Our cable company has done something kind of cool, something I noticed almost immediately.
They've cranked up the download speeds for their Internet service!
Download speeds for the level of service we pay for here at The Manse are now 10Mbps, up from 6Mbps. The upper residential service tier provides 18Mbps (requires a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem).
I ran a number of tests over the past few days and the slowest download speed I measured was 8.6Mbps which occurred during a nominally heavy usage time of the day. Average speeds somewhere north of 9.6Mbps.
Unfortunately the upload speed hasn't changed at all, with 500Kbps being the norm, but it isn't often that we're uploading big files from The Manse.
I will admit to some suspicion about the reasons for the bump up in speed. Might it have something to do with upcoming franchise contract renewal negotiations for a number of towns within the cable company's service area? Maybe that's just me being paranoid...or not.
They've cranked up the download speeds for their Internet service!
Download speeds for the level of service we pay for here at The Manse are now 10Mbps, up from 6Mbps. The upper residential service tier provides 18Mbps (requires a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem).
I ran a number of tests over the past few days and the slowest download speed I measured was 8.6Mbps which occurred during a nominally heavy usage time of the day. Average speeds somewhere north of 9.6Mbps.
Unfortunately the upload speed hasn't changed at all, with 500Kbps being the norm, but it isn't often that we're uploading big files from The Manse.
I will admit to some suspicion about the reasons for the bump up in speed. Might it have something to do with upcoming franchise contract renewal negotiations for a number of towns within the cable company's service area? Maybe that's just me being paranoid...or not.
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