Welcome Back!!!* Archived Message Posted by Tooldresser on January 10, 2022, 9:50:15, in reply to "Per Speedtest, the download speed at the new place is a whopping 5.04 mbps." Previous Message Worthless. Not sure how to deal with this. T-Mobile's new home service. After much research it seemed like the best of a few shitty options. Also, Hulu thinks it's a mobile network so won't let me connect my TV. *sigh* Message Thread: Per Speedtest, the download speed at the new place is a whopping 5.04 mbps. - Tuscy January 10, 2022, 9:42:34 No offense Tuscy - CubsWonWorldSeries January 10, 2022, 12:03:13 I did extensive research and was assured (but not guaranteed) that average speeds... - Tuscy January 10, 2022, 12:05:23 Oh so you've got other internet providers to try? - CubsWonWorldSeries January 10, 2022, 12:09:26 There are 3 or 4 wireless providers for the area. A couple of the standards like Hughes Net... - Tuscy January 10, 2022, 12:12:03 Hughes net is garbage* - Tooldresser January 10, 2022, 12:15:36 It seems like all wireless is garbage. We're 1000 feet from the nearest fiber optic.* - Tuscy January 10, 2022, 12:24:35 The org I linked to below is using wireless to try to get 50 Mbps down. Not great. - ATL January 10, 2022, 12:30:40 Q: Why doesn't there seem to be a big push from rural constituents for better rural broadband? - ATL January 10, 2022, 12:17:44 As with a lot of things... lots of effort for little return = backburner issue* - uofi1998 January 10, 2022, 12:22:41 Seems ideal for local government to take over. It's not quite the same, but a place like Chattanooga - ATL January 10, 2022, 12:29:54 On the speed test topic. Can/do providers slow or ramp up speeds based on what you are doing? - Tooldresser January 10, 2022, 9:57:40 I've heard rumors that some keep speedtest at higher rates* - Chilango January 10, 2022, 11:54:41 Welcome Back!!!* - Tooldresser January 10, 2022, 9:50:15 Where?* - complainant January 10, 2022, 9:49:44 A little north and east of Urbana.* - Tuscy January 10, 2022, 9:54:46 How it started... - uofi1998 January 10, 2022, 9:47:41 How it ended... - uofi1998 January 10, 2022, 9:48:04   Searching