Cable problems

  I been having Internet problems for the last couple of days.  Dar is also having Internet problems and she has phone service with Charter and it has not been working for the last day or so.  She called and they said they were having problems in this area.
 
  About 24  hours ago I did some www.speedtest.net tests and I was getting download speeds of 2.88 M or less.  The problem is the upload speeds because I got .83 or .92 IF I was lucky.  Sometimes the test would not work because of zero upload speed.
  I just attempted the test and I got 3.97 Mbps down but the test could not complete and give me an upload speed.  I am paying for 18 Mbps down and I think it is 1.5 M up.
  I just did the test again and I got a Ping of 26 ms and download of 13.00 Mbps but it can not do an upload test.  It just hangs.

  This all seemed to start when we got a lot of rain yesterday for the first time in months and  months.  I wonder if that has something to do with it.

  I just did the test again and got Ping of 24 ms and download of 6.58 but it hangs and will not do an upload test.  I think it has something to do with looking up IP or a server or something.

  I just did a search and I see that Charter has an Internet Test Site
  I did their test and it shows:   Download Speed 9.1 Mbps  and Upload Speed of 79 kbps.
  I did the test again and got:    Download Speed 6.1 Mbps  and Upload Speed of 83 kbps.

Comments

[Matthew Martin]

I have Charter cable and starting having issues the night of the storms too. I live just a few miles south of you in Benbrook and My charter runs fine for the most part. My problem is that when I do loose connection (power loss or some such), it is quite a hassle getting back up. I usually have to call them and have a remote reset performed since no reset at my end ever fixes it.

I just passed my HAM test a few days ago and ordered my first radio last night. Maybe I will run into you on the airwaves. Loved your review on Echolink.

[Jim Howard]

My ex-wife still does not have phone service. But right now my cable TV and Internet is working great. Something happened the night it started raining. I hope we do not have any more problems.
Great on passing the ham test. Now you and I need to study for the General license.
For sure we will talk on the radio. I could be your first contact when you get your radio. If I went out side with my HT I bet we could talk simplex (without the repeater).
Your welcome to come over for an eye ball to eye ball contact. I live behind the Electric Cowboy in those apartments.
73 OM and again great on becoming a ham.

Jim N0UWY

[Matthew Martin]

I am eager to get my first radio. I chose the FT-60R and ordered it last night. I will be on the air hopefully starting next week on the 2m and 70cm bands. I purchased an aftermarket antenna (Diamond SRH77CA) to help it reach better than the stock antenna. My call is KF5MTE. Do you participate in any HAM clubs in the area? What bands do you operate in normally. I took the test with a friend who is the Emergency Management coordiantor for the Military base to your north. I work with him a lot. He bought a FT-270R, so he will only be in the 2m band.

[Jim Howard]

The FT-60R is a nice radio. I was thinking of getting one but then I got a cheap Wouxun HT (2 meter/440).
Since you got a friend with a 2 meter HT he can be your first 2 meter contact and maybe I can be your first 440 contact.
I do not know if you have been doing any listening but now days there is very little activity on 2 meters and 440. Cell phones and computers have taken their toll of ham radio and most of all VHF/UHF.
I have been in Fort Worth for over and year and I do not think I have talked to anyone ham radio.
I did use my Android phone and the EchoLink app to check into some sites in Missouri and talk to some people.
Going to be a good pass today for the shuttle and they will be talking to a school in LA on 2 meters.
I need to join the Lockheed Martin club. They are close and they have a club station and have a meeting each Thursday at the base.
I monitor the two lockheed Martin repeaters most of the time. But I would like to find a good 440 repeater that is also EchoLink. But I do not have an outside antenna so it has to be one that I can hit with my HT.
73 Jim NØUWY