Mike said:
.AT$T's motto is 'we aren't happy
till you aren't happy.'
Funny but sad. I will say that everyone I worked with was very nice
and tried hard to make sure everything was going as it
should.......tho they did screw up the initial order requiring me to
cancel everything and start over again with more time on the phone.
Tom P said:
If you reprogrammed your AirPort router to log you in via the DSL
modem
it will no longer have the settings to connect you through the cable
modem. So, no, it is not as simple as just moving the wire from the
DSL
modem to the cable modem.
I turned off all the routers and other equipment except the cable
modem which I plugged straight into my laptop and it did show it was
connected but wouldn't go to the 'net. However, I did just unplug
the modem and computer and left them off for a while. I just
restarted and I have a cable connection now on the laptop using the
ethernet cable. So I was able to test my cable speed on there.
What I have found is that the 3 different testing web sites I used
all gave me very different numbers so I still have no idea what I'm
actually getting.
The ATT speed test site had me testing the fastest both on DSL and
cable :
DSL: Download between 2200-2500 kbps; upload between 640-660 kbps
Cable: Download 20.114 mbps Upload 1.590 mbps
The "Test My connection" site that Tom recommended:
Varied widely depending on location it went to. The Washington DC
site was twice as fast as Chicago.
DSL
Chicago Download 770 kbps to 1.o9 Mbps; Upload around 645 kbps
WA DC download 2.85 Mbps Upload 648 kbps
Cable:
Chicago download 2.93 Mbps Upload 1.59 Mbps
WA DC download 5.49 Mbps Upload 1.59 mbps
The DSLreports site"
DSL
Download 1630 kbsp Upload 580 kbps
Cable
download 11249 kbps Upload 1542 kbps
So, I have no idea what to do now. I have a little less than 30 days
to decide if I'm going to keep DSL. If I go back to Comcast I have
to figure out how to get my router to work with it again and change
all the email settings. UGH. But it does appear that , right now at
least, Comcast is considerably faster....tho at times it seems to
crawl along.
Do those of you with more experience in this area have any thoughts
or opinions?
Paula
IN/USA
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a
ride!" Have a wonderful day!
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