Computers The State of ChiefsPlanet Broadband - Page 4

**DaFace** · 06-12-2018, 02:21 PM

I just had to renew my internet contract with CenturyLink this week. While I'm irritated that their price went up, I'm now up to 80 Mbps, which I can't complain about. (That said, I hardly know why I need more than about 10 Mbps for what I do, but that's beside the point.)

So just for fun, here's a poll about broadband internet.

**loochy** · 06-13-2018, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SAUTO

Mine is century link and it sucks. No idea on how to see speed

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Internet+Speed+Test

**Lzen** · 06-13-2018, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

I used to know how to check the speed but forgot. I did the AT&T test and this is what it said. Not sure what it means.

Your Test Results
Below are sample transfer times
for commonly shared file types.
DOWNLOAD
MP3 File (5MB) 18 sec
Video Clip (35MB) 2 min
UPLOAD
Email Attachment (1MB) 23 sec
Photo Gallery (8MB) 3 min

**edit** this is what the speedtest.net said
PING
89
ms
DOWNLOAD
2.55
Mbps
UPLOAD
0.47
Mbps

$43 month Centurylink, they have added fiber optic but it costs more and we don't need it.

That means that your speed is slow as molasses.

**Lzen** · 06-13-2018, 07:29 AM

Bearcat made a good point. It sucks that there is hardly any competition when it comes to utilities. The only options I have are AT&T (only have up to 3mbps in my area), Cox (my current service), and perhaps you could do a satellite service like Hughes.net. For me, satellite internet is not an option because I like to play online games. My current service with Cox is $64/month. I get 30mbps upload, 3mbps download, and 1024GB/month cap. We don't ever come anywhere close to hitting that cap so that doesn't bother me. The speeds are fine. We watch some online videos/movies but not a ton. I game some but not a lot. Teenage daughter uses a lot of data gaming, watching Youtube, Facebook, etc. But even with her doing that, last I checked we never used more than about one-third of that.

Zebedee DuBois · 06-15-2018, 07:58 AM

I just did the test a couple times and got 17-18 Mbps download speed, for which I pay $65/month from the cable company. (Wichita/cox)
We stream to 2 and sometimes 3 devices and seldom have glitches.
I would always like to find cheaper service - Cox has repeatedly pissed me off over the years.

shakesthecat · 06-15-2018, 08:13 AM

Recently got Mi Fiber. 200Mbps up and down for $70.

**BigRedChief** · 06-15-2018, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

Bearcat made a good point. It sucks that there is hardly any competition when it comes to utilities.

and it’s going to get worse with all these already huge companies being allowed to combine into bigger companies and fewer choices for us.

bobbymitch · 06-15-2018, 09:19 AM

Same service as ChiefsCountry - 100Mps up and down for $50 a month. We do have the option for Gigabit service, but I don't have a need for speed.

htismaqe · 06-15-2018, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

and it’s going to get worse with all these already huge companies being allowed to combine into bigger companies and fewer choices for us.

I don’t really think it can be stopped. Look at other public utilities, regulation hasn’t stopped consolidation. Deregulation hasn’t stopped it either. It seems like an inevitable cycle. Once we are down to 1 or 2 players, it will be time to bust them up and start all over. IF the government has any interest, that is. I doubt they do.

**jjchieffan** · 06-15-2018, 10:41 AM

I'm at 25mbps for $50/ month. Not the best deal, but considering our options before Total Highspeed put in fiber, I'm not complaining. I had Hughes net and paid $69/ month for similar speeds and a had a 20GB cap which ran out pretty quickly. After that, it was about 2mbps

MTG#10 · 06-15-2018, 01:19 PM

I just moved to Ozark and Im paying $55 for 400 mbps, no data cap with Suddenlink. Im sure this is a new customer promotion though, after a year it'll likely skyrocket.

stumppy · 06-15-2018, 09:17 PM

AT&T , $30 a month, 53 mbs download, 12 mbs upload, 51 ms ping.

**LoneWolf** · 06-16-2018, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

I just did the test a couple times and got 17-18 Mbps download speed, for which I pay $65/month from the cable company. (Wichita/cox)
We stream to 2 and sometimes 3 devices and seldom have glitches.
I would always like to find cheaper service - Cox has repeatedly pissed me off over the years.

You’re getting ****ed. I just ran a speed test and I’m getting 330 Mbps download and 16 Mbps upload from Cox for $65/month.

**hometeam** · 06-16-2018, 05:34 AM

I have 1000 up/1000 down, no cap, no restrictions of any kind.

79.99 through como connect a local electric co op in BFE rural MO.

**SAUTO** · 06-16-2018, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

http://www.speedtest.net/

It wants me to download something.

