it's that time again...internet upgrade

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:18 am

i'm waiting on the tech now to switch over from cable to a fiber based service. monthly cost will be about the same, but my internet should dramatically increase. i'll post up before/afters once it's up and running (fingers crossed)...

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:08 pm

upgrade went smoothly. the tech really knew his stuff and even helped do a bit of custom wiring for me that was above and beyond a normal install.

before service was 30 down / 4 up. now i'm 100 down / 40 up! test show i'm getting the full speed so far.

i previously had cable's 100Mbps service, but the upload was only 5Mbps. i dropped that down to 30Mbps since it just wasn't worth it, but now that the upload is so high, it's more benefit to me. the tv service is also quite a bit nicer. more modern interface, better DVR, and the channel changes are almost instant.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:19 pm

Sounds awesome, now go do some downloading!

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:30 pm

between online backups and my photography, i welcome the upload speed.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:50 am

That makes me sick. I live in a major city and don't even have those options.

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:09 am

yeah, i had no idea it was even available by me. the ISP rolled it out to just a handful of smaller cities first and some snail junk mail told me about it. the tech said they are even doing 300Mbps in select spots now. i imagine this is to handle the coming changes in tv delivery. they might just be learning that people won't continue paying hundreds per month for a few decent channels.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:20 pm

Well I hope they catch on here. Best I can get is about 50Mb/s currently. And that's paying like $90/month.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:49 am

Very nice. That 50x faster than me in sunshine, and 100x when it rains. Can't remember anymore what online gaming was like using fast internet.

ZYFER · Post by **ZYFER** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:20 am

I wants... Not many high speed options around here, keep trying to get you to pay a whole bunch for a small tier upgrade...

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:11 am

wvjohn wrote:Very nice. That 50x faster than me in sunshine, and 100x when it rains. Can't remember anymore what online gaming was like using fast internet.

The woes of Satellite internet ;\ I hated my Wild Blue....

Lets see, my current setup =

But, being as I don't really use the internet for anything but Netflix now days I suppose that will do.. ;\

eGo

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:44 am

Here is mine on Verizon FIOS:

<a href="http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2923137535"><img src="http://www.speedtest.net/result/2923137535.png" /></a>

Verizon has been advertizing a faster connection for $10/month, but I just don't see the point for me and my wife.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:54 pm

Yah, Comcast has a couple of teirs above mine.. Mine is supposed to be 25 down or something along those lines.. But for another $10 I could go to 50... Just no real need for it right now..