Amazing Technology: What Else Can Man Accomplish

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02-28-2013, 08:47
Bailey Guns

Amazing Technology: What Else Can Man Accomplish

I've just stepped into the 21st Century, it seems.

CenturyLink turned up my internet speed to a mind-boggling 7MBPS. Also learning how to use a new Razr Maxx HD 4G smartphone. I feel sorry for those of you outside the Bailey metropolitan area that don't have access to the space-age miracles of modern technology available here.

With these fantastic tools of the future in hand, I'm off on a new adventure...streaming video. At the risk of alienating the technologically disadvantaged among you, I'll let you know how that works.
02-28-2013, 08:50
cofi

they bumped me up to 3mbs last week its like 1997 over here
02-28-2013, 08:51
clublights

7Mbps ???? ......... try 40Mbps :-D

I went from 3 to 40 a couple years back and am STILL amazed how fast 40 is ...

(Oh and just to be a nerd it is with a little b ... Megabits not MegaBytes if it was MegaBytes.. oh lordy ... that would be FAST )
02-28-2013, 08:52
HBARleatherneck

im at 1.2

is that like rotary phone dial up speed?
02-28-2013, 08:53
blacklabel

Re: Amazing Technology: What Else Can Man Accomplish

You're phone is going to have faster data speeds in Denver than your house has.
02-28-2013, 08:53
Bailey Guns

Quote:

Originally Posted by clublights

(Oh and just to be a nerd it is with a little b ... Megabits not MegaBytes if it was MegaBytes.. oh lordy ... that would be FAST )

Sorry...you're wrong. Here, it's MBPS: MegaBailey's Per Second. It's a new internet speed classification most haven't even dreamed of.
02-28-2013, 08:54
sniper7

Im at 24. Good enough for us.
That is the phone i want though!
02-28-2013, 08:54
Bailey Guns

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacklabel

You're phone is going to have faster data speeds in Denver than your house has.

(I had that with 3G I think)
02-28-2013, 08:56
Bailey Guns

Quote:

Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

im at 1.2

is that like rotary phone dial up speed?

When we moved up here in 1992 we were put on a PARTY line. 19-freakin-92 and they were still using party lines.
02-28-2013, 08:57
clublights

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

Sorry...you're wrong. Here, it's MBPS: MegaBailey's Per Second. It's a new internet speed classification most haven't even dreamed of.

Oh I apologize and Stand corrected....

Do you know if we will be able to get MegaBaileys in Denver anytime soon ????
02-28-2013, 09:00
Bailey Guns

Quote:

Originally Posted by clublights

Oh I apologize and Stand corrected....

Do you know if we will be able to get MegaBaileys in Denver anytime soon ????

I think it's reserved only for those with hillbilly and redneck blood lines.
02-28-2013, 09:04
clublights

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

I think it's reserved only for those with hillbilly and redneck blood lines.

IF I have an uncle who died after after saying to someone " here hold my beer and watch this " does that count ?
02-28-2013, 09:06
HBARleatherneck

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

When we moved up here in 1992 we were put on a PARTY line. 19-freakin-92 and they were still using party lines.

we had a party line in Golden gate canyon in 1998.
02-28-2013, 09:11
Bailey Guns

Quote:

Originally Posted by clublights

IF I have an uncle who died after after saying to someone " here hold my beer and watch this " does that count ?

You're in, dude.
02-28-2013, 09:17
clublights

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

You're in, dude.

SWEET!!!!

But all kidding aside.. how do you like the "high speed" so far ? amazing how much more internet you can play with when your not waiting on load times.. now your going to want a faster computer. ( tho I have no clue how old or new your current machine is )
02-28-2013, 09:21
birddog

I think the Internet is another fad that will pass. [ROFL2]
02-28-2013, 09:21
Bailey Guns

Going from 1.5 to 7 is actually pretty amazing. I can't imagine what 40 would be like. I played with the 4G while in Conifer yesterday. WOW!
02-28-2013, 09:27
Bailey Guns

Speedtest: 3.75 download, .72 upload. The other guy must be online, too. Really slows things down.
02-28-2013, 09:28
birddog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

Speedtest: 3.75 download, .72 upload. The other guy must be online, too. Really slows things down.

