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by An » Sun, 08 Jul 2001 03:13:11

I live in carson a suburb of LA in California 90745. I noticed just when
Roadrunner got took over by AT&T about 2 or 3 months ago my speed had a
huge drop. Sure AT&T can claim it's just more subscribers in my area, but
why did the speed drop so far within a month? I used to get over 1000 kbits
a seconds whenever I tested the speed on www.dslreports.com, downloading a
file from microsoft and speed of newsgroups. Somtimes as much as 1200
kbits. Around 3 months ago when AT&T took over Roadrunner it droped by over
half, now the speed I test is always 280 kbits in DSL reports, microsoft
download and newsgroups. This is really upsetting, I've lost 800 kbits in a
matter of a month. Whats going on here? For the first time in 3 years I'm
looking around for other broadband providers and options for the speed I
had before, which I was very happy with. This constant 280 kbits is really
starting to kill me

by **Doc** » Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:28:17

Sorry to hear that you had such a drop.
I am in 91042 and have not noticed anything
significant like that since AT&T took over. I AM
concerned ABOUT the "buy out" of AT&T by COMCAST!
I have not heard a lot good from Comcast users about
that company and I'm glad I have a DSL alternative
up here... but it is still far from the CO.
I'd call regularly and complain. May not do anything
but at least gives you an "outlet"!!!

> I live in carson a suburb of LA in California 90745. I noticed just when
> Roadrunner got took over by AT&T about 2 or 3 months ago my speed had a
> huge drop. Sure AT&T can claim it's just more subscribers in my area, but
> why did the speed drop so far within a month? I used to get over 1000 kbits
> a seconds whenever I tested the speed on www.dslreports.com, downloading a
> file from microsoft and speed of newsgroups. Somtimes as much as 1200
> kbits. Around 3 months ago when AT&T took over Roadrunner it droped by over
> half, now the speed I test is always 280 kbits in DSL reports, microsoft
> download and newsgroups. This is really upsetting, I've lost 800 kbits in a
> matter of a month. Whats going on here? For the first time in 3 years I'm
> looking around for other broadband providers and options for the speed I
> had before, which I was very happy with. This constant 280 kbits is really
> starting to kill me

--
Rich 'Doc' Colley

by **Albert Hennes** » Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:19:41

> I live in carson a suburb of LA in California 90745.
> I noticed just when Roadrunner got took over by
> AT&T about 2 or 3 months ago my speed had a
> huge drop. Sure AT&T can claim it's just more
> subscribers in my area, but why did the speed drop
> so far within a month? I used to get over 1000 kbits
> a seconds whenever I tested the speed on
> www.dslreports.com, downloading a file from
> microsoft and speed of newsgroups. Somtimes as
> much as 1200 kbits. Around 3 months ago when
> AT&T took over Roadrunner it droped by over
> half, now the speed I test is always 280 kbits

AT&T bought MediaOne, which was a RoadRunner
franchisee, as I understood it. I, also, am an ATT/
MediaOne customer, and my speed *increased*
slightly - from 1.45Mbps to between 1.47 and 1.62.
I'm in the WestLA area. Get a technician out to your
area, if you can. There may be a problem with
noise incursion due to any number of possible causes.
It might just be a bad amp or a wet connector, and
the equipment has dropped the speed cap to comp-
ensate for it.

Al_Hennesy

by **Doc** » Sun, 15 Jul 2001 08:53:19

Here's an interesting happening with AT&T RR.
I followed the web links for the June promotion to
purchase a DocSis compliant modem. Went to 3Com
and finished the transaction, got an order number,
they took my CC info.

Waited. Didn't hear anything so I called them about
the 6th of July. 3COM told me that AT&T refused to
honor the transaction, "BUT" would IF I bought
another vendor's product!? I can only assume it
is a Com21 modem and I'm not buying it...

AT&T went from a reasonable GOOD ISP to a
communistic bag of *ISP! What rotten
no good so and so's they are...
--
Rich 'Doc' Colley

by **Wayn** » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:55:09

That suxx...
I decided to purchase my own modem, and did some research.
CompUSA, and Best Buy are supposedly selling a Toshiba modem.
However, their local stores (Modesto CA, surrounded by Charter cable and
Charter Pipeline) do not carry them in the stores.
I'd have to mail order one.
Phooey, if I have to mail order, I'm not about to pay their price of
$199.00 plus tax, plus possible shipping (Best buy advertised no shipping).
I wound up buying a Surfboard SB3100, the same as Charter provides for
$10.00 a month here. But I got mine for $145.00 plus about $6.95 shipping.
No messing with rebates or sales tax.
JFTR, I'm on Charter Pipeline here, and the service so far has been very
good.
Main drawback may be getting through to support at times.
That seems to work better on weekends...

--
Wayne. <|:^)>
http://www.veryComputer.com/

> Here's an interesting happening with AT&T RR.
> I followed the web links for the June promotion to
> purchase a DocSis compliant modem. Went to 3Com
> and finished the transaction, got an order number,
> they took my CC info.

> Waited. Didn't hear anything so I called them about
> the 6th of July. 3COM told me that AT&T refused to
> honor the transaction, "BUT" would IF I bought
> another vendor's product!? I can only assume it
> is a Com21 modem and I'm not buying it...

> AT&T went from a reasonable GOOD ISP to a
> communistic bag of *ISP! What rotten
> no good so and so's they are...
> --
> Rich 'Doc' Colley

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