SpeedMatters
join:2008-04-08
New Brunswick, NJ
| [OOL] What are Boost speeds supposed to be?
I have Optimum Boost and the speeds never pass 12MB download and around 3.2MB upload. Before I had boost the download was around the same if not better. Only the upload improved. What are the Boost speeds supposed to be? I keep seeing advertisements of "up to 30MB". My connection doesn't even sniff close to that much. Should I downgrade? I've had Boost for several months now. |
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xirian
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY | Which modem do you have? if you have a router, which, and are you connected via wire or wireless? |
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SpeedMatters
join:2008-04-08
New Brunswick, NJ | I'm using the Motorola SBV5120. And yes, I usually am connected via a wireless router, but when I connect directly (wired) I get similar speeds. I'm also like 8 feet away from the router when connected wirelessly anyhow. |
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SpeedMatters
join:2008-04-08
New Brunswick, NJ | reply to SpeedMatters
Also, sometimes pages take a while to load and I get a bunch of errors in the modem logs. I hate Optimum Online. |
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K2NNJ
join:2004-05-06 | reply to SpeedMatters
30/5 |
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Alcohol
Premium
join:2003-05-26
Neshanic Station, NJ
 ·Optimum Online
| said by K2NNJ  :30/5 34.5/5mbps technically.
You should check your signals, and post in the direct forum.
»/forum/ooldirect |
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jaa
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
New Canaan, CT
 ·Vonage
·Optimum Online
| reply to SpeedMatters
You can hate them, or you can call them to try to fix the problem. I don't recall many people posting problems with boost upload speeds - mostly issues with download.
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
·Vonage
| reply to SpeedMatters
said by SpeedMatters :Also, sometimes pages take a while to load and I get a bunch of errors in the modem logs. I hate Optimum Online. As asked previously by xirian , WHAT router? If you are using a non Boost compatible router, it will choke your speeds and connection.
»Optimum Online FAQ »What Routers are Compatible with OOL's 15/2 and 30/5 (BOOST) Plans?
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SpeedMatters
join:2008-04-08
New Brunswick, NJ | I'm using a Linksys WRT54GS. It's on the list of Boost-compatible routers. |
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xirian
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY | reply to SpeedMatters
which site are you using for the speed test? |
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SpeedMatters
join:2008-04-08
New Brunswick, NJ | »/speedtest?flash=1
I use the NY one. |
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xirian
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY | That test gives 9 mbit for me. what does speedtest.net say? |
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MoeDumb
"America Si, Obama No."
Premium
join:2002-09-23 | reply to SpeedMatters
What download results do you get in the OOL Speed Test (test64)? |
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dennismurphy
Put me on hold? I'll put YOU on hold
Premium
join:2002-11-19
Parsippany, NJ
·Optimum Online
| said by MoeDumb :What download results do you get in the OOL Speed Test (test64)? I get about 700k/sec or so downloading the "test64" file via FTP.
The www.speedtest.net, however, reports 32018kbps(down)/4430kbps(up).
Downloading movie trailers from Apple, I can get over 3MB/sec. That tells me that speedtest.net is accurate, and that "something" is tapped out on ftp1.optonline.net ... |
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Dread
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Premium
join:2005-02-28
irc | reply to SpeedMatters
Downloads are 3.0 MB/s+
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Thinkdiff
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Los Angeles, CA | reply to dennismurphy
ftp1.optonline.net has been slow for the past 2 months or so. Maybe they got tired of everybody not on optonline using it as a speed test. |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY | Works fine for me with Fios or OOL |
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MoeDumb
"America Si, Obama No."
Premium
join:2002-09-23
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ftp 3.6 MB/s |
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Thinkdiff
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Los Angeles, CA
| Strange.. It's a bit slow for me right now in the Bronx. |
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SpeedMatters
join:2008-04-08
New Brunswick, NJ
edit:
April 10th, @12:07AM
| reply to MoeDumb
I get about 1.3MBPS download from the test64. |
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