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where in costa rica can you get this.. i never heard of such a service

please advise

D2864 wrote:

Wow!! I was just hooked up today and OMG, talk about fast. Click and blink once and you are there.

If you don't have it, consider the promotion and get it. Only downside is that you'll never want 4 megabits per second ever again.

Problem with cable (which I have, by the way) is that it's shared bandwidth. If you are the first person to live on your block in a new subdivision, it will be blazing fast for a while. What is 16 mbps today -- when all your neighbors are at work, on vacation, etc. -- will be 1 mbps tomorrow when they're back home and their K*ds are online downloading the hd version of the latest "fall out boy" video. DSL, on the other hand, is dedicated bandwidth directly from your home to the phone company. Also, keep in mind that to the phone company, 99.9% reliability is never good enough. I love my cable internet access because it's cheap and I am online at odd hours. My cable is pretty reliable, but it's been 20 years since my phone was out.

Both are good, for different reasons. Know what you're getting into.

SR

DSL, on the other hand, is dedicated bandwidth directly from your home to the phone company.

Don't believe everything you read. Yes, you have your own dedicated line. But it goes to your phone company's server, along with several thousand of your neighbors. I remember what a tier 3 Verizon support tech told me about the dedicated line bullcrap when I called to complain about why my DSL was running at 340kb instead of 3mb: "At some point, everything is shared".

Squirrel88 wrote:

Boy did you fall for the phone companys propraganda hook, line and sinker. I have had cable modem for the last 10 years and whatever the max speed was is what I hit. Right now its at 8 Mbs down.

Nope. I have had phone company service for almost 30 years, and cable for almost 12. It's possible to have consistently great service with cable, and it's worth some research before you buy. I ran an arpanet connection with bellsouth in the late 70's/early 80's and it was dead-on bandwidth every time, and still is today. I have been through T1, fractionals, ISDN, and DSL -- the phone company delivers a practically bulletproof product. The phone company's big selling point is reliability -- bandwidth guarantees and uptime cannot be matched by anyone.

Cable, on the other hand, is cheap and blazing fast when everything is working right. I highly recommend cable, especially for casual users, but i often hear complaints that they heard so-and-so downloaded the hd version of Top Gun in 8 seconds, but they can't get the google page to come up at 7 p.m. on wednesday night. I have had problems with cable speeds and uptime several times during the years i have had it, but my T1 and DSL line went through 3 hurricanes without a second of downtime (you do have to have a generator to keep your DSL line up, though).

SR

DSL and T1 lines are installed and maintained by a proportionately more experienced workforce,

Author:	D2864 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:01 am ]
Post subject:	Comcast Cable at 16megabits per second
Wow!! I was just hooked up today and OMG, talk about fast. Click and blink once and you are there. If you don't have it, consider the promotion and get it. Only downside is that you'll never want 4 megabits per second ever again.

Author:	Ticofrankie [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:43 am ]
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where in costa rica can you get this.. i never heard of such a service please advise

Author:	Orange [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:20 am ]
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Ticofrankie wrote: where in costa rica can you get this.. i never heard of such a service please advise In Costa Rica? In CR, they are still trying to break the 1MB barrier.

Author:	Spanky [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:56 am ]
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FIOS! Nothing like a 30mb connection! Yes, it really is that fast.

Author:	Squirrel88 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:05 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Comcast Cable at 16megabits per second
Srilm wrote: D2864 wrote: Wow!! I was just hooked up today and OMG, talk about fast. Click and blink once and you are there. If you don't have it, consider the promotion and get it. Only downside is that you'll never want 4 megabits per second ever again. Problem with cable (which I have, by the way) is that it's shared bandwidth. If you are the first person to live on your block in a new subdivision, it will be blazing fast for a while. What is 16 mbps today -- when all your neighbors are at work, on vacation, etc. -- will be 1 mbps tomorrow when they're back home and their K*ds are online downloading the hd version of the latest "fall out boy" video. DSL, on the other hand, is dedicated bandwidth directly from your home to the phone company. Also, keep in mind that to the phone company, 99.9% reliability is never good enough. I love my cable internet access because it's cheap and I am online at odd hours. My cable is pretty reliable, but it's been 20 years since my phone was out. Both are good, for different reasons. Know what you're getting into. SR Boy did you fall for the phone companys propraganda hook, line and sinker. I have had cable modem for the last 10 years and whatever the max speed was is what I hit. Right now its at 8 Mbs down.

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Author:	Orange [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:10 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Comcast Cable at 16megabits per second
Srilm wrote: DSL, on the other hand, is dedicated bandwidth directly from your home to the phone company. Don't believe everything you read. Yes, you have your own dedicated line. But it goes to your phone company's server, along with several thousand of your neighbors. I remember what a tier 3 Verizon support tech told me about the dedicated line bullcrap when I called to complain about why my DSL was running at 340kb instead of 3mb: "At some point, everything is shared". In NYC, Verizon DSL advertises as 3MB down. In parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and lower Manhattan, customers are complaining because during peak hours (5pm-11pm), they get speeds comparable to dial-up modem, if not completely out. This is because Verizon's servers are so overloaded in some parts of NY that people can't get any internet sometimes during peak hours. And Verizon still advertises the "dedicated bandwidth connection directly to the phone company" bullshit.

