[Cialug] OT: Need plummer - internet pipes congested

[Nathan C. Smith]

You may have other DSL provider options in Ames.

-Nate 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Claus
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:32 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: [Cialug] OT: Need plummer - internet pipes congested
> 
> Since the latter half of this year my internet bandwidth 
> became really flaky.  Mainly in the evenings.  Using any kind 
> of video streaming like youtube is out of the question as I 
> have to let it buffer up for ever before it gets viewable.  
> Even browsing sometimes becomes a pain. 
> Download bandwidth test do sometimes show extremely low rates 
> while upload is just fine and dandy.  Of course in the 
> mornings, when I should be going to work everything works as expected.
> 
> My own test concluded it had nothing to do with my local 
> network.  I pugged the Cisco 678 (bridging mode) directly 
> into the phone line outside of the house and connected a 
> laptop with my public static IP. 
> Conclusion: Just as bad.
> 
> I called Qwest customer service and the tech support wasn't 
> very knowledgeable, backpedaling from any statement she made 
> that could cause an issue to blaming my good old trustworthy 
> Cisco 678.  She was nice enough to schedule an appointment 
> with a service technician that came out on a Sunday morning.  
> Certainly not a time I have bandwidth issues. 
>   However the technician did confirm there was congestion in 
> my neighborhood/CO.  He was stating that they won't do any 
> upgrades and instead wait until Ames gets fiber (i.e. higher 
> than 1.5Mbps service). 
> He was confident that this will happen by Summer 2010.  Pipe dream?
> 
> In any case it does not resolve my frustration I have about 
> my network connectivity and I don't see any viable options.  
> The only other option is Mediacom and I'm not sure we're a 
> good fit either.
> 
> I'm running my own personal servers (Email, web, DNS for 
> personal use), I'm on Qwest's AMESIAWS CO and use Freese 
> Notise as my ISP.
> 
> Is there anything that could be done to resolve the issue with Qwest?
> 
> Has Mediacom become more friendly in regards of server usage 
> and can I get static IPs?  Does Mediacom encounter the same 
> trouble with network congestions?
> 
> Thanks,
>    Claus
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