Freaking ISPs. Check your internet bill!

[MMLMM]

Ok, so I am on a plan that should be around 13mbps. I look at my bill and sure enough, I am being charged for Preferred internet service (Speeds up to 13mbps)...

So I out of the blue do a little check....

Does that look anything like 13mbps???? It looks more like there cheaper "essential" package (reach speeds up to 3mbps)..

I'll be calling Monday and seeing whats up. They are charging me foe 'preferred' and giving me 'essential'

FWIW, I also tested my speeds tethered to my Droid while I was at it.


Check your bills, and your speeds....

 

[MadMaxx61]

lol ya they do that lots in Canada then they will say it is your hardware or that is a max and can be lower at times, yet it is lower 100% of the time till they send a tech with a test scanner then they up it for the test show it is full then turn it back down.

 

[TheBac]

Mike, is 17.5mb download and 3.1mb upload good?

 

[TrentNell]

mine wasn't bad IMOP , for the 34.00 i pay a month .

4.01 download and .61 upload .

what are you paying Mike ?

 

[TrentNell]

Mike, is 17.5mb download and 3.1mb upload good?

Damn Tom that's fast service !

 

[MMLMM]

Mike, is 17.5mb download and 3.1mb upload good?

awesome if your not paying for a 22-50mbps connection lol.

17mbps is pretty good for a home connection. I just wish I could have the 13 I'm paying for lol.

 

[MMLMM]

what are you paying Mike ?

Im paying $47.xx for the internet service (I have cable too it comes out at like 109 a month.)

t says it should be 10mbps with an additional 3mbps boost for your first 22mb of data....maybe they have it backwards lol.

Trent, what speed is your isp billing you for. Thats my issue. my 3mbps is not all that bad, but im being billed for 10-13mbps

 

[SSchmi5519]

Hows this?

Over Wi-Fi:

 

[Osubeaver]

Have you tried a test inside your ISP's network?

I just compared mine:
Inside was 21MB down/5.4MB up

Speedtest.net was 10MB down/5.58MB up

 

[MMLMM]

Hows this?

Over Wi-Fi:

Pretty nice, I'd love to be atleast 10mbps lol. Your wi-fi should be same as your LAN as most home routers are capable of 54mbps....

Some people think they are getting 100mbps on a lan or 54mbps frm wi-fi when they see it in there icon area lol

 

[Kat]

Paying for up to 25... This going though wireless.... It's even faster if I plug directly in...But, have to many computer to do that.

 

[MMLMM]

Have you tried a test inside your ISP's network?

I just compared mine:
Inside was 21MB down/5.4MB up

Speedtest.net was 10MB down/5.58MB up

yep tried, still got 3.2mbps down.

I think I just realized something though. I think I am supposed to have the 3mbps service, but they are charging me for more is all....

 

[MMLMM]

Paying for up to 25... This going though wireless.... It's even faster if I plug directly in...But, have to many computer to do that.

its faster plugging it in? sounds like you need a new router lol.

 

[MMLMM]

someone with a hacked iphone, speed test tethered...

or check there app out.

 

[Kat]

its faster plugging it in? sounds like you need a new router lol.

Well having 3 computers on the internet and X-Box live running full time could have something to do with. The router is the latest and greatest I think.

 

[MMLMM]

Well having 3 computers on the internet and X-Box live running full time could have something to do with. The router is the latest and greatest I think.

lol, kids are stealing all your bandwidth :spit:

 

[MMLMM]

I think I am going to try this router out. It has quite a few cool feature built in.

http://www.belkin.com/pressroom/releases/uploads/07_11_07n1vision.html

 

[rick67]

PAYING FOR UP TO 3Mb/s

 

[Poltergeist]

Gotta love Fios paying for 20/5

 

[ripmf666]