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BDarg - You are so much faster than the other Embarq users!

Did you spring for the extra-cost option for more speed?


Just out of curiosity, I shut off ZoneAlarm and reran the speed test. No difference at all. Hmmm... :scratch: :idontno:

We have the extra-cost option. It is supposed to be 10 mps but it appears to be only 5 mps. Embarq has been having problems in our area. Frequent outages that they assume are the users fault for the first several days. :bang::bang:

We have the extra-cost option. It is supposed to be 10 mps but it appears to be only 5 mps. Embarq has been having problems in our area. Frequent outages that they assume is the users fault for the first several days. :bang::bang:

Hi honey! We are back on! Just one day!!😀:wave:

Embarq dsl, laptop, Seagrove

Embarq dsl, laptop, Seagrove

I got 1410/284 from the Jax server with a similar setup through Embarq. Not very impressive.

My neighbor is on Mediacom and we got 5000/500 this afternoon at 5:00 on her notebook connected through a wireless router.

When I get back from the Thanksgiving trip, I think Embarq is going to be hearing from me. Yeah, I've read all the threads about Mediacom service. But I've got to say, they've done a good job for me on the TV cable service calls I've made. It took 3 trips to get my HD cable box working, and the field technician even gave me his cell number so I could call him directly, without going through the dispatcher.

You are quite right, Tree Frog. Not impressive at all. But I will not get a second service with mediacon. Their customer service is the worst I have ever encountered, and their cable lineup is pretty sad too. And, their prices are too high. The dsl is fast enough for what I use it for.

Is this good or bad?

All I know is I've been in a verbal profanity riddled war with Comcast for the past SEVEN DAYS!!!!!! Can not get back on line other than sporadically every other day for only about 3 hours. It's been horrible. I work from home and am dependent on my email/internet. Their customer service is the absolute worst. They keep sending out these "inmate" types to check out the modem or problem, then it's the line outside. In other words, they don't know what the hell they're doing. I can't believe I have not been arrested yet.

If you don't hear from me in a few days, just know I've murdered a Comcast employee and I'm in jail. (No wonder their customer service office has bullet proof glass!!!)


Desktop, Chicago, high speed cable

JR, Comcast is the pits. I go through the same song and dance with them every 3-4 months. They told me for months that nothing was wrong with my line. First they send someone to your home to make sure you have everything hooked up right, but that service person can not make repairs outside, so then they have to send someone else. What they are doing borders illegal. They want people to upgrade to their digital service and get the full package of services including phone, cable and ISP service and they will tell you that this will boost your service by doing this. :bang:
I am at my wits end with them, but until another provider gets service up my hill, they are the only game in town right now.

that is amazingly fast!!!!!! :yikes::yikes:

Is this good or bad?

All I know is I've been in a verbal profanity riddled war with Comcast for the past SEVEN DAYS!!!!!! Can not get back on line other than sporadically every other day for only about 3 hours. It's been horrible. I work from home and am dependent on my email/internet. Their customer service is the absolute worst. They keep sending out these "inmate" types to check out the modem or problem, then it's the line outside. In other words, they don't know what the hell they're doing. I can't believe I have not been arrested yet.

If you don't hear from me in a few days, just know I've murdered a Comcast employee and I'm in jail. (No wonder their customer service office has bullet proof glass!!!)


Desktop, Chicago, high speed cable

SJ, Thanks for the link.



But the above numbers are actually

17825 and 1852 via speakeasy (Atlanta to Atlanta):
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

If I bypass my Vonage Router, I'm well over 20,000+
Hard to believe but true.

Cox at the north bay is around 5000/450.

that is amazingly fast!!!!!! :yikes::yikes:

Well, nathanthebanker, it's not as cheap as yours. I pay $130/month. Too much. But once you have a taste of the speed, you never want to go back. ;-)

JR, Comcast is the pits. I go through the same song and dance with them every 3-4 months. They told me for months that nothing was wrong with my line. First they send someone to your home to make sure you have everything hooked up right, but that service person can not make repairs outside, so then they have to send someone else. What they are doing borders illegal. They want people to upgrade to their digital service and get the full package of services including phone, cable and ISP service and they will tell you that this will boost your service by doing this. :bang:
I am at my wits end with them, but until another provider gets service up my hill, they are the only game in town right now.

I checked - - ours already IS digital. Mr. JR said that's the way Comcast is around here. They are pretty much the only game in town for us too - if speed is important to you.

Interesting Post and a nice speed test site.





Black Creek, Cox digital package, hardwired computer using Tampa server.

So it looks like Mediacom, Embarq and Speakeasy offer pretty good surface. Smiling Joe, thanks for putting forward the survey!