Trafik Jamz;281653 wrote:
Uhhh....Tony, Cableone's standard package for internet is $49/mo for 5Mbs down and 500Kbs up. Midco is $35.95/mo for their "preferred" package (2nd slowest they offer) and is 15Mbs down and 1 Mbs up.

I was more talking about the "total" package...it seemed steep, but like I said you *do *get a lot more than cableone.

MisterCMK;281617 wrote:
That magical fiber is so hard to install. err, wait....

Did I say anything about it being hard to install? No, I said it was expensive. Get your shit straight if your going to be a successful troll.

vs

http://www.midcocomm.com/midconetbroadband/productsbundles/

MisterCMK;281572 wrote:
Comcast doesn't slow you down after downloading a certain amount like CableOne. CableOne blows ass.

I was pretty sure they had a monthly cap? idk about your service specifically, but I'd be willing to bet there is one...

I have access to midcon, but it is kinda pricey, but then again you get a lot more than CableOne lol

Link;281598 wrote:
But your in the new area where they were able to put all the fiber optics. it's to expensive to put that shit in the older areas.

That magical fiber is so hard to install. err, wait....

Link;281590 wrote:
Get that in Fargo. Oh yea, you can't. No one cares about your internet speed in the cities.

butthurt much?

Oh and btw, I talked to a midco guy who checked into my hotel a couple weeks ago and he told me they will be coming in to Fargo within the next 2 years. I hope he is right!

Joel;281610 wrote:
How many people who are complaining about cable one are downloading music/movies legally anyways?

Who says it's just for movies/music?

Online gaming
Large program downloads

ichibankilla;281606 wrote:
And how the hell does midco go from West Fargo, skipping Fargo completely, to Moorhead? That's BS.

Contracts.

When they are allowed to move into Fargo you bet your sweet ass they'll do that.

MisterCMK;281574 wrote:
So would you rather have internet that is censored?

I'm sure it'll come to that eventually anyways.

Anyways, the point I was making was that internet service, from the country that invented it, shouldn't be as shitty as it is, with some exceptions(midco). Plus it's been around for what, 30 years or so, so you'd think a person should be able to get a decent connection without a lot hassle for a lot less than they do. But i guess the same formula works for ISPs as it does for medicine, it's more cost effective to treat it than to cure it.

And how the hell does midco go from West Fargo, skipping Fargo completely, to Moorhead? That's BS.

For one, my wife would make me a "free man" if I tried to move us over there

Trafik Jamz;281593 wrote:
I get that or better in West Fargo via midco.....just upgraded to DOCSIS 3 cable modem service. It pretty much pwns

But your in the new area where they were able to put all the fiber optics. it's to expensive to put that shit in the older areas.

thrash;281586 wrote:
Ask your friends in Iran and China how they like their internet service.

Oh wait! You can't!

I find that cable company internet providers tend to dick you around with ToS, bandwidth, etc, more than DSL companies do. I want a "We don't care what you do" attitude at the head end and no fucking with my connection more than i want ultimate burst speed, so I've used DSL for over 10 years.

In any case, I'd tell you to just start your own internet service company if you don't like the deals you can get from any of the current ones. But you can't, because the local providers have exclusivity agreements with the government. Your only recourse is to become the transport layer equivalent of an CLEC and hope the people that own the wires don't fuck you in obvious but hard to prove ways.

Greedy bastards only get good at it with the help of governments. There will always be greedy bastards, but if governments stop gaving them monopolies, easements, and so on, the bastards would never hold the same sway over your life as they currently do.

So the answer is: destroy government, whenever and whereever you can.

PS: if you want to completely get away from the local cable and telco monopolies, you can use wireless internet or VSAT based internet. But both are going to be way slower.

Speed. Freedom. Affordability.
Pick any two.

Or live in Korea or Japan and get ultra fast internet and have all three

MisterCMK;281573 wrote:
Oh and

Get that in Fargo. Oh yea, you can't. No one cares about your internet speed in the cities.

ichibankilla;281553 wrote:
The US has the shittiest internet connections and we're the ones who invented the damn thing. It doesn't really surprise me though, greedy corporate bastards.

Ask your friends in Iran and China how they like their internet service.

Oh wait! You can't!

I find that cable company internet providers tend to dick you around with ToS, bandwidth, etc, more than DSL companies do. I want a "We don't care what you do" attitude at the head end and no fucking with my connection more than i want ultimate burst speed, so I've used DSL for over 10 years.

In any case, I'd tell you to just start your own internet service company if you don't like the deals you can get from any of the current ones. But you can't, because the local providers have exclusivity agreements with the government. Your only recourse is to become the transport layer equivalent of an CLEC and hope the people that own the wires don't fuck you in obvious but hard to prove ways.

Greedy bastards only get good at it with the help of governments. There will always be greedy bastards, but if governments stop gaving them monopolies, easements, and so on, the bastards would never hold the same sway over your life as they currently do.

So the answer is: destroy government, whenever and whereever you can.

PS: if you want to completely get away from the local cable and telco monopolies, you can use wireless internet or VSAT based internet. But both are going to be way slower.

Speed. Freedom. Affordability.
Pick any two.

ichibankilla;281553 wrote:
The US has the shittiest internet connections and we're the ones who invented the damn thing. It doesn't really surprise me though, greedy corporate bastards.

So would you rather have internet that is censored?

PSiedTSi;281523 wrote:
Let me guess you live in an apartment? Get used to it. Stay up later to do your intensive use. Also, just so you know, after you've downloaded a certain amount of data between noon and midnight, they throttle you down to 1.5mb for the rest of the day. ALWAYS do your cableone downloading from midnight to noon, less people are on the line and it doesn't count against you. Yes cableone blows, but most companies are sadly like this.

Not Midcontinent. Once they're fully established in our area we're switching over to them pronto. They're laying all the lines right now on our road so it's only a matter of time...