Administrator Tarun Posted August 23, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted August 23, 2012 Wow, not even 1/5th of 1MB... That looks painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wow, not even 1/5th of 1MB... That looks painful. No, dialup was painful. It seems faster than that, actually; I was surprised the numbers were that low. Not a fluke, repeat tests were worse yet. Oh, and I got the price wrong, it's only $14.95 - for the first three months, then it goes up to $40.00. That's renting the modem, we could do better if we bought our own. I think we should, after completing this contract, they're not that expensive. I was also surprised to see Century Link shown as the ISP, since we're buying the service from EarthLink. Not sure what the deal is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted August 24, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted August 24, 2012 40 bucks for DSL? That's rather overpriced considering the speeds you're getting. You might be able to get cable Internet for the same price, if not a touch more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 To get cable for that, we'd have to get a bundle with unlimited long distance and cable TV, services we don't need or want, and pay 3 times as much in total. Can't afford that. I got mixed up about the modem deal, it was CenturyLink that had the choice of renting a modem or paying $10.00 a month less and buying a modem (I'd have gone with that deal if it was my choice, but it wasn't). By getting the deal from EarthLink, we got a "free" modem (hah! a quick search found an identical modem for about $60.00). Not sure if we own the modem at the end of the 1-yr contract; the only thing that's clear is we have to return the equipment if we terminate the contract early, which implies that we don't after that. I wish I was certain of that. Anyway, we're not paying $40.00 - average in the three cheap months, we're paying $33.75. Low speed is undoubtedly because we're so far from the provider (50 miles from Portland), one of the penalties of rural living. The service is "up to 6Mb/s", but at this range... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckyluy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 silly internet speed, already mad at it, sometimes can not even open a website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted July 25, 2016 Author Administrator Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hey @Sniper, pretty nice speeds you've got! Hope you've been well. Here's mine after I upgraded to a new router last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted February 21, 2019 Author Administrator Share Posted February 21, 2019 How things change over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 We've upgraded some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted March 29, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted March 29, 2021 We're supposed to have a new modem on the way. I'm curious to see if our speeds improve beyond what they are now which is higher than my last picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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