Deang Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Just wait until you decide to start streaming 4K content -- you'll be grateful for the bandwidth. There is also an inherent QOS built in with the higher bandwidth options. I'm paying $70 a month for what I have, which seems reasonable. $140 is thievery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 $60 bucks now; offered 1GB / 50 for $10 more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Ya, those are good numbers. I'm getting ready to drop Directv -- we barely use it anymore. By default, I almost have to -- I have so many streaming services that it's getting really expensive! Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, CBS All Access, and Apple Music. I'm really happy with all of these services. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I was with DTV since 1993 and dropped them last year. I now do OTA and SlingTv. Rest of family does Netflix and Amazon (a little) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Yeah ... now we get into the whole Sling, Firestick, Chromcast thing -- and to be honest -- it gets a bit hazy for an old schooler like me -- especially after few bourbons and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I have never had luck with Chromecast..ever. I have several Roku boxes / stick and 2 nVidia shields (why I bought the new Shield I don't know) the 'old' pro model is glaring at me as I type. Original AppleTV gathering dust along with the original Fatboy PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Deang said: Yeah ... now we get into the whole Sling, Firestick, Chromcast thing -- and to be honest -- it gets a bit hazy for an old schooler like me -- especially after few bourbons and water. You need to cut back on the water then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 You guys are missing the point, this internet change is setting the consumer back but, maybe the tax cuts will give you extra money pay to some internet services. I remember the old days when there were multiple tiers of service. The government has a lot more important things to do than be involved in internet pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 there is no such thing as the internet. It’s just something that the media wants you to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Some of you need to think before you post. Anyone more drunk than me just needs to stay off of the keyboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Somehow it always comes down to money talking and making the laws. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 hours ago, JJkizak said: Somehow it always comes down to money talking and making the laws. JJK Money taking..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted December 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 12/15/2017 at 3:03 PM, jimjimbo said: That's true, but no one thought to put limits on it before then.....another example of Big Brother sticking their nose in where it doesn't belong. Wait, wait, wait. I am trying to figure this issue out and I am trying to understand this issue. JimJim, up until change this week, an internet service provider (Comcast, Spectrum, AT&T, Google Fiber) could not throttle selected services. For example,.Comcast could not throttle down Netflix in an effort to promote their streaming services. After this change in policy Comcast can now throttle back Netflix, or other streaming services (i.e., they don't have to be neutral). Netflix has vowed, and can afford, to fight that all the way to SCOTUS. (They have almost 2 billion in cash on hand, even after paying off a ton of debt). But as far as what an individual gets in terms of speed, that is a matter of what service and speed you choose to purchase, correct? If you are not getting the speeds you paid for from your provider, Google Megabit, Uverse megabit, 100 mips, whatever, you complain to them and come out and get you where you are supposed to be, or you switch or cancel. I'm currently getting better than advertised speeds with Uverse. That isn't going to slow down as far as I can tell. The articles I have read on who is going to be impacted are streaming services. They can slow down Netflix when they need too in order to give preference to their streaming services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I've noticed the dial on my rotary phone seems to spin slower now than it did in 1969. Has anyone else had this problem? Keith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 10 hours ago, T2K said: I've noticed the dial on my rotary phone seems to spin slower now than it did in 1969. Has anyone else had this problem? Keith Your rotary phone was designed to last about 300 years and guaranteed for everything. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I've noticed the dial on my rotary phone seems to spin slower now than it did in 1969. Has anyone else had this problem? KeithIt’s your fingers, not the phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 We've gone rotary'less... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 The issue is not overall speed as measured by a ping. It is that some sites such as this one have been slow lately. This has been experienced both on a laptop using wi fi, and the phone using the cellular signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Here in the middle of nowhere, it’s 98.3 down and 4.8 up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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