World internet speeds

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:24 pm

Max Peck wrote:I'm old enough to remember when you had to specify the number of bits in your bytes, because it wasn't a given that there'd be 8 of them.

Wat? How old are you?!?

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:47 pm

RunningMn9 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:24 pm
Max Peck wrote:I'm old enough to remember when you had to specify the number of bits in your bytes, because it wasn't a given that there'd be 8 of them.
Wat? How old are you?!?

Old enough to have dealt with the repercussions of legacy hardware from the days before engineers settled on standard byte/word sizes.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:54 pm

Spectrum rolled out a frequency shift, the vendor botched some of it, and my surge protector didn’t like the new frequency band, so was severely limiting throughput.

Problem resolved for now.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:58 am

Thought Id bring back these classics.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 4:36 pm

Both my car ins and internet jumped up this month. Not huge but every little bit adds up for me. It went up nearly $20. I called but theres no promotions for me. So I told them to drop my speed from 600 to 300 and save $10. Bah. They said check back there might be a deal next month ya never know. In fact its usually raise my speed back up and save more than this lol. Stupid system.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:20 pm

I lucked out tonight. Im really drunk. Im slurring my words even. But I call Charter Spectrum not hoping for much. Talk to one girl in billing who trans me over to god knows where,,,and I meet a beer guy. Lol. He brews his own even. he suggests Bison beer by Longcreek.....which I will try. He give me a discount which lowers my price to $19 frickin dollars wooo...but I apply speed to my pipe....500 down...half a gig ....$34 a month..I take it for 12 months and leave. I am happy..... an d dizzy.

Just like that..phone call and lowered my bill by $20 an raised my speed by 200 megabytes per second.

RMC · Post by **RMC** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:45 am

I live in the country and have done every type of internet, and was even on the waiting list for Elon's Satalite service. Then 5G came into the area, and I was getting fairly good speeds. However, a few weeks ago I get a call that they ran Fiber past my house, and would I like to switch?

So I laugh, and say, are you sure you can hook my house up, it happens all the time that they somehow get it wrong. But nope, Fiber is here, so I am getting almost 1 TB down, and 750 MB up. Price is higher, but the speeds are the best I have ever had. So very happy.

Montag · Post by **Montag** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:11 am

RMC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:45 am I live in the country and have done every type of internet, and was even on the waiting list for Elon's Satalite service. Then 5G came into the area, and I was getting fairly good speeds. However, a few weeks ago I get a call that they ran Fiber past my house, and would I like to switch?

So I laugh, and say, are you sure you can hook my house up, it happens all the time that they somehow get it wrong. But nope, Fiber is here, so I am getting almost 1 TB down, and 750 MB up. Price is higher, but the speeds are the best I have ever had. So very happy.

Um, I am assuming GB down as opposed to the 1000 times faster TB down.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:27 am

Probably feels like 1 TB to him. Leave him be

RMC · Post by **RMC** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:12 am

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:27 am Probably feels like 1 TB to him. Leave him be

Lol, Typo.
Yes, GB

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:22 am

RMC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:12 am
Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:27 am Probably feels like 1 TB to him. Leave him be
Lol, Typo.
Yes, GB

I'm going to push even further and suggest it's Gb vs the 8x faster GB. Xfinity has 6Gb but as far as I am aware, nobody offers GB for home internet in the US.

Yes, I am being pedantic.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:19 pm

EPB near me but NOT me nab dabbit has 25Gb on offer.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:40 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:19 pm EPB near me but NOT me nab dabbit has 25Gb on offer.

https://epb.com/fi-speed-internet/?#choose-your-plan

only $1500/mo

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed May 22, 2024 7:09 pm

Got an automated voicemail from Spectrum internet saying Ive just lost my 40% discount I was getting and to call them back at the caller id number. This isn't a scam call btw its actually charter spectrum trying to hook you into a new deal. He said I could get what I get now for a flat rat of $30 a month for 36 months.

BUT......I have to pay the full $300+something up front and wont be billed for those 36 months. That sure sounds like a contract to me...actually sounds like the old cell phone contracts from the late 90s early 2000s. I dont have that kinda cash to do that shit. Fucking companies just give me the deal or a better deal than even that and let me pay monthly. wtf.

Its 2 weeks until check and I gotta make whats in my cabinets last until then. Got nothing left in bank or cc.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed May 22, 2024 8:10 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 7:09 pm This isn't a scam call btw its actually charter spectrum trying to hook you into a new deal.

Just to be clear - how did you confirm this?

If you ever receive any messages like that, do NOT contact the company at the number they provide. Find their number on their website, call it, and ask there.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed May 22, 2024 8:16 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 7:09 pm Got an automated voicemail from Spectrum internet saying Ive just lost my 40% discount I was getting and to call them back at the caller id number. This isn't a scam call btw its actually charter spectrum trying to hook you into a new deal. He said I could get what I get now for a flat rat of $30 a month for 36 months.

BUT......I have to pay the full $300+something up front and wont be billed for those 36 months. That sure sounds like a contract to me...actually sounds like the old cell phone contracts from the late 90s early 2000s. I dont have that kinda cash to do that shit. Fucking companies just give me the deal or a better deal than even that and let me pay monthly. wtf.

Its 2 weeks until check and I gotta make whats in my cabinets last until then. Got nothing left in bank or cc.

Ok, stop. Stop.

It took me about 20 seconds to find that this is a known scam. Example. Another example.

Never, never contact a company back on something unsolicited with the number that they provide.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed May 22, 2024 9:04 pm

God you're probably right. After I just fell for that last scam. Ive turned old.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed May 22, 2024 9:15 pm

He is right. Here’s an idea: ANYTIME you get a phone call or email that involves money, run it past us first.

Also, if ANYONE tells you you have to pay for something with gift cards or crypto, it’s a scam. Just remember that.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed May 22, 2024 9:45 pm

But if hepcat call about Hairbucks gift cards, that’s totally legit.

gilraen · Post by **gilraen** » Thu May 23, 2024 12:32 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:04 pm God you're probably right. After I just fell for that last scam. Ive turned old.

Here's something to consider: scammers share successful "catches". Which means your information is now floating around as a potential mark. Basically for the foreseeable future you literally cannot trust a single phone call (and probably most emails) that ask for any financial information.

Also, read the r/Scams subreddit for the sheer variety of possible scams out there. Some are obvious but many are quite sophisticated and insidious.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu May 23, 2024 12:42 pm

gilraen wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 12:32 pm
Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:04 pm God you're probably right. After I just fell for that last scam. Ive turned old.
Here's something to consider: scammers share successful "catches". Which means your information is now floating around as a potential mark. Basically for the foreseeable future you literally cannot trust a single phone call (and probably most emails) that ask for any financial information.

Also, read the r/Scams subreddit for the sheer variety of possible scams out there. Some are obvious but many are quite sophisticated and insidious.

This is a good point. You might even consider trying to get your number and/or email account changed. If nothing else, make a new Gmail account (they're free) that you only use for financial matters. If you are contacted by any of those companies on your old email, you'll know something is off.

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