brightnorm
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I just got Earthlink cable two days ago, which is supposedly one of the better services and I'm feeling a combination of frustration and disappointment. When it's good it's very good, but when it isn't it's just plain lousy.
I had to go back to my dialup connection which was much faster than cable an hour ago. I wasn't even able to get the NYTimes or CPF on cable. I was warned about "peak time" slow downs but I had no idea the service would be this incompetant. I'm quite surprised to say the least. There are perhaps not so cynical rumors that the cable companies deliberately amplify the slowdown to encourage switching to more expensive "premium " service.
Has anyone else experienced this?
What's the point of paying for a superior connection when its superiority is part time?
Brightnorm
I had to go back to my dialup connection which was much faster than cable an hour ago. I wasn't even able to get the NYTimes or CPF on cable. I was warned about "peak time" slow downs but I had no idea the service would be this incompetant. I'm quite surprised to say the least. There are perhaps not so cynical rumors that the cable companies deliberately amplify the slowdown to encourage switching to more expensive "premium " service.
Has anyone else experienced this?
What's the point of paying for a superior connection when its superiority is part time?
Brightnorm