Verizon launches gigabit FIOS for $70/month

I still pay $200/month for Comcast - 1 HDDVR, 1 phone, upgraded internet. I'd switch to this FiOS deal immediately if offered here. Even if it's an intro deal and there's added cost. Fuck comcast. We don't have any other providers here except shitty satellite.

kegkilla said:

940/880 Mbps Down/Up

RIP Comcast
eat shit Google

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Actual numbers will be less unless you are sitting on top of the antenna. What is that, LTE Cat 13? My phone is only cat 6 @ 300 Mbps so it does me no good unless I'm not understanding what this means.

kegkilla said:

940/880 Mbps Down/Up

RIP Comcast
eat shit Google

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Why should Google eat shit? I've gotten those same numbers with them (upload's usually higher, actually) at $70. I mean, Google may not support their network for long (who knows), but in terms of current performance it's great.

India's numbers are far better than ours in the US.

So what is good numbers for wireless?
I'm seeing anywhere between
5.3-5.8 Mbpsloads
2.3-2.8 Mbpsloads
45-98 ms pings

Destiny's Paw said:

So what is good numbers for wireless?
I'm seeing anywhere between
5.3-5.8 Mbpsloads
2.3-2.8 Mbpsloads
45-98 ms pings

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Wireless in your home? That seems pretty bad, but it all depends on what your plan is for.

DickTrickle said:

Wireless in your home? That seems pretty bad, but it all depends on what your plan is for.

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Straight Talk through VZW and suppose to be 4G LTE. I might be out in the boonies a little.

Denamian said:

Yeah, if that's your home connection, that's garbage. If it's your cell, it's still not good, but passable for most people. For reference, the FCC definition of broadband is 25/3 Mbps.

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25 Mbps, that would be nice. I'm still learning.

Denamian said:

Those speeds are on the low end for 3G. Either you are being throttled, you have a shitty connection, or you aren't actually connected on LTE.

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Not sure where the tower is but I'd love to see what this does connected to LTE.

shit, i thought i was getting fucked with Optimum's 30/5 for $60 per month. some of you guys have slower internet speeds than i had when i still played EQ in 2002. my DSL connection was 3mpbs and i never went LD at raids. of course when i was rocking my 56kbps i linked all the time. that 1gig net looks tasty, though i dunno what i would do with all that speed.

Cell data or home service? This is mine from best to bad.

Look at you fancy city folk. I am pleased-as-punch with my 10m down, 1m up (even though it is more like 7-8 down and .5 up).

Why, if I had a 1g down, I might verywell drown in things. That is what the cable companies are afraid of, right?

grumblethorn said:

Totally random question for you man being a marylander. In your opinion is a 6.5 inch crab a jumbo in your book?

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I usually would do bushels (most of my crabs I did with family) - so a jumbo bushel would sometimes have a few sneaking in that small, but I'd be ticked the rare times I was only getting a couple and got some that were under a hand sized for a jumbo. (I assume you're talking claw to claw for measuring roughly, right? If you're just talking torso/carapace that sounds about what I was used to)

Down here in FL though, it's noticably smaller on blue crab sizes though, so it's possible my memories are starting to warp though. (Course I'd heard some places do import their crabs from FL in MD - so small "jumbos" could be a symptom of that as well I suppose)