- Feb 3, 2007
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I just upgraded from Comcast extreme 150 to Metronet gigabit all fiber internet but there is a catch, Metronet has carrier NAT, so you have to pay for a static IP ($10 a month more) if you want to access your LAN from the internet (Port forwarding does not work on Basic Metronet service). My issue is that when I use Speedtest.net (ookla) using Metronet as the remote server I get 955Mbps down and 250Mbps up (awesome) but when I try any other remote server, Comcast, Blast, AT&T, Spedtest.net, Sprint, Giganet any other server from anywhere in the USA, California to New York, I get the same thing ~90Mbps down and 250MBps up.
Steam games download slower on Metronet than they did on Comcast. So I called Metronet, ordered the static IP and asked their tech support what gives, they said that its the remote servers that are tied to 100Mbps, really? Then why 250Mbps up then, they had no answer. They said to try fast.com, that would be a real test. OK so I ran a test on fast.com and the readings are ~300Mbps down (no up speed listed). OK that is faster than ookla tests but still not ~950Mbps I should be getting.
Bottom line I was getting about ~20MBps download everywhere on Comcast and only ~10MBps on Metronet but with ~30MBps uploads, so what gives? I am using the Metronet ADTRAN modem and Neatgear R7000 Nighthawk router (WiFi off), my PC shows 1.0 Gbps ethernet connection and everything on my LAN is gigabit running Cat5e cable all less than 50ft. All my LAN Netgear gigabit switches are GS108 and only going through one of those until the PC.
Total system end devices are about 10-15 devices only using 1 or 2 at a time max. Should I complain about the speed again or does this seem normal? I have checked this with only one PC connected directly to the modem, same results. I may go back to Comcast though the price is the same at least I do not have to pay $10 more for a static IP as Comcast does not use carrier NAT and the overall download speed appears to be better on Comcast.
Also ping on Comcast is ~1-30ms everywhere, metonet it is ~13-100mS everywhere and 0mS on Metronet servers. Is this a scam or what? Thanks for any help I hope someone can shed some light on this because I can not figure this one out on my own. I have a feeling that the problem is on the connection from Metronet to the internet, Metronet and Netflix appear to be well connected but everything else on the internet is like running through a 100Mbps download only modem. Thanks,
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Steam games download slower on Metronet than they did on Comcast. So I called Metronet, ordered the static IP and asked their tech support what gives, they said that its the remote servers that are tied to 100Mbps, really? Then why 250Mbps up then, they had no answer. They said to try fast.com, that would be a real test. OK so I ran a test on fast.com and the readings are ~300Mbps down (no up speed listed). OK that is faster than ookla tests but still not ~950Mbps I should be getting.
Bottom line I was getting about ~20MBps download everywhere on Comcast and only ~10MBps on Metronet but with ~30MBps uploads, so what gives? I am using the Metronet ADTRAN modem and Neatgear R7000 Nighthawk router (WiFi off), my PC shows 1.0 Gbps ethernet connection and everything on my LAN is gigabit running Cat5e cable all less than 50ft. All my LAN Netgear gigabit switches are GS108 and only going through one of those until the PC.
Total system end devices are about 10-15 devices only using 1 or 2 at a time max. Should I complain about the speed again or does this seem normal? I have checked this with only one PC connected directly to the modem, same results. I may go back to Comcast though the price is the same at least I do not have to pay $10 more for a static IP as Comcast does not use carrier NAT and the overall download speed appears to be better on Comcast.
Also ping on Comcast is ~1-30ms everywhere, metonet it is ~13-100mS everywhere and 0mS on Metronet servers. Is this a scam or what? Thanks for any help I hope someone can shed some light on this because I can not figure this one out on my own. I have a feeling that the problem is on the connection from Metronet to the internet, Metronet and Netflix appear to be well connected but everything else on the internet is like running through a 100Mbps download only modem. Thanks,
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