Ah, yeah, good point. That's very true. On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
> That's true but I'm saying that customers won't understand you can reduce > it from 10h to 2h if you upgrade. Even if the few that understand were > aware, they wouldn't shell out the extra money. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> True, the only thing they'll notice with large downloads is that it says >> it's going to take 2 hours instead of 10 hours... realistically, it's >> probably not going to make any difference, since they'll just go to bed and >> it'll be done when they look at it again either way. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Josh Luthman < >> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >> >>> I really don't believe they'd notice a difference in large downloads. >>> All they do is start it and walk away. I believe it's a line - a few >>> seconds and I can use it or minutes/hours+ so they come back to it later. >>> >>> Fiber company down here in Dayton started up and just got their first >>> condo/rental place. First customer was yesterday. Gigabit speeds (even >>> though the speed tests in the video peaked out at 250 megs - probably our >>> servers!) The comment that stood out was $75 is too expensive. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have serious doubts that most people could even tell the difference >>>> between 10mbps and 50mbps without running a speedtest (aside from large >>>> downloads)... They just need to run speedtests constantly to make sure >>>> their evil ISP isn't cheating them. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am starting to hate the obsession with speedtests. Recently we cut >>>>> the burst from 100 MBytes to about 6 MBytes (actually 8 seconds worth) at >>>>> one tower while doubling everyone’s sustained speeds. Previously this >>>>> tower had Trango APs and the highest burst speed you could get was about 8 >>>>> Mbps, but when we upgraded to 450 the speedtests temporarily went to 30-50 >>>>> Mbps. >>>>> >>>>> Of course we got whining from people who saw their speedtests drop to >>>>> merely what they were paying for. Didn’t matter that we doubled their >>>>> sustained speed, which is a huge deal for video streaming. And that >>>>> speeds >>>>> are consistent even at peak usage times. Plus a 6 MByte burst is enough >>>>> that most websites should still load at max speed available. >>>>> >>>>> It’s like some people get Internet just to run speedtests, rather than >>>>> real traffic. Are some people addicted to speedtest.net? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* Daniel White <afmu...@gmail.com> >>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 30, 2015 10:27 AM >>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 50mbps is faster than 85% of the rest of the >>>>> country? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Just got this… and yes this is my home internet connection >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [image: http://www.speedtest.net/result/4706527705.png] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I wonder what speed you need to get about the 85% benchmark. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Daniel White >>>>> >>>>> afmu...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 >>>>> >>>>> Skype: danieldwhite >>>>> Social: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84>: Twitter >>>>> <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Rory Conaway >>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:45 AM >>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 50mbps is faster than 85% of the rest of the >>>>> country? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This was a speedtest taken by one of my customers this morning. The >>>>> thing that surprised me was the 85% number. I’m not sure of the source of >>>>> the data but if that’s correct, then there is a huge opportunity that we >>>>> all need to be looking at. In this case, it’s a lowly Nanostation Loco M5 >>>>> to an older XM Rocket. Even though there is about 40 customers on it, it >>>>> wasn’t under a lot of load when this was taken. But the point is, 50Mbps >>>>> is a relatively easy number to hit with 802.11ac and it also means, 85% of >>>>> the country is where we need to be competing. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* >>>>> >>>>> *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* >>>>> >>>>> *O 602-426-0542 <602-426-0542>* >>>>> >>>>> *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/> * >>>>> >>>>> *r...@triadwireless.net <r...@triadwireless.net>* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>>>> >>>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>>>> www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
