#spectrumcable — Public Fediverse posts

Well lookie what appeared over my apartment door: a #GoogleFiber drop. After 2 years in the neighborhood, they finally light up my apartment complex. It's tempting. #SpectrumCable sucks so bad.

I wish Spectrum Cable were on here so I could blast their butts. I finally unpacked their suitcase-sized box with a "new, faster" modem today. After taking the shrinkwrap off, I found that mine was pre-broken. 🤬 The box was the size of a suitcase, & looked perfect when FedEx delivered it. It was also mostly empty space. I'm really glad I don't work for them anymore. We also need *more choices* in ISPs. #SpectrumCable #cableModem #Spectrum #Charter #busted #telcos #cable #ISPs #tech

We just got an email from #SpectrumCable -- presumably sent to other customers too -- that they've bumped us up to 400 Mbps (from 300), no charge.

I'm guessing that, on top of the tech just generally getting cheaper to deploy and operate, they're also feeling the heat from #GoogleFiber -- which put cable all down our street earlier this year (after a decade-plus of saying they'd be available here but never specifying exactly where or when, and then becoming available in some parts of town, but no coverage map) and is apparently now laying cable on the main road towards town, so...

....any month/year now... (I'm shivering with anticip.........)

I did a test, and it's actually closer to 500 Mbps -- but, of course, download only. Upload remains at...

...wait for it...

12 Mbps. (Well... 10, but with spikes up to 12.)

I believe Gfiber is up/down symmetrical, so...
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(....PATION.)