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Internet provider question

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 1:20 PM

  off of Maclay  real close to St. Joachim & Ann Chruch. 

  You in St. Charles Dan?

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 2:46 PM

  No I don;t....I'm in Chesterfield off of Kehrs Mill Rd by Marquette HS.

  You know how that is, before rush hour I can be in the Cottleville area in 10 minutes, before Hwy 40 jams up on the bridge ...but I do know a lot of people in ST.C and have family out there too...when my kids were playing Club and H.S. soccer we were at SLYSA, 1 of the Francis Howell, or Fort Zumwalt schools every week 10 months a year....1 of the girls team practiced out there at the church by the St.C Community College on Mid Rivers dr. 3 nights a week too...plus a friends son was a asst golf pro at the Falls, I used to play out there a lot free 12-13 years ago..LOL.

   

  I am really surprised you have trouble with U-Verse in that area...I could see it if you were South of Hwy 40 toward Defiance..

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 4:44 PM

  If I could get the fastest they have maybe, but I have the fastest that iis offered in my area 12mbps which I  am  only getting 10. Just not enough to  handle  all our systems. 

  yeah 40 is a bear at rush hour.

• Wheels65 744 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 5:33 PM

  I (hope) that this post is unwarranted - Woodo - READ that contract - ALL of it - see if they give you a right of recession if your tests do not produce the advertised speeds.

  Comcast is trying to by my ISP.  DGAF, will NOT DEAL WITH COMCAST!!!!

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 6:38 PM

  Well they advertise 100mbps, but told me in my area I would be getting 66. Just like AT&T I was paying for 12, but only got 10,and they said it could go down to 6 and still be within their  tolerance  

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 6:39 PM

  Woodoworkery:

  If I could get the fastest they have maybe, but I have the fastest that iis offered in my area

  Charter is offering the best Mbps in the Midwest. Your Charter speed tests will show 90 to 100+ Mpbs for $52 a month.

  You can configure the modem through the Device manager.

  Just be sure you ask for the Arris, 100 Mbps modem.

   

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 6:59 PM

  You can go with a wireless router, but you have to buy the router out of pocket for around $100 from like BestBuy and Charter will charge a small fee for the signal. But keep in mind, wireless connections can sometimes be a bit squirrely.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 8:02 PM

  Woodoworkery:

  Well they advertise 100mbps, but told me in my area I would be getting 66.

  Very fast download speed, for twitching though the upload speed is 4Mbps...

   

• garyk49 2,333 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 8:19 PM

  Gary, the new Arris modem lays down flat, the older 1 was upright.  Will have green and amber lights on the front.  The old had green, 1 blue, and blinking amber for your router. Both are docsis 3, which is needed for the 100 meg.  Older modems are docsis 2 and won't run the 100 speed.  All of the above is for wired, not wireless.

  Dan take a look at my speed test earlier in post.  Consistently between 90-100 down.  5+ plus up.  If I remember correctly 100/5 is what is advertised.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Wed, Jan 21 2015 9:07 PM

  Right, they advertise around 5mbps with the 100, wood said his would be 66, 60 is advertised at 4 mbps upload....like all of the ISP's, depending on how far down the line you are from them and time of day...