DANG! Gigabit Internet Now

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  • scott
    Go-to Guru
    • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
    • 15799

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    DANG! Gigabit Internet Now

    I switched Internet when I noticed some new work being done in the neighborhood and Spectrum finally pissed me off for the last time by shutting off their service for maintenance without any warning - then throttling it the next day without any explanation.

    Fuck it, I switched. 2 days later I got the Frontier Fiber Optic Gigabit for cheaper than I was paying for 150 mbps.

    Holy shit it's fast! I knew I'd never get true Gigabit, but my latest speed tests are in the 600-700 mpbs range. Using a VPN in South America I downloaded 1.6 GB movie in about 5 minutes. The best I could do before was an 50 minutes. Then I shut off the VPN and tried another title and downloaded a 1.5 GB movie in 39 seconds a few minutes ago.

    WOW!

    I was paying $221 for cable and internet. I asked earlier how much my Internet would be if I cancelled my cable and they said $90 (new customers get it for $45 - heh). New internet with Frontier is $80 - and easily 10x faster.
    Last edited by scott; Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 8:22 PM.
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  • daveman
    We deal in lead.
    • Sunday, November 10, 2013
    • 1609

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    Out here in rural Flyover Country, we don't have anything near that fast, nor are we likely to for some decades. The fastest city in KY is blazing along at 22 Mbps.

    I shouldn't complain, really. I remember dial-up.
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    I aim with my eye.

    "I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
    I shoot with my mind.

    "I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
    I kill with my heart.”

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