coot Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 For high-speed internet I'm getting ~19Mps for $55/mo. How does yours compare? Measured at Speakeasy.net/speedtest (New York) Link to comment
wgscott Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Comcast ($96/mo includes basic Cabal TV -- bundle is less expensive than internet alone): Link to comment
EuroChamp Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 30 down / 6 up for 33€/mo in Graz Link to comment
Axiom05 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Frontier Communications (formerly Verizon), Sarasota, FL: 75/75 Mbps, $146/month, includes landline phone. Main System: [Synology DS216, Rpi-4b LMS (pCP)], Holo Audio Red, Ayre QX-5 Twenty, Ayre KX-5 Twenty, Ayre VX-5 Twenty, Revel Ultima Studio2, Iconoclast speaker cables & interconnects, RealTraps acoustic treatments Living Room: Sonore ultraRendu, Ayre QB-9DSD, Simaudio MOON 340iX, B&W 802 Diamond Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 357 Mbs down, 30 up: Infinity/Comcast TV with full additional packages, internet, and security package - about $150/mo. Various speakers, electronics, cable, etc. on loan for manufacturers' evaluation. More or less permanently in use: Schiit Iggy (latest), Ayre QB-9 DSD, Ayre Codex, Uptone Audio ISO Regen/LPS-1 Power supply, Berkeley Audio Alpha USB, PS Audio LanRover, Small Green Computer, Sonore ultraRendu, gigaFOIL4 ethernet/optical filter - Keces PS-3 power supply, (3) MBPs - stripped down for music only, AQ Diamond USB & Ethernet, Transparent USB, Curious USB, LH Lightspeed split USB, Halide USB DAC, Audirvana +, Pure Music, ASR Emitter II Exclusive Blue amp, Ayre K-5xeMP preamp, Pass X-1 preamp, Quicksilver Mid-Mono Amps, Pass XA-30.5 amp, Duelund ICs & Speaker Cables, Paul Hynes SR-7 power supply, Grand Prix Audio Monaco Isolation racks & F1 shelves, Tannoy Canterbury SEs w/custom Duelund crossovers and stands, 2 REL 212SEs, AV RoomService EVPs, ASC Tube Traps, tons of CDs, 30 IPS masters, LPs. http://www.getbettersound.com Link to comment
Musicophile Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 357 Mbs down, 30 up: Infinity/Comcast TV with full additional packages, internet, and security package - about $150/mo. Wow, at least you could stream 8xDSD without problems. I just upgraded from 10 to 50MBs (down, 5 up). and thought that was pretty fast already. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
dtb300 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 50/50 for $50/Month DTB Rig: https://cgi.audioasylum.com/systems/9648.html Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 23.36 Mbps down, 23.84 Mbps up, about $5/mo in Odessa, Ukraine Link to comment
Paul R Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 300mbs down, 30mbs up (unlimited data) $74/month Suddenlink, Texas 1gbs down, 50mns up (unlimited data) $134/month (business usage) Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
wgscott Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow, at least you could stream 8xDSD without problems. I just upgraded from 10 to 50MBs (down, 5 up). and thought that was pretty fast already. Jim Smith not only gets better sound, he gets better everything. Link to comment
monteverdi Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 0.78 down and 1.0 up via Sprint wireless (at least no limit) for 65$ monthly. No Tidal for me! The only solution would be to move. Link to comment
plissken Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 100/10 down/up TWC $54/month. Hopefully Google Fiber can get past the AT&T litigation and I'm good for 1GB Up/Down at $70. Link to comment
SuperRoo Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 50/10 on a good day. If it should rain, it is evening time or a planet is retrograde all bets are off. This "business class" connection costs us $109 a month. Google Fiber contractors are digging in front of our house. Can't wait to fire Comcast. Nearfield setup-Matrix Element H USB>Curious Evolved>Yggy OG>Freya+>Mono Trys>Harbeth P3ESR 40th & Martin Logan Dynamo 1100X & Burson Soloist w/ Super Charger> Mr.Speakers Ether 2,& Technics 1500C, Arcromat> SoundSmith Carmen MkII > Zu Mission>Parks Puffin Toslink.. Blue Jeans interconnects, Pangea power cables, IsoAcoustics feet, Goldpoint SW2X Link to comment
Teresa Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The Apartment complex I live in offers free wi-fi. I checked the speed today. 5.10 Mbps download 1.70 Mbps upload Latency: 346 ms I have dementia. I save all my posts in a text file I call Forums. I do a search in that file to find out what I said or did in the past. I still love music. Teresa Link to comment
Qhwoeprktiyns Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow, has no idea Internet access was so expensive in the US. Here in France I have a 1Gb fiber optics connection for 30 $ a month. Link to comment
Axiom05 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow, has no idea Internet access was so expensive in the US. Here in France I have a 1Gb fiber optics connection for 30 $ a month. Speaking only for myself, not only is it expensive, it is often not reliable. Where I am many people don't even have a choice of providers, it's one or none. Main System: [Synology DS216, Rpi-4b LMS (pCP)], Holo Audio Red, Ayre QX-5 Twenty, Ayre KX-5 Twenty, Ayre VX-5 Twenty, Revel Ultima Studio2, Iconoclast speaker cables & interconnects, RealTraps acoustic treatments Living Room: Sonore ultraRendu, Ayre QB-9DSD, Simaudio MOON 340iX, B&W 802 Diamond Link to comment
