Which Internet should i get?

[blangtang]

here's what i have with basic Cox. I'm curious if other service providers have a faster basic internet package



here's a link to run a test:
http://www.speedtest.net/

[MikeOKC]

here's what i have with basic Cox. I'm curious if other service providers have a faster basic internet package



here's a link to run a test:
http://www.speedtest.net/

That's terrible. Do you have the lowest speed Cox offers? Pure speed is best with U-Verse and I'm not sure if they have tiered packages here in OKC or not. I have the Cox Premier package with uploads advertised up to 31Mbs. I consistently get speeds in the 18-25Mbs range. The "PowerBoost" will spike to the 30Mbs range, but it's not something you can control. I don't see that too often with the Premier speeds. They have an "Ultimate" (neighbor downstairs has it) and he gets consistent speeds around 35-40Mbps. Here's the Cox packages - which one would give you such slow speeds? (Not really "slow" as all things are relative, but it's not what you should be getting.)

[BBatesokc]

WOW - you are getting slow numbers. I don't like my numbers, but I get.....

Download: 18.47

Upload: 3.39

And I have COX too.

[MikeOKC]

Blangtang, Maybe you have that Essential/Starter package?

[kevinpate]

u-verse was 11.45 dl, 1.37 up/l and 24ms ping on a wireless laptop in home.
no clue if that is their best tier, or if they even have multi-tier.

[HewenttoJared]

Is U-Verse really worth looking in to? Cox had been failing me at peak times, but I've always heard such horror stories about U-Verse...

[kevinpate]

Is U-Verse really worth looking in to? Cox had been failing me at peak times, but I've always heard such horror stories about U-Verse...

left cox 20 months back, do not regret the decision.

[blangtang]

well i checked and U-verse isnt offered in this neighborhood, are there any other providers in okc? i really wanted to stream some live major league baseball games but i need around 8 or 900 kbps for it to work with the program.

My friend who is good with computers told me i should put aluminum foil around all the lines so they dont leak and put the router above my computer so that the electrons pour down into my machine and i tried all that and didnt seem to help any. It just occurred to me that maybe he was pulling my leg

[jn1780]

well i checked and U-verse isnt offered in this neighborhood, are there any other providers in okc? i really wanted to stream some live major league baseball games but i need around 8 or 900 kbps for it to work with the program.

My friend who is good with computers told me i should put aluminum foil around all the lines so they dont leak and put the router above my computer so that the electrons pour down into my machine and i tried all that and didnt seem to help any. It just occurred to me that maybe he was pulling my leg

If you had an RFI issue it would most likely be with your cable lines. Is your cable modem off the first splitter?

If you type 192.168.100.1 into your browser you can access your modems web interface. A signal to noise ratio below 30 would indicate you have a lot of noise. Also, downstream cable power level needs to be between -10 and 10.

Edit: Cox essential is 3mb/s so if that is what you have your getting exactly what is advertised.

[MikeOKC]

well i checked and U-verse isnt offered in this neighborhood, are there any other providers in okc? i really wanted to stream some live major league baseball games but i need around 8 or 900 kbps for it to work with the program.

My friend who is good with computers told me i should put aluminum foil around all the lines so they dont leak and put the router above my computer so that the electrons pour down into my machine and i tried all that and didnt seem to help any. It just occurred to me that maybe he was pulling my leg

Ahhh. Then you are fine. You have enough bandwidth to stream. Plenty. Your getting confused with Kbps and Mbps (or Mb/s megabits per second). According to the speed test you posted, you have about a 3Mb/s. Meaning, you have approximately three times the bandwidth needed per the streaming requirements of 900 kbps (kilobytes per second).

Batter up!

[BBatesokc]

I imagine you're on the lowest Internet tier. The easiest solution is to call COX and raise your tier. I'm actually getting better than advertised speeds and I stream NetFlix, Hulu and online gaming with no problems.

[Dustin]

lol.. U.S. internet speeds are laughable..

[MikeOKC]

lol.. U.S. internet speeds are laughable..

Again, everything is relative. Compared to the entire world? No. Compared to South Korea? Yes. South Korea, because of its density, has extremely fast speeds. It's South Korea, somewhat Hong Kong (again, the density), and then everybody else. Parts of Europe have slightly higher averages, but we're talking within 3-4Mb/s of the USA average speeds. New technology in South Korea is popping that will shake things up. But, Google's going to have Kansas City's test market with their FTTH (1Gb/s) up in early '12. It's not as bad as many think. Now - mobile speeds? That's a different story. We're wayyy behind.

[jn1780]

Again, everything is relative. Compared to the entire world? No. Compared to South Korea? Yes. South Korea, because of its density, has extremely fast speeds. It's South Korea, somewhat Hong Kong (again, the density), and then everybody else. Parts of Europe have slightly higher averages, but we're talking within 3-4Mb/s of the USA average speeds. New technology in South Korea is popping that will shake things up. But, Google's going to have Kansas City's test market with their FTTH (1Gb/s) up in early '12. It's not as bad as many think. Now - mobile speeds? That's a different story. We're wayyy behind.

Fiber to house is a long ways from being practical (aka affordable). And really, who needs that much internet or movies?

[MikeOKC]

Fiber to house is a long ways from being practical (aka affordable). And really, who needs that much internet or movies?

Oh, I agree with you. 100%. The density of a Seoul or Hong Kong makes it viable. In a metropolitan city? Not by a long shot. Note the "Kansas City" being used in the test market for Google's FTTH is Kansas City, Kansas - not KCMO. I agree with your sentiment about the speeds as well. Unless you're constantly downloading large files, whether you're cruising along at 5 Mb/s or 1Gb/s is hardly going to be noticeable.

I can see FTTH being deployed in places like San Francisco, parts of NYC, smaller cities like Berkeley and Cambridge for their university presence, but no, I agree with you about the practicality of it being rolled out on any wide scale.

[Thunder]

Here is mine. :-/





And the earthquake country, Japan.

[Midtowner]

AT&T is more likely to eventually cap your data allotment than Cox. They and Comcast have lobbied like hell against net neutrality.

[SoonerQueen]

Is this good or bad? I just signed up to try the Cox Cable ultimate speed for three months free. I don't know if they have precessed it yet.





Here's another test I did.

[jn1780]

Is this good or bad? I just signed up to try the Cox Cable ultimate speed for three months free. I don't know if they have precessed it yet.





Here's another test I did.

Looks good, did you have Cox preferred before?

Its not ultimate speeds, yet. You need a newer modem that supports DOCSIS 3.0, but I'm sure they told you that, though.

[SoonerQueen]

I had Premier before.

[jn1780]

I had Premier before.

If you took that test around 9:30ish its still good for peak usage.

[Thunder]

Yeah, that is very good. It also depend on servers and web sites. There is a lot of factors.

To be honest, in all actuality, COX advertise their speed based on their network and/or their site usage. I can't remember specifically. Anything out of COX, will have various results.

[Phoenix59]

Geez, when I last had service with Cox, in Northwest Arkansas in 2006, I had 6Mbps. Call them and ask them for an upgrade.

[blangtang]

Well i still have the slow basic internet package and basic cable from Cox and found out they just raised the price about $7 a month! bastards!!

[Achilleslastand]

AT&T is going to start capping your dsl internet usage starting in May.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/13/a...-overage-fees/