Text 9460, 214 rader
Skriven 2006-01-30 21:49:52 av John Oellrich (1:379/45)
Kommentar till text 9439 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: DAMN! Have to Change Broadband Providers Again!
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From: "John Oellrich" <john@oellrich.us>
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Mike,
Patriot Media is not slimey, I have had nothing but good experiences = with
them both for cable TV and cable modem. Turns out that they = supposedly
already had upgraded my service to 10Mbps. But I am not = getting anything near
that, 5.5+Mbps according to the tests a = dslreports.com (not shabby, tho). I
believe they upgraded me to the = 6Mbps service, but I just checked the latest
bill and I am getting = charged for 10Mbps (maybe there is some slime here
afterall<g>). Going = to have have to have speaks with them!
Wait a minute, I just decided to hit another one of dslreports.com's = test
sites, this one in Quebec. 9.2Mbps down, 773Kbps up, whoopee!
--=20
john
john@oellrich.us
"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message =
news:n9aot1do32g2u8s3a0ig2s7qh581441jd6@4ax.com...
I've got a Comcast cable modem here. Most of the time, I get
750kBytes/sec download speeds. Occasionally it will drop to
300kBytes/sec or so. $45 per month. Upload is 512kbits/sec or
384kbits/sec or something in that area; not sure what it is, but it's
fast enough.
I have an OpenBSD firewall talking to the cable modem 24/7, and =
Comcast
has not changed my IP address since I started. The firewall can be
offline for a day and I will still get the IP address back.
SBC (the local phone co) can't come close to the speeds or price of
Comcast.
The only problem I have is that Comcast is slimy, and I do not like
giving them more money...
/m
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:07:32 -0500, "John Oellrich" <john@oellrich.us>
wrote:
>Last year I changed from using Patriot Media, cable, as my broadband =
provider, back to Sprint/Earthlink. Took a bit of a hit in terms of = download
speed, 3Mbps vs. 4Mbps, the Sprint monthly charge was = significantly less,
plus using Earthlink as their portal is a plus. = PatMedia didn't even have
newsservers as part of their offering.
>
>But while I was checking out some Cable HDTV stuff I noticed that =
PatMedia has significantly boosted their download and upload speeds. = Going to
12Mbps down, 1 Mbps up in April (10M/768K until then). Screw = the newsserver,
gimme the raw bandwidth ;->
>
>But I also checked to see what Sprint's current offerings are, 5Mbps =
max down, 640K up. But here is the kicker. PatMedia is $69.95 a month = for
their fastest service, Sprint is $59.95! Ten bucks a month for over = double
the bandwidth, can we say DUH? I knew we could ;->
>
>Of course there is the issue of what bandwidth is really delivered. =
In the past I found that PatMedia pretty much met their max speeds amd =
Sprint fell slightly behind (using the dslreports.com speed tests). And = there
is another reason I'm pretty sure PatMedia will come up to snuff, = their
distribution is optical except for the last 100 feet.
>
>Now here is one of John's stupid tricks! When I went back to Sprint I =
still had a couple of months left on my PatMedia contract and forgot to =
discontinue the service when the contract was over. So I just switched = to the
PatMedia cable modem and got a 4,468Kbps down and 750Kbps up. 10 = minutes
earlier I tested the Sprint connection and got 2,920K down and = forget how
much I get up. Just submitted PatMedia an on-line form to = upgrade my
broadband.
>
>But here is one of the better things about using PatMedia, of the =
three e-mail accounts I use. oellrich@earthlink.net, = oellrich@patmedia.net,
and john@oellrich.us, 100% of the SPAM comes from = the Earthlink account, so
ditching Earthlink will end up being a = positive.
