Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade
On 01/07/2017 09:30 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > On Jan 6, 2017 11:52 PM, "Dick Steffens" wrote: > > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that > they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I > reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: > > > 1. > > Shut down your computer & > unplug your modem from the outlet > > 2. > > Wait 10 seconds, then plug your modem back in > > 3. > > Wait 30 seconds, then turn your computer back on > > > Before going through that process I ran the test at speedtest.net on two > machines in the house: > > Machine Ping Download Upload > Wife's Win97 17 ms 91.29 Mbps6.1 Mbps > My Ubuntu 14.04 20 ms119.02 Mbps6.18 Mbps > > I ran mine a second time and got > > 9 ms119.62 Mbps9.19 Mbps > > > So, without shutting anything down I get better than promised speed on > my machine, and close to it on my wife's machine. > > Is there likely to be any change if I shut down my router, their cable > modem, and start them back up? > > > Maybe your router had already rebooted since the upgrades for other reasons > and your tests are just showing the upgraded speeds? It's a Buffalo WZR-600DHP running stock firmware. Does it reboot itself without intervention from me? I'm about to try Kieth's recommendation before shutting down for the night -- which I usually don't do. But with the weather and potential for losing power I'll have clean shutdowns if power goes off in the middle of the night. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade
On Jan 6, 2017 11:52 PM, "Dick Steffens" wrote: An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: 1. Shut down your computer & unplug your modem from the outlet 2. Wait 10 seconds, then plug your modem back in 3. Wait 30 seconds, then turn your computer back on Before going through that process I ran the test at speedtest.net on two machines in the house: Machine Ping Download Upload Wife's Win97 17 ms 91.29 Mbps6.1 Mbps My Ubuntu 14.04 20 ms119.02 Mbps6.18 Mbps I ran mine a second time and got 9 ms119.62 Mbps9.19 Mbps So, without shutting anything down I get better than promised speed on my machine, and close to it on my wife's machine. Is there likely to be any change if I shut down my router, their cable modem, and start them back up? Maybe your router had already rebooted since the upgrades for other reasons and your tests are just showing the upgraded speeds? Bill ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
[PLUG] [PUG] free battery for ARRIS EMTA cable modem model battery
Hello! Hope everyone is accomplishing their New Year's Resolutions (mine already flew the coop...) I recently traded up to a new cable modem and VOIP service and dropped off the 2yr-old Arris TM722G (EMTA) telephony cable modem with Comcast. Good riddance... I have a fairly fresh backup battery, available to the PLUG community for free Nwe, retails $20-$40 If interested email me off-list. I'm local to PDX. Arris model BPB044S Product ID: 718005 ARCT00830R 8.4V DC, 4400 mAh charging current 0.115A This fits a variety of Arris EMTA cable modems, specifications: https://www.arris.com/globalassets/resources/other/touchstone-li-ion-battery_qig_20feb13.pdf -Ed ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade
On Fri, Jan 06, 2017 at 08:51:35PM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me > that they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after > I reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: ... > My Ubuntu 14.04 20 ms119.02 Mbps6.18 Mbps ... > Is there likely to be any change if I shut down my router, their > cable modem, and start them back up? Just for grins, try a speed test TO SOMEPLACE BESIDES THE USUAL SPEED TEST SITES (say an ubuntu DVD image from a known fast server, but find a download source that you usually download from anyway) and see how fast that moves, BEFORE "netflix-pig primetime". Then try again DURING primetime, then reboot/replug and try again after that. I presume they treat speed tests to known test sites as higher priority than other traffic. Makes their service look better. So try moving stuff that matters to you. I presume the upgrade moves you to a different switch at their end, that they actually are trying to deliver more bandwidth to you when the network is saturated, and that new the switch connects better to the sites you want, not just the sites that Joe Q. Couchpotato wants. There is a small but nonzero chance that they are evil bastards, and are moving you to a slower switch with more NSA spy hardware attached. Unlikely, I hope ... In any case, get some data that matters to you. Then try again in a few months. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
