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Thread Number: 92203
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internet service providers and the like |
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| Post# 1167772 12/28/2022 at 20:51 (481 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
Dadoes post on streaming and cable got me to thinking about ISP's
what everyone has and can get and likes and dislikes and such I have Metronet fiber and I love it steady service does not go out the DSL that I had was horrible the service kept going out I pay a bit above the normal cost of the service Metronet offers internet phone service and TV The TV they do not recommend it is 200 dollars that is more than cable or satellite They recommend streaming services and have recommendations on the website I have 100M and they have 500m 1g and 2g for not too much more I have phone service since cell service is a problem does not cost too much more | ||
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Post# 1167776 , Reply# 1 12/28/2022 at 22:35 (481 days old) by wayupnorth  (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 1167777 , Reply# 2 12/28/2022 at 23:51 (481 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 7 Mpbs? Or 700 Mbps? Run a speed test to check what speed you're getting. SpeedTest.net and Fast.com, among other choices. Run several repetitions to check the variance. I'm subscribed to a 200/20 plan -- 200 Mbps download, 20 Mbps upload. Download speed is the parameter of concern and I get a little better than the stated download allowance. It's plenty fast to stream at HD quality, although I'm a one-person household so there's only one device streaming at a time. Note that ISP speeds are referenced as Mbps (with a lower-case b for bits, not bytes) ... megabits/sec. | ||
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Post# 1167787 , Reply# 3 12/29/2022 at 06:16 (481 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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Our street is probably never going to get fiber . . . 
. . . so we went with T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. Best connection yet at our address, more than adequate for streaming Philo and everything else on the Roku player.
Self-setup (no tech visit needed), built-in WiFi, handles TV, Ooma, cell phone WiFi calling and the wife's YouTube viewing all at the same time without breaking a sweat. No data caps. $50.00 a month includes taxes and fees. No contract. CLICK HERE TO GO TO joeekaitis's LINK | ||
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Post# 1167790 , Reply# 4 12/29/2022 at 06:55 (481 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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T-Mobile 5G Home Internet speeds
The nature of the beast. Download and upload are asymmetrical. Slows a bit during busy times.
Low traffic, low load
High traffic, big load
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Post# 1167801 , Reply# 5 12/29/2022 at 08:59 (481 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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A friend recently switched from Sparklight to T-Mobile 5G. They provide a wireless modem/router unit with setup instructions. He called me to do it. Position it near a window for assured access to the cell signal, install a phone app to complete the setup which prompts to change the default admin log-in and WiFi credentials. It quit working, went dead, in less than two months. Tech-by-phone couldn't solve the problem so they sent a new unit to him with requirement to return the original/bad unit, $200 fee if not done within two weeks. He called me to do the swap. The new unit wouldn't work. Powered-on but no connection. I swapped the original back in but with the new power supply, and it worked so the original power supply may have been the fault (although the NEW unit did power-on with the OLD power supply when I checked all combinations thereof). He unknowingly trashed the shipping box (presumably with prepaid label) for returning the extra unit. I don't know if he got that situation settled or they charged the penalty. | ||
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Post# 1167853 , Reply# 7 12/30/2022 at 00:05 (480 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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 I've been using the Comcast internet service for at least a year. It's costing me $50/mo. I tried calling to get it lowered but after multiple calls, with promises (I thought) to lower it to $35, the service went back up to $50. So I've kind of given up trying to get a better price, but I notice there are some fiber alternatives for at least $10 lower per month. I'm thinking about it, but frankly I don't know if it's worth the bother. However I might ask some neighbors what they are using and for how much.
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Post# 1167857 , Reply# 8 12/30/2022 at 01:09 (480 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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I have xfinity/comcast 1.2gb plan at $65/m. Actually cheaper than a slower plan I had last year. No complaints. | ||
| Post# 1167873 , Reply# 9 12/30/2022 at 12:51 (480 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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in case the pic is not clear it says 100M down and 100M up
I pay for 100m down and 100M up
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