Author:	Spanky [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:15 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Comcast Cable at 16megabits per second
Orange wrote: Don't believe everything you read. Yes, you have your own dedicated line. But it goes to your phone company's server, along with several thousand of your neighbors. I remember what a tier 3 Verizon support tech told me about the dedicated line bullcrap when I called to complain about why my DSL was running at 340kb instead of 3mb: "At some point, everything is shared". Orange is very correct. While your DSL line is dedicated, you end up dumped into shared circuit which services X number of users. Depending on who is eating bandwidth that moment your connection may suck. I had to bitch long and hard to SpeakEasy one of the best DSL providers to switch me to a new POP (point of presence) because the bastards oversold the local one.

Author:	D2864 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:53 pm ]
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Until very recently I couldn't get DSL and the DSL I can get isn't worth 2.00 a month and I don't live in a remote outpost either. Cable, even with the shared thing, is just great and seemingly it is something the twisted pair can't match. Comcast now has "the geek squad" helping with their service calls. ********* I'm surprised cable isn't very fast in CR. India offers super fast DSL and Cable, BTW.

Author:	Squirrel88 [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Comcast Cable at 16megabits per second
Srilm wrote: Squirrel88 wrote: Boy did you fall for the phone companys propraganda hook, line and sinker. I have had cable modem for the last 10 years and whatever the max speed was is what I hit. Right now its at 8 Mbs down. Nope. I have had phone company service for almost 30 years, and cable for almost 12. It's possible to have consistently great service with cable, and it's worth some research before you buy. I ran an arpanet connection with bellsouth in the late 70's/early 80's and it was dead-on bandwidth every time, and still is today. I have been through T1, fractionals, ISDN, and DSL -- the phone company delivers a practically bulletproof product. The phone company's big selling point is reliability -- bandwidth guarantees and uptime cannot be matched by anyone. Cable, on the other hand, is cheap and blazing fast when everything is working right. I highly recommend cable, especially for casual users, but i often hear complaints that they heard so-and-so downloaded the hd version of Top Gun in 8 seconds, but they can't get the google page to come up at 7 p.m. on wednesday night. I have had problems with cable speeds and uptime several times during the years i have had it, but my T1 and DSL line went through 3 hurricanes without a second of downtime (you do have to have a generator to keep your DSL line up, though). SR Then I must be lucky. I download from newsgroups constantly, so I see what my bandwith is constantly. From 12am to 11:59.59 pm I get a constant 8 Mbs down. Ok.. it varies from 7.8 - 8... but who is counting? LOL

Author:	Berk2302 [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:20 am ]
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I'm going with Srilm on this one. He used bigger words than everybody else! Berk.....

Author:	Gamlingman [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:38 am ]
Post subject:	Yea
Atlantic BB in Miami Beach Max Speed 12 MB Down... Depending on what speed test you use.. http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1 This is a great test site, very accurate... It ranges from 5MB to Top 8MB with uploads between 600 to 700 bps. Now if you call Atlantic BB and bitch they tell to use this test http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ And they tell you to use the Atlanta Server which is by far not even close to being accurate.. it registers 10-11 MB's all the time... which is 100% Bull SH*T. The first test is closer to the real #'s but you can't explain that to them.. Take it a step further and between peak hours 8PM to 11PM No matter what test you run the shared bandwidth speed goes down by 30-50%.. And To top that off the have a monopoly on the area, I can't even get Comcast if I want it, which means limited High Def Cable Channels, and No MLB baseball package... Bottom line, Its all Bull Shit!

Author:	Witling [ Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:48 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Comcast Cable at 16megabits per second
Srilm wrote: DSL and T1 lines are installed and maintained by a proportionately more experienced workforce, Maybe. Last year AT&T was upgrading my sub-division. On Friday morning my DSL was fine. By the time I got home from work I had no DSL and no phone service. I filed a trouble ticket (had to do it from the office since I don't have a cell phone) and they said they could get to it on Tuesday. Great. That would mean the entire weekend without an internet connection. I COULD DIE! I spent Saturday and Sunday afternoon in the office just so I could surf and check my emails. On Tuesday sure enough the technician showed up. He said that for the previous 9 years my phone line had been hooked to the wrong connection so when they did the upgrade they unhooked me and never hooked me back up. He hooked me back up to the correct connection and I was back in action in an hour. Yep, top flight work by the first crew. One other note on DSL (this may have been mentioned) the distance you are from the nearest switching station (or power or something like that) will also effect your speed since the signal deteriorates over distance. I just ran a speed test using Speakeasy from my house to the test point right here in Atlanta. I got 1257kps download and 216kps upload. Using DSLreports (test point Miami) I got 1180kps download and 209 upload. Latency 62ms. Should I complain to my ISP or someone else?

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