[Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds

Tue Apr 29 14:09:58 CDT 2014

I've been working Iowa telecom to lay some fiber, but they just dont
seem interested, even If I pay for it.

On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Tim McLaughlin
<timothy.r.mclaughlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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