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346896 2005-04-20 02:27:00 Currently using paradises cable service,but getting a bit anoyed with some of their policies. 1) having to rent the modem 2)paying for excess usage(when will they start throttling back the connection speed)
Anybody else in the same situation? Is adsl better?
opinions please
plod (107)
346897 2005-04-20 04:16:00 Hmm, I'm thinking of going the other way, ADSL > Cable, have always been against paying good money for a crappy modem though. I'd be interested in any replies as well.

How do you find the service and connection otherwise?
Murray P (44)
346898 2005-04-20 04:18:00 Paradise cable seems to get better pings in online games (20-30 as opposed to 50-60 for dsl), but Xtra isn't depeering and has no excess data charges on the Jetstream Plus plan. Zygar (29)
346899 2005-04-20 04:59:00 Hmm, I'm thinking of going the other way, ADSL > Cable, have always been against paying good money for a crappy modem though. I'd be interested in any replies as well.

How do you find the service and connection otherwise?
Cable speeds quite steady. Motorola modem works perfectly. No problems ....
TonyF (246)
346900 2005-04-20 05:06:00 well murray totally satisfied with connection.Doesn't seem to matter what time of day i am on it speed seems to be pretty even.If somebody would like to post a link for line speed test i would be happy to post it.
I also believe xtra and paradise calculate national traffic differently.
xtra is 1meg national is the same as 1 meg international
paradises national is calculated as a percentage of internatinal
plod (107)
346901 2005-04-20 10:21:00 I would get a linksys cable modem, my brother has one, and it's NEVER had to timeout before. Not to mention he uses a linksys router with his roomate, and the play ps2 online games everyday... they have 2 ps2s, 2 pcs, and an x-box connected to the router. MasturJeff (7803)
346902 2005-04-20 10:36:00 have been told i am only to use equipment they supply and while been forced to hire it off them not ready to invest more money plod (107)
346903 2005-04-20 10:56:00 I'm connected to ADSL and find it very good. Except for the fact Telecom haven't given us a full 2mbit yet, so stuck at 300k until they get round to provisioning us :annoyed: Edward (31)
346904 2005-04-20 11:14:00 have been told i am only to use equipment they supply and while been forced to hire it off them not ready to invest more money

Thats the bit right there that has prevented me moving over. Sonny boy wants it for his gaming, 128kbs and really lousy pings have him fretting, but not willing to stump up with modem rental or work in kind ;)

It'll be fun making a router though.
Murray P (44)
346905 2005-04-20 11:47:00 well every time i ring paradise up complaining about there policy(about every 2 months)the tech on the other end keeps on telling me they are reviewing there policy and hope to have it sorted out in the near future(18 months later)still no luck
I have even asked for a free rental period for a while but nout
plod (107)
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