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Every time I scroll by this thread title, I think, "Did something happen to Marcus?"

Or is it just like 15 years late?
 
RichZ said:
Every time I scroll by this thread title, I think, "Did something happen to Marcus?"

Or is it just like 15 years late?
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And I think did the OP go straight ?
 
I need to mention the one huge thing that will always prevent me from cutting the cord, and likely come into play for most here, too...

By cutting the cord, if you live in CT and most of metro NY, you lose SNY. Period. Yes, you can go to some russian hacker site to view stuff, or make friends at a bar but you lose all legal options. ESPN3 is "fine" for those out of SNY's home territory, but it won't work for those more local to UConn.
 
^ what he said.
Plus my worry that we won't get the same internet speed for my son's souped up gaming computer. our computer, 2 laptops, 4 tablets and various gaming systems which are often used 4 (or more) at a time .
Am I wrong about comcast & internet speed being better in practice?
I live in Guilford.
 
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David 76 said:
^ what he said.
Plus my worry that we won't get the same internet speed for my son's souped up gaming computer. our computer, 2 laptops, 4 tablets and various gaming systems which are often used 4 (or more) at a time .
Am I wrong about comcast & internet speed being better in practice?
I live in Guilford.
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Do you ever use this link to check your speed? My speed seemed slow to me a while back. This test confirmed it and I had them come out to check for issues. Some minor rewiring later and I was much better.
 
Thanks Waq! I got a download speed of 49.83 Mbps and an upload speed of of 12.25 Mbps.
I don't know whether that is very good or not (I assume from the visual it is pretty good).
But my concern is I would not get anything as fast from a competitor. Any feedback on my speed and possible alternatives would be appreciated!
 
David 76 said:
Thanks Waq! I got a download speed of 49.83 Mbps and an upload speed of of 12.25 Mbps.
I don't know whether that is very good or not (I assume from the visual it is pretty good).
But my concern is I would not get anything as fast from a competitor. Any feedback on my speed and possible alternatives would be appreciated!
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I guess it's all relative. My download is usually in the high-50's these days, but my upload is usually only 6-7. Before the fix I was under 10, sometimes way under.
 
Waquoit said:
Do you ever use this link to check your speed? My speed seemed slow to me a while back. This test confirmed it and I had them come out to check for issues. Some minor rewiring later and I was much better.
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This link is fine to use, but it does not truly test the network of your ISP. Most companies will have a link on their website that checks the speed to their handoff with "the internet." Do a traceroute to see how many hops there are to the server that is being tested to. There may be points along the way that are far less superior than that of your ISP. Companies are constantly raising their speeds. It's like a who has the bigger dong contest. 50 down and 10 up is plenty for most, IMO.
 
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minidarren said:
This link is fine to use, but it does not truly test the network of your ISP. Most companies will have a link on their website that checks the speed to their handoff with "the internet." Do a traceroute to see how many hops there are to the server that is being tested to. There may be points along the way that are far less superior than that of your ISP. Companies are constantly raising their speeds. It's like a who has the bigger dong contest. 50 down and 10 up is plenty for most, IMO.
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Speeds are also limited by your equipment at home too (router/wifi/etc). That's usually where the bottle neck is.
 
intlzncster said:
Speeds are also limited by your equipment at home too (router/wifi/etc). That's usually where the bottle neck is.
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This is very true. Check your router capabilities and port thru put. You can't pass 150 mbps through a 100 mbps port.
 
I'm only 45 and I remember when this was considered a pretty cool viewing experience.

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The day they put HD p^rn on those little cardboard discs is the day I drop off the grid forever.

BTW: BYard filter changes p^rn to "smut". Haha.
 
My question is can I cut the cable and get similar speed with a non-cable provider with 4 active users in my house? My comcast bill is about $300, And I already called to try & negotiate.
 
In the past couple of years I've done a couple of things that also create more free time for me while also enhancing my viewing experience. When an NFL game starts, I hit the Pause button on my DirectTV receiver. Then, I come back in 50 minutes and resume watching the game and fast forward through all the commercials and half time show. By starting my viewing at 1:50, I usually catch up to the live game action with about 5 minutes left. I also set the game to record, as a backup in case there's any problems.

For basketball, I resume watching after 40 minutes.

I've found it a lot more enjoyable to watch the game without all the commercial interruptions. And that extra time that I reclaim lets me do other things rather than watch commercials.
 
David 76 said:
My question is can I cut the cable and get similar speed with a non-cable provider with 4 active users in my house? My comcast bill is about $300, And I already called to try & negotiate.
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Who is a non cable provider? Frontier sells DSL, which is junk. You can get rid of your TV package and use OTT applications, but you still need Comcast for your data connection.
 
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dogpause said:
In the past couple of years I've done a couple of things that also create more free time for me while also enhancing my viewing experience. When an NFL game starts, I hit the Pause button on my DirectTV receiver. Then, I come back in 50 minutes and resume watching the game and fast forward through all the commercials and half time show. By starting my viewing at 1:50, I usually catch up to the live game action with about 5 minutes left. I also set the game to record, as a backup in case there's any problems.

For basketball, I resume watching after 40 minutes.

I've found it a lot more enjoyable to watch the game without all the commercial interruptions. And that extra time that I reclaim lets me do other things rather than watch commercials.
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Yes, but for Husky games, you miss out on the brilliance of the chatroom. There is that one moment of brilliance, the "fort the ead" moment, that happens once every decade that makes the idiocy of our in-game selves tolerable.
 
minidarren said:
Who is a non cable provider? Frontier sells DSL, which is junk. You can get rid of your TV package and use OTT applications, but you still need Comcast for your data connection.
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Thanks, So DSL is a "No".
What is OTT?
 
David 76 said:
Thanks, So DSL is a "No".
What is OTT?
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I think the bulk of industry experts would say that cable trumps DSL when considering ISPs. I really don't think anything greater than 50/10 is necessary for the average user. Google Fiber is offering symetrical 1 gig connections, which is blasphemy and really not needed TODAY. You aren't going to see Google Fiber here in CT anyway, it was more an example.
 
Dogbreath2U said:
Yes, but for Husky games, you miss out on the brilliance of the chatroom. There is that one moment of brilliance, the "fort the ead" moment, that happens once every decade that makes the idiocy of our in-game selves tolerable.
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If a rare event like that occurs, I'm sure TCF15 will offer a replay.
 
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