I have a few issues with both my ISP and my internet setup. Right now, for my internet connection, I have AT&T, where the modem is downstairs. My computer is upstairs. I have a Wi-Fi extender upstairs, where I have an reused 50 ft Ethernet cable set up, running to my PC. (Note: The distance is not near 50 ft)
Now, many people will know that this is probably not the best internet setup, but I will say, during non-peak hours it does fairly well. At the time of this writing, here are the results from both the Windows CMD prompt "ping" and SpeedTest:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5677221578
Pinging www.google.com [2607:f8b0:4009:80a::2004] with 32 bytes of data:
(pings)
Ping statistics for 2607:f8b0:4009:80a::2004:
Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 60ms, Average = 36ms
36ms average -- not TOO bad. However, this number as traffic increases can go up to 160ms, which for gaming is not exactly the best.
I'd like to change the way I can connect to the internet. I have not touched wireless in a VERY long time with my PC. My Wireless signal on the part of my upstairs where I am, can get a decent connection to the internet (the last time I checked). However, is this going to give a good performance? What network card is the best? I looked at powerline adapters, and have decided to not go with those. The reasoning is that from the reviews I've seen, they only work well in newer houses. My house is ~100 years old. I'm fairly certain that powerline adapters in my house will not perform very well. Ethernet directly from my computer to the modem is not an option because of the layout of my house.
From the SpeedTest result, you may see that I only have 6 mbps. This is the speed at very few times. It often goes down below 3-4 Mbps - in fact I would estimate 70% of the time it is under it. We have a 6 mbps plan from AT&T. We've talked to them many times about seeing about upgrading the speed, however it is impossible due to our location relative to AT&T. We're too far away for a upgraded plan to help (obviously, since it's dropping down so often).
So, I've looked at new ISPs.
After looking at numerous internet sites which show ISPs in my location, these are the results:
Charter (100 mbps) -- called, they showed up, not available in my area since the cable is on the other side of the road (a highway)
AT&T Uverse (24 mbps) -- not available -- to far away
Exede Satellite (12 mbps) -- unsure on how stable satellite is, so did not look into it
Dish Satellite (10 mbps) -- unsure on how stable satellite is, so did not look into it
AT&T DSL/U-verse Elite (6 mbps) -- I have this
Frontier Broadband - (6 mbps) -- Not in my area, also the same speed.
I don't really have many options. Is there any way in which I could get one of them out to my location, or something like that? How good is satellite?
Now, many people will know that this is probably not the best internet setup, but I will say, during non-peak hours it does fairly well. At the time of this writing, here are the results from both the Windows CMD prompt "ping" and SpeedTest:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5677221578
Pinging www.google.com [2607:f8b0:4009:80a::2004] with 32 bytes of data:
(pings)
Ping statistics for 2607:f8b0:4009:80a::2004:
Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 60ms, Average = 36ms
36ms average -- not TOO bad. However, this number as traffic increases can go up to 160ms, which for gaming is not exactly the best.
I'd like to change the way I can connect to the internet. I have not touched wireless in a VERY long time with my PC. My Wireless signal on the part of my upstairs where I am, can get a decent connection to the internet (the last time I checked). However, is this going to give a good performance? What network card is the best? I looked at powerline adapters, and have decided to not go with those. The reasoning is that from the reviews I've seen, they only work well in newer houses. My house is ~100 years old. I'm fairly certain that powerline adapters in my house will not perform very well. Ethernet directly from my computer to the modem is not an option because of the layout of my house.
From the SpeedTest result, you may see that I only have 6 mbps. This is the speed at very few times. It often goes down below 3-4 Mbps - in fact I would estimate 70% of the time it is under it. We have a 6 mbps plan from AT&T. We've talked to them many times about seeing about upgrading the speed, however it is impossible due to our location relative to AT&T. We're too far away for a upgraded plan to help (obviously, since it's dropping down so often).
So, I've looked at new ISPs.
After looking at numerous internet sites which show ISPs in my location, these are the results:
Charter (100 mbps) -- called, they showed up, not available in my area since the cable is on the other side of the road (a highway)
AT&T Uverse (24 mbps) -- not available -- to far away
Exede Satellite (12 mbps) -- unsure on how stable satellite is, so did not look into it
Dish Satellite (10 mbps) -- unsure on how stable satellite is, so did not look into it
AT&T DSL/U-verse Elite (6 mbps) -- I have this
Frontier Broadband - (6 mbps) -- Not in my area, also the same speed.
I don't really have many options. Is there any way in which I could get one of them out to my location, or something like that? How good is satellite?
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