[SGVHAK] [SGVLUG] new DSL configuration

[Eric Wong]

I'm thinking of getting DSLExtreme Fusion.  Could I get an update on your
experience with them?  Whereabouts are you located?

I currently have Charter cable internet.  Before, I had AT&T and DSLExtreme
regular DSL for years and never got much more than 500 Mbps where I'm at
(near Arcadia library) so I always just got the the lowest 768/384 plan.
 Would DSLExtreme Fusion on the Sonic network have different CO/network and
could maybe work better (or worse) for me?


On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com>wrote:

> Jess, max theoretical speed for ADSL2+ is 20 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up but
> it really depends on distance from Central Office, line quality both on the
> street and in the house, filters, old loading coils, etc.  AT&T sets
> different limits based on the tier you pay for.  DSLExtreme's Fusion places
> no limits.
>
> John, I do have a test plug outside at the demarc.  I should either run a
> long cable direct to the modem or better yet haul everything outside with a
> short cable and see what my speeds are like.  I was switching both my voice
> and DSL at the same time so I did not have the option to trying bonding or
> pinging each other.   Before I had DSL installed, I had a separate line
> just for dialup and I remember being able to ping myself and connect back
> in for a short while before canceling the 2nd line.  I do recall that the
> installation took several hours and the tech had to use my 2nd line to
> request changes on the other end because his cell phone didn't have good
> reception.
>
> So this evening I checked and my modem was still synced at 4028/1923 and
> getting the same results from various speeds sites.  I called 611 and using
> the IVR, I set my line back to back to Annex-A or download priority. It's
> been at 9084/892 the last few hours. Ookla speedtest is reporting 7.7/0.7,
> Speakeasy says 7.8/0.7 and Xfinity says 7.7/0.7.  But dslextreme always
> seems to show the slowest at 7.3/0.6.
>
> We'll see how long this lasts but I have a new tool when I want to resync
> - instead of hitting the power switch and hoping I don't lose my current
> IP, I just dial 611 and follow the voice prompts.  It will even report
> current status which is nice.
>
> Ask me in a month after a full month of service.
>
> Thanks to all for suggesting DSLExtreme and bypassing Uverse!
>
> Claude
>
>
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