ARRRRGGGG SLOW INTERNET SUCKS

[RealNeil]

I think that it depends on whether there is viable competition in your area. They're not regulated and they always charge what they can get away with.
I know that they're ripping me off, but I don't have any other good options just yet.


**~~Soon~~**

 

[Durvelle27]

I think that it depends on whether there is viable competition in your area. They're not regulated and they always charge what they can get away with.
I know that they're ripping me off, but I don't have any other good options just yet.


**~~Soon~~**

We have

Comcast
AT&T
Hughes
Century Link
And some others

 

[BarbaricSoul]

On a good day in the right area I can pull above 50 down on LTE

I've gotten over 60 Mbps before though my phone, but my house is not in the right area for those speeds.

Note the speeds in my sig and you'll see that I'm not getting anywhere near what I'm supposed to be getting.
While it ain't bad, (81 down) it's a rip-off for what I'm paying for it. (It should be 300 down)

I keep hearing that Fiber delivers full-speed anytime, day or night. That's what I want.
That's what we all should be getting but we never will, because of corporate greed fleecing our pockets.

Corporations run our government and ~they~ say what we'll get and when.

I get what your saying, but regardless, your phone wifi speeds would be more than adequate for me.

The state of Virginia is pushing for faster connections. (at least in my area) I live in a small town called Stanley.
Six months ago they installed brand new power poles in my town. They are much taller and they have space (double the crossbars) for many more wires on them. About four months ago, Fiber installation teams came through and put Fiber Cable onto the poles. Now we're waiting for a provider to enable it for us.
Up until now, Comcast Cable has had a stranglehold on fast internet speeds here. Yes, we can get DSL, but it's speeds are slow compared to Comcast. For my supposed 300 down (really more like 75-80 down), they hit me for $175.00 per month. That includes one TV with basic cable/local channels only because we need the local forecasts for my wife's commute to work.

Hopefully, Fiber will be all that it's talked up to be and not be insanely expensive to get. I can't wait to tell Comcast where to get off.

Dang that’s exspensive

I pay $100 total after taxes for 200MB/s Internet with Home security through Comcast and additional $40 for cable on 4 TVs with DVR and movie channels

I live just outside of Smithfield VA, which is country, but it's only 30 minutes to Norfolk. We were using Charter Spectrum for internet and TV before this week. Had Charter's 60/5 internet, TV with the Silver channel package, plus a home phone. Our bill was around $220 a month after running out of promotional offers and what not to lower our bill after 4 years of use. After tomorrow, we'll have Charter Spectrum's 100/10 internet, DirectTV choice channel package with NFL Sunday ticket, and dumped the house phone. Bill for the next year for both internet and TV will be around $120. and the year after around $160. Verizon is installing FIOs here in Hampton Roads, but it's going to be years before they get it out here where I live.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

DAMN IT, 6:30 PM and FedEx hasn't been here. Guess I have one more day on pathetically slow internet

 

[Arjai]

It will get better, @BarbaricSoul , patience. Enjoy a good book, go for a walk most things are just as good, without a wifi connection.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

No books here at the house I haven't already read, and it's been raining every day for the past week.

 

[Space Lynx]

One of my roommates just moved out of the house, and he just so happened to be the one whose name the house's internet service was in. I just ordered internet this morning in my name, but until then, I'm having to deal with this-

http://www.speedtest.net/result/7509372540

That's using my phone as a hotspot. My house's location has always been a bad spot for cell phone service. I'm used to a cable connection with speeds of 60/5 mbs that regularly actually gave 65/6 mbs.

Sorry, I just had to vent about my internet woes to someone that just might give a crap. Come on Charter self install kit, get here already.

this is america! don't catch you slippin now - que the music video

 

[BarbaricSoul]

FedEx screwed up my delivery somehow. The modem still hasn't gotten here.


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Aug 2nd Finally

 

[phill]

You guys still have internet speeds I can only dream of...



One day I'll have faster internet... Have no idea when that might be but... So much for Fibre connections in the UK...

 

[silkstone]

I don't know why everyone rants about fiber. These are my fiber speeds

 

[Vayra86]

FedEx screwed up my delivery somehow. The modem still hasn't gotten here.


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Aug 2nd Finally

I guess even fast internet can take long

I don't know why everyone rants about fiber. These are my fiber speeds

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You have 3 MB upload mate. That's the upper limit of my download speed..

And Ping 2ms...