Qhwoeprktiyns Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yes, there is a lack of competition and excessive corporate profits in many industrial sectors in America That's not Bernie I am quoting but "The Economist"... Link to comment
DavidL Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 123/8.6 Mbps for £35/month via Virgin Vivid 100 service but speeds are currently limited by legacy Virgin Modem which I'm told by Virgin is likely to be replaced free in 2017. ALAC iTunes library on Synology DS412+ running MinimServer with Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet running BubbleUPnP for control > Hi-Fi 1: Airport Extreme bridge > Netgear switch > TP-Link optical isolation > dCS Network Bridge AND PS Audio PerfectWave Transport > PS Audio DirectStream DAC with Bridge Mk.II > Primare A60 > Harbeth SHL5plus Anniversary Edition . Hi-Fi 2: Sonore Rendu > Chord Hugo DAC/preamp > LFD integrated > Harbeth P3ESRs and > Sennheiser HD800 Link to comment
Bones13 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I have Comcast, with similar rates and $ as mentioned above. Fiber is SLOWLY incoming to the US, available in a few areas for consumers. I think there will be a tipping point, when enough people drop off the cable TV service that the cable companies will have to step up their service and lower pricing as everyone moves their entertainment source to the a-la-carte services that are coming on line. I may end up with copper cable internet connection, but they will have to tailor their product/price to compete in a more unstructured/competitive market. Currently my choices are consumer Cable vs UVerse or getting some commercial pipe, which would be a nightmare to get setup in a residential area. One day though... Another point to cutting the (cable) cord: If you have more than one place to get media content, (whatever video/music floats your boat), when you cut the cable TV out of the mix, you only have to subscribe to each content provider once, not have to fund a cable TV package at home/office/beach house as in my case. The cable and Dish companies are waking up though, as more content is becoming available for internet based phone/pad/computer viewing. [Home Digital] MSB Premier DAC > Modright LS300 > Atma-Sphere "Class D" Monoblocks > Daedalus Audio Muse Studio Speakers [Home Analog] Technics SL-1200G > Boulder 508 (Benz Glider SL) [Office] Laptop > Kitsune R2R lvl3 > Violectric V281 > Meze Liric / Meze Elite [Travel] Laptop/iPad -> Focal Bathys Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 357 Mbs down, 30 up: Infinity/Comcast TV with full additional packages, internet, and security package - about $150/mo. Various speakers, electronics, cable, etc. on loan for manufacturers' evaluation. More or less permanently in use: Schiit Iggy (latest), Ayre QB-9 DSD, Ayre Codex, Uptone Audio ISO Regen/LPS-1 Power supply, Berkeley Audio Alpha USB, PS Audio LanRover, Small Green Computer, Sonore ultraRendu, gigaFOIL4 ethernet/optical filter - Keces PS-3 power supply, (3) MBPs - stripped down for music only, AQ Diamond USB & Ethernet, Transparent USB, Curious USB, LH Lightspeed split USB, Halide USB DAC, Audirvana +, Pure Music, ASR Emitter II Exclusive Blue amp, Ayre K-5xeMP preamp, Pass X-1 preamp, Quicksilver Mid-Mono Amps, Pass XA-30.5 amp, Duelund ICs & Speaker Cables, Paul Hynes SR-7 power supply, Grand Prix Audio Monaco Isolation racks & F1 shelves, Tannoy Canterbury SEs w/custom Duelund crossovers and stands, 2 REL 212SEs, AV RoomService EVPs, ASC Tube Traps, tons of CDs, 30 IPS masters, LPs. http://www.getbettersound.com Link to comment
Le Concombre Masqué Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 15+/0.5+ #60€ ; bundle including mobile and adsl phones. Nowhere in France Link to comment
james45974 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hughes Net Satellite (only high speed available, yuck!), Pennsylvania, 10.15 down, 1 up, 10 GB monthly limit, $70/month. Speed varies by time of day and day of week. Heavy weather interrupts service! Jim Link to comment
Teresa Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 ...when you cut the cable TV out of the mix, you only have to subscribe to each content provider once, not have to fund a cable TV package at home/office/beach house as in my case. The cable and Dish companies are waking up though, as more content is becoming available for internet based phone/pad/computer viewing. I cut cable TV decades ago, in Reno we have more than 20 over-the-air HDTV channels, most 1080p. I bought a cheap $15 antenna and I get perfect reception on all channels and the sound quality is excellent. Best of all antenna TV is free! I only watch TV on my HDTV because it has the largest screen. If I need to fly anywhere in the future I'll take my laptop and listen high resolution music. To sum up this and my previous post, internet is free, TV is free and I pay $17 per month (including all taxes and fees) for my corded landline telephone. I have no cellphone or iPad and I don't want either. I have dementia. I save all my posts in a text file I call Forums. I do a search in that file to find out what I said or did in the past. I still love music. Teresa Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Wow, has no idea Internet access was so expensive in the US. Here in France I have a 1Gb fiber optics connection for 30 $ a month.50/10, DL/UL for $15. Europe too. And it's 100% reliable. Link to comment
Nikhil Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 100 Mbps ACT Fibrenet - $42/month Surprised at the cost and speed of internet in the US! Custom Win10 Server | Mutec MC-3+ USB | Lampizator Amber | Job INT | ATC SCM20PSL + JL Audio E-Sub e110 Link to comment
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