Big brother is slowing your speed as he adds you the "the list"
02-28-2013, 09:30
StagLefty

meh I can't read that fast anyways !!! [ROFL1]
02-28-2013, 09:31
clublights

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2540932887.png

Here we go with a better server

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2540936220.png

sometimes you have to check a couple to see good results
02-28-2013, 09:42
HoneyBadger

3Mbps up and down is more than fast enough for most people. That's enough to stream an HD movie or play most console video games online.
02-28-2013, 09:52
00tec

I pay for 25 (well, actually get it free), but test at 34 or so down.

A FYI for Comcast: At the end of March, speeds are getting an upgrade. If you currently pay for 15, you'll get 25. If you pay for 25, you'll get 50 (10up).
02-28-2013, 10:05
HBARleatherneck

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

3Mbps up and down is more than fast enough for most people. That's enough to stream an HD movie or play most console video games online.

sadly my internet is so slow, that I cant stream a youtube video or any video without many, many interuptions. it gets old.
02-28-2013, 10:40
Trigger

32.54 up 5.21 down. its a beautiful thing...no lag on CoD Black Ops 2 or Guild Wars 2.
02-28-2013, 10:53
Dingo

Hey, you have high speed internet, AND Harris Park in your backyard. I'm jealous. :-)
02-28-2013, 10:56
BuffCyclist

I went from 35 MBPS in Denver to 1.5 MBPS when I moved to New Mexico. That was the FASTEST I could get down here too, it was painful.

Worst part is, I was paying the exact same amount for that slow service as I was up in Denver. Since moving out of the mountains, they have recently bumped me up to 10MBPS at "no cost to our subscribers" and yet in the same letter they told me about that upgrade, they told me about an "increase in costs due to various taxes they've incurred but this is in no way related to our bumping you up to 10 from 8mbps". Horseshit!
02-28-2013, 10:59
brutal

Not to shabby for Parker's bottleneck

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2541143897.png
02-28-2013, 11:00
brutal

Quote:

Originally Posted by 00tec

I pay for 25 (well, actually get it free), but test at 34 or so down.

A FYI for Comcast: At the end of March, speeds are getting an upgrade. If you currently pay for 15, you'll get 25. If you pay for 25, you'll get 50 (10up).

They pull that shit every year. Still haven't seen the upgrade since I switched back from that broke dick Century Link crap.
02-28-2013, 11:19
HoneyBadger

Quote:

Originally Posted by 00tec

I pay for 25 (well, actually get it free), but test at 34 or so down.

A FYI for Comcast: At the end of March, speeds are getting an upgrade. If you currently pay for 15, you'll get 25. If you pay for 25, you'll get 50 (10up).

Are their rates for new customers going to change? I'm moving in 2.5 weeks and I need to figure out what ISP i'm going with.
02-28-2013, 11:43
HoneyBadger

Also... my internet connection from my desk at work is so bad, I can't even upload an screenshot of my speedtest.net results.

I scored .66Mbps down and .43Mbps up. [pileoshit] <--it took more than 5 minutes to load the pop-up window to pick a smiley icon, or in this case, a steaming pile o' sh!t.
02-28-2013, 11:47
blacklabel

Re: Amazing Technology: What Else Can Man Accomplish

I get 12 down and 16 up at work but don't use that for anything but work related tasks.
02-28-2013, 12:18
00tec

Quote:

Originally Posted by brutal

They pull that shit every year. Still haven't seen the upgrade since I switched back from that broke dick Century Link crap.

It's in internal memos and documentation. They let us know as of 2/25.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

Are their rates for new customers going to change? I'm moving in 2.5 weeks and I need to figure out what ISP i'm going with.

All prices went up like $3 across the board (video, data, and voice) a few months ago, but from there, there are no price increases for new customers. When you move, transfer in with just limited basic cable and let me know. (if you decide to keep comcast)
02-28-2013, 13:45
HoneyBadger

Quote:

Originally Posted by 00tec

It's in internal memos and documentation. They let us know as of 2/25.

All prices went up like $3 across the board (video, data, and voice) a few months ago, but from there, there are no price increases for new customers. When you move, transfer in with just limited basic cable and let me know. (if you decide to keep comcast)

I don't currently have comcast, but I had them in the past with no real problems. I'd like to just do internet and no cable or voice. I don't watch any TV that I can't get through the internet, and have no need for a landline.
02-28-2013, 14:15
Ah Pook

Quote:

Originally Posted by clublights

7Mbps ???? ......... try 40Mbps :-D

I think they gave him the "common sense" low capacity package. Do you really need all those MBs?

Who knew Bailey was the technical center of the universe. [Wow1]

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