is the crappppppyyyyyy as well. $100 bucks a month for this and Digi TV is not my idea of a good time!
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BuzzDar
join:2006-01-28
West Frankfort, IL
1 edit | glad im not the only one in so il with the same prob
getting a little better
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Triel
Premium
join:2006-08-22
Colp, IL | I just noticed my problem when it took 5 minutes to download the Flash Player 9 installer. |
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burner50
Pinlifter
Premium,VIP
join:2002-06-05
EN22wm | reply to Lar
Surfboard 4200 is an approved modem from mediacom. |
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Lar
join:2002-06-17
Iowa
| said by burner50 :Surfboard 4200 is an approved modem from mediacom. Of course its an approved modem why would it not be?
I have one for my business account.
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burner50
Pinlifter
Premium,VIP
join:2002-06-05
EN22wm
·Mediacom
 ·FrontierNet Intern..
| said by Lar :Your's isn't docsis 2.0 compliant. Time to upgrade seriously. you were referring to a SB4200 |
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Lar
join:2002-06-17
Iowa
| Yes I was...
Mediacom isn't 2.0 compliant themselves Jason.
But if you compare these two modems you have better performance with the SB5120.
I have done testing with each modem.
Plus the specs prove it ok?
Is that enough for you or would you like to see the specs.
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burner50
Pinlifter
Premium,VIP
join:2002-06-05
EN22wm
·Mediacom
·FrontierNet Intern..
| I'm not debating the fact that a newer modem will give you better performance. I was simply stating that Mediacom still issues the SB4200 and it is a good modem. And if you want to talk about specs for modems then CABLElabs specs for docsis 1.0 is 38Mbps down and 10Mbps up far above mediacoms current cap. |
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Lar
join:2002-06-17
Iowa
| said by burner50 :I'm not debating the fact that a newer modem will give you better performance. I was simply stating that Mediacom still issues the SB4200 and it is a good modem. And if you want to talk about specs for modems then CABLElabs specs for docsis 1.0 is 38Mbps down and 10Mbps up far above mediacoms current cap. That may be true on some modems but not all.
For example the usr6000 will not perform at those speeds and is docsis 1.0 compliant.
It depends on the modem...
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Triel
Premium
join:2006-08-22
Colp, IL | My Speed is back now
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