RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jun 13, 2007 13:46:10 GMT -5
Inform them you're not paying for the service you're not getting and in fact want a prorated refund since it was supposed to have been fixed, and that you're going to check with all your neighbors and see if they're being cheated, too! That will probably speed things up.
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Death's Shadow
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 13, 2007 13:48:01 GMT -5
LOL RR I pretty much told them that, I will walk across the drive way here in a min and check my dads speed. He also has paid for the upgraded service. Im wondering if he is getting it or not as we have the same ISP.
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Death's Shadow
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 13, 2007 15:04:09 GMT -5
Hows this for sevice.. dsl dude just left ... they showed up right away after last time I talked to them. things are better now..
now I have the can with strings lmao
Dallas.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 872 kbps (109 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 245 kbps (30.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Chicago
Last Result:
Download Speed: 870 kbps (108.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 250 kbps (31.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Seattle
Last Result:
Download Speed: 882 kbps (110.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 229 kbps (28.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jun 13, 2007 16:19:31 GMT -5
..... All the cool kids are using cable connections.  Yep, tis true. And yet, I bought a new house in a new subdivision out in the 'burbs when I lived in Ohio, and even though we had buried utilities and cable already in the ground with big junction boxes between every 2 houses and at the end of every street, the big big big cable connecting the main signal to each of us took more than a year to be installed, just for basic cable TV signal!!! My only options, other than moving, were to live off airwaves for that time or install a satellite system. I chose to wait, and boy did I miss the Sci-Fi channel! And even then, high-speed cable internet was not available for 3 years more! Ugh, I had dial-up AOL as my ISP. And what was worse, all that time the big city nearby (I'm being sarcastic here) where I worked had RoadRunner cable internet access, so I was aware of what I didn't have by moving outside the city! It is no wonder that I didn't do any on-line gaming until I got cable internet in the fall of 2004 in Florida. An AOL download through my blisteringly-hot 56K modem (getting 50 K of DL speed) of 5 Mb took 2.5 hours, and now I get 20 Mb game maps in less than 2 minutes easily! So, I pity the people who don't have cable access through no fault of their own! |
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Post by Marco on Jun 13, 2007 19:03:36 GMT -5
Im running Verizon Fios (Fiber Optic) here with 15Mbs down and 2Mbs upstream.
This is the most consistant up time and solid connection I have ever had. It is the business package with a bunch of static IP's (for my servers and assorted thingys). It is running me $99 a mo, and I can upgrade to 5Mbs up if I need to. The west coast is way behind most of you guys in fiber, I hear they get up to 30Mbs dwn and 10Mbs up. oh yea!
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Post by Urumii-Previously ThePresident on Jun 20, 2007 6:27:49 GMT -5
Chicago Server:
Download Speed: 166 kbps (20.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 319 kbps (39.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
was the same everywhere else. I think I have everyone beat there. That kinda makes me wonder though, cuz we pay $40 a month for quest DSL... and those are the worst numbers I've seen. I think I'm gonna give them a call and see whats up. I turned off all other computers, have a direct corded connection to the router, so I should be at max speed there.
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Death's Shadow
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 20, 2007 10:53:57 GMT -5
WOW!!!
and I thought I had it bad.
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Post by I...Died...Again!!! on Jun 20, 2007 11:02:25 GMT -5
DS did someone steel your cave men? LMAO
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Death's Shadow
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 20, 2007 11:13:22 GMT -5
I think maybe he has a set of their fore bearers, before they figured out the sound would carry farther on hollow logs than solid ones. hehe
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Jun 20, 2007 18:04:29 GMT -5
Chicago Server: Download Speed: 166 kbps (20.8 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 319 kbps (39.9 KB/sec transfer rate) was the same everywhere else. I think I have everyone beat there. That kinda makes me wonder though, cuz we pay $40 a month for quest DSL... Save the $40 per month and learn to use smoke signals. You won't believe the blinding fast speed upgrade you'll be experiencing. |
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Post by michiganmilitia on Jun 20, 2007 19:57:02 GMT -5
Smoke signals? Even better: train a monkey to tap out morse code! ;D
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Post by Urumii-Previously ThePresident on Jun 21, 2007 18:50:41 GMT -5
I'll definiately be trying the smoke signals, and the monkeys. Anything that could help. I might invest in some super fast styrafoam cups and some string, but that might be a little too much of a speed boost to handle right now.
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Post by Urumii-Previously ThePresident on Jun 27, 2007 1:27:57 GMT -5
I got some updated results, I'm doing a little better. I'm now sporting the tin cans and a string Download Speed: 1325 kbps (165.6 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 298 kbps (37.3 KB/sec transfer rate) |
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Death's Shadow
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 27, 2007 10:50:08 GMT -5
Pres. did you have to complain to your ISP also to get the speed you were paying for?
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Post by Urumii-Previously ThePresident on Jun 27, 2007 15:08:19 GMT -5
I called qwest and they said they have never heard of speeds that low before. They said it wasn't possible that it was their fault. I told them I'm on this site right now, testing my internet speed, and it WAS possible. So after awhile trying to convince them that my internet really was this slow, they finally said they'd look into it. So I called every day asking what the status was, and they always said they are still looking into it. Then one day I checked my speed again, and it was faster. Still not as fast as I think I should have, but a lot faster than before.
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