Houston, TX Internet

MattKan · 10-06-2012

Right now, At&t is scamming me. I have phone, tv, and internet through them. They're proven to be full of crap through all the years I've had them.

They basically gave us a free, but more expensive deal that would increase the speed of my internet. It didn't, though. They can't actually support the faster speeds, so it actually got even slower than it was before. Of course, they couldn't do anything about it except change to the other rate.
Every few months, the internet at my house goes berserk. It goes out 15+ times a day and At&t has to be contacted to "fix" the problem. It's an ongoing cycle and happens again every few months, though. So time wasted on the phone, etc. etc. etc.
As the company has expanded in my area, prices have gone up and customer care and speed have drastically decreased.
Right now, I'm getting about 2 mb/second (and my server is even off!) speed when I'm supposed to be getting 16-24 mb/second. That's plain ridiculous.
Oh, right. The only way they'll fix anything is if I agree to keep them as my ISP for another year.

I'm not happy with this at all. If you don't have At&t, don't get At&t. Heck, even my cellphone has gotten slower and slower lately. I want out of At&t, but here's the million dollar question:

What's better? There's plenty of you guys who live practically next door to me, so what internet service works (and doesn't work) for you?

DragonRider · 10-06-2012

Xfinity does the same to me. Except that I get ok speeds.

Dylan · 10-06-2012

iinet does the same to me.

The Doctor · 10-06-2012

u drop first

Cat612 · 10-06-2012

Posted by DragonRider

Xfinity does the same to me. Except that I get ok speeds.

Yeah, Xfinity sucks too.

Higbey · 10-06-2012

Verizon fios seems to work for me in Maryland..

The Doctor · 10-06-2012

verizon fios in ******ia works

DragonRider · 10-06-2012

Posted by Higbey

Verizon fios seems to work for me in Maryland..

Thought you lived in Hell?

Dusty · 10-06-2012

Posted by DragonRider

Thought you lived in Hell?

When did he say he didn't?

Higbey · 10-06-2012

Posted by DragonRider

Thought you lived in Hell?

technically the underworld is under the overworld, so im simply saying my coordinates, not my altitude.

MementoJoker · 10-06-2012

Vodafone does the same to me.

Psycher! · 10-06-2012

I had AT&T Internet and cable until yesterday, since I moved out of my old house into a gated community that has free Internet.

V. · 10-06-2012

****** Media. Fastest broadband in the world.

MSM · 10-06-2012

In New York, Verizon is pretty fast, I have it for phone, tv, and internet. It may bit a bit more expensive than others, but its worth the money.

iSilver · 10-06-2012

I have T&T, I've had some good speed of over years but it sucks balls too.
Its good enough to deal with but it still sucks. That's probably what they were planning.

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MattKan the KattMan Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 4,204	Houston, TX Internet Right now, At&t is scamming me. I have phone, tv, and internet through them. They're proven to be full of crap through all the years I've had them. They basically gave us a free, but more expensive deal that would increase the speed of my internet. It didn't, though. They can't actually support the faster speeds, so it actually got even slower than it was before. Of course, they couldn't do anything about it except change to the other rate. Every few months, the internet at my house goes berserk. It goes out 15+ times a day and At&t has to be contacted to "fix" the problem. It's an ongoing cycle and happens again every few months, though. So time wasted on the phone, etc. etc. etc. As the company has expanded in my area, prices have gone up and customer care and speed have drastically decreased. Right now, I'm getting about 2 mb/second (and my server is even off!) speed when I'm supposed to be getting 16-24 mb/second. That's plain ridiculous. Oh, right. The only way they'll fix anything is if I agree to keep them as my ISP for another year. I'm not happy with this at all. If you don't have At&t, don't get At&t. Heck, even my cellphone has gotten slower and slower lately. I want out of At&t, but here's the million dollar question: What's better? There's plenty of you guys who live practically next door to me, so what internet service works (and doesn't work) for you?

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DragonRider here and there Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,619	Xfinity does the same to me. Except that I get ok speeds.

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Dylan Custom User Title Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 2,534	iinet does the same to me.

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The Doctor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Blacksburg, Virginia Posts: 5,459	u drop first

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Higbey Not Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hell Posts: 4,885	Verizon fios seems to work for me in Maryland..

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MementoJoker Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Egypt Posts: 2,939	Vodafone does the same to me.

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Psycher! The Overlord Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: I have no idea Posts: 1,240	I had AT&T Internet and cable until yesterday, since I moved out of my old house into a gated community that has free Internet.

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V. .47 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wundahland! Posts: 1,921	****** Media. Fastest broadband in the world.

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MSM GraalOnline Era PR Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY, United States Posts: 3,131	In New York, Verizon is pretty fast, I have it for phone, tv, and internet. It may bit a bit more expensive than others, but its worth the money.

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iSilver 454234 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: michigan usa Posts: 640	I have T&T, I've had some good speed of over years but it sucks balls too. Its good enough to deal with but it still sucks. That's probably what they were planning.