Best internet service?

michelle · October 2006

Hey neighbors,

Just wondering what internet/phone/cable service people are using or not using for a good reason in the neighborhood. Greene/Bedford area. thanks!

m

nathan · October 2006

I've been happy with verizon dsl. I've never had any other service, though, so I don't have anything to compaire it to.

One thing. I don't like using the email from their site, but I use Microsoft Entourage, so I never have to go there.

anonymous · October 2006

Cablevision seems to be one of the only cable providers around that area. I have them for cable, phone, and internet (at a reduced rate if you get all 3 services) and have never experienced any problems.

nicolamj · October 2006

I would LOVE to be able to get Cablevision/Optimum, since it is much cheaper, but it's not available over here on fulton and st. felix. My only cable provider option is TimeWarner, which is expensive and sucks! They have a 'triple-play' competitor to Optimum, but the cable is a 'lite' version with less channels that regular, and the internet is slower. So I pay more for 'full' high speed internet - and it's pretty crappy. I was thinking about downloading one of those meter apps to measure how much bandwidth I'm REALLY getting.

Also, I have Vonage, and I suspect (call me paranoid) that they specifically downgrade quality to interfere with Vonage, because they want you to buy their service.

escap · October 2006

I've been using Road Runner. I get 100 mpbs connection speeds and have, unlike my TV, had virtually no problems. As much as I hate Time Warner, I actually recommend their internet service. You can't beat a cable modem for speed.

boygabriel · October 2006

escap wrote: I've been using Road Runner. I get 100 mpbs connection speeds and have, unlike my TV, had virtually no problems. As much as I hate Time Warner, I actually recommend their internet service. You can't beat a cable modem for speed.

Yup. I agree with all that escap said.

Note: We have Directv, not TW Cable

jimmylegs · October 2006

escap, are you really getting 100mbps? roadrunner advertises a max of 5mbps, which is still plenty for most applications.

btw, anybody with time warner can get earthlink cable internet for $41.95 a month. it has the same speed as RR.

hill38 · October 2006

I'm actually looking into a Time-Warner DSL/cable combo. Does anyone have this in the Bedford/Hancock area or thereabouts? Thx in advance.

escap · October 2006

jimmylegs wrote: escap, are you really getting 100mbps? roadrunner advertises a max of 5mbps, which is still plenty for most applications.

btw, anybody with time warner can get earthlink cable internet for $41.95 a month. it has the same speed as RR.

Unfortunately I'm not tech savvy. I'm not talking download speeds here--just when I put my cursor over the connection icon on the lower right hand corner it says "Status: 100 Mbps". And 54 off the wireless router. Perhaps the 5mbps is referring to something else?

jimmylegs · October 2006

the 100mbps refers to your network card's capacity (as does the 54 for the wireless). that means it could take a max of 100/54mbps. but the signal you get from RR should max out at 5. there's a really nice speed test on the speakeasy site that can roughly tell you your speed:

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

thank you for letting me geek out here.

escap · October 2006

Ah, I stand corrected. According to your link I'm at 6,212 kbps on my laptop. I guess this is fast?

boygabriel · October 2006

jimmylegs wrote: the 100mbps refers to your network card's capacity (as does the 54 for the wireless). that means it could take a max of 100/54mbps. but the signal you get from RR should max out at 5. there's a really nice speed test on the speakeasy site that can roughly tell you your speed:

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

thank you for letting me geek out here.

That site is cool

nicolamj · October 2006

Yeah, we did the test last night. For paying for 5 Mbps, we get.... 1.5 Mbps max.

Cable internet IS technically faster than DSL. However, with Cable, connection speeds can depend on how many other users are using the system in your area at the same time as you.

Now, that is the story that Time Warner will say when I call them, but I'm still angry.

Here's what I love from the Time Warner website:

http://www.timewarnercable.com/nynj/products/internet/default.html

Chat, play games, download large files and blaze across the Internet with lightning speeds of up to 5 Mbps*â€”thatâ€™s three times the speed of Verizonâ€™s standard DSL package and 100 times faster than dial-up!

*'Triple the speed' of Verizon claim is based on Time Warner Cable High Speed Online's (TWCHSO) maximum download speed of 5.0 Mbps versus Verizon's standard package maximum download speed of 1.5 Mbps.

So really, I'm getting DSL-quality service.

carnivore · November 2006

I get a wide range of results. The first time I did it, my download speed was 8876 kBps. Subsequent tries went as low as 396 kBps and as high as 4900 kBps.
Weird!

The upload speed was pretty consistent at about 1700 kBps.

carnivore · November 2006

Just tested again and got 9154 kBps download speed.

jimmylegs · November 2006

yeah it can really vary a lot, but if you get consistently low speeds there are tweaks you can make to your system that can help. on broadbandreports.com there's a Tools section that has helpful info.

i just moved to a cablevision area so i have optimum online, which maxes out at 15mbps. that's cool but when websurfing you don't really see much of a difference, so sheer speed isn't alway a necessity. but on bittorrent it's a different story

carnivore · November 2006

jimmylegs wrote: yeah it can really vary a lot, but if you get consistently low speeds there are tweaks you can make to your system that can help. on broadbandreports.com there's a Tools section that has helpful info.

i just moved to a cablevision area so i have optimum online, which maxes out at 15mbps. that's cool but when websurfing you don't really see much of a difference, so sheer speed isn't alway a necessity. but on bittorrent it's a different story

I also have CV Optimum Online.

michelle · November 2006

Subject: went with optimum

thank you!

i went with optimum...i had dsl in my last place and wasn't happy with it so i figured i'd try the cable route.

good so far!

thx, m

Best internet service?

Comments

Howdy, Stranger!

Categories