austai
join:2008-02-06
Austin, TX
| DL/UL speeds accurate or understated?
Hi,
I'm using Time-Warner cable for my broadband service, but have been scheduled for AT&T U-verse installation.
Currently, my cable-based speeds are around 6Mbps/0.5Mbps UL/DL. I'm slated to get the Pro level of U-verse net access with the advertised 3Mbp/1Mbps.
Are those numbers for the U-verse service accurate, or merely the guaranteed speeds, with the actual speeds seen by users much faster? If actual speeds are indeed the advertised 3Mbps/1Mbps, then I might as well stick with my current service.
Thanks! |
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | It will be close to those speeds. Why not upgrade to the Elite that's 6/1 or 10/1.5 ?
With uverse you don't get any boost technology that some cable providers offer. |
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John H
@sbcglobal.net | reply to austai
Speeds are overstated, meaning if you order 3/! you will almost 100% not get 3MB/1MB, but somewhat close. |
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austai
join:2008-02-06
Austin, TX
| reply to austai
Upgrading to Elite would cost a lot more than what I am paying now ($50) for a very basic cable+net package. I guess I was tempted to try U-verse because the salesman really talked it up. Apparently he overstated the improvement I would see over cable. |
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
1 edit | Wow, that is some deal you have with cable! In Houston, it was $45 just for cable internet (at the time before we had U-verse there was only 1 tier for internet) not even including taxes/fees/price hikes! |
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Frohike
Premium
join:2000-07-23
Waxahachie, TX
| reply to John H
said by John H :
Speeds are overstated, meaning if you order 3/! you will almost 100% not get 3MB/1MB, but somewhat close.
In Uverse - they aren't overstated. Uverse doesn't use same ATM technology that DSL uses. I have Uverse 3m/1m and I get 2900ish Down and 900ish upload no matter the time of day. |
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austai
join:2008-02-06
Austin, TX
| reply to koolkid1563
said by koolkid1563  :Wow, that is some deal you have with cable! In Houston, it was $45 just for cable internet (at the time before we had U-verse there was only 1 tier for internet) not even including taxes/fees/price hikes! It was $40 just for cable internet till very recently when I asked them to cancel all of my cable TV. They then lowered the internet part to $35 and offered basic cable TV for $15 additional. Perhaps the additional competition from u-verse played a role. |
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austai
join:2008-02-06
Austin, TX
| reply to Frohike
said by Frohike :In Uverse - they aren't overstated. Uverse doesn't use same ATM technology that DSL uses. I have Uverse 3m/1m and I get 2900ish Down and 900ish upload no matter the time of day. Yes, but now that they have fiber to my neighborhood, and the bandwidth from that node to my house is supposedly much higher, it seems the internet access can be much higher, too, if AT&T wanted.
I'm going to let them install the u-verse service and then cancel all of it unless they can give me the internet portion for less than what I'm paying for cable now.
This is assuming the u-verse internet part is more reliable than my cable access. |
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Frohike
Premium
join:2000-07-23
Waxahachie, TX
1 edit | said by austai :said by Frohike :In Uverse - they aren't overstated. Uverse doesn't use same ATM technology that DSL uses. I have Uverse 3m/1m and I get 2900ish Down and 900ish upload no matter the time of day. Yes, but now that they have fiber to my neighborhood, and the bandwidth from that node to my house is supposedly much higher, it seems the internet access can be much higher, too, if AT&T wanted. I'm going to let them install the u-verse service and then cancel all of it unless they can give me the internet portion for less than what I'm paying for cable now. This is assuming the u-verse internet part is more reliable than my cable access. I was just replying to John's post. If you can get higher speed at a cheaper rate...more power to ya. =)
Just when I had cable..at peak times - my speeds were very diminished - usually at a 1/3 of the max... rejoiced the day DSL was available (no more peak time issues) even happier when Uverse was available. |
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