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  1. 09-25-2005, 11:38 PM #1
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    Oops they did it again. Comcast

    They upped my speeds again.. 2 times in the last year. Now i think im sitting at around 5mbps, just got an email confirming a speed increase. Nice
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  2. 09-26-2005, 12:33 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by stonez
    They upped my speeds again.. 2 times in the last year. Now i think im sitting at around 5mbps, just got an email confirming a speed increase. Nice
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  3. 09-26-2005, 12:46 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by UghMAS
    you suck
    Word. $52 a month for 4mbps line. Plus, this month Comcast was nice enough to throw in a $3 charge for renting a modem, which I own! THANKS CRAPCAST.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ImaNihilist
    Word. $52 a month for 4mbps line. Plus, this month Comcast was nice enough to throw in a $3 charge for renting a modem, which I own! THANKS CRAPCAST.
    http://www.peoplepc.com/

    Here ya go.. Think what you have is bad? Go back to dial up!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ImaNihilist
    Word. $52 a month for 4mbps line. Plus, this month Comcast was nice enough to throw in a $3 charge for renting a modem, which I own! THANKS CRAPCAST.
    I had the same problem and after a couple of lengthy phone calls to convince them failed I had to fax the receipt to them. Another time they stole my modem and replaced it with an old used one and after several calls assuring me I would get a call about it. Well guess what I never got a call but they finally credited me for the modem. Another problem....
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    Quote Originally Posted by hongsc
    I had the same problem and after a couple of lengthy phone calls to convince them failed I had to fax the receipt to them. Another time they stole my modem and replaced it with an old used one and after several calls assuring me I would get a call about it. Well guess what I never got a call but they finally credited me for the modem. Another problem....
    Ermm, they stole your modem? I'm a little lost Here I was thinking about moving to Comcast, but if they are gonna' be busting into my house to steal my modem, forget it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UghMAS
    you suck
    holy crap - you're out in the boondocks
    http://www.city-data.com/city/Endicott-New-York.html
    no wonder you're pissed...

    move closer to ppl son - but not too close - we all need our space
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    Quote Originally Posted by I4one
    holy crap - you're out in the boondocks
    http://www.city-data.com/city/Endicott-New-York.html
    no wonder you're pissed...

    move closer to ppl son - but not too close - we all need our space
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    just kidding, but yeah, im out there

    not to mention that river in the picture is the most polluted river in the country
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    nah..for 60 bucks a month, i'd better get something
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    im paying $29/mo right now for 5mbps from RoadRunner/Time Warner

    i wish we had Verison FIOS in our area though.... nothing beats $60/mo for 15mbps
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    Quote Originally Posted by kpxgq
    im paying $29/mo right now for 5mbps from RoadRunner/Time Warner

    i wish we had Verison FIOS in our area though.... nothing beats $60/mo for 15mbps
    Thats a great deal. ALthough i'd pay 90/month for high speed.. lol. I had dial up for lets see.. since 1994. Just got broadband last december.
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    I think mine's faster, too...the only issue with Comcast is convincing my wife that $50/month for internet access is worth.
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    Earlier this year Comcast went from 3Mbps to 4Mbps.
    Now they have added another 2Mbps for a speed of 6Mbps.
    My speed is 6334Kbps on Windows XP, but for some unknown reason I can only get 3700kbps max on Windows 2000.

    Now $45 is starting to yield some justification.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesys
    Earlier this year Comcast went from 3Mbps to 4Mbps.
    Now they have added another 2Mbps for a speed of 6Mbps.
    My speed is 6334Kbps on Windows XP, but for some unknown reason I can only get 3700kbps max on Windows 2000.

    Now $45 is starting to yield some justification.
    Have you tried DrTCP on BOTH and view/compare the settings for each ?
    it doesn't make sense b/c I can get 5mbps using win98
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    Awesome, people talking about broadband speeds. There's nothing better than living on a good college campus for Internet speed. Highest I've done on a speed test here was about 23Mbps, and the reason it wasn't higher is because the test servers for the most part are slower than my connection. I've downloaded things around 5 to 6 megabytes per second before on good servers That translates to close to 50Mbps. I'll miss this when I graduate...
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