New Internet Service

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:05:34 Post Subject: New Internet Service

Just signed up for Optimum Online's Speed Boost. Speed will go all the way up to 30 Mbps down / 2 Mbps up!

Yikes

$9.95 more per month (after the first month free) and it includes lots of other cool stuff... Like they unblock all the ports (they currently block port 25 / 80) and actually help you set up a home mail / web server if you want. They throw you some more e-mail addresses on their domain, and they give you a domain name of your choice.

Not sure when the boost starts, but I'm excited for it! Laughing

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:08:32 Post Subject:

Update - I just maxed out the speed test at Speak Easy:

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

Download Speed: 10518 kbps (1314.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

It pegged the needle and I think it went faster than that. Need a bigger meter!

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

OMG! That's great! Wish I coudl get that kind of speed here! Might have to look into it see if anything like that is available around here.

Although kind of impressed with my speed right now at 720.57KB/S from Fileplanet, which is much better than my usual 200KB/s

FOX · Posted: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:00:53 Post Subject:

how much is that a month?? friggen 5mbit/ 512kb is 40-50 bux here... Sad

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:04:13 Post Subject:

With this new boost it is going to be $54 something per month.

FOX · Posted: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:59:10 Post Subject:

F-U lol.... central mn sux for teh internet here lol

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

Yea, Iowa sucks for the internet as well Sad

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:36:32 Post Subject:

I agree with the rest... FU! Laughing

I'm actually considering going to wireless. We have a local provider, that will give me 2.5Mbps down, and 1Mbps up. Better than the 1.5/1Mbps I have now for the same price.

FOX · Posted: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:34:18 Post Subject:

im going to have to get a t1 server running to my house... thats gonna be expensive likes 100+ or my other option is a 5mbit down and 1mb up

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