[RCN] Better with 1 way 3 Mbps or 640/160 DSL

gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-22 10:51 am [RCN] Better with 1 way 3 Mbps or 640/160 DSL Here are my only choices... Approx. 40 bucks for RCN one way cable with 3 Mbps d/l (and after reading this forum, God knows how slow the U/L is) or Epix Jack Flash 640K/160K DSL for $50.00 per month... Thoughts.
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srr2 join:2001-12-20 Pipersville, PA	srr2 Member 2004-Mar-22 2:00 pm I'm a former victim of RCN one-way cable service. It's just freaking wonderful. If you like frequent (at least once a day) disconnects and power cycle resets, 1Mbit speeds, 300msec minimum latency, the cost ($15) of another phone line for the analog return. You might get 3Mbit on every other fifth tuesday of months not containing an "r" in their name. Let me put it another way: I was never so happy with my Internet service as I was the day my Verizon DSL went live.
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-22 2:07 pm I wish I could get my Verizon DSL back... But I have to deal with this rinky dink Commonwealth Phone Co. that has no competition in this area... Thats why they get away with charging $50 a month for 640/160...
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gmattox	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-22 2:09 pm Let me clarify, I had VOL DSL when I lived in NJ, the only DSL available where I live now is Jack Flash...
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gmattox	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-22 4:00 pm OK scratch this thread altogether... the competing cable co in town just showed 2 way cable as available... Off to SEC/Prolog I go.....
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srr2 join:2001-12-20 Pipersville, PA	srr2 Member 2004-Mar-23 9:28 am Good luck with that one. Take a very careful look at their TOS. Last time I looked they had verbiage in there that said something about (I may be mis-remembering this) 'only two PCs connected to the service' (and that meant behind your router), and other, fairly silly, restrictive language. I could have had SECTV/Prolog (both SECTV and RCN) on the poles at my location), but was put off by their customer-hostile attitude. I'd like to hear about your experience signing up with them and how they perform. I wonder where you're supposed to post on SECTV/Prolog on BBR? 8-)
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-23 12:20 pm I have both options for Cable here, but only SECTV is offering 2 way, and that just happened this week. I would rather take my chances with the 2 way than have to deal with telco return. And this means I can ditch my monopolistic telephone company, because I only used my phone line for internet. Good ole cell phones. As for the only 2 pc's restriction, I am pretty sure they still have that, but I only have 2 pc's (desktop and laptop) and really, could they tell if I had more than 2 going through my wireless router? Anyway, this was the only choice that made sense for me. They are currently offering me the 800/400 , but the guy I spoke to yesterday claims 1000 both ways in the next few months, and 3000 both ways within the year... I am sure he was mistaken, but we'll see. I was really spoiled in New Jersey, I had VOL DSL (1500/128) and was going to switch to OOL(5000/1000) right before I moved to the boonies. stay tuned, I will keep you updated...
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davidcb13 join:2004-02-06 Branchville, NJ 1 edit	davidcb13 Member 2004-Mar-23 3:56 pm could you plz post a link the the Service electric site. What service electric I have Service Electric Cable Tv of new Jersey. And I currently only have one way but I would like to know more about these speed upgrades. I know service electric cablevision has 3/356 which is extreamly fast compared to the 600/190 which is what is offered to me now. I am wondering because it seems that SECTV is upgraing its speeds So far Service Electric Cablevision-3 megbytes/384 Service Electric Cable TV-800/400 whisch u say will b 3000/3000 by end of the year idk about this though the 3000 upstream seems unlikley Service Electric Cable Tv of New Jersey-This is my subdivision of SECTV they currently are upgrading to two way internet which is 600/190 I think there will be a speed change but no one will say ne thing
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41777095 (banned) join:2002-02-15 Allentown, PA	41777095 (banned) Member 2004-Mar-23 8:47 pm said by davidcb13:could you plz post a link the the Service electric site. »www.sectv.com/partners.shtml Our Affiliates Included under the corporate umbrella of Service Electric Television, Inc. are our sister systems. Service Electric Cablevision, serving the following PA areas: »www.secv.com Birdsboro/Fleetwood/Kutztown 610-582-5317 Hazleton 570-454-3841 Sunbury/Shamokin/Bloomsburg 570-286-5951 Service Electric Cable Company serving the following PA areas: »www.seco-tv.com Mahanoy City/Northern Schuylkill 570-773-2585 Wilkes-Barre/Northern Luzerne 570-825-8508 Service Electric Cable TV of New Jersey, Inc., serving the following NJ areas: »www.sectvonj.com Sparta and parts of Sussex/Warren Counties 973-729-7653
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davidcb13 join:2004-02-06 Branchville, NJ	davidcb13 Member 2004-Mar-23 8:54 pm Yea I kno about SECTV and affilates I have SECTVONJ but what I really want to know is will there be speed improvements on all sectv systems.
