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Orange Blooded [3166]
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Jounge advice and pole sharing
Dec 1, 2016, 12:48 PM
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sorry... POLL. yeah, poll.
So, I am in Lexington, SC (near cootlumbia), and have lived the past decade with no internet service at my house other than my cell phone. I think my only options are time warner, direct/dish/satellite, and MAYBE AT&T or Windstream, but I'm pretty sure it's just satellite and Time Warner. I have been wanting to get a home wifi network set up and get the TV going htpc style with Antenna, Amazon, Netflix, and my friend's WatchESPN code... maybe even throw in some KODI/EXODUS side action... but alas, I have just heard one horror story after another about dealing with Time Warner and how they are ungodly expensive and even if you get in at a decent rate, they just keep trying to raise your rate without even notifying you, throttling your speed, telling straight up lies when "negotiating", and I'm not the type to handle such things peacefully... SO- I came to the Jounge in search of infinite wisdom (and a bewb gif or two, thanks tickle it).
So, today I come to you requesting that you "share in my pole", which will be conducted by the following rulez-
reply with the following subject: INTERNET PROVIDER, speed in mb/sec., cost/month inside post will be: whether the rate is promotional and will go up before you end your contract, and a review of satisfaction with service/horror stories. Also, bewbs if you're into that sort of thing...
example- subject=Time Warner, 30, $60 inside post= They snuck into the back seat of my parked car and surprise butt fugged me when I got in after a long day of work. Maybe not exactly, but that's what it felt like when they raised my rate from $60 to $150 without even notifying me and then told me I had to pay that month's bill even if they lowered it after that. I burned down their headquarters and am posting from federal pound me in the asss prison.
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Heisman Winner [106165]
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Comporium, Unknown, $40
Dec 1, 2016, 12:50 PM
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promotional rate, $60 in a few months.
I heard the speed could be faster if they replace my modem with a newer model, but I have not scheduled that yet.
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Heisman Winner [106165]
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OK, looked it up, it says I have Ultra 60M x 3M***
Dec 1, 2016, 12:54 PM
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Orange Blooded [3166]
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so you're not streaming netflix?
Dec 1, 2016, 12:55 PM
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or is it a lie when the website says I need around 4.3+ mb/sec to stream hd on netflix?
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Heisman Winner [106165]
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I stream netflix, PlaystationVUE, WatchESPN, etc
Dec 1, 2016, 12:59 PM
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and that all works fine.
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Oculus Spirit [86394]
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I streamed netflix with 18 mbps...clarity was not as good as
Dec 1, 2016, 1:00 PM
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satellite, but it was watchable.
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Heisman Winner [106165]
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Correct me if I am wrong, but streaming needs about 5mb/s
Dec 1, 2016, 1:07 PM
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down. Mine has 60mb/s down (supposedly) which is plenty good for streaming.
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Orange Blooded [3166]
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My bad, only read the up***
Dec 2, 2016, 9:49 AM
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Oculus Spirit [82043]
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You pay for your modem rental? WTPh is wrong with yoU?***
Dec 1, 2016, 1:10 PM
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Heisman Winner [106165]
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No, I DON'T THINK I do, but it is possible. Wife set this
Dec 2, 2016, 9:55 AM
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account up and I've never really checked into it.
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Heisman Winner [136124]
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Honest to Mothra, it's amazing any service you have works
Dec 2, 2016, 10:28 AM
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properly, or that someone would know how to fix it if it doesn't.
But you probably already knew that.
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Heisman Winner [106165]
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set it and forget it.***
Dec 2, 2016, 10:52 AM
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All-In [38514]
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Looked at the pig, devoted no time to reading.***
Dec 1, 2016, 12:51 PM
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Orange Blooded [3166]
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do we still get to
Dec 1, 2016, 12:51 PM
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share poles?
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All-In [38514]
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Always***
Dec 1, 2016, 12:54 PM
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Orange Blooded [3166]
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ICT's mistake- cliffs:
Dec 1, 2016, 12:57 PM
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Non-donor poll
Reply with the following subject: INTERNET PROVIDER, speed in mb/sec., cost/month
Inside post will be: whether the rate is promotional and will go up before you end your contract, and a review of satisfaction with service/horror stories. Also, bewbs if you're into that sort of thing...
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Oculus Spirit [86394]
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AT&T, 18, $69.50
Dec 1, 2016, 12:58 PM
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This is my only option other than satellite. I want cable b/c it is cheaper and faster. I hate AT&T like lakebum does. They will have a cheaper intro rate with a large cancellation fee. They may throw mud all over your brand new driveway and you may have to harass them to get a bill credit for the destruction they caused. They will make no effort to fix your driveway.
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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Charter, 30Mb, $40
Dec 1, 2016, 1:00 PM
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It's quoted at 60 MB a month but I've pinged multiple times at it's more like 30. Kinda like how amplifiers advertise peek wattage.
After contract ends it goes to $60 a month.
also YW and here's some more.
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Orange Blooded [3166]
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boi
Dec 2, 2016, 9:49 AM
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oi-oi-oi-oing
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Rock Defender [54]
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ATT 30 $40
Dec 1, 2016, 1:03 PM
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Promotional rate for 24 months. I've run speed tests over wifi that show I'm getting 28mbps down and 2mbps up. Service has been fine. Haven't had to deal with their famous customer service yet.
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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I had them every other year between switching from them to
Dec 1, 2016, 1:05 PM
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Charter when promotions expired. Their customer service was not that bad compared to other internet service providers. Take that for what it's worth, cause they'll still screw something up.
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Oculus Spirit [79596]
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I was having trouble with my modem cutting out and
Dec 1, 2016, 1:12 PM
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requested a new one. Charter lady said, "whoa there little cowboy, let's act like journalists used to and dig a little deeper here..." Guy comes out, determines the problem is the cable in the wall, replaces a bunch of fitting and stuff, moves access to new room, profit. No charge.
They'll probably dig up my driveway or something outrageous now that I've said semi nice things about them.
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Hall of Famer [24382]
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That's an AWESOME grill!
Dec 1, 2016, 1:05 PM
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Who makes/sells those?!
SWEET!!!!!!
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Oculus Spirit [82043]
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Time Warner, 50mbps, $40***
Dec 1, 2016, 1:07 PM
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Orange Blooded [3166]
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are you a wizard?
Dec 2, 2016, 9:50 AM
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teach me, sir. This is what I'm looking for... without having them up it to 100 after one year.
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Lot o points [156401]
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Comcast - 75 Meg, $70/month.***
Dec 1, 2016, 1:14 PM
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CU Medallion [60282]
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AT&T, 30mps(?), $47/mo
Dec 1, 2016, 1:16 PM
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I don't really keep up with the mps stuff, I'll just say whatever I get is plenty good for my needs.
onliest thing I think I have ever streamed other than YouTube videos are Clemson away baseball games on ESPN3 (I'm at all the home ones). And they play on my 60" TV in near-HD quality.
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Orange Blooded [3148]
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Charter, 60mb, $59.99
Dec 2, 2016, 10:30 AM
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I dropped TV service and have Sling TV/Amazon Prime/Kodi now.
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All-TigerNet [12270]
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put her in a boat on lake murray and you don't need no
Dec 2, 2016, 10:34 AM
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stinking internet!
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