Comcast...

2009-01-05 18:25:05

#1

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7037|PNW

Comcast. Yes, erstwhile welcome emergency replacement for the strike outage at Qwest last year began running slow with intermittent disconnections last night, and continued on through multiple modem and router resets until this very moment...when I went to Speedtest.net. Then all was well.

Coincidence? You decide.

Regardless, FiOS looms in the future of my internet connection.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-01-05 18:25:33)

2009-01-05 18:33:58

#2

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6788|...

comcast fails. FIOS wins. you know this. hang in there.

2009-01-05 18:38:46

#3

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6982|Riva, MD

Yeah, you won't regret it. Comcast kept dropping our connection periodically until we switched to FiOS, and as everyone knows, they also throttle(d) torrents. FiOS is faster and doesn't do any of that.

I can't keep speak for their T.V. though since we're still using basic cable from Comcast.

2009-01-05 18:40:25

#4

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6788|...

_j5689_ wrote:
I can't keep speak for their T.V. though since we're still using basic cable from Comcast.

Actually, sounds goofy, but the picture is notably better with FIOS even non HD. Comcast struggles to squeeze HD channel in, so they compromise their signal quality.

2009-01-05 18:44:13

#5

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7037|PNW

jsnipy wrote:
comcast fails. FIOS wins. you know this. hang in there.

I suppose if going to Speedtest is somehow resetting priority, I'll have to keep it on the quick tab for the time being.

_j5689_ wrote:
Yeah, you won't regret it. Comcast kept dropping our connection periodically until we switched to FiOS, and as everyone knows, they also throttle(d) torrents. FiOS is faster and doesn't do any of that.

I can't keep speak for their T.V. though since we're still using basic cable from Comcast.

Interestingly, I haven't had problems with torrents so far. It started while I was playing Guild Wars, tbh, but continued through numerous hardware resets until I went to Speedtest. Curse Comcast for fostering new superstition.

As for TV, youtube, games, blu-ray and dvd's far outperform its entertainment value.

2009-01-05 18:45:59

#6

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7037|PNW

Connection just grew sloppy again. Another visit to Speedtest.net corrected it...

2009-01-05 18:47:14

#7

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6982|Riva, MD

jsnipy wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
I can't keep speak for their T.V. though since we're still using basic cable from Comcast.
Actually, sounds goofy, but the picture is notably better with FIOS even non HD. Comcast struggles to squeeze HD channel in, so they compromise their signal quality.

I'd believe it.

We're still using analog cable, lol. Though the HDTV we got has a decrypter in it that gives us some digital channels but they all have decimals in the number like channel 121.14 and you have to cycle through a lot of decimals before you get one that works. Plus they disappear after about an hour or so. We even had Fox for a while and watched the last Superbowl in 720p.

2009-01-05 21:43:40

#8

phishman420: Banned; +821|5946

Never had a problem with Comcast. My HD channels look amazing, and my internet is fast as fuck. I would switch to FiOS, but it's not available here.

https://www.speedtest.net/result/384877765.png

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2009-01-05 22:11:39

#9

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6833|Mountains of NC

https://www.speedtest.net/result/384884138.png

I believe I am need to upgrade

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2009-01-06 00:06:47

#10

Naturn: Deeds, not words.; +311|6871|Greenwood, IN

15Mbit down
2Mbit up

I pay the same price as Fios for the same speed.

Cable modem FTW!

2009-01-06 08:03:12

#11

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7037|PNW

phishman420 wrote:
Never had a problem with Comcast. My HD channels look amazing, and my internet is fast as fuck. I would switch to FiOS, but it's not available here.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384877765.png

Yeah, I got similar results, but five minutes after I left the site, it slowed down for another several hours. Couldn't even use the net half of the night, because the cable modem couldn't maintain a connection.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-01-06 08:03:54)

2009-01-06 09:31:28

#12

phishman420: Banned; +821|5946

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
phishman420 wrote:
Never had a problem with Comcast. My HD channels look amazing, and my internet is fast as fuck. I would switch to FiOS, but it's not available here.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384877765.png
Yeah, I got similar results, but five minutes after I left the site, it slowed down for another several hours. Couldn't even use the net half of the night, because the cable modem couldn't maintain a connection.

What kind of modem do you have? Take it to the Comcast store and tell them you want a new one.

2009-01-06 10:15:54

#13

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6924|BC, Canada

Isnt comcast the company that had worse customer service ratings than the IRS?

2009-01-06 11:18:45

#14

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7037|PNW

phishman420 wrote:
unnamednewbie13 wrote:
phishman420 wrote:
Never had a problem with Comcast. My HD channels look amazing, and my internet is fast as fuck. I would switch to FiOS, but it's not available here.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384877765.png
Yeah, I got similar results, but five minutes after I left the site, it slowed down for another several hours. Couldn't even use the net half of the night, because the cable modem couldn't maintain a connection.
What kind of modem do you have? Take it to the Comcast store and tell them you want a new one.

Arris. I don't think it's the modem. If it was, then spades of intermittent connectivity would've been non-stop, not just off-and-on.

2009-01-07 08:38:26

#15

[FHF]MattyZ: What the Deuce?; +29|6927|Washington

Either run a ping test, or tracert. How can you tell the connection is sloppy? Poor download speeds? Lag in game? Torrent download slows down?

2009-01-07 12:27:37

#16

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6762

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Arris. . .

i have an Arris. for the phone.
after a T in the mainline, i have a motorola for the i-net connect.
Comcast techs will tell you you can't do it - tell them to STFU and talk to the supervisor.
the super can de-activate the internet part of the Arris, and enable the [whatever brand modem].
the supervisor i talked to also walked me through the dB i needed for the T, and did quality assurance after i connected.

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