Thursday, May 17, 2018

Faster Internet, Day 1

After about 20 years or so with the same company and with the same email address, I finally had to make a change.  My ISP couldn't provide the bandwidth I now desire, but the devil (Comcast) could.

It was installed yesterday, and so far I'm pleased.  I went from about 1 Mbps download speed with DSL (seems like dial-up nowadays) to up to 60 Mbps download.  Internet speed tests put my download speed at about 25 Mbps--nowhere near 60, but still well over 20x my previous speed, and for about the same price as I had been paying for DSL.

Getting a new email address after 20 years--big change!  Good thing I've had my Yahoo address for about as long, and most businesses communicate with me using that address.

4 comments:

  1. Try connecting directly to your modem instead of wireless (run a cable). Speeds bounce up significantly in many cases.

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  2. Anonymous11:07 PM

    Do you get Norton Security Suite with Comcast internet? If so, don't forget to go to the bottom of the Comcast webpage after you logIn and download it.

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  3. Three: I'll try that if I truly need to. (The modem is in another room.)

    Anonymous: I still have this year's Kaspersky from my old ISP; perhaps next year, when there's a new version, I'll change to Norton.

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  4. I found a cable that will *barely* reach the modem in the other room. 68 Mbps if I cable it, 25 if I use wifi. I'll stick with wifi, knowing that I have access to 68 if I need it!

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