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-24 11:14 am I'm not really sure about where the speed upgrades are going to happen. I didnt even know 2 way was available until I called them on Tuesday. I spoke to a guy named Baron in the Internet dept and he quoted me those speeds. Like you said and I posted previously, I am sure he was mistaken with the upload, but as long as I get 3 Mbps down I will be happy... They come to install today, I will let you know what happens.
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ice Sleep Less, Game More join:2002-07-01 Wind Gap, PA 2 edits	ice Member 2004-Mar-24 11:48 am Gmattox, where are you in Pen Argyl? I live in Wind Gap. I wish RCN would upgrade, but with all their problems right now I don't see that happening anytime soon. 3000 both ways is VERY unlikely. I doubt they will even have the 1000/1000 they claim in the next few months. I'm sticking with my one way cable in hopes of them upgrading me eventually, because as of now I download very fast at 4518 down. Of course the [sarcasm]amazing[/sarcasm] is at 24kbps, but I am not a big uploader anyway.
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-24 1:30 pm I am on the low side of town, near Main St. I was going to take that RCN deal, but I do some uploading (I design websites) and some online gaming, so that 24 kpbs would have killed me. I will be happy if the download gets anywhere near 3 Mpbs in the next year, forget about the upload. This (400) is plenty quick for what I need to do...
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ice Sleep Less, Game More join:2002-07-01 Wind Gap, PA 1 edit	ice to gmattox Member 2004-Mar-24 3:04 pm to gmattox Ah, I know where that is... I just drove by not long ago I wondered who else was testing from around here when I saw someone in the archive, not sure if it was you though. Odds of two people being here from this tiny little area is quite small I thought. But yeah, I would like a higher upload, but for me download is better, so I'll take what I can get with these guys. I can't see spending more for a third of the download speed, and not that great of an upload either. This area needs some more solutions for people who wants high speed internet.
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davidcb13 join:2004-02-06 Branchville, NJ	davidcb13 Member 2004-Mar-24 4:04 pm Yea we defiantly need some more options for high speed where I live (n. NJ) its 600/33 kbps one way cable or dialup. I think that all SECTV areas will upgrade to 3/356 just a guess though. Here I am still waitin for two way to be instaled estimates r 6-9 months
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ice Sleep Less, Game More join:2002-07-01 Wind Gap, PA	ice to gmattox Member 2004-Mar-24 4:49 pm to gmattox Yeah well, they don't even have estimate here yet, that's how far off it is.
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-25 8:05 am Well, they took their first shot at installing the cable and ... no upload signal. The tech called in to the office and they confirmed that 2 way is available, but I cant get an upload signal. They are sending out a different tech to take a look at the settings on the pole, but I am willing to bet that even though they say their is two way, its not working properly yet.
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SeattleMatt Streaming Tech Director Premium Member join:2001-12-28 Seattle, WA	SeattleMatt Premium Member 2004-Mar-25 9:20 am Gmattox- Most likely they need to adjust the filters on the line. At my parents house, even though the service was active, the modem would not acquire an upload signal until the tech came out and placed a filter on the cable modem drop. Supposedly this is a SECV thing that they do. Keep us posted how it turns out today.
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-25 12:35 pm My wife just called and said that the internet is now working. I had her run a preliminary test on nyc.speakeasy.net and it came back 634/379... not bad for a system tweaked for dial up. I will mess with it when I get home. I also had her ask the technician there about our Cable TV. Channels over 100 are very fuzzy. He said that the cables in the area are very old, and that they are out rewiring the town now, so everything will get better. Thats also when the internet will go to 3 Mbps...
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SeattleMatt Streaming Tech Director Premium Member join:2001-12-28 Seattle, WA	SeattleMatt Premium Member 2004-Mar-25 1:03 pm Great news- Congrats G
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gmattox join:2002-09-24 Pen Argyl, PA	gmattox Member 2004-Mar-26 7:39 am Well that number is about the best I could do. I ran the tweak test and it said all is good. I will post a link later when I get home. It slowed a little bit last night (about 540/350) but that was at a busier time of day when everyone is home. Still alot better than dialup, and it will rock when the upgrade is done.
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davidcb13 join:2004-02-06 Branchville, NJ	davidcb13 to SeattleMatt Member 2004-Mar-27 5:58 pm to SeattleMatt Nice Good for you.
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