You don't have a high speed Internet connection??

[ultrarunner]

Dial up is what was available here...

My tenants had satellite and complained of cost after I reluctantly spent $2,500 on tree removal in 2004... he said he was getting throttle back and paying overage... sometimes he was spending $300 a month or about 3x the cost of city Comcast then.

Then HD Satellite came out and they wanted me to to spend another 8k taking out a bunch more and I said no when asked in 2009?

Since then Internet has been a problem... in my rental agreement there is a line item that says not served by DSL, Comcast and no HD Satellite...

The problem comes back because the renters would call Comcast and they would be told the address is in the service area and then arrange for service only to have a tech show up and say it is not possible and then engineering would get involved and price install as much as 15k

After years of this Comcast and I were able to make a deal with Business Service and a long term contract so I furnish it as part of the rental agreement.

The irony is my tenant said he was very happy here except needed Internet for his new business... Comcast goes live the same week my tenant told me he make an offer on a house in town...

 

[hawkeye08]

When using faster internet, it is often advantageous to reduce the browser cache. Often browser cache is large and it takes time for the browser to figure out if it has the page in cache or needs to get it from the net. It is quicker to just get it from the web with the higher speed connections. I also notice that the DNS servers can have impact. Some of them get really slow at times.

 

[buickanddeere]

Low speed DSL here on 3 miles of 1970's vintage copper lines from the central office. Pings at 9megs but actually downloads at 600K. Still beats dialup.

 

[hawkeye08]

Low speed DSL here on 3 miles of 1970's vintage copper lines from the central office. Pings at 9megs but actually downloads at 600K. Still beats dialup.

Likely you have 9Mbps (mega bits per second) while downloads are 600KBs (k bytes per second). As you know, there are 8 bits normally in a byte, so you have to divide the 9Mbps by 8, giving you max 1.125MBs (mega bytes per second) without any overhead. 600KBps is reasonable for short downloads, downloading multiple Gig files should yield somewhat faster speeds (usually less overhead).

 

[hawkeye08]

double post

 

[ultrarunner]

Some of the DSL lines where I have lived are on 1922 phone lines... I guess the Bell System really was all about reliability and made to last... it had to be as they were on the hook for repairs.

 

[mddorange]

In the area where I live, 1.5 Mbs Centurylink.net is the max. A mile down the road they have Charter cable also. I at least whish I had a choice.

 

[Wakey]

Well guess what,their deal fell through and we are now contracted! So I guess we will have DSL unless I can get a 4G hotspot with generous data allowances. I've had unlimited 4G since it came out but Verizon closed the loopholes we used to keep that plan. We never really needed it since we have a robust cable modem and wifi all over the property. But I'm moving to a very rural area and luckily we have a tower nearby. The first pic shows the cable modem where we are currently. The 2nd. pic is 4G. The 3rd. is the 4G at the new property. Very impressive.

We had Verizon out about 10 days ago to install their Cantenna system. The outdoor antenna works with a supplied modem/router of sorts that provides wifi to our devices. A coax cable runs from the antenna to a typical location for a modem.

I don't think I could live without the Internet and there was no way I wanted a satellite based system. I'm very happy with the service and I'll update on speeds once I move the antenna higher up at my home.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

We had Verizon out about 10 days ago to install their Cantenna system.

Could you say more about that Verizon system? Maybe just a Verizon catalog number?

I'd like to talk to Verizon to see if cellular coverage is strong enough here to provide me an alternate to satellite Internet.

 

[cqaigy2]

Could you say more about that Verizon system? Maybe just a Verizon catalog number?

I'd like to talk to Verizon to see if cellular coverage is strong enough here to provide me an alternate to satellite Internet.

This is what my plan calls it. "LTE INTERNET INSTALLED 20GB" i believe it was called Home Fusion at one time.

 

[rekees4300]

This is what my plan calls it. "LTE INTERNET INSTALLED 20GB" i believe it was called Home Fusion at one time.

Yes that's what they call(ed) it. Thought about getting it a few years ago until I read reviews about Verizon charging for phantom usage. Don't know if Verizon has fixed the problem or not. :confused3:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

This is what my plan calls it. "LTE INTERNET INSTALLED 20GB" i believe it was called Home Fusion at one time.

Thanks!

Doesn't look like it's available at my address, according to this:
Verizon Wireless - Explore - LTE Internet (Installed)

Sorta feel like Charlie Brown when Luci "T"s up the football for him... ullinghair:

 

[CCWKen]

I can't wait to see what's coming our way. AT&T has been in the area torpedoing and laying sleeves for what I think is fiber optics. I've been getting ad-mail from AT&T for the last five years advertising a "package" deal but high speed internet/DSL wasn't available out here. I started with dialup in 1998 then a wireless broadband company took over the IP business in 2005. They came out and installed the antenna and modem for free if I took the service. It was supper fast compared to dialup but now that I see what others get by today's standards, it's like dialup all over again. I get about 3Mbs down and 1.5Mbs up during non-peak hours. I can rarely view YouTube videos unless I watch them early in the morning. By 8pm, internet access drops to a crawl as if everybody must be streaming movies or something.

I look forward to joining the 21st Century when it becomes available out here.

 

[ultrarunner]

Update on my install...

It's working fine while I am getting things done around the property...

A Mormon family is interested in renting for one year and has asked that the Comcast be removed.

All I have had is grief over the last 12 years being rural and no high speed... bite the bullet for Comcast install because tenant says they will stay long term but need Internet... found a deal on a home to buy the same week Comcast went live... and now the new prospective tenant is asking to have it removed.

I shouldn't be surprised but none the less.

 

[MossRoad]

Hahaha... man, you tries your best, and then.... hahahaa

At least you have a good attitude! :laughing:

 

[cqaigy2]

Yes that's what they call(ed) it. Thought about getting it a few years ago until I read reviews about Verizon charging for phantom usage. Don't know if Verizon has fixed the problem or not. :confused3:

The only phantom charges i get is when my nephew connects via wifi and watches a bunch of videos, then i get the not so phantom overage charges.

 

[rekees4300]

The only phantom charges i get is when my nephew connects via wifi and watches a bunch of videos, then i get the not so phantom overage charges.

Okay thanks for the update. Apparently Verizon has fixed their phantom usage problem. That's good to know. Will consider "LTE INTERNET INSTALLED 20GB" in the future.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

A Mormon family is interested in renting for one year and has asked that the Comcast be removed.

Then they aren't the right renters. No one in their right mind would move into a house without a high speed Internet link. Tons of professionals would love to work from a home located in a lovely rural setting, and that's not gonna happen without the Comcast link. Besides, aren't you stuck with a 2 year contract?

 

[Wakey]

Could you say more about that Verizon system? Maybe just a Verizon catalog number? I'd like to talk to Verizon to see if cellular coverage is strong enough here to provide me an alternate to satellite Internet.

They call it Cantenna. Think of an antenna in a can.

 

[buickanddeere]

Likely you have 9Mbps (mega bits per second) while downloads are 600KBs (k bytes per second). As you know, there are 8 bits normally in a byte, so you have to divide the 9Mbps by 8, giving you max 1.125MBs (mega bytes per second) without any overhead. 600KBps is reasonable for short downloads, downloading multiple Gig files should yield somewhat faster speeds (usually less overhead).

Wow I was sure asleep at the switch and didn't notice the bites and bytes .