speedtest on sprint :(

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:31 pm

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Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:48 pm

Wow that sucks.

Here is mine:

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:57 pm

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normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:39 pm

Even the re-test is pretty sad. Both in download speed & ping. It would be hard to game with that ping.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:43 am

Reno, I tried to warn you. That looks like 3G speeds. 500Kbit is about the max on 3G on Sprint. Unless I had no choice at all, I'd never rely on cellular broadband as my primary internet access.

I don't get much better than that on my Sprint connection when I tether my laptop to my phone. It's better than dialup, better than nothing, but it's not great.

There's no 4G around here yet but in Miami I was getting 1Mbit - 2Mbit with 4G, and it was quite usable except for the occasional latency.

The only thing you can do is, assuming this is a USB cellular modem, then get a long USB extension and tape the modem to a window. Cellular is very much line of site and you'll get the strongest signal in a window.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:54 pm

THANKS FP
ya i know i take a hit but its worth it right now as comcast really is my one and only choice next to cell type internet .

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:55 pm

No DSL in your area?

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:10 pm

...and to think we can all remember the days when reno's speeds above would have been AMAZING.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:58 pm

Yeah up to 2003, I was using a modem.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:37 pm

NO DSL - its comcast or nothing. maybe dial up if i got a real landline reinstalled in the house .even then after the remod on the home 8 years ago. I'd have to rewire the place for phone lines as i removed them all. is dial up even avail/offered any more?

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:55 pm

DSL would be through the phone company. I would be amazed if you didn't have DSL in your area if you have Comcast.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:35 am

no dsl here i checked and double checked before i pulled the plug on comcast. I'm in a area were we still have wells and septics its rural and my subs only 3 blocks and were still dirt road

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:19 am

While I'm on vacation, I'm tethered to my G1 phone & decided to check my speed for comparison. Man, you're not doing well (this is while connected at 3g):

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:57 am

over the next 2 days I'll talk to the wife . i think i maybe going back to comcrap just for internet . if memory service me correct i also be able to hack some tv that way to .
lucky for me sprint offers a 30 return if not happy .

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:09 am

Reno, u SURE there isn't a no-contract option with Comcrap in your area? I have no contract here. They may WANT to push a contract because it gives you a better price over the short term, but it's usually not worth it in the long term. $19.95 internet for 6 months is no bargain if it's $50 a month after that AND you're locked in a contract.

Ignore the specials and the bundles. Just ask about a straight no-contract price for basic cable and Internet. G

You will have to at least pay for basic TV. That's the only way to get Internet. They charge you for it whether you use it or not. That's the way it is around here.

Also ask about a lower bandwidth option. It's called the Economy Plan around here. It's $26 a month for 1.5 Mbit.