[GRLUG] Testing Comcast vs AT&T

[Ben Rousch]

The web site means nothing. You have to call to find out what's really
offered at your address. At home, I have a tier faster than advertised. At
work, they only had 2 tiers slower than advertised.

On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've called about these higher speed
> services.  The last time about a month
> ago, I was told that 16 Mbps residential
> was the highest speed offered in MI, and
> that there is no schedule for rolling out
> anything faster.  The rep then blandly
> said the ads didn't apply here.
>
> I'd call before worrying much more about
> it.  I do have a friend in Houston who has
> a 50 Mbps Comcast service, and claims
> to be quite happy with it.
>
>    -- Bob
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Matthew Seeley <matthew at threadlight.com>wrote:
>
>> This isn't strictly related, but I noticed that Comcast is now offering
>> 105mb service in Grand Rapids. (Or at least, when I typed in my address into
>> their website, I was offered the following -->
>> http://www.threadlight.com/comcast_woah.png )
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm *highly* skeptical of this
>> offering, since the last time I had comcast, they couldn't reliably send me
>> 8mb down, much less 100+
>>
>> Not that it matters, there's no way I can pay that price for internet. But
>> still very curious about it :)
>>
>> --
>> Matthew Seeley
>> Threadlight Systems
>> PO Box 612, Jenison MI 49429
>> T: (616) 328-5649
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you elaborate please?
>>>
>>> When I upload or download a
>>> file of known size in a known time,
>>> there is an average speed involved
>>> that clearly has meaning.
>>>
>>>  So in what sense do you claim
>>> the tests are meaningless?
>>>
>>>    -- Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Adam Tauno Williams <
>>> awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >Why the big discrepancy in advertised
>>>> >and actual speed?
>>>>
>>>> Because these speed tests are essentially meaningless?
>>>> --
>>>> Adam Tauno Williams
>>>>
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