Pick6;1583729 wrote:anyone else's time warner been running like ass for the majority of the past week or so? I have the home turbo and ran a speed test a few minutes ago.ping is 87 which is good. but upload speed is .53mbps and download speed is .7mbps. I dont know what is good...but I think its a safe assumption that those #s are absolute ass.

Pick6;1583729 wrote:anyone else's time warner been running like ass for the majority of the past week or so? I have the home turbo and ran a speed test a few minutes ago.ping is 87 which is good. but upload speed is .53mbps and download speed is .7mbps. I dont know what is good...but I think its a safe assumption that those #s are absolute ass.

Pick6;1583729 wrote: I have the home turbo and ran a speed test a few minutes ago.ping is 87 which is good.

Pick6;1583729 wrote:anyone else's time warner been running like ass for the majority of the past week or so? I have the home turbo and ran a speed test a few minutes ago.ping is 87 which is good. but upload speed is .53mbps and download speed is .7mbps. I dont know what is good...but I think its a safe assumption that those #s are absolute ass.

IggyPride00;1583728 wrote:Netflix agreed today apparently to start paying Comcast in order for better access for their customers who have been experiencing slow speeds for months now.

Their goal of turning the internet into one big toll booth is progressing nicely.

gut;1583939 wrote:Comcast has a healthy operating margin @20%, but not out of line vs. competition/industry.

So not shocking, nor evil, that they are taking steps to recapture revenues from competitors who are using their own services to eat their lunch. There are obviously other approaches that would probably better align with consumer demands (such as metered service). Neither Netflix nor the consumer should be harmed because someone watches one 2gig movie a month.

I Wear Pants;1584134 wrote:Yes it is evil.

I pay for my connection at a certain level of speed. Netflix pays for it's bandwidth as well. This is extortion. If they didn't have regional monopolies they would absolutely not be able to pull this shit. And the "we payed for network improvements therefore we're entitled to do this" argument is bullshit since they're received billions and billions from taxpayers.

JD413;1583852 wrote:Also, is this a wired connection, or wireless?

I Wear Pants;1584134 wrote:Yes it is evil.

I Wear Pants;1584134 wrote:Netflix pays for it's bandwidth as well

dlazz;1584135 wrote:IHe is stuck with what he has learned about economics, no matter how much uneconomic and irrational reasoning you throw his way

gut;1584214 wrote:Not it's not, supply & demand is the word you were looking for.

gut;1584214 wrote:Not it's not, supply & demand is the word you were looking for. For a massive buyer, such as Netflix, it is not uncommon to have special supply agreements.

You answered your own question. Not sure why you are arguing. Regional "monopolies" or not, they are not receiving monopoly rents, so your claim of "extortion" is total bull.

If Netflix is going to use Comcast infrastructure to be a content provider, then that would imply a infrastructure surcharge that a consumer would not be paying. Because really what Netflix is doing here is free riding off the infrastructure investment to undercut Comcast content overhead.

Pick6;1584187 wrote:Its wireless. I believe the turbo is supposed to be up to 20 or 30. Doubt my router is good enough to get that anyways. Just was pointing out that its been very slow at times after this deal has been announced. Uncommon. I usually never have problems with their internet. Now cable on the other hand...