OldHippieDude

OY VEY!! .. My $60 U.S.  Dollars are not purchasing very much at all,  sagerj, comparatively speaking!   .. I think I'll commence litigation procedures in Superior Court, ..Myself versus Windstream Communications,  for "Blatant Exploitation!"  Living way out here in the sticks,  the boondocks, my options are NIL!    Whatever happened to the Federal Communication Commission?!!    << Rhetorical.  I think I'll seek reparation damages.   These past 12 years I've been paying this company for that which I have not received, i.e. "Broadband Internet Services!" ..  By my calculations, at 1.3 Mbps Download, and  314 Kbps upload,  I figure they owe me $7, 247.38,  fees commensurate with my actual service connection speed, and adding 8% accrued interest for the sum total.     .. I'm not hard-hearted, so I'll probably relent and settle out of Court for  $Five Large!   

Peace,

OldHippieDude

Since my connection speed is 96% slower than my local Host users' speed, shouldn't I be paying only like, $1.34 per month, accordingly?

Peace,

OHD

:::.. Internet Speed Test Result Details ..:::
Download Connection Speed:: 1260 kbps or 1.3 Mbps
Download Speed Test Size:: 1.3 MB or 1280 kB or 1310720 bytes
Download Binary File Transfer Speed:: 158 kB/s
Upload Connection Speed:: 301 kbps or 0.3 Mbps
Upload Speed Test Size:: 256 kB or 262144 bytes
Upload Binary File Transfer Speed:: 38 kB/s
Timed:: Download: 8.32 seconds | Upload: 6.967 seconds
Tested At:: https://TestMy.net
Test Time:: 2018-05-31 03:28:34 Local Time
Client Location:: Broken Arrow, OK US https://testmy.net/city/broken_arrow_ok
Target:: Dallas, TX https://dallas.testmy.net
Validation:: https://testmy.net/db/7PQFUzjqn.WUtXqawLl
TiP Measurement Summary (Download):: Min 0.86 Mbps | Middle Avg 1.27 Mbps | Max 2.05 Mbps | 82% Variance
Client Stats:: https://testmy.net/quickstats/OldHippieDude https://testmy.net/compID/900733188015
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0 [!]

Upload.  Not bad, really. 

Here's my average download speed.

On 5/29/2018 at 5:59 AM, Pgoodwin1 said:

At least it’s good and steady. Where are you? just wondered if the Dallas server is the closest TestMy Test server to you.

Yeah, the Dallas server is closest, Pgoodwin1.  I'm about 50-60 miles, as the turkey buzzard flies, SSE of Tulsa, OK.   I do try to stay positive about it.  It's sufficient to stream NETFLIX and Amazon Prime, et cetera, rarely pausing for buffering.  I started to have DishNet installed way out here in the boondocks, but got to reading all their legalese fine print and sundry disclaimers, then surmised that If I viewed 4 or 5 movies, early in one billing cycle, that would mean I had pretty much 'shot my wad' for streaming that month!   .. They would begin to throttle me back for the rest of the cycle.  .. Corporate hogs!   Absurdity!  Haha  . . At least with DSL, I don't experience rain fade, either. ..  The actual broadband 'connection speed' is comparatively faster than dial-up Netscape or AOL from days of yore,  of the last Millennium.   .. J/k, it is good enough for me. .. I think $60.00 mo.  total is fair enough with unlimited LD phone service.  I don't like smart phones because I'm dumb.  I used to pay $84.00 per month but I persuaded the nice folks at Windstream to 'gimme a break!'

YEEEEEEEEEeeHAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaW!!!  Only 97% slower than my "city average."   Flyin' high in the sky this morning!  Doggies!  It jez don't git much better n' that ..for me! .. Literally!

On 5/15/2018 at 6:50 AM, Pgoodwin1 said:

That’s pretty slow OldHippieDude

I respectfully disagree.  ...That's 'painfully' slow!  

$60.00 per month, including unlimited land based phone, (Home) long distance.

But, I get a break.  $60.00 per month for unlimited long distance and this soso-called "broadband" service.

On 5/15/2018 at 6:50 AM, Pgoodwin1 said:

That’s pretty slow OldHippieDude

Can you believe I'm happy, given that DSL is my only means for broadband way to Hades out here in the woods!  Haha  ..  I'm only in the lowest 94% echelon, compared to my server's average.  But, it's a helluva lot better than Windows 95 and AOL dial-up!   Well, somewhat improved. 

Oops, forgot the attachment.

Best I can get from Windstream DSL, waaaaaaaaaaaay out here in the boonies.  I'm at the end of the line, (hard-wire) literally.  DSL highspeed?  and landline, $60.00 a month!