Ok, so I realized that maybe getting those distributions so slow was not a good idea. It’s good that I can get 23Mbps if I pay for 20, that is a solid network.
Then I spike up to 50Mbps. There should have been no compression in that network traffic.
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Not slowing down right now.
Monday, January 25th, 2010Don’t worry, we are still vague.
Monday, January 25th, 2010While the actual content of http://suddenlinkfyi.com/topics/net-manage/trackback/ leaves actual numbers in the “breeze”, it does show some transparency into which systems are limited and therefore clogged.
It seems that my system is not overloaded and have even seen these “bursts” on a 20mbps plan. My personal router is overloaded and I am sure that the 22-23mbps I see might be higher if I hooked direct to the modem.
I am grabbing some iso’s right now for classes and could be getting 23mbps but I’m in no hurry. It never hurts to throttle yourself if you know how, especially if someone else in your home wishes to view a video or two on youtube.
There is no doubt I am over the average consumer. I do not abuse the service and pay for the highest Tier. Days could go by that the full speed is not used.
Time will tell if even someone trying to pay attention to congestion and cutting back will still get the “letter”.
I will call it assurance, not insurance.
Saturday, August 8th, 2009In the great debate that is the health care system there is a problem. In this land that cares for huddled masses, there is a great debate about the mass that is the uninsured. Should they have help living longer? Due to the obvious problem of payment, I will concede that politics must play a role in this New Colossus.
The chance is just literally right in front of us, a possible way to send more than 20 million into their 70’s. What will happen?. When did America stop doing things that were considered impossible or humane? When will the United States command the lead in this, a most important factor of being human?
There is an ugly face on the health care plan that is somehow covering my face, which is horrified at the idea of my other 50 million peers who have no insurance. The pain and misery from the choice of not going to the doctor is something the other 50 million who oppose the plan just do not know about. ( Must assume this….)
It just might take the French sending us a Golden Door in order for someone to help in this most important way. Would your idea of the “plan” change if there was a Golden Door already there or one was announced?
I yearn to breathe, for free,
The lamp is lit.
Where is the golden door?
I need assurance that my health care needs will be met with a health care plan, which I can even help pay for, not insurance. There, did I solve the debate? If Obama said that the bill was assuring the public’s health would improve, could that change your mind?*
*Civility being what it is, I can say only so much about you can do. This is my opinion and much like fingers, we are all human. I reserve the right to delete, modify, twist and spin any comments left that do not have a hint of dignity to them.
Yes, Ubiquiti is loco
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008This just in, a tiny new system for the already “sold out but available through retailers who bought thousands” NanoStation2, a new step forward appears: the Nanostation Loco . There is no doubt that AirOS needs help, but when you stick with the releases tested by the thousands you have a stable platform.
Now, how is a Linksys WRT54GL going to compete with a Loco? I do not even want to talk about any other UBNT products, they are all just amazing.
My preloaded Spore says one hour- nuff said.
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Thank you EA, Will Wright and all of you that have made me go through hell watching the counter tick down. I went through it without illegally downloading your game but you all could have hit:
Thanks for buying the game, we are releasing the key early for you.
Spore should be the best game ever and the worst torture that has ever been invented. I guess the CIA made EA do it because most of us are on the watchlist. This is worse than waterboarding or watching Full House.
Get into Axia or University of Phoenix fast
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008You can get into Axia, otherwise known as the University of Phoenix very quick.
How quick?
They, the Enrollment Counselor at Phoenix will walk you through on the phone and tell you what to click in order to get your MPN, otherwise known as your Master Promissory Note. This MPN is what locks you into the loans you are asking for, like subsidized and unsubsidized loans. You will get immediate help and be nudged into getting it done quickly.
