I hate shitty internet service.
05-31-2009, 09:28 AM
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I hate shitty internet service.
I've spent the majority of the past several months living in a hotel in NYC. Times Square, in fact. Broadway & 49th. Nice place. You'd think that maybe it'd be reasonable for a person to expect that internet service here might be better than at a Motel 6 in East Roosterpoo, AR, but you'd be wrong.
It's gotten to the point where I've given up on trying to use uTorrent. I just set up a VPN connection for myself into one of the servers at the jobsite. I use it to do the downloads, then pick 'em up on a USB drive when I'm in the master control room.
It's gotten to the point where I've given up on trying to use uTorrent. I just set up a VPN connection for myself into one of the servers at the jobsite. I use it to do the downloads, then pick 'em up on a USB drive when I'm in the master control room.
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05-31-2009, 02:02 PM
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They most likely are capping it on purpose joe. That way each customer can get an equally shitty experience. Even though bandwidth capping sounds high rent for a hotel, even in Manhattan, its actually pretty easy to set up.
If you had done a tracert while you were there you likely would have seen it going through a local server before hitting roadrunner.
If you had done a tracert while you were there you likely would have seen it going through a local server before hitting roadrunner.
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05-31-2009, 03:46 PM
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This is actually slower than dialup in both directions. I haven't accessed the internet at speeds like this since 1996, and that was through a VAX termserver (and the web was a hell of a lot less graphics-intensive then, to say nothing of flash / java / etc). Even FTP is horrifyingly painful.
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05-31-2009, 06:04 PM
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And that's what I live with 365, not just temporarily at a hotel. Comcast says it'll be $16,000 to bring anything out here. Currently I have BCT, or Beavercreek Cable Television. But I'm pretty sure it stands for BFG Cable Television
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05-31-2009, 08:53 PM
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joe, why not get a wireless 3G connection?
there are "ways" of getting unlimited data and tethering for around $75 a month plus plenty of minutes and messaging.
granted the upload speed leaves something to be desired.... but here's a bluetooth tethered example from about 20 seconds ago:
there are "ways" of getting unlimited data and tethering for around $75 a month plus plenty of minutes and messaging.
granted the upload speed leaves something to be desired.... but here's a bluetooth tethered example from about 20 seconds ago:
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