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Originally posted by terracore
Current internet speed ( via http://speed.hawaiiantel.net/ ) :
Download 281 (should be gigabit)
Upload: 0.4 (not a typo, should be "up to 100")
I rebooted the modem / router several times. This is just the "speed" now.
Anybody else having problems?
I had an issue early on. Rebooting didn’t correct the problem, but resetting the modem did help. There is a small reset switch on the modem/router. You have to press it with a pen tip or a paper clip. Let it restart, then log back in using the default password (printed on the side of the modem/router.) Get yourself set up again (change pw, network name, whatever) then check your speeds.
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The problem resolved itself. This AM:
808 down
98 up
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"Anyway I heard rumors that Spectrum cable will be coming down lower HPP with competitive products next year sometime. I hope they are true."
Cable wires pretty much max out at 300 megs. They also, aren't a guaranteed speed as like the old "party" phone lines, your connection is shared. So, if you got a bunch of people on your line D/L all at once your speed will very.
That being said.
My connection in beaches is pretty snappy at 75 down and 6 up. Just tested a few times today... and I think we are paying around 30 bucks a month. I don't see any reason to pay more for that, unless I was heavy into VR or D/L a lot of data all the time. But for surfing the web, and watching netflix or streaming some music, it's fine.
I'd be a bit worried about how reliable this is going to be. I dunno, I think they installed this service from back in the Obama days, and now that trump has taken over, those days are over. Mean, the money is all dried up. So, not sure how they might find the cash to keep the equipment going .. or going out and fixing issues when storms happen and trees start taking out fiber lines.
Will be interesting if Hitel keeps spending the $ on this. Don't get me wrong, I think it's great! Everyone should have gig speed. I'd sign up for it, if it was in my area... maybe.. To be honest I'm pretty happy with the speeds I'm getting. I could upgrade my modem, and get 300Megs but, I don't see the need yet. I am however building a new computer. Thread Ripper build already got the 16 core CPU... Just waiting on a few more parts. Maybe then I might think about it.
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Originally posted by ericlp
Cable wires pretty much max out at 300 megs. They also, aren't a guaranteed speed as like the old "party" phone lines, your connection is shared. So, if you got a bunch of people on your line D/L all at once your speed will very.
300Mbps isn't the limit for cable modems. Spectrum is rolling out 1Gbps cable modem service on Oahu and on selected areas on the mainland have this speed tier. I've seen modems on line that can do 2Gbps using channel bonding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOCSIS
DOCSIS 3.1
First released in October 2013, and updated several times since, the DOCSIS 3.1 suite of specifications support capacities of at least 10 Gbit/s downstream and 1 Gbit/s upstream using 4096 QAM. The new specs do away with 6 MHz and 8 MHz wide channel spacing and instead use narrower (25 kHz or 50 kHz wide) orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers; these can be bonded inside a block spectrum that could end up being about 200 MHz wide.[6] DOCSIS 3.1 technology also includes some new energy management features that will help the cable industry reduce its energy usage, and the DOCSIS-PIE[7] algorithm to reduce bufferbloat.[8] In the United States, broadband provider Comcast announced in February 2016 that several cities within its footprint will have DOCSIS 3.1 availability before the end of the year.[9] At the end of 2016, Mediacom announced it would become the first major U.S. cable company to fully transition to the DOCSIS 3.1 platform.[10]
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300Mbps isn't the limit for cable modems.
Throughput is limited by (quality of the cable plant) x (number of people using the service) x (available uplink bandwidth).
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Originally posted by kalakoa
Throughput is limited by (quality of the cable plant) x (number of people using the service) x (available uplink bandwidth).
That used to be a problem with older cable modems. Please take a look at the Wikipedia link I posted, along with doing a search in Google "OFDM + Cable Modem." They've worked out a way to squeeze more bandwidth out of the coaxial cable by using OFDM modulation for DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems.
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a way to squeeze more bandwidth out of the coaxial cable
It still only works where the cable plant is of sufficient quality (or, for that matter, available at all).
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Originally posted by kalakoa
a way to squeeze more bandwidth out of the coaxial cable
It still only works where the cable plant is of sufficient quality (or, for that matter, available at all).
Please take a look at this press release from Spectrum. They just rolled out 1Gbps DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem service on Oahu. The necessary upgrades on the neighbor islands are ongoing. These speeds should be available elsewhere in the state of Hawaii by mid-2018.
https://newsroom.charter.com/press-relea...-gig-oahu/
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They just rolled out 1Gbps DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem service on Oahu.
Wonderful news for Oahu residents!
The necessary upgrades on the neighbor islands are ongoing.
Perhaps Spectrum was merely waiting for Telcom to clear the brush along the roadside.
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The necessary upgrades on the neighbor islands are ongoing.
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Crock of sh_t. 1/5th of Leilani doesn't even have cable ran to it, let alone capable of an upgrade. And that portion of Leilani is the most populated.
