Gotta love fairpoint! (Sarcasm is great.)

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  1. mrminesheeps

    mrminesheeps Helper

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    [​IMG] This is my current network speed. I'm supposed to be getting 20Mb/s download and 5Mb/s upload. I'm lucky to even get 4 Mb/s upload. not to mention the download...
     
  2. Datsaltysnek

    Datsaltysnek lover of NCIS

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    when in doubt call them and chew them out
     
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  3. alven4

    alven4 Well-Known Member

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    Contact them.
     
  4. Ony_x

    Ony_x Well-Known Member

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    Is it like, LTE/microvawe/wireless connection? Using an antenna? Not the cable one? Seems like one, when dl transfer is shared between many, many users. Upload is pretty irrelevant since standard user is like 90% dl, 10% ul, I recon.

    Not sure how does it look like in US but in Poland, wireless internet providers always state: "up to", say 20 mbps and in practice, they got no limitations to share same transfer to as many users as they want rendering that kind of a connection useless.

    U should have a look at the agreement in search of such paragraph, if there's no such thing, you win ez. If there is one, nothing you can do about it. Also, bare in mind the times when drops happen, if it's in the most common ones (say, evening or weekends), it's pretty much what I've described :/


    Cheers!
     
  5. Necatisej

    Necatisej Well-Known Member

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    Wait you're supposed to get 20Mb and you're getting 4?!?! Jesus as alven4 said Contact them!
     
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    WikidSick Well-Known Member

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    Necatisej Well-Known Member

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    WikidSick Well-Known Member

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    lol quite good ping we have xD
     
  9. Rohen

    Rohen The beemaster

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    Speedtest ping doesn't really matter. It mostly measures how far away you are from the server.
     
  10. Necatisej

    Necatisej Well-Known Member

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    My Phone does better than that! ;-;
     
  11. Evan317

    Evan317 Resigned Member of MyM Staff Patron Tier 1 Booster

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    Well. I myself pay for 60 down 15 up....
     
  12. Necatisej

    Necatisej Well-Known Member

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    Jesus christ!
     
  13. WikidSick

    WikidSick Well-Known Member

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    I wish I had that kind of Internet
     
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  14. Evan317

    Evan317 Resigned Member of MyM Staff Patron Tier 1 Booster

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    The only reason my connection is that high is because spectrum took over TWC, and they gave me a discounted package to stay with them. i expect them to raises their prices a lot in the next year.
     
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    Yeah probably! I have spectrum and it went from $40/mo to $60/mo to $70/mo and I've only had them for 1.5 years!
     
  16. Evan317

    Evan317 Resigned Member of MyM Staff Patron Tier 1 Booster

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    Ouch. I'll still pay for it, saying they're the only ISP with a decent internet speed in my area.
     
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  17. TehPlayer44

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    [​IMG]

    Guess I'll count my blessings.
     
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    [​IMG] Don't even get me started...
     
  19. Evan317

    Evan317 Resigned Member of MyM Staff Patron Tier 1 Booster

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    Oh god.... That speed... how do you even install games....
     
  20. Jitrid

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    Luckily that was my holiday address, at home I have somewhat faster internet


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