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hollohas
06-22-2017, 15:40
Curious, anyone else having poor cell reception for the last week or so? Earlier in the week I noticed that my previously crystal clear cell signal (ATT in Metro area) was not great. Lots of calls breaking up. I've had multiple people tell me the same thing while on the phone with them. (For reference, last month I had multiple people tell me that my calls sounded amazing...like they were in HD).
Calling cells with my desk land land has the same results.
And listening to the guys in my office answer the phone hundreds and hundreds of times in the last few days, I've can't tell you how many times I've heard "say that again, you're breaking up".
Ingoing, outgoing, land line...all the same. This obviously isn't just one provider. What gives?
My wifi signa and cell service has been crap all week actually now that you mention it. Wonder if solar flare activity is up
hollohas
06-22-2017, 16:30
I was wondering the same thing.
I thought nothing of the bad signal until I noticed my inside sales guys were saying that on the phone a lot today.
I've had hours on end for the past few days where I get literally no service at my house. Normally I get strong signal here in mid Gilpin County.
I have Sprint. My service is always garbage. I haven't noticed anything unusual.
funkymonkey1111
06-22-2017, 17:38
yeah, i've noticed it to on Tmobile. But, as a bonus, comcast jacked my internet from 25 to 55 mbps!
yeah, i've noticed it to on Tmobile. But, as a bonus, comcast jacked my internet from 25 to 55 mbps!
I had 42 Mbps before, and I have 42 Mbps after.[blah-blah]
Stealth EMP from the Russians. I have T Mobile so never knew good reception existed anywhere in this state.
Just ran a speed test, Download-123.47 Mbps, Upload-44.24 Mbps and it’s Comcast.
You guys have awesome internet.
My download speed is 6.76 Mbps and upload is .46 Mbps.
Wow, Ray, do you have telegraph lines to your house? Are watching TV in black and white with rabbit ears wrapped in tinfoil?
Wow, Ray, do you have telegraph lines to your house? Are watching TV in black and white with rabbit ears wrapped in tinfoil?
Sort of. Lol.
Actually, I am supposed to be getting my internet upgraded tomorrow. Not getting too crazy though. Going to 40 Mbps. That's still going to be five times faster than what I have now.
Stealth EMP from the Russians. I have T Mobile so never knew good reception existed anywhere in this state.
Just ran a speed test, Download-123.47 Mbps, Upload-44.24 Mbps and it’s Comcast.
Not a big deal for the way I work, but I wish my upload speed was better.
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6399247624.png
Cue the member with fiber to best everyone...
Gcompact30
06-22-2017, 21:28
Aliens oh dam
Aliens oh dam
71019
71020
I can’t even find the first test I used, so I don’t know whose test it was. I tried some others that popped up.
Ookla - download 180.00 Mbps, upload 24.29 Mbps.
AT&T - download 181.3 Mbps, upload 23.52 Mbps,
Speedtest.org - download 224.01 Mbps, upload 25.09 Mbps,
Speedtest.us.com - download 186.3 Mbps, upload 24.1 Mbps,
Speedof.me - download 155.14 Mbps, upload 23.58 Mbps
Looks to me like these tests are very subjective, the upload stays fairly consistent, but download is all over the place. I too would like to see what fiber optic does.
I have Comcast and Just had 3 consecutive 2.3 -3.2 tests even after a router restart with the alleged new 55meg service,
No problems with cell service that I've notice lately.
Where I live there is no Comcast... it's only crappy century link or line of sight internet. So my max down is 15mb/sec and up is like .5mb/sec.
Has anyone had any issues with iPhone and all of a sudden it going to no service mine seems to of been doing it alot lately especially when I'm using Maps and it's always in an area that I don't know where I'm going but it's a big city normally so I should have service. It started in the past few months and other people I'm with you have the same cell provider will have service so it's definitely my phone
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Martinjmpr
06-23-2017, 08:21
Wow, Ray, do you have telegraph lines to your house? Are watching TV in black and white with rabbit ears wrapped in tinfoil?
His wi-fi router has vacuum tubes and is powered by steam. [ROFL1]
Martinjmpr
06-23-2017, 08:22
Curious, anyone else having poor cell reception for the last week or so?
Stupid NSA spy drones are using up all the damn bandwidth! [Rant1]
I can’t even find the first test I used, so I don’t know whose test it was. I tried some others that popped up.
......
I too would like to see what fiber optic does.
We have gigabit fiber, up and down... it's never a full gig though.
Just pulled 919 down and 907 up....
71022
That gigabit fiber is crazy.
Here's the last numbers I pulled. Lol.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/0ad63cc5fa04d5c2ae76c4b3f18a1b9f.jpg
My internet currently isn't working. Upgrading today and they appear to have made changes on their end but my new modem hasn't arrived yet. Hopefully it gets here soon so I can fumble my way through the install.
Until then I'll just have to use my 4G. It's way faster than my internet anyways.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/fef5f683d4383f16e1ce61a696dde696.jpg
Found this a few days ago, you can change the settings for different companies.
http://downdetector.com/status/att
http://downdetector.com/status/sprint
They track lots of things; so having a problem with a site [or service]; google first, then I would use this tool.
Grant H.
06-24-2017, 09:29
Stupid NSA spy drones are using up all the damn bandwidth! [Rant1]
The sad part is, I met someone this past week that actually believes something along these lines... They are working on implementing Command/Control of drones over cell networks, but thus far that has not become the norm. The idea of using cell networks will change the range of the drones dramatically, so the key targets here are things like the Amazon Drone Delivery service.
As for internet speeds, your router can actually have a significant effect on the speed that is reported. I gained 200Mbps on my fiber when I changed from a high performance Asus router to my UBNT Edgerouter Lite, and my network is more secure. I had to add a stand alone WAP, but that's normal for me with customers, so I had a used one sitting around.
As mentioned, Speed tests are highly subjective. Lots of things play into the numbers reported:
Time of day (Number of users, load shaping, prioritization, QOS, etc all play into it)
How the speed test runs (flash, HTML 5, etc)
Your computer (depends on how the speed test runs, but if the processor is busy elsewhere, it can affect the results)
Wireless vs Wired (If you are truly trying to test your ISP service, being wired straight to your router is the best way to do that)
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