Ugh, with Road Runner Light (up to 768K) I haven't surpassed 210K at any time on any day of this year. Last night's breathtaking speed? 119K. I believe I could do better if I could run 2 land line phone modems in SLI, or would that be RAID 0?
I have no desire to go to a faster speed. Strike that. I have no desire to pay for a faster speed that I will not actually obtained. At the local college library they manage 2.0Mbps, but are they paying for 6?
Sure I don't expect to maintain the top speed and perhaps even rarely see it. I do expect 50% of it though on a regular basis, like after 11:00 pm. But nothing changes here. And DSLReports.com has others complaining of the same problems.
Earthlink goes through Time Warner, so as I asked them if I can't trust TW then there's no point n going to Earthlink, is there? I asked him to report that comment to his boss. Verizon is a no-go here, the other model of ethics and honesty (more like the fee du jour).
Now what?
Internet connect speeds - Crappier than ever.
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Sweden awaitsaristide1 wrote:Now what?
That would be referred to as analog modem bonding.aristide1 wrote:Ugh, with Road Runner Light (up to 768K) I haven't surpassed 210K at any time on any day of this year. Last night's breathtaking speed? 119K. I believe I could do better if I could run 2 land line phone modems in SLI, or would that be RAID 0?
(Yes I know it's not common knowledge any more that could be done.)http://www.56k.com/reports/bonding.shtml
Get satellite tv, and hope your local phone company's broadband internet access is not quiet as bad.aristide1 wrote:Now what?
You know in Japan for around $25 a month you could get a 100Mbps fiber optic connection installed in your home. And if my information is correct (aka google) you can get a 1Gbps home fiber optic connection starting around $60 a month in some areas of japan, just thought I would mention that.
Example https://asahi-net.jp/en/service/ftth.html
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It's crazy how fast internet is in densely populated areas of Asia. Don't a lot of European countries have 100Mbit as well?
You don't have any other options available? I'd definitely look into DSL, to add the lower speed services (such as 768/128) onto an existing phone plan is usually only $15-25/month.
Might also look into wireless options in your area. I know we have a few companies that offer terrestrial line-of-sight wireless. Of course you will have to be within LoS of the tower and install the dish on your roof, side of the house, or whatever.
EVDO wireless through Alltel just became available in our area Dec. 06 and we've been using it since. Cost is $25/month, unlimited use. You plug the phone into a USB port, dial in (pretty quick, only takes like five to ten seconds), and can surf at 400-700kbps (typically 500-600kbps for me, although I see 1Mbps+ occasionally).
The nice thing about EVDO is that no LoS is required and nothing needs to be installed (other than the phone's USB drivers onto your PC). Unfortunately, though, speeds are not spectacular, and latency is pretty bad (300-500ms, 400ms typical for me), meaning the connection is not ideal for gaming, VoIP, or other latency sensitive tasks.
Just figured I'd throw that out there, might be worth looking into. I'd definitely check out DSL first, though.
You don't have any other options available? I'd definitely look into DSL, to add the lower speed services (such as 768/128) onto an existing phone plan is usually only $15-25/month.
Might also look into wireless options in your area. I know we have a few companies that offer terrestrial line-of-sight wireless. Of course you will have to be within LoS of the tower and install the dish on your roof, side of the house, or whatever.
EVDO wireless through Alltel just became available in our area Dec. 06 and we've been using it since. Cost is $25/month, unlimited use. You plug the phone into a USB port, dial in (pretty quick, only takes like five to ten seconds), and can surf at 400-700kbps (typically 500-600kbps for me, although I see 1Mbps+ occasionally).
The nice thing about EVDO is that no LoS is required and nothing needs to be installed (other than the phone's USB drivers onto your PC). Unfortunately, though, speeds are not spectacular, and latency is pretty bad (300-500ms, 400ms typical for me), meaning the connection is not ideal for gaming, VoIP, or other latency sensitive tasks.
Just figured I'd throw that out there, might be worth looking into. I'd definitely check out DSL first, though.
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I would also look into this. Call your land line phone provider and ask about bundle options for DSL service. Either that or start calling up DSL service resellers and see what they can offer you too. I don't know where you are, but where I am there is basically ONE DSL network that companies buy wholesale from the phone company and then resell.frostedflakes wrote: You don't have any other options available? I'd definitely look into DSL, to add the lower speed services (such as 768/128) onto an existing phone plan is usually only $15-25/month.
At least then you can get away from some of the limitations a badly run/designed cable modem service can give you. Top speeds are theoretically great, but if the network can't handle it, it can really plummet. My friend is on cable and he says it works great now, but a few years ago when the service was fairly new he was really noticing the inconsistencies. Where I am DSL speeds are virtually guaranteed (or should be). If your speed is consistently a lot slower than what it should be, you just complain to the phone company and (eventually) they should be able to fix the bottleneck. (This assumes that they've properly tested your area for speed/availability, but <1Mbit shouldn't be that hard to get.)
Fiber everywhere (like to your house) is probably coming someday, but unless there is a large demand for high bandwidth services (such as HDTV) it could take a while. Replacing all that copper wire infrastructure is expensive and time consuming, it lasts a long time, and you can pump a surprising amount of bandwidth over it if conditions are right.
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But if you have no phone connected be prepared to add basic servce at about $20/month plus fees (multiple, ala fee du jour).frostedflakes wrote:You don't have any other options available? I'd definitely look into DSL, to add the lower speed services (such as 768/128) onto an existing phone plan is usually only $15-25/month.
My current so called "768" is consistently doing 200. Asia has competition, we have b/s.
So I'm curious, I'm not seeing anything where you called RoadRunner and asked them to troubleshoot the connection. If you have done so, what is their reply? Also, what is your reported speed from 2 or 3 geographically close sites from this test:
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
For my own connection, this site has always been the most consistant in terms of being able to drive my internet connection at full speed (7mb/512kb in my case).
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
For my own connection, this site has always been the most consistant in terms of being able to drive my internet connection at full speed (7mb/512kb in my case).
10 Meg cable in Saginaw?? Man, I thought I was the $hite when I was the only guy on the block who had 2mbps cable when I was living there a 4 years ago. GR only has 6mbps standard and 9 for the upper tier (~$100/mo).Sizzle wrote:I have 10 meg cable. I don't notice any difference over the speed of my previous 5 meg. Work pays for it, so why not get the fastest?
