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2006-12-06 18:14:14

#1

fatmarik: Member; +23|7038|Anywhere i am needed

ok today i upgraded from att dsl basic to pro, they said u will be getting speeds of 2.5mbps or 2500kbps and upload of 420 kpbs and i am like sweet but then i hook up my modem and all and it is downloading at 312 KB/s and i get pissed and call them, they say they are going to send a technican over and i look at the pamplet they gave me and no where did they or the book say that it was 2500 kiloBITS not BYTES, after that i go a conversion site and thats where i find out and I AM LIKE FUCK U ATT!!!!! and that is my little story, so plz if u are thinking of switching plz dont and save urself the trouble. go to cable or something.

Last edited by fatmarik (2006-12-06 18:17:32)

2006-12-06 18:17:47

#2

Brasso: member; +1,549|7086

How about you read properly next time? Just tell them you want to switch back.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2006-12-06 18:20:47

#3

dubbs: Member; +105|7088|Lexington, KY

So what was their basic speed? 128Kbs?

2006-12-06 20:25:56

#4

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|7098|Deep In The South Of Texas

Did you just order the upgrade today, or was it scheduled to be upgraded today? Because very rarely(if ever) can a switch be made the same day. It's normally 3-5 days before the upgrade is actually done.

2006-12-07 18:27:37

#5

fatmarik: Member; +23|7038|Anywhere i am needed

what do u mean read carefully all they said was 2500kbps, they could have said frickin 300 KB/s and i would have understood, and yes i switched the same day

2006-12-11 08:20:36

#6

link52787: Member; +29|6978

speed of the internet connection is measured in bits not bytes.

example my internet is measured at 3 megabits/s downstream, 768 kilobits/s upstream

Last edited by link52787 (2006-12-11 08:24:30)

2006-12-11 08:24:34

#7

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6919|Tyne & Wear, England

If you have a 2.5mb connection it does not mean your download speed will be 2.5mb per second. I only have a 1 meg connection and my download speed is about 120kb/s. Its completely normal.

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2006-12-11 08:25:01

#8

DoctorFruitloop: Level 13 Wrongdoer; +515|7002|Doncaster, UK

All modem data transfer has always been measured in bits, not bytes. Your lack of knowledge and understanding does not mean they have ripped you off, it means you were expecting something you were never promised.

Unless you have a cooling off period (which is doubtful as you are not a new customer) then you may be stuck with whatever contract you have signed up for.

2006-12-11 08:26:51

#9

link52787: Member; +29|6978

DoctorFruitloop wrote:
All modem data transfer has always been measured in bits, not bytes. Your lack of knowledge and understanding does not mean they have ripped you off, it means you were expecting something you were never promised.

Unless you have a cooling off period (which is doubtful as you are not a new customer) then you may be stuck with whatever contract you have signed up for.

Bingo

2006-12-11 08:41:54

#10

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7005|UK

What exactly is homosexual about it :S

Martyn

2006-12-11 10:33:40

#11

slicknic: Member; +145|7082

fatmarik wrote:
ok today i upgraded from att dsl basic to pro, they said u will be getting speeds of 2.5mbps or 2500kbps and upload of 420 kpbs and i am like sweet but then i hook up my modem and all and it is downloading at 312 KB/s and i get pissed and call them, they say they are going to send a technican over and i look at the pamplet they gave me and no where did they or the book say that it was 2500 kiloBITS not BYTES, after that i go a conversion site and thats where i find out and I AM LIKE FUCK U ATT!!!!! and that is my little story, so plz if u are thinking of switching plz dont and save urself the trouble. go to cable or something.

aye sorry, its not their fault.. you got exactly what they said youd get, its the same w/ cable too... its the same w/ any internet service provider. ur lucky u got exactly 312 kb too.. usually its under that.

but yea dsl does suck anyway... it just cant compete w/ cable anymore... at least not in my area. and if ur really lucky... and fios is available in your area... get it... 5 ping is <3

oh and 8 bits = 1 byte.... so 8000 kbps (kilobit per second) is = 1 megabyte(1000 kilobytes) per second.

2006-12-11 10:35:28

#12

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6978|...

next time, ask for your speed in mega-nibbles.

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