Not really sure what the author is trying to achieve with this one - first off appears to be comparing wifi speeds which we all know is a fairly poor way to test a connection.
Second of all the speedtests shown are 3 months apart...
Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware
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#132"Pretty poor coverage" sounds like the author was relying on Wi-Fi for connectivity. I wouldn't trust an ISP-provided combo modem/router to do anything more than the bare minimum when it comes to wireless, most likely a single chain 2.4 GHz network (and 5 GHz if you're lucky). Replacing it with Google Wifi which is a Wave2 802.11ac 5 GHz device with Beamforming will make a world of difference. Intentionally supplying…
I just gave a DOCSIS 3.0 modem to a friend who was paying $7 per month on a DOCSIS 2 modem that couldn't provide the subscribed speed. Comcast had already charged her for a couple of truck rolls to troubleshoot the speeds, so it boggles my mind why the rented modem had not been replaced. Even more interesting is that Comcast does have infrastructure in place to notify customers of these issues, though I have only see…
Comcast upgraded my speed because they thought google fiber was coming, and as part of that, has been bugging me to upgrade my modem. Multiple phone calls and emails. I own the modem and have never rented from them. And I haven't bothered upgrading because the download speed is basically fast enough already and I don't think it would improve the upload speed.
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#133Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware
#134Comcast ripped me off much more than that. My HOA signed a (incredible bad) deal with Comcast to provide basic channels (the ones nobody wants) for $35/unit* * for 3 years. Then, Comcast's rep allegedly* forged the contract to last 8 years instead of 3. The stupid manager lost the emails, Comcast insisted on the (allegedly* forged) 8-year contract and so the HOA paid it until the manager found the original signed con…
Every single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.
Honestly, I like mine. Let's see...
- No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats
- No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons
- No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house
- File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days.
- Can't leave trash cans out all week: great, less of a buffet for raccoons at night.
- Community pools: great, I go out there at 10:00 pm with a couple friends and a few beers and drift around the pool chatting quietly
The only beef I've ever had was they wouldn't let me widen my driveway by a couple feet because it'd go over HOA-maintained plants. Not a huge deal, but I just drove over the plants and then claimed it was my neighbor doing it to get me in trouble. They gave up pretty quick. My dues are pretty reasonable too.
Sorry you guys have had crappy ones, but they're not all bad.
Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware
#135Don't use Speedtest.net. The major providers all prioritize their traffic and it gives unrealistic results. I built a graphical console-based speed tester (client+server) that you can run yourself to get a more accurate picture and test between your home and servers you actually use: https://github.com/chrissnell/sparkyfish
Netflix's fast.com speedtest uses Netflix's nflxvideo.net CDN servers and HTTPS so it should be a good model for real-world Netflix video usage. https://fast.com/
I get > 50% higher speeds on fast.com vs. speedtest.net
Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware
#136Don't use Speedtest.net. The major providers all prioritize their traffic and it gives unrealistic results. I built a graphical console-based speed tester (client+server) that you can run yourself to get a more accurate picture and test between your home and servers you actually use: https://github.com/chrissnell/sparkyfish
Netflix's fast.com speedtest uses Netflix's nflxvideo.net CDN servers and HTTPS so it should be a good model for real-world Netflix video usage. https://fast.com/
90Mbps on speedtest, 5Mbps on fast.com... BT isn't any better than comcast.
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#137This happened to my friend too. He was arguing for a new modem. They said no there was no problem. So he replaced it with a non-comcast modem and poof max speed.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
In many apartment buildings the 2.4 Ghz spectrum is just too crowded. Just using a cheap 5Ghz 11n without breamforming would likely solve the problem. I've got at least 40 bss's on 2.4 and I'm the only one on 5Ghz. It's crazy. I'd say Comcast should use 5Ghz but then that spectrum will get crowded too.
All devices going forward (especially isp routers) _should_ use only 5ghz. Consumers should have to spend extra on 2.4 AP gear to support legacy client devices. 5ghz has reduced propagation and there are so many more channels available that it is actually optimal to use in dense evvironments. Mesh wifi is pretty much a requirement for a lot of users to keep the same coverage with multiple rooms compared with their ex…
As far as I understand, 5ghz is weak on distance which is a problem at my apartment building. Every time I'm on the 5G SSID, the internet becomes unusable in the bedroom and kitchen which makes 5G unusable for me because my devices don't select the 2.4ghz band automatically.
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#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
Every single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.
Honestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave…
Why do you want to control what other people do to their houses? Is maintaining some sense of opulence so important to you that you would be willing to remove peoples' freedoms?
Edit: to those downvoting me, could you please explain? I don't understand.
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#140I used my own modem from the start with Comcast (bought specifically for their service), but after about 6 months I was having problems with the modem being disconnected multiple times per day, and sometimes unable to reconnect for hours at a time. Comcast support insisted that my modem was unsupported, despite it being present on their supported modems list. After about 3 calls I gave up and started researching on m…
Ran into a similar problem with my modem -- the website clearly said it was supported, but three different phone service reps said it wasn't. I went out, spent $100 on a new surfboard modem, didn't help. When they finally sent a tech out, he said my original modem was fine.
This is a part of their sales playbook. Even if you have a top of the line modem that just came out and is on their support list, they will tell you its either unsupported or about to become unsupported and push you to rent garbage from them instead.
You can never trust anything a phone/chat rep tells you because they're aggressively pushed by management to integrate sales into support.