dslreports logo
 
    All Forums Hot Topics Gallery
spc
uniqs
76
uxbfool6
join:2011-04-22
Tulsa, OK

uxbfool6 to Uxbfool

Member

to Uxbfool

Re: [General] Home Fusion install scheduled

 
Click for full size
Click for full size
Click for full size
Click for full size
Well the install took 2.5 hours. They used an verizon app on their lte phone that tests the signal and was as 18% which they said is equivalent to 40% signal strength. On my ipad I get 3/5 bars. My residence is completely covered according to the verizon 4g data coverage map. From the antenna to the power supply and from the ps to the router uses a coax cable.

So far been ranging 8-10 downloads and 4-17 uploads and pings in 60's - 70's. I have only been able to check it out a short time so far and apparently having an issue where my desktop is maxing out around 5 up but the wireless devices are getting up to 17 uploads. I have not got any downloads much over 10 so far whereas my ipad would consistently get 12-14 sometimes up to 20 Mb/s downloads in the past.

Chalking the lower than ipad download speeds up to a fluke at this point. I definitely have some tweaking to do on my end but I am satisfied to this point.
pooker314
join:2005-04-12
Brush Prairie, WA

pooker314

Member

said by uxbfool6:

They used an verizon app on their lte phone that tests the signal and was as 18% which they said is equivalent to 40% signal strength.

I don't know why, but whenever I see explanations like this, I am always reminded of a quote from The Naked Gun ("Doctors say that Nordberg has a 50/50 chance of living, though there's only a 10 percent chance of that.")

Nice to see that things are working out reasonably well. I'll be interested to see the experience of more users (and to see if Verizon gets serious about its pricing). If they doubled the caps (not just for the first few months), I would jump on this immediately.

OSUGoose
join:2007-12-27
Columbus, OH
Apple AirPort Extreme (2013)

OSUGoose to uxbfool6

Member

to uxbfool6
OMG, Please tell me you dident sign off on that install!

Need to get the moron back out there that installed it to fix his half assed connector, all that braiding is going to induce signal like a mofo! There is simply NO excuse to create a connector looking like that.

xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City

xrayman

Member

Yep, looks like some of the work a contract WildBlue installer would do, quick and dirty, get the hell out of Dodge fast, move on the next job.

OSUGoose
join:2007-12-27
Columbus, OH

OSUGoose

Member

Not all of us, perhaps that one of the reasons why I'm not installing that stuff or DirecTV anymore, was making everyone look bad by doing quality work.

Duramax08
To The Moon
Premium Member
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX

Duramax08 to uxbfool6

Premium Member

to uxbfool6
What plan did you get?
uxbfool6
join:2011-04-22
Tulsa, OK

uxbfool6

Member

30 GB / $120.00 mo.
scorp64
join:2012-02-23
Fredericksburg, VA

scorp64

Member

Well I'm jealous. We called yesterday to try and get HomeFusion installed and were told no. They said its because they "can't guarantee a consistent connection." Even though they acknowledge we have 4G in our area and even though my Xoom tablet with 4G has a consistent connection, even in our basement.

Duramax08
To The Moon
Premium Member
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX

Duramax08 to uxbfool6

Premium Member

to uxbfool6
Thats a bit pricey but I do love the ping.
elitegamer21
join:2012-05-12

elitegamer21

Member

Yup i got it i see 38mbps d/ 16 up. pings in 50's to 60's.

compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN

compuguybna

Member

I assure you....you ARE NOT getting those speeds off a HomeFusion LTE antenna!!!!!
said by elitegamer21:

Yup i got it i see 38mbps d/ 16 up. pings in 50's to 60's.

elitegamer21
join:2012-05-12

elitegamer21

Member

wanna bet ?

compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN

compuguybna

Member

The device/tower is not capable.

Running 30sec speedtest will always inflate the end results!

BUT...if you thinking you're getting that speed...well, go right ahead and brag! :->
said by elitegamer21:

wanna bet ?

elitegamer21
join:2012-05-12

elitegamer21

Member

Yes it is even on testmy.net i seen people get 68 down.
elitegamer21

elitegamer21

Member

Im not talking with someone who dont even have real broadband and is on sat it's pointless.
elitegamer21

elitegamer21

Member

:::.. Download Test Results ..:::
Download Connection:: 27825 Kbps or 27.2 Mbps
Download Test Size:: 12 MB or 12288 kB or 12582912 bytes
Download Speed:: 3478 kB/s or 3.4 MB/s
Tested At:: »TestMy.net version:12
Validation Link:: »testmy.net/db/B4HfU6M
Test Time:: 2012-05-16 09:54:29 Local Time
1MB Download in 0.29 Seconds - 1GB Download in ~5 Minutes - 497X faster than 56K
This test of exactly 12288 kB took 3.533 seconds to complete
Running at 391% of hosts average (Wireless Data Service Provider Corporation)
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_7_4) AppleWebKit/536.5 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/19.0.1084.46 Safari/536.5 [!]
Lamiel
join:2008-04-05
Saint Johns, MI

Lamiel to uxbfool6

Member

to uxbfool6
Congrats. The 30GB plan is the only one that makes any sense to me, and only if you're really flush. I would never be able to afford that myself, so... Millenicom to the rescue!
Lamiel

Lamiel to scorp64

Member

to scorp64
said by scorp64:

Well I'm jealous. We called yesterday to try and get HomeFusion installed and were told no. They said its because they "can't guarantee a consistent connection." Even though they acknowledge we have 4G in our area and even though my Xoom tablet with 4G has a consistent connection, even in our basement.

Take a look at www.millenicom.com. I know I've already pushed them in this thread (a couple of times), but just in case you didn't see the previous posts, I wanted to make sure you knew your options.