Your internet connection?
- Thread starter Jordan
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- 1,817
- Weirs Beach, NH
- RS73private
Can someone explain what ping is? I don't know anything about technology.
BobK
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- 7,020
- Massachusetts, USA
A ping is primarily a diagnostic tool. A host (computer) on a network sends a small packet of data to another host on the network. The second host replies to the first host. The time it takes from sending the packet to receiving the response is recorded.
Alternatively you could check here.
Alternatively you could check here.
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- RS73private
CodeRedR51
Premium
- 55,260
- United States
I pay $70/mo for this crap and there's no way around it. That's what happens when your apartment complex has an exclusivity contract through a single company. Needless to say I can't wait to get out of here.
- 6,598
- United Kingdom
- MSTER232
- PS3 =/= Xbox 360
- 34,813
- NoDak
- Cy-Fi
I ditched CenturyLink after 16 years (and 3 house moves) because we were told that internet speeds would be going up in November. Of 2013. As you can see from my speed test, that didn't happen.
My other options were CableOne, which I had no interest in switching to, satellite based internet which is absurdly expensive, slow and has minuscule data caps or stick with CenturyLink, which was the easy choice, until Midcontinent showed up. They've been in the surrounding cities but not Fargo until this year so knowing they were coming, I held off.
Fast forward to today and I couldn't get a hold of CenturyLink fast enough to cancel. Bonus - even with going from 1.5/.75 to 60/6, my bill is dropping $15/month.
Sorry for the novel.
- 1,945
- Treviglio
- PAPPACLART
- PAPPALCART
I will finally have Fibre in the New year, having equipment installed on the 4th of January. Booked me a 100/40 plan. Really can't wait :-)
- 15,314
- TRAPPIST-1g
- ProjectWHaT
The WiFi here suddenly took a dump last night and it's been like this the whole day. Although a wired connection is fine, the WiFi refuses to work. We're paying for 50 mb but clearly Time Warner doesn't deserve 🤬. I've been wasting my mobile data all day on my phone.
- 34,813
- NoDak
- Cy-Fi
These two statements don't agree and I'm inclined to say the problem doesn't lie with you ISP.
- 2,501
- London
- nowcontrol
I just got switched on to my new fibre BB only service today, the up speed is a bit meh! (my mobile up speed was x10 faster) but I think I can live with this for now....
It's only the basic package from Hyperoptic so I can upgrade if and when the ££ permits it.
It's only the basic package from Hyperoptic so I can upgrade if and when the ££ permits it.
- 2,501
- London
- nowcontrol
lolwut!!! considering my connection only hits 20Mbps via my PC as per my last post, I say again, lolwut!!!!
- 1,474
- Florida, USA
- Formidable_LG
- Formidable77
So this is what TWC's "high speed" internet is giving me this:
Good thing I'm switching to a different provider soon. Anything would be better than this
(Also this is the highest it's been in months)
Good thing I'm switching to a different provider soon. Anything would be better than this
(Also this is the highest it's been in months)
Ameer67
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- Chicago
Wait what's wrong?So this is what TWC's "high speed" internet is giving me this:
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Good thing I'm switching to a different provider soon. Anything would be better than this
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- Formidable_LG
- Formidable77
- 285
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- SiriusKimondo
- Sirius Kimondo
Ameer67
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- 10,984
- Chicago
Oh so you're promised 30ish but your getting way less. Dat consistency.
OcarinaSteala
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- 27
- Ireland
0.5mb atrocious speed for me. It's what you get in a rural area though .
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- 3,089
- New York
Haven't tested in a while.
5/5 bretty good
5/5 bretty good
- 1,474
- Florida, USA
- Formidable_LG
- Formidable77
Now on the AT&T Uverse. The plan we have (as of right now) is supposed to provide around 20-40 mbps. I'm pretty satisfied
