[Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds

[Tim McLaughlin]

I have heard of of DS1's having issues in areas with bad copper.  I
switched to mediacom in ames over a year ago, from CTL/qwest  to get past
the 7mbit on DSL.  I had very reliable service on DSL but  needed more than
to 500k upload to work from home i switched to 50/5mbit.  Mediacom was
great when it worked, but if i was running a business the 5 outages i had
in less then a year would be too much.  so when i say you need a
carrier for service i guess i mean you need a carrier with fiber to your
prem.


On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:

> I tried paying a "carrier" for carrier grade service.  I couldn't get
> it. DS circuit service was so bad it nearly put me out of business.
> Run around, BS, poor service, blah.. .It was so bad I was actually
> able to cancel the contract on the service clause.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Jonathan C. Bailey
> <jbailey at co.marshall.ia.us> wrote:
> > Yup. Right off the grid. I asked one of the techs here in Marshalltown
> and
> > he said all of the equipment had batteries, but most were bad. Apparently
> > they're supposed to be replaced "soon", but "soon" has been around 4 or 5
> > years so far.
> >
> > In my case, I have a Verizon MiFi (with unlimited data) for backup.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Tim McLaughlin
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:39 PM
> > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds
> >
> > I think they are powered directly from the grid in the neighborhood.  I
> > have seen large boxes on poles with a power meter and coax cable lines
> > attached. I guessing a ups that would fit in that box would cause more
> > maintenace issues. If you want carrier grade reliability you might need
> to
> > pay a carrier for service.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I've inquired but really haven't made any progress on a getting any
> >> meaningful answers other than "it power goes it out, it will go down".
> >>
> >> :) Dave
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> > wrote:
> >> > Good point.  I was obviously thinking customer side.  I wonder what
> >> > they
> >> do
> >> > for power on their side.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Pretty sure Mediacom would object to a customer breaking open their
> >> >> cabinets to add UPS ;-).
> >> >>
> >> >> I read his comment as the whole neighborhood goes down, since the
> >> Mediacom
> >> >> equipment loses power, not just the parts at your home.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > That is what they make UPS units for I thought.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > Except that when you a pay a premium for business service and
> >> >> > > the power goes out, your modem goes offline, because there are
> >> >> > > no backup power systems on the line.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Scott Yates
> >> >> > > <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> > > > Say what you want about service techs and the like. Once the
> >> service
> >> >> is
> >> >> > > set
> >> >> > > > up it is very fast.  One of the few ISP's that do not seem to
> >> >> > > > over subscribe bandwidth.
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Nicolai <
> >> >> > nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org
> >> >> > > >wrote:
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> http://www.kcci.com/news/mediacom-announces-big-jump-in-internet-speed
> >> s/25714272
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >> Bandwidth tiers will increase
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >> from 30/2mbps to 50/5mbps,
> >> >> > > >> from 50/5mbps to 100/10mbps, from 105/10 to 150/20mbps,
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >> for the same price.  The article doesn't mention if
> >> >> > > >> bandwidth
> >> caps
> >> >> > will
> >> >> > > >> move also.
> >> >> > > >>
> >> >> > > >> Nicolai
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