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Offline suishonoyoru

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I need a new ISP in the US, any recomendations?
« on: August 03, 2011, 04:58:43 AM »
I currently have Comcast and my UL and DL times suck.  I just wish someone more fortunate would share the love.

Offline datora

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Re: I need a new ISP in the US, any recomendations?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2011, 07:46:48 AM »
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Verizon fiber optic, if you can get it.  I've got a rock-stable 15/5 with completely unlimited transfer (within those bandwidth speed limits).  With 5 Mbit/s upload, I've put up just over 1TB/month steady for over a year, AND that's only partial dedication to BBT while still using bandwidth on other trackers.  No complaints from Verizon.  Even spoke with their techs a few times about torrenting ... they helped advise me on configuring my router and setting up firewall port exception.

Their policy has been: so long as they don't get a complaint from anyone, they could care less how I use the bandwidth I'm paying for.

I live in fear of the day I have to move to a location where I can't get this service anymore.  They also offer faster packages for more $$s ... but I've got no need.


[ EDIT:  Should also mention that my real speed is closer to a 16/6 even though my service contract states 15/5.  Verizon seems to think that a customer should get slightly more than they're paying for, just to make sure they're happy.  That's probably one of the contributing factors toward my monthly U/L total: nearly 20% extra capacity over my service agreement, and I use about all of the U/L pretty much 24/7.  D/L is probably 10x more than I use on any day, but it's nice to have 2.3/2.4 MByte D/L when I do need to grab a few things. ]
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Re: I need a new ISP in the US, any recomendations?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 09:15:30 AM »
I currently have Comcast and my UL and DL times suck.  I just wish someone more fortunate would share the love.
Try and get Verizon Fios (I would recommend this over everything else, if it's in your area). If it's not available then call Comcast and tell them you want to go with Business Class Internet. You'd pay about 10 dollars more for the same connection speed PLUS all ports being opened (nothing blocked), unlimited bandwidth, fixed IP and a hell of a better modem with extra ports from the back - all for free, but you'll probably have to go in contract with them for 2 years. If you pay an additional 10 dollars, you get faster download speed and a superb upload speed connection. Well, that's all I could recommend. I don't know about Yahoo or AT&T but DSL is "bleh" and I don't trust their privacy stuff. You can always cheat and remove the piece they put between your modem and the wire from outside to get double speeds, but I don't recommend that. I'm sure they'd find out. :P

Also, their Business Class is 24/7 any day, anytime, and you barely wait in line for someone to pick up.

(866)682-7927 - number I usually call for troubles.


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