jlivingood Premium Member join:2007-10-28 Philadelphia, PA |
It's measurableAll these speed upgrades that ISPs are doing seems to be having a measurable effect. According to Google M-Labs, end user speeds in the U.S. have more than doubled since January 1st...
See http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=e9krd11m38onf_&ctype=m&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=s&met_s=number_of_tests&scale_s=lin&ind_s=false&met_c=download_throughput&scale_c=lin&ind_c=false&ifdim=country&hl=en_US&dl=en_US&ind=false&xMax=180&xMin=-180&yMax=-79.97571094413946&yMin=84.17339026552769&mapType=t&icfg&iconSize=0.5#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=download_throughput&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=country:840&ifdim=country&tstart=1389762000000&tend=1400126400000&hl=en_US&dl=en_US&ind=false | |
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Re: It's measurablesaid by jlivingood:All these speed upgrades that ISPs are doing seems to be having a measurable effect. According to Google M-Labs, end user speeds in the U.S. have more than doubled since January 1st... I applaud increases in speeds as this will better everyone's experience. Having said that...... It shouldn't be up to the government or private firms to have to point out to ISP's that we are one of the worst in the world when it comes to price, choice, and speed. David | |
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said by jlivingood:All these speed upgrades that ISPs are doing seems to be having a measurable effect. According to Google M-Labs, end user speeds in the U.S. have more than doubled since January 1st...
See http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=e9krd11m38onf_&ctype=m&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=s&met_s=number_of_tests&scale_s=lin&ind_s=false&met_c=download_throughput&scale_c=lin&ind_c=false&ifdim=country&hl=en_US&dl=en_US&ind=false&xMax=180&xMin=-180&yMax=-79.97571094413946&yMin=84.17339026552769&mapType=t&icfg&iconSize=0.5#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=download_throughput&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=country:840&ifdim=country&tstart=1389762000000&tend=1400126400000&hl=en_US&dl=en_US&ind=false Not mine yet for comcast SE Pennsylvania. Oh wait i have internet only so im still stuck on 25 down. Hopefully they do internet only bc i have no interest in tv at all. | |
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Good for everybodyExcept those of us stuck with DSL from the telcos. The telcos suck! | |
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| karpodiemHail to The Victors Premium Member join:2008-05-20 Troy, MI
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Re: Good for everybodyTelcos are state sponsored monopolies - we'll let get away with anything if you hand over all your customer data to the NSA. | |
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said by Gilitar:Except those of us stuck with DSL from the telcos. The telcos suck! Unless they deploy fiber to the home, but that like next to never happens. So yes they do suck. I had to watch as a new housing was being built right in view of were I lived and they were getting fiber to the home from century link. Now the town is getting 1Gbs fiber from RST fiber, to bad I don't live there anymore. Does anyone else have a I moved out right before the area got 1Gb's fiber story? | |
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Philmatic Premium Member join:2000-07-15 Oxnard, CA |
Santa Barbara has been at 100mbps for monthsShould I expect a bump to 200mbps?
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| maartenaElmo Premium Member join:2002-05-10 Orange, CA |
maartena
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2014-Jul-16 1:42 pm
Re: Santa Barbara has been at 100mbps for monthssaid by Philmatic:Should I expect a bump to 200mbps? You are probably a market used for testing.... did you pay for 50 Mbps, is that your agreed to plan? Or is there a dedicated 100 Mbps plan already? Maybe you will, keep checking | |
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| odogMinister of internet doohickies Premium Member join:2001-08-05 Atlanta, GA |
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If your ultimate speed was at 100Mbps you'll go to 150Mbps. | |
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| | dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ |
dvd536
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2014-Jul-16 5:10 pm
Re: Santa Barbara has been at 100mbps for monthsis this a config file cap or did they just boost how fast powerboost can go? | |
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| CodyF join:2014-07-16 Mesa, AZ |
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Probably not. Phoenix has had a 150mbps tier for a year now but it's not moving. Just the 25 and 50 tiers are getting bumped to 50 and 100 respectively. | |
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| Nanaki (banned)aka novaflare. pull punches? Na join:2002-01-24 Akron, OH
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Something I noticed it seems like any one with 50mbps or great that they pay for on a tier are consistently well above their rated speed while those say 25 or less tend to be consistently under rated speed. | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ |
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no. this is only for preferred and premiere. ultimate isnt moving. | |
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Re: Santa Barbara has been at 100mbps for monthsUltimate will increase to 150 Mbps in areas where it is only 100 Mbps (such as SOCAL). | |
