easysurfer
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A whopping 3.58 mbps. I have a very basic internet connection from Comcast. OTA otherwise .
A whopping 3.58 mbps. I have a very basic internet connection from Comcast. OTA otherwise .
I've got the same plan- just tested on my laptop, a few rooms away form the router, it's 128 mbps. A bit off from the advertised "Up to 1,000"!
Congratulations. You won the prize for the slowest Internet speed
Hmmm... what are you people doing over the internet that requires over a 100 mbps?
I've got the same plan- just tested on my laptop, a few rooms away form the router, it's 128 mbps. A bit off from the advertised "Up to 1,000"!
Part of the reason I'm asking, XFinity just "upgraded" our speed like all customers*, and so far performance has been noticeably worse. When I speed test** I am indeed getting the new nominal speed, but sites take longer to load, and there is definitely more buffering and low-res when we stream now. We've even had 2-3 complete outages for up to 12 hours since the "upgrade," but our CSR tells us the outages are infrastructure, unrelated to the upgrade. It's only been a month or so, we'll wait and see, but so far not so good.
Yes, I've rebooted our modem and router several times.
*If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
**I'm am a little leery of online speed tests, I assume the ISP recognizes speed tests and performs accordingly just for the test?
Surprised, but I actually can watch movies. without buffering, streaming with my Amazon FireTV device .
A couple of years ago I had an economy package with Comcast and it was about 3 mpbs. Handled my situation fine. When I moved Comcast automatically 'upgraded' me to 25 for a year. Then the price went up. I tried to go back to 3 but they said it was no longer available. So I went to 10 and got a decent price. Just last month I got an email telling me they upgraded me to 25 at no extra cost. But my old promo plan runs out in April so I'm sure I will see another rake hike. I'm betting they will tell me I can't go back to 10 and 25 is the minimum now. I can't tell any difference in performance between 3 and 25.
One reason why I'm just sticking with the basic plan. Don't want that discontinued on me. Plus, don't think this plan will suffer from price creep like other packaged plans.
I often get letters from Comcast begging me to upgrade or from AT&T begging me to switch over their internet and TV, but I'm good with my OTA and basic internet .
Part of the reason I'm asking, XFinity just "upgraded" our speed like all customers*, and so far performance has been noticeably worse. When I speed test** I am indeed getting the new nominal speed, but sites take longer to load, and there is definitely more buffering and low-res when we stream now. We've even had 2-3 complete outages for up to 12 hours since the "upgrade," but our CSR tells us the outages are infrastructure, unrelated to the upgrade. It's only been a month or so, we'll wait and see, but so far not so good.
Yes, I've rebooted our modem and router several times.
*If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
**I'm am a little leery of online speed tests, I assume the ISP recognizes speed tests and performs accordingly just for the test?
https://www.lifewire.com/internet-speed-requirements-for-movie-viewing-1847401There's a minimum recommended internet speed for streaming video from websites and services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, and Amazon. Some users may not need to worry about their available bandwidth because they can easily stream high-def content, but others should be aware.
I'm on spectrum/time warner. They are very clever in their marketing and tout "up to 50mbps downstream".
That's about what we get when the kids aren't home. When they're both online gaming if I run a speedtest it drops to about 20mbps.
Congratulations. You won the prize for the slowest Internet speed
I think I just snatched the prize from easysurfer. My connection tested at 1.27Mbps download and 2.76Mbps upload. Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu stream flawlessly here, though the picture quality isn't the best. That's OK, because it's all about the narrative anyway
I think I just snatched the prize from easysurfer. My connection tested at 1.27Mbps download and 2.76Mbps upload. Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu stream flawlessly here, though the picture quality isn't the best. That's OK, because it's all about the narrative anyway