charter cable

[ipitythafool25]

ok heres the deal, since im moving back to my hometown im gonna have to go the charter route for my cable and internet...when i left 3mb was their highest speed...upon return i see theyve upped it to 3,5, and 10...and i was wondering if anyone here has charter and has either the 5 or the 10 and could share exactly how much faster and all the other advantages theyve had before i decide

[Quick6]

Re: charter cable

well there 3 has a 386kb upload, 5 has 512 kb upload and the 10 has 1 meg up so if you're playing games the 10 is the way to go. 10 would also be 3x faster downloading than 3 and 2x faster than 5. but the upload is what's important for gaming.

[Birdsonbat]

Re: charter cable

I'm sorry to hear that you have to be subjected to Charter Cable. We have had soooo many problems dealing with Charter through the years, but since they're the only choice in town, we still use their internet service. We were just bumped up to the 5 mb service a few weeks ago from 3mb. On the online speed test sites, I'm showing exactly 3.00 mb. Now, I am located at the end of the line here, so I have always had less than the normal speed. On 3mb I would usually downloaded right at 2mb. So it's a little faster, and depending where you are you may actually get that 5mb.

Edit: I'm uploading right at about 240kb, so I'm probably going to call Charter to make sure they provisioned my modem correctly.

Edit 2: I have a buddy with the 10mb service, he usually downloads at 7mb, but he does get 1mb upload speed.

[TimmeH]

Re: charter cable

Sorry about having to choose Charter lol

From the two weeks I spent as a cable rep, they told me that if you're just surfing the internet and doing basic internet stuff, then just go with the 5 meg because you don't notice enough of a difference while loading web pages to make it worthwhile. However, if you do A LOT of online gaming, uploading, downloading, and/or home networking go with the 10 meg.