Who is your High-Speed Connection Provider?

wolf33 · March 4th, 2012, 10:03 PM

I used to have SBC now AT&T DSL - it was great 6mb connection and in the 4 years I had it, less than 24 hours total down time.

I've since moved and now have Comcast (10mb)... err... I mean Crapcast. I've been at my current address for 4 years or so and I've already exceeded 1 week of downtime... its CrapTastic let me tell you!

So share your story... who to avoid and who you should pick to provide your service, provided you have any choice at all.

**beemerider500** · March 4th, 2012, 10:16 PM

I still have my SBC DSL and like it very much. I don't think that with this current hoster situation, anything in the way of a service provider would help make things faster. [We just need to keep the goverment out of our personal hobbies / passions / fantasies. ] They (DepositFiles, RapidShare, etc.) want you to buy their Premium service and I say crap on that... too many different hosters are being used to host these files.

**Jason-X** · March 4th, 2012, 10:38 PM

Frontier! It's not the fastest service! Unfortunetely, It's the only option I have where I live!

**tygrkhat40** · March 5th, 2012, 01:41 AM

Time Warner, although I've got DirecTV.

jimgavey · March 5th, 2012, 01:52 AM

I've been using Comcast for the last 4 or 5 years. Before that I had AT&T. So far I've been happy. The only time I was without internet was during an extended vacation from power as well, thanks to an October blizzard. AT&T was on and off, I finally had enough of it after a year and switched over.

**beemerider500** · March 5th, 2012, 04:03 AM

yeah, I've had a few instances with AT&T / SBC, once when a squirrel was chewing on the phone cable and once withe a wet connection at a major junction. The wet connection caused me a lot of problem, because it degraded the voice connection. Then I compunded the problem by having the voice repair service the problem, rather than having the data repair service it. Anymore, I'd contact data repair first, because the data portion is effected more than voice.
These companies have gotten so big and have so much automation when you call them, that it takes some several experiences before you learn how to get where you want to go.

**knobby109** · March 5th, 2012, 07:18 AM

Sir Richard Branson.Soon to be upgraded to 20 MBs for all basic users , high speed will cost extra.
Not so long since broadband first came in and 350 KBs seemed like lightning compared with the old dialup!

**billybunter** · March 5th, 2012, 01:20 PM

Virgin Media 50mbps soon to be upgraded to 100mbps for "free" there must be a catch somewhere.

**exfarmer** · March 5th, 2012, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billybunter

Virgin Media 50bps soon to be upgraded to 100bps for "free" there must be a catch somewhere.

I read somewhere that Virgin Media throttled users up and down speeds during regular hours and they only got the proper speeds late at night when most normal people were asleep.

**billybunter** · March 5th, 2012, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exfarmer

I read somewhere that Virgin Media throttled users up and down speeds during regular hours and they only got the proper speeds late at night when most normal people were asleep.

I get a good service here. I suppose it depends where you live.

March 4th, 2012, 10:03 PM	#1
wolf33 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 51 Thanks: 4 Thanked 383 Times in 45 Posts	Who is your High-Speed Connection Provider? I used to have SBC now AT&T DSL - it was great 6mb connection and in the 4 years I had it, less than 24 hours total down time. I've since moved and now have Comcast (10mb)... err... I mean Crapcast. I've been at my current address for 4 years or so and I've already exceeded 1 week of downtime... its CrapTastic let me tell you! So share your story... who to avoid and who you should pick to provide your service, provided you have any choice at all.

March 4th, 2012, 10:38 PM	#3
Jason-X Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,131 Thanks: 108,124 Thanked 37,697 Times in 2,120 Posts	Frontier! It's not the fastest service! Unfortunetely, It's the only option I have where I live! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Mayfair, You Got Just What I Need! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,372 Times in 14,171 Posts	Virgin Media 50mbps soon to be upgraded to 100mbps for "free" there must be a catch somewhere. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

March 4th, 2012, 10:16 PM	#2
beemerider500 Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 35,856 Thanked 9,424 Times in 1,040 Posts	I still have my SBC DSL and like it very much. I don't think that with this current hoster situation, anything in the way of a service provider would help make things faster. [We just need to keep the goverment out of our personal hobbies / passions / fantasies. ] They (DepositFiles, RapidShare, etc.) want you to buy their Premium service and I say crap on that... too many different hosters are being used to host these files.

March 5th, 2012, 01:52 AM	#5
jimgavey Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CT, USA Posts: 15 Thanks: 1,483 Thanked 102 Times in 11 Posts	I've been using Comcast for the last 4 or 5 years. Before that I had AT&T. So far I've been happy. The only time I was without internet was during an extended vacation from power as well, thanks to an October blizzard. AT&T was on and off, I finally had enough of it after a year and switched over.

March 5th, 2012, 04:03 AM	#6
beemerider500 Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 35,856 Thanked 9,424 Times in 1,040 Posts	yeah, I've had a few instances with AT&T / SBC, once when a squirrel was chewing on the phone cable and once withe a wet connection at a major junction. The wet connection caused me a lot of problem, because it degraded the voice connection. Then I compunded the problem by having the voice repair service the problem, rather than having the data repair service it. Anymore, I'd contact data repair first, because the data portion is effected more than voice. These companies have gotten so big and have so much automation when you call them, that it takes some several experiences before you learn how to get where you want to go.

March 5th, 2012, 07:18 AM	#7
knobby109 Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 144 Thanked 14,338 Times in 1,702 Posts	Sir Richard Branson.Soon to be upgraded to 20 MBs for all basic users , high speed will cost extra. Not so long since broadband first came in and 350 KBs seemed like lightning compared with the old dialup!