Chief Pagan · 06-16-2018, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

I don’t really think it can be stopped. Look at other public utilities, regulation hasn’t stopped consolidation. Deregulation hasn’t stopped it either. It seems like an inevitable cycle. Once we are down to 1 or 2 players, it will be time to bust them up and start all over. IF the government has any interest, that is. I doubt they do.

If the regulation hasn't stopped consolidation, maybe the regulations need to be tougher. Alternately, consolidation could be allowed and then you could have pro-consumer regulations. For instance, my understanding is that in much of Europe there is often only one company that runs landlines through a neighborhood. But the government forces that company to license out space on that landline to other companies at a reasonable price and they end up with a competitive market for broadband.

Alternately, you can have the America model of consolidated companies that aren't regulated and have some of the highest prices and worse speeds in the rich world.

View Poll Results: What is your home internet speed?
<1.5 Mbps	2	1.94%
1.5-4.9 Mbps	4	3.88%
5.0-9.9Mbps	9	8.74%
10.0-19.9 Mbps	9	8.74%
20.0-49.9 Mbps	12	11.65%
50.0-99.9 Mbps	17	16.50%
100.0-499.9 Mbps	30	29.13%
500-999.9 Mbps	4	3.88%
1.0 Gbps or higher	12	11.65%
The hell is all of this gibberish?	4	3.88%
Voters: 103. You may not vote on this poll

06-12-2018, 02:21 PM
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $1706899	The State of ChiefsPlanet Broadband I just had to renew my internet contract with CenturyLink this week. While I'm irritated that their price went up, I'm now up to 80 Mbps, which I can't complain about. (That said, I hardly know why I need more than about 10 Mbps for what I do, but that's beside the point.) So just for fun, here's a poll about broadband internet.
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06-13-2018, 07:29 AM	#48
Lzen Supporter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Jan Quadrant Vincent 16 Casino cash: $2010692	Bearcat made a good point. It sucks that there is hardly any competition when it comes to utilities. The only options I have are AT&T (only have up to 3mbps in my area), Cox (my current service), and perhaps you could do a satellite service like Hughes.net. For me, satellite internet is not an option because I like to play online games. My current service with Cox is $64/month. I get 30mbps upload, 3mbps download, and 1024GB/month cap. We don't ever come anywhere close to hitting that cap so that doesn't bother me. The speeds are fine. We watch some online videos/movies but not a ton. I game some but not a lot. Teenage daughter uses a lot of data gaming, watching Youtube, Facebook, etc. But even with her doing that, last I checked we never used more than about one-third of that. __________________ If at first you don't succeed ...skydiving is not for you.
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06-15-2018, 07:58 AM	#49
Zebedee DuBois Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: floating in a tin can Casino cash: $1585199	I just did the test a couple times and got 17-18 Mbps download speed, for which I pay $65/month from the cable company. (Wichita/cox) We stream to 2 and sometimes 3 devices and seldom have glitches. I would always like to find cheaper service - Cox has repeatedly pissed me off over the years. __________________ What am I even doing here?
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06-15-2018, 08:13 AM	#50
shakesthecat Veteran Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: IA Casino cash: $4073833	Recently got Mi Fiber. 200Mbps up and down for $70.
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06-15-2018, 09:19 AM	#52
bobbymitch Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Midwest coast Casino cash: $9893512	Same service as ChiefsCountry - 100Mps up and down for $50 a month. We do have the option for Gigabit service, but I don't have a need for speed. __________________ This is the place where brilliant minds assemble to willfully pool ignorance with questionable logic in order to reach absurd conclusions.
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06-15-2018, 10:41 AM	#54
jjchieffan Supporter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Highlandville, MO Casino cash: $3152247	I'm at 25mbps for $50/ month. Not the best deal, but considering our options before Total Highspeed put in fiber, I'm not complaining. I had Hughes net and paid $69/ month for similar speeds and a had a 20GB cap which ran out pretty quickly. After that, it was about 2mbps
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06-15-2018, 01:19 PM	#55
MTG#10 Mammoth penis Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield Casino cash: $7404386	I just moved to Ozark and Im paying $55 for 400 mbps, no data cap with Suddenlink. Im sure this is a new customer promotion though, after a year it'll likely skyrocket.
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06-15-2018, 09:17 PM	#56
stumppy New and Improved Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, Mo. Casino cash: $1168590	AT&T , $30 a month, 53 mbs download, 12 mbs upload, 51 ms ping. __________________ “As a nation, we can endure damaging policies for a four-year term. But we cannot survive a president willing to terminate our Constitution”
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06-16-2018, 05:34 AM	#58
hometeam Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Casino cash: $3881956	I have 1000 up/1000 down, no cap, no restrictions of any kind. 79.99 through como connect a local electric co op in BFE rural MO.
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