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<DIV>Mike,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Patriot Media is not slimey, I have had nothing but good =
experiences with=20
them both for cable TV and cable modem. Turns out that they =
supposedly=20
already had upgraded my service to 10Mbps. But I am not getting anything =
near=20
that, 5.5+Mbps according to the tests a dslreports.com (not shabby, = tho).=20
I believe they upgraded me to the 6Mbps service, but I just =
checked the=20
latest bill and I am getting charged for 10Mbps (maybe there is some = slime
here=20
afterall<g>). Going to have have to have speaks with them!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wait a minute, I just decided to hit another one of =
dslreports.com's test=20
sites, this one in Quebec. 9.2Mbps down, 773Kbps up, whoopee!</DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>john</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"mailto:john@oellrich.us">john@oellrich.us</A></DIV>
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<DIV>"Mike '/m'" <<A =
href=3D"mailto:mike@barkto.com">mike@barkto.com</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:n9aot1do32g2u8s3a0ig2s7qh581441jd6@4ax.com">news:n9aot1do32g=
2u8s3a0ig2s7qh581441jd6@4ax.com</A>...</DIV><BR>I've=20
got a Comcast cable modem here. Most of the time, I =
get<BR>750kBytes/sec=20
download speeds. Occasionally it will drop =
to<BR>300kBytes/sec or=20
so. $45 per month. Upload is 512kbits/sec =
or<BR>384kbits/sec or=20
something in that area; not sure what it is, but it's<BR>fast =
enough.<BR><BR>I=20
have an OpenBSD firewall talking to the cable modem 24/7, and =
Comcast<BR>has=20
not changed my IP address since I started. The firewall can=20
be<BR>offline for a day and I will still get the IP address =
back.<BR><BR>SBC=20
(the local phone co) can't come close to the speeds or price=20
of<BR>Comcast.<BR><BR>The only problem I have is that Comcast is =
slimy, and I=20
do not like<BR>giving them more=20
money...<BR><BR> /m<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 =
21:07:32=20
-0500, "John Oellrich" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:john@oellrich.us">john@oellrich.us</A>><BR>wrote:<BR><B=
R>>Last=20
year I changed from using Patriot Media, cable, as my broadband =
provider, back=20
to Sprint/Earthlink. Took a bit of a hit in terms of download speed, =
3Mbps vs.=20
4Mbps, the Sprint monthly charge was significantly less, plus using =
Earthlink=20
as their portal is a plus. PatMedia didn't even have newsservers as =
part of=20
their offering.<BR>><BR>>But while I was checking out some Cable =
HDTV=20
stuff I noticed that PatMedia has significantly boosted their download =
and=20
upload speeds. Going to 12Mbps down, 1 Mbps up in April (10M/768K =
until then).=20
Screw the newsserver, gimme the raw bandwidth =
;-><BR>><BR>>But I also=20
checked to see what Sprint's current offerings are, 5Mbps max down, =
640K up.=20
But here is the kicker. PatMedia is $69.95 a month for their fastest =
service,=20
Sprint is $59.95! Ten bucks a month for over double the bandwidth, can =
we say=20
DUH? I knew we could ;-><BR>><BR>>Of course there is the =
issue of=20
what bandwidth is really delivered. In the past I found that PatMedia =
pretty=20
much met their max speeds amd Sprint fell slightly behind (using =
the=20
dslreports.com speed tests). And there is another reason I'm pretty =
sure=20
PatMedia will come up to snuff, their distribution is optical except =
for the=20
last 100 feet.<BR>><BR>>Now here is one of John's stupid tricks! =
When I=20
went back to Sprint I still had a couple of months left on my PatMedia =
contract and forgot to discontinue the service when the contract was =
over. So=20
I just switched to the PatMedia cable modem and got a 4,468Kbps down =
and=20
750Kbps up. 10 minutes earlier I tested the Sprint connection and got =
2,920K=20
down and forget how much I get up. Just submitted PatMedia an on-line =
form to=20
upgrade my broadband.<BR>><BR>>But here is one of the better =
things=20
about using PatMedia, of the three e-mail accounts I use. <A=20
href=3D"mailto:oellrich@earthlink.net">oellrich@earthlink.net</A>, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:oellrich@patmedia.net">oellrich@patmedia.net</A>, and =
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:john@oellrich.us">john@oellrich.us</A>, 100% of the =
SPAM comes=20
from the Earthlink account, so ditching Earthlink will end up being a=20
positive.</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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