New speedtest.net look!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:11 pm

pretty....

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:17 pm

Fancy fancy.

24giovanni · Post by **24giovanni** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:53 pm

Sava and YoS, How much do you guys pay a month for Internet to get those speeds?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:55 pm

24giovanni wrote:Sava and YoS, How much do you guys pay a month for Internet to get those speeds?

well I should be paying 60$/month but I'm only paying 25.95$/month cause Comcrap keeps screwing something up... I complain and they make up for it with a promo.

I've got the Blast package 16/2

24giovanni · Post by **24giovanni** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:59 pm

I am paying $25 a month for 1.5 MB d/l and .37MB u/l. Yours hauls a$$.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:02 pm

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:14 pm

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:15 pm

hmmmmmmmmmm

Bastid · Post by **Bastid** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:22 pm

um... im not payin for this...

I thought i was getting like 7Mb dl and 512 up...

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:28 pm

We were doing some DOCSIS 3 testing and I had to chuckle sometimes we got 127,000 down!!!!

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:29 pm

in a month or two I think I am going to upgrade to the 20mbps package

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:37 pm

24giovanni wrote:Sava and YoS, How much do you guys pay a month for Internet to get those speeds?

50 something a month I believe.

Bastid wrote:um... im not payin for this...

I thought i was getting like 7Mb dl and 512 up...

You have powerboost like us comcasters, it speeds things up for a bit and you sustain teh rates you pay for in your package.

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:38 pm

I guess Cox's speedboost really works.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:38 pm

Leatherneck wrote:We were doing some DOCSIS 3 testing and I had to chuckle sometimes we got 127,000 down!!!!

Can't wait for DOCSIS 3.0 to get rolled out but man I hope they don't try to raise prices... I'd like to see them just replace packages and leave the prices alone since the new technology really won't cost much more.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:40 pm

Sava700 wrote:Can't wait for DOCSIS 3.0 to get rolled out but man I hope they don't try to raise prices... I'd like to see them just replace packages and leave the prices alone since the new technology really won't cost much more.

Odds are it'll be a little bump and additional faster packages. Theres a big cost in upgrading everything to support DOCSIS 3.

24giovanni · Post by **24giovanni** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:40 pm

mnosteele52 wrote:

I guess Cox's speedboost really works.

MNO, you are killing me

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:58 pm

Sava700 wrote:Can't wait for DOCSIS 3.0 to get rolled out but man I hope they don't try to raise prices... I'd like to see them just replace packages and leave the prices alone since the new technology really won't cost much more.

We will start with 50Mbs down and I am sure it won't be free. Then jump to 100Mbs maybe for business at first.
There are costs to us.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:40 pm

Leatherneck wrote:We will start with 50Mbs down and I am sure it won't be free. Then jump to 100Mbs maybe for business at first.
There are costs to us.

Well lets just say that 60$/month for residential server of 16/2 is too high... a 50/5 would be nice for that price.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:44 pm

Sava700 wrote:Well lets just say that 60$/month for residential server of 16/2 is too high... a 50/5 would be nice for that price.

$60? Our full price here is $44.95. I pay Nada so it's hard to complain.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:47 pm

Leatherneck wrote:$60? Our full price here is $44.95. I pay Nada so it's hard to complain.

yep 60$ without TV service for 16/2 right now which IMO is way too high but hardly no competition and that hurts at least till Fiber is done being run into the area and Verizon walks in off it..which is soon..very soon and I'll drop comcast like a rock.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:19 pm

$345/month!!! Damn I be good!!!!!!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:24 pm

Sava700 wrote:Well lets just say that 60$/month for residential server of 16/2 is too high... a 50/5 would be nice for that price.

You realize for 50 down with Verizon it costs $140 a month?

I would expect 50/5-10 and it coming in at 99.99.

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:38 am

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:44 am

MadDoctor wrote:$345/month!!! Damn I be good!!!!!!

Do you live on the moon?

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:57 am

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:20 am

Sava700 wrote:

pretty....

Was that from your PC?, or your iPhone?

Just like to stay in the cancer loop?

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:46 am

I like my early morning speeds better.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:12 am

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:33 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:You realize for 50 down with Verizon it costs $140 a month?

I would expect 50/5-10 and it coming in at 99.99.

Well I read a while back that competition is pushing prices down..and thats what we need around here. There is DSL but its horrible price per speed.

that 50/5-10 package at 99.99 is still waaayyyy too much, 60$ is a round about number most people can deal with. The packages here are slowly going away and adjusting up but not the price for the most part so that would make more sense.

If Verizon does come in I believe they have a nice 20meg package so yeah I'd switch in a heart beat.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:09 am

20/5 from verizon is 60 a month. Most people dont need 50, thats why its price will stay high.

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:01 pm

Now if I did all my buisness with this server, man would I be happy

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:52 pm

I cruise right along at work!

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:33 pm

I haven't tried this since we downgraded our service.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:39 pm

I'm jealous, I think i'm going to upgrade my package today

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:51 pm

I'm actually calling Comcast to cut our service even closer to the bone.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:12 pm

jeremyboycool wrote: Do you live on the moon?

Why yes. Yes I do.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:52 pm

Cypher wrote:I'm actually calling Comcast to cut our service even closer to the bone.

I'd love to get more out of them but i'm on the highest package I can get right now and still argue them down on price. But I'd love to have more competition in this area for them to get forced down more.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:12 am

Sava700 wrote:I'd love to get more out of them but i'm on the highest package I can get right now and still argue them down on price. But I'd love to have more competition in this area for them to get forced down more.

More competition is always a good thing. Verizon is having a hard time rolling FIOS out in the area. It's not too surprising since we're right out of Philly, and deep in Comcast country. They do negotiate when you call them to cancel or downgrade.

What I'd like to do, is ditch cable TV, and use IPTV services and an antenna to fill the gaps. If you pick up a Tivo or build a DVR, it looks feasible. I rarely watch TV, so it would have to be geared towards my Wife and Son. If not I would have done it by now. I was thinking how Cable isn't at all what it was when it first came out, as far as censoring and few commercials. With all the advertising they could turn it over to open air and still profit.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:21 am

Cypher wrote:With all the advertising they could turn it over to open air and still profit.

Sure seems like it, and it would probably get rid of some junk that little watch.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:44 am

We weren't allowed to watch cable for years when I was little. I remember we put it on and were watching Eddie Murphy, or something like that. He was cursing up a storm and we couldn't turn it down fast enough. I can still hear the hurried steps of my Dad, as he tore through the house to bust us red handed. Instant a$$ whooping, a list of chores and one week grounded to finish them.