I have to agree. It seems the providers have really managed to "fix" their systems so the burst data rate is awesome. The first 5 megs or so scream!!!
Then it crawls after that.
In Payson I am using SuddenLink (cable) and I love it. I had 7MB CenturyLink (Qwest, DSL) and it was awful. My Pastor had Centurylink at the church and I could never convince him to switch. I would show him my speedtest.net ratings of ~ 17 MB down on a 15 MB connection. He had a 7MB connection and speedtest.net would always say his connection was ~ 5 - 6 MB down... But Netflix would stutter. He is a huge MLB fan and watches all the games online, but they look horrible and buffer constantly.
I finally got him to switch to cable and he just laughs. He cannot believe how much faster it is, and it's 1/3 the price!
On Thursday, May 09, 2013 13:49:35 Lyle Tuttle wrote:
I got 63.14 down & 12.93 up, but do not believe it....cox, and Netflix 'stutters'!!!
lyle
At 01:33 PM 5/9/2013, John J. Macey wrote:
Hi All,
I get D/L 17.35 mps, and U/L 11.97 mps speeds.
John
On 05/09/2013 01:05 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
I got a 1.06 down and .54 up. It sucks up here.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Ed <plug@0x1b.com> wrote:
PLUG - take the test
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From: AZ Telecom and Info Council <info@arizonatele.com>
Date: Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:23 AM
Subject: Arizona Internet Speed Test
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Arizona Telecommunications and Information Coucil
Digital Arizona Program Internet Speed Test
Take The Test
http://www.digitalarizona.gov/speedtest/
On behalf of the Digital Arizona Program (DAP) ATIC is encouraging you to
take the Internet Speed test today. DAP created an Internet Speed Test and
Survey on the Digital Arizona web portal to measure the upload and download
(connection) speeds at tens of thousands of locations (i.e. homes, offices,
etc.) around the State. The Speed Test is a simple “click here” web-link
(commonly used nationwide) with a display indicating connection speeds
(Mbps) at a particular location and moment in time.
The combination of data from large quantities of speed tests along with
answers from the related survey questions will be analyzed by the Digital
Arizona team to determine potential areas and/or communities that may be
poorly served. Together with initial device and location type questions,
after the Speed Test there are some optional questions to help us learn
about what kind of Internet services folks are using and how those services
are being used. This will assist us with our goal of facilitating access to
better high-speed Internet service for ALL Arizonans, especially those
residing in the rural areas of the State.
Digital Arizona Program
The Digital Arizona Project is a federally funded grant program in the
Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) Office of the Arizona
Department of Administration (ADOA). The program is focused on facilitating
“better Internet” across Arizona, with better availability and increased
adoption and use. Better Internet is an amplifier for job creation, better
K-12 education, advances in Tele-health, and improving economic development
in Arizona. Increased supply will also help lower Internet costs for
everyone. We are asking for your assistance in helping us determine the
current quality of Internet access actually experienced by citizens across
the state.
Need For Speed
High speed Internet is the new essential infrastructure for this century’s
job creation, educational and healthcare transformation, and economic
development like highways, railroads, canals, and electricity were for
previous generations.
Take The Test Here
[FYI - the survey is over]
http://php.a-d-w.com/limesurvey/index.php?sid=81357&lang=en
We invite you to participate in this effort at home, work and anywhere you
connect to the Internet. For the results to be statistically significant we
need as many people doing the test in as many locations and on as many
devices as possible. We hope it goes viral and we very much appreciate your
participation and distribution of the information and request to utilize it
among your stakeholder community.
Contact ATIC
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