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n2jtx join:2001-01-13 Glen Head, NY |
n2jtx
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2014-Jul-16 2:19 pm
Optimum OnlineThere was a time when Optimum Online from Cablevision was the fastest thing around. Now I pay $59.95/month for 18/5 service I could pay $5 for Boost but that only goes to 50Mbs. What is Cox's basic tier? | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ |
dvd536
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2014-Jul-16 4:51 pm
Re: Optimum Online3mbps / 256kbps | |
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2014-Jul-16 3:13 pm
Market By Market...So OC will see it week after never. | |
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Speed increase is window DressingFolks on the surface getting the speed increase might be great, but without a cap increase to go along with it then it is nothing but window dressing. | |
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Re: Speed increase is window Dressingsaid by Popeye3:Folks on the surface getting the speed increase might be great, but without a cap increase to go along with it then it is nothing but window dressing. Cox doesn't enforce caps, people go way over every month and they dont do anything....so go crap on somebody else's thread | |
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| | dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ
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dvd536
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2014-Jul-16 5:03 pm
Re: Speed increase is window Dressingif they're affecting others, they get a nastygram email then get disconnected. | |
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Cox users all get nasty grams when they hit their cap limit. I was one of them. And now that they are offering faster speeds people will hit their cap much sooner. And if you believe they never will enforce the caps then I have ocean side property in Nevada to sell you. Comcast is going in that direction and the others will follow. | |
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2014-Jul-16 9:22 pm
Re: Speed increase is window DressingI use around the cap each month. But the faster speeds will not put me over as will not watch more netflix amazon prime.or.download more. Just say if someoneisdownloading.during an hd movie.it.will be quicker, | |
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how often did you hit the cap? | |
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I sure got mine disconnected in Phoenix last year for it. They wanted me to move to a "business" plan for using 400gb/mo for three months in a row.
I was paying them $180/mo for cable and internet, i'm pretty sure they loved it when CenturyLink and Dish got my business. my 40/5 DSL is great and not one word about going over 250GB | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ
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yeah all that speed goes largely unused. now UPLOAD, that can be fully used but that isn't moving. | |
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rradina join:2000-08-08 Chesterfield, MO
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More speed?How about bigger caps? It doesn't do much good to have really fast speeds if the ISP doesn't allow you to transfer a TB every month. 150GB or 250GB is way too low. 500GB would be a start but 1TB would be ideal. | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ
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dvd536
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2014-Jul-16 5:14 pm
Re: More speed?caps are all about protecting legacy video[cable tv] revenues. they will rarely move. | |
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cable-co phenomenon+observation.I don't see TELCOS (AHEM, VERIZON, ATT) chomping at the bit to double speeds as a FREE upgrade (not an intro, temporary limited).. | |
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adowns join:2002-11-23 Derby, KS |
adowns
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2014-Jul-17 8:59 am
I'm seeing the bump in KansasI am on their 50Mbps package and after doing a speed test I'm pulling about 120-127Mbps down... That's a nice gift to wake up too! Now it's time to wait for them to do a "Price Increase" since they gave us more speed. | |
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| ajwees41 Premium Member join:2002-05-10 Omaha, NE |
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2014-Jul-17 2:16 pm
Re: I'm seeing the bump in Kansassaid by adowns:I am on their 50Mbps package and after doing a speed test I'm pulling about 120-127Mbps down... That's a nice gift to wake up too! Now it's time to wait for them to do a "Price Increase" since they gave us more speed. what are your current prices? Omaha's prices were just increased. | |
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Re: I'm seeing the bump in Kansasthey said there was no price increase for the rest of the year. | |
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Re: got mine todayHere is the latest speed increase schedule. Of course, it is subject to change.
Omaha 7/10/2014; Sun Valley 7/10/2014 Kansas/Arkansas 7/1712014 Arizona 7/21/2014 Las Vegas 7/29/2014 Oklahoma City 8/15/2014 Tulsa 8/15/2014 Hampton Roads 9/3/2014 Roanoke 9/3/2014 Northern Virginia 9/10/2014 New Orleans 9/23/2014 Greater Louisiana 9/24/2014 Gainesville/Ocala 9/25/2014 Gulf Coast 9/25/2014 Middle Georgia 9/25/2014 Cleveland 10/14/2014 Connecticut 10/14/2014 Rhode Island 10/14/2014 San Diego 10/21/2014 Santa Barbara 10/21/2014 Orange County 10/28/2014 Palos Verdes 10/28/2014
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