So This Is What My Aunt Is Paying For Her Internet

Kinja'd!!! "Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36)
04/13/2014 at 19:47 • Filed to: Comcast

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$49.99 for 50 Mbps and basic TV. I think. 7.1 Megabytes per second for upload, 1.5 Megabytes for Upload.


DISCUSSION (12)


Kinja'd!!! AthomSfere > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/13/2014 at 19:53

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If she is paying that for megaBYTES you are getting a royally good deal, but not getting the advertised speed at only 56 megabits/ second.

A byte is 8 bits, and your accidental conversion frustrates me :(


Kinja'd!!! Dogapult > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/13/2014 at 20:03

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that ping is great. I'm freakin' paying $60 a month for 5up 1 down.


Kinja'd!!! Aaron James > Dogapult
04/13/2014 at 20:09

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Where do you live? We pay 24.99 and I get 22.5 down and 2.38 up

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Kinja'd!!! Dogapult > Aaron James
04/13/2014 at 20:17

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Middle of nowhere, Oxford, WI. WE have to use the Marquette-Adams Telephone Co-Op. Verizon isn't allowed here because it "hurts local business."


Kinja'd!!! Aaron James > Dogapult
04/13/2014 at 20:18

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yep, that's your trouble. Stinks you don't have any options.


Kinja'd!!! duurtlang > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/13/2014 at 20:30

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I pay about €35 a month, including TV. It's reliable and consistent but the speed is horrible. The speed is even lower when I switch on my TV device thing unit item.

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Kinja'd!!! TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/13/2014 at 20:40

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I get this and can stream HD for $25 i think

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Kinja'd!!! AthomSfere > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/13/2014 at 21:04

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I get:

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Supposed to be 25/5 I believe for $48.99

But, I know there are at least 3 devices right now streaming content... So speed not bad all considered. Also, megabits... bits... not bytes. 28 Megabytes would be 228 Mb/s


Kinja'd!!! Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > AthomSfere
04/13/2014 at 21:12

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She paid for 50 Mbps AFAIK.

First time they've went conservative on their speed advertisements from my end!


Kinja'd!!! AthomSfere > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/13/2014 at 21:21

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Just being a jargon nazi above. But yes, that is really typical with cable ISPs. With Docsis 3 and the speed boost stuff it is real easy to get higher than advertised speeds especially on small downloads like webpages and speed tests. If it were a server issuing a DVD it probably wouldn't stay at 50 megabits for the entire download.


Kinja'd!!! Zibodiz > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
04/14/2014 at 02:02

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Not to be a downer, but....

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$50/month. Vyve Broadband.

Yeah, I kinda have an ax to grind.


Kinja'd!!! Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Zibodiz
04/14/2014 at 06:31

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