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Title: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Trogdor on July 21, 2015, 08:01:42 PM
Time Warner cable! How rough ridin' great are their services and customer support?  :jerk:
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Post by: wetwillie on July 21, 2015, 08:02:36 PM
Better than at&t
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Post by: Bloodfart on July 21, 2015, 08:12:38 PM
Everything is better than Pixius.   :Yuck: fml
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 05:10:49 PM
hey not sure where to put this, but wanted to compare some "stats"

I have Cox internet (not the highest speed available, but one of the mid-tier ones), I have an airport extreme and a motorolla surfboard sb6121.

I just upgraded to the airport extreme, should I upgrade to a 3.0 surfboard?

my stats:

31ms ping
58 Mbps d/l
5.96 Mbps u/l
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: star seed 7 on June 30, 2016, 05:26:44 PM
Cox doesn't need a docis 3.0 until like 40ish mbs or something. I had the 50 plan with (I think) the same modem and got high 30's speed and they told me that's about where 2.0 tops out.

So it sounds like you're doing fine relative to your plan. Really up to you.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 05:29:25 PM
good info.

Another question, is there any use for my old airport wall plug thing?  Can I use at as a signal extender or something for downstairs?
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: star seed 7 on June 30, 2016, 05:33:35 PM
If you want a 3.0 modem, I just bought one and then 2 weeks later google fiber became available and I'm getting it installed this week (and won't need the modem anymore)
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: TheCatFanSpeaks on June 30, 2016, 05:46:28 PM
good info.

Another question, is there any use for my old airport wall plug thing?  Can I use at as a signal extender or something for downstairs?

depends. if it's an 802.11n model, yes you can use it to extend the network. if it's an 802.11b model, you can attach it to the network (for airplay and junk) but not extend.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 06:33:26 PM
yeah it appears to be the n version
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: The Big Train on June 30, 2016, 07:02:07 PM
@hatingfrancis get in here!

if you get a new router don't get a linksys.  they used to be pretty good but are straight junk now.  netgear is the only way to go right now.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 07:06:12 PM
If I am close enough to maxing out my performance, I won't upgrade.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: SdK on June 30, 2016, 08:30:10 PM
I have linksys :(
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Post by: steve dave on June 30, 2016, 08:32:42 PM
I have like the baller cox plan and it is fast as crap as far as I know.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: steve dave on June 30, 2016, 08:38:45 PM
I also have a 6190 surfboard that I'm pretty positive is overkill but it wasn't much more expensive than the 6141 and I wasn't going to risk it.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: steve dave on June 30, 2016, 08:39:39 PM
And like a monster alien stealth ship ASUS router that's like literally good as far as I can tell
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: The Big Train on June 30, 2016, 08:43:51 PM
And like a monster alien stealth ship ASUS router that's like literally good as far as I can tell

This beast?

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160701%2F9b1b7e1e4b06efc5e01d8d01c62fee87.jpg&hash=4fd1b19bd3ab6b4703a35eb886d2fc899646f0f1)
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: SdK on June 30, 2016, 08:47:36 PM
I have a 695 Sq ft apartment. I think this will do. (https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160701%2Fe939d576be6316f5fd327e8123f4c2f5.jpg&hash=a6adfecb60bb263cb42552db6d5fbf05c5201749)
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Post by: wetwillie on June 30, 2016, 08:48:13 PM
Holy crap no way that thing is real
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Post by: Tobias on June 30, 2016, 08:59:42 PM
that asus thing is the cage from skyrim in that basement where you can go evil and beat the crap out of that servant guy
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 09:17:42 PM
that asus thing is the cage from skyrim in that basement where you can go evil and beat the crap out of that servant guy

YES
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 09:19:56 PM
Ok, quick follow up.

I just bought---->  Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 (Silver) STDR2000101
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.pcadvisor.co.uk%2Fcmsdata%2Freviews%2F3623350%2Fseagate_backup_plus_slim_2tb_review_thumb800.jpg&hash=903d98eabe96e177659ec8ad112f5d04fa2be590)
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: Kat Kid on June 30, 2016, 09:21:02 PM
Is this something that I can plug in to my airport extreme and then use like my personal dropbox?
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Post by: The Big Train on June 30, 2016, 10:12:18 PM
Man, you should really ask gE.com before you make purchases like this.  If you can, take that THING back and order this.  I guarantee you will thank me later.

WD 2TB My Cloud Personal Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBCTL0020HWT-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EVVGAFI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_48DDxbS9WF5BE
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: TheCatFanSpeaks on June 30, 2016, 11:47:50 PM
Is this something that I can plug in to my airport extreme and then use like my personal dropbox?

YES
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: TheCatFanSpeaks on June 30, 2016, 11:56:57 PM
Man, you should really ask gE.com before you make purchases like this.  If you can, take that THING back and order this.  I guarantee you will thank me later.

WD 2TB My Cloud Personal Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBCTL0020HWT-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EVVGAFI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_48DDxbS9WF5BE

whoa! whoa! whoa tbt. if he was serious, everyone knows he synology that crap with like 3-5 drives, etc. think he just wants to personal dropbox some kat kids or something.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: bettybedell48 on February 14, 2021, 01:48:57 AM
I’ve been using their internet services for a long time now. In the beginning, everything worked well and I never faced any problem but when they last updated their network, everything suddenly seemed to work slow. Downloading and uploading started taking more time. After checking my router and other things, I checked the speed of my internet over here [removed by saul's Russian crime busting AI] . The speed was terribly low and that’s the reason that I was feeling stuck. I contacted them to solve the problem but when they didn’t take any step I changed my internet services.
Title: Re: Cable/Internet/and other crap service providers
Post by: puniraptor on February 14, 2021, 05:59:08 AM
Grandma?