I currently have AT&T, dsl, and it is just awful. Even though it's still slow, it's still about good enough. However, the thing is, I lose connection A LOT, because it is dsl, and the wiring at my house is messed up.
Speed: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2752267475.png
I used to have Comcast a while back, and it was pretty twitchy, in which it would sometimes be fast, and sometimes slow.
Does anybody have any suggestions on which one I should get in the Illinois area, with my limit being probably $50/month?
I currently have AT&T, dsl, and it is just awful. Even though it's still slow, it's still about good enough. However, the thing is, I lose connection A LOT, because it is dsl, and the wiring at my house is messed up.
Speed: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2752267475.png
I used to have Comcast a while back, and it was pretty twitchy, in which it would sometimes be fast, and sometimes slow.
Does anybody have any suggestions on which one I should get in the Illinois area, with my limit being probably $50/month?
AT&T
There's your problem
I'd say Charter it is nice and stable but sometimes messes up connection but can easily be fixed by restarting the router.
[quote]AT&T[/quote]
There's your problem
I'd say Charter it is nice and stable but sometimes messes up connection but can easily be fixed by restarting the router.
Justin lives in Chicago, and he has Comcast as his ISP. He complains about it being fast and slow randomly for as long as I've known him (much slower than fast during the night). Not really sure if you'll be able to find anything better.
Justin lives in Chicago, and he has Comcast as his ISP. He complains about it being fast and slow randomly for as long as I've known him (much slower than fast during the night). Not really sure if you'll be able to find anything better.
TheFragileJustin lives in Chicago, and he has Comcast as his ISP. He complains about it being fast and slow randomly for as long as I've known him (much slower than fast during the night).
Exactly
[quote=TheFragile]Justin lives in Chicago, and he has Comcast as his ISP. He complains about it being fast and slow randomly for as long as I've known him (much slower than fast during the night).[/quote]
Exactly
how old is the building?
Last time I had dsl the home wiring was entirely corroded. Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
IMO, DSL is a lot more reliable than cable. Though AT&T is fucking expensive.
how old is the building?
Last time I had dsl the home wiring was entirely corroded. Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
IMO, DSL is a lot more reliable than cable. Though AT&T is fucking expensive.
I used to have att dsl and I never lost connection despite the speed sucking obviously. It's probably a problem with the wiring in the building or something.
I used to have att dsl and I never lost connection despite the speed sucking obviously. It's probably a problem with the wiring in the building or something.
conductorIt's probably a problem with the wiring in the building or something.
Yep, the wiring is awful, and we aren't going to fix that because it's expensive.
[quote=conductor]It's probably a problem with the wiring in the building or something.[/quote]
Yep, the wiring is awful, and we aren't going to fix that because it's expensive.
jp_Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
How'd you switch?
[quote=jp_]Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
[/quote] How'd you switch?
Corsajp_Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
How'd you switch?
you have to pay to switch
i have seriously the shittiest internet, it's at&t, what you have.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2750948632.png
[quote=Corsa][quote=jp_]Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
[/quote] How'd you switch?[/quote]
you have to pay to switch
i have seriously the shittiest internet, it's at&t, what you have.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2750948632.png
So, I recently switched to rcn 50 down 6 up, which would be the same you'd get with your price limit. Speed wise, no complaints it holds speed most of the day. Connection wise, I've had my internet drop 4 or 5 nights, for a few hours (after like 1am to about 9 am) but no primetime drops. I've had it for like 3 months now.
Speed: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2753225738.png
So, I recently switched to rcn 50 down 6 up, which would be the same you'd get with your price limit. Speed wise, no complaints it holds speed most of the day. Connection wise, I've had my internet drop 4 or 5 nights, for a few hours (after like 1am to about 9 am) but no primetime drops. I've had it for like 3 months now.
Speed: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2753225738.png
SylvesterCorsajp_Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
How'd you switch?
you have to pay to switch
???
That's only if you need AT&T to come over and wire things in the house for you.
There were multiple phone lines (practically one in each room) inside the house that went into a junction box (in the garage) leading outside. I removed the plastic cover from the phonejacks and looked for wires without corrosion. I found one with 2 lines (4 wires), corroded line and an unused line. I connected it to the jack and changed the connections in the junction box in the garage.
Instead of doing all that first, you should just open the plastic cover to the RJ-11 jack that your modem connects to and inspect from that end. Also if you have different filters, you should try them. I had more success with different ones.
Also give a call to AT&T? I had a good time calling up their techs to dig my neighbor's yard.
Does http://www.wowway.com/ cover your area?
[quote=Sylvester][quote=Corsa][quote=jp_]Switched to different lines that didn't have any corrosion. Problem with flaky connection went away.
[/quote] How'd you switch?[/quote]
you have to pay to switch
[/quote]
???
That's only if you need AT&T to come over and wire things in the house for you.
There were multiple phone lines (practically one in each room) inside the house that went into a junction box (in the garage) leading outside. I removed the plastic cover from the phonejacks and looked for wires without corrosion. I found one with 2 lines (4 wires), corroded line and an unused line. I connected it to the jack and changed the connections in the junction box in the garage.
Instead of doing all that first, you should just open the plastic cover to the RJ-11 jack that your modem connects to and inspect from that end. Also if you have different filters, you should try them. I had more success with different ones.
Also give a call to AT&T? I had a good time calling up their techs to dig my neighbor's yard.
Does http://www.wowway.com/ cover your area?
bot_tAySo, I recently switched to rcn 50 down 6 up, which would be the same you'd get with your price limit. Speed wise, no complaints it holds speed most of the day. Connection wise, I've had my internet drop 4 or 5 nights, for a few hours (after like 1am to about 9 am) but no primetime drops. I've had it for like 3 months now.
Speed: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2753225738.png
I actually just realized rcn doesn't cover my area :/
[quote=bot_tAy]So, I recently switched to rcn 50 down 6 up, which would be the same you'd get with your price limit. Speed wise, no complaints it holds speed most of the day. Connection wise, I've had my internet drop 4 or 5 nights, for a few hours (after like 1am to about 9 am) but no primetime drops. I've had it for like 3 months now.
Speed: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2753225738.png[/quote]
I actually just realized rcn doesn't cover my area :/