Our problem is Comcast refuses to upgrade the hardware. I am not sure
if they are waiting for some new technology (all fiber or something)
or they just know they have no real competition so screw you.
As for speed, I don't have to "think" it's faster. I did several speed
tests using different test providers. It *is* faster now, with the
average download speed between 92 and 110 Mbps. It's noticeable on the
computer that I use 90 percent of the time to connect to the Internet.
I have no doubt it is faster, I just wonder how that really helps
unless you have a dozen people steaming movies at the same time.
I can support 2 movie streams and browse at 10 meg.
My net response doesn't really change in any noticeable way whether I
have those streams going or not and it is not unlike my FIL's Comcast
connection. For some reason the net seldom ever "snaps" here whether
you are on Comcast or DSL. I was actually surprised because he brags
about what his speed is supposed to be and he has a machine on W/10.
(so Harry can't blame the CP/M machine I am supposed to be running)
We must have some kind of choke point upstream somewhere.
I know there is a speed bump at Giganews because a big download from
them goes about the same speed whether I have one going or 3. If I am
downloading music I will start 3 instances of Agent and get one going
on each. Per song, it stays the same but I am getting 3 at a time.
You upgraded to CP/M? Congrats!
There are "choke points" everywhere along the line on cable because
cab;e internet is shared within a neighborhood. All ISPs use shared
bandwidth, even fiber.
That is one advantage of DSL. You own that whole channel, all the way
back to the fiber backbone so you usually get all you pay for, no
matter how badly your neighbors are pounding the connection. Cable
shares that channel with everyone on your node. (granted a much faster
channel)
Comcast is still running on copper here and once I get to the
distribution box at the end of the street my DSL is fiber. It is all
underground. Comcast is up on the pole suffering the slings and arrows
of outrageous weather.
Both still share that problem that they need to power the distribution
boxes
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