The University of Phoenix are a polite staff that have a deferment policy that forces you to sign a MPN with their list of Lenders. This list, if you do not choose one on it will force you to wait until fianancial aid comes to start. There are good lenders on the list, I had no problems with Wells Fargo for instance. The nudging gets _HARD_ at this point for you to sign as you are one step closer to being locked into paying loans.
Franklin.edu on the other hands forces you to take a test in order to sign the MPN. This test makes you understand all the aspects of the MPN and what you will expect in the future. Phoenix does not force you to answer questions, rather, they just ask that you agree without expecting you to show knowledge about the subject.
If you want to know what you are getting into, Franklin will test you on the subject of borrowing money. Phoenix will show you the information and quickly speak on the phone to get you started but requires no testing of the pitfalls of Stafford loans.
Franklin is looking out for you as there exists the possibility you might not understand what is going on. I must concur at this point that Phoenix, while good for some students, is interested in money first then education. I received my education the first year but can fully understand why some did not and are left with bills to pay.
The Magic Jack is just that: Magic
Monday, August 25th, 2008You see the hype and hear from your friends: “The Magic Jack is great” but I do not agree. I had a client tell me it was great device only to learn he returned during the trial too. He had the same problem I encountered: I could not make a call.
The technical glitches are varied, but my complaint was that you seemed to have to perform Magic to get it to work. My wife had to press “end” on the client that runs on your computer in order to make a call while repeated dialing attempts returned me to dial tone.
What good is $19.95 a year phone service when you simply cannot make a call at least %50 of the time? Two out of the three times I tried to use the Magic Jack, it failed to dial or required multiple tries. When I tried to RMA the unit, I got a “page not found” and had to click twice to get the page to load. The failure to call when trying and multiple attempts to RMA is just laughable and evidence for me it is a waste of time.
By the way, my RMA # is near the 200,000 mark. Does it seem odd that if they sold 2,000,000 of the units and 200,000 RMA numbers are out there it might be a bit of Magic in advertising? Time will tell if I get my monies refunded but if it does not return, Magic will make my complaint appear here.
Is Chantix a scam?
Friday, August 22nd, 2008I hope to elaborate later on Chantix, how it helped me and especially the words from a medical student who shall remain forever anonymous except for this statement:
The following three things are true of smoking:
1. You get poor
2. You get sick
3. Tobacco companies make money
I could of course add a fourth:
4. You get cancer, if you believe in that sort of thing.
I might have screwed up the words a bit, but I hope you get the point. Put down the stick of sick and live a free live.
Zero Smoke.
Differences still
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Franklin.edu has a distinction of having two pages of information about preferred lenders. Franklin University takes lengthy time to explain the difference in types of loans and the reasons some charges happen when you take money.
Axia has no such page when you are rushing through the pages, just an enrollment officer trying to push you to sign today. They also refuse to defer your tuition unless you choose one of their preferred lenders. Franklin claims no such distinction, instead just promotes it is faster.
John Yancey just needs to understand
Sunday, August 17th, 2008In a CNN story about wind turbines John Yancey talks about life staying the same way. He speaks of shadows and noise that upsets his sleep. Get some insulation, earplugs or play some ambient noise. Find a solution instead of bickering.
Listen Mr. Yancey…. for a person that is so tough I lived next to a church that had a loudspeaker play bells for up to an hour every Sunday. Guess what happened after I stopped complaining about them? I didn’t notice the sounds any longer when I stopped bickering. I’ve heard turbines and the sound I have heard pales in comparison to the speaker system that blasted bells less than 50 feet from my bedroom that was underground. It was louder than my 15″ sub woofers.
If you want your life to stay the same, namely not live in a scorched earth that can no longer sustain life then you should just quit complaining. Your father is doing what is economically, enviromentally and just plain right. I hope my son does not hate me when he gets a small electric car that hums too loud and is not an atmosphere nightmare.
Shame, you hate your father for trying to make money and help save the world. Would you rather have no world to complain about? You sound a lot like Mark Cuban so I have to wonder if you two are related.