Question for the Internet savvy.

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   Beth37posted 9 years ago

   We pay maybe $45 a month for internet. My kids play on their PS3, we watch Netflix, we do FB, sharing pics, and email, google etc. That's about it. I thought maybe we were paying too much, but as I'm looking online, I'm thinking maybe it's not such a bad deal. A lot of places offer $14.99, but it says "for the first year" or whatever.
   
   Does anyone know if there are companies that should be avoided? And are there better deals to be had or does this seem like a fair price? Thanks

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      Marina Lazarevicposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      What speed (mbps) are you getting? Depending on that, $45 may be too high. Many ISPs do the "for the first year" promotion and then they jack the price up hoping customers won't notice! I'd avoid Comcast if you can, but in many regions that's unfortunately not an option.

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         Beth37posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         I have no idea what my speed is. I do know when we have netflix/playstation3 and a comp or two on at the same time, the whole thing starts hiccuping, but ATT convinced me that was due to an old (8 years) router. I don't know how to find out my speed.

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            bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            There are lots of sites to test it.  Here is one:  http://www.speedtest.net/

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               Beth37posted 9 years agoin reply to this

               Oh thanks! Im at the library now. I'll do it tonight when I get home from work.

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                  bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                  Sounds good.  Just so you know, download refers to data coming from another source to you, upload is from you to another source, (such as uploading a picture to Facebook, etc).  It is typical for upload to be much slower, as folks generally aren't as concerned about how quick sending things away goes.  What you are interested in is a good download speed, so when you request a movie or want to load a page, it happens quickly.

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                     Beth37posted 9 years agoin reply to this

                     Hey I knew that, I'm only moderately stupid. (Im gonna wink, get ready.)
                     Oops, leaving the library now. Bye

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                        bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                        I guess I am full blown stupid, so I stand in awe. http://hubpages.com/forum/post/2583129

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                           Beth37posted 9 years agoin reply to this

                           haha. And that's what you get for coming back. Enjoy!

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            Marina Lazarevicposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            I'd just call up ATT and ask them what speed you're paying for. I agree with Zelkiiro that you probably want at least 20mbps. When you know what speed you're paying $45 for, you can compare the rates with other ISPs in your area.

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   Zelkiiroposted 9 years ago

   My internet speed is, apparently, 21.44 mbps. It's decent, but it tanks hard when anyone else in the house downloads anything.
   
   So yeah. That should be your absolute bare minimum speed if you've got a lot of internet stuff going on in your house.

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