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 Review by pende_tim 
UPDATED: 254 days ago
member for 5.8 years, 3231 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Andover,Sussex,NJ
 $42 per month
 about 50 days
 "Speed"
 "Bit Expensive if don't have cable TV also, Unrealistic caps on Downloads"
 "Doing Very Well"
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Update 2/25/2009
I have had their service for about 3 1/2 years now ( boy time flies).
I am still impressed with ProLog. Connection is stable with no loss of sync for the past 6 months. Speed has been bumped to 10x1 for free but see some speeds below that during peak times.
System is now DOCSIS 3.0 and they are offering a 30 x 2 package for $80/mo.
Over all Prolog internet delivered by Service Electric is a good service.
Original Review:
Cable Provider is Service Electric Cable of NJ.
Install was a major project as it required an 800' underground run for which I was quoted $2,400. I dug the trench myself and cost was $99.
I ordered the 8.0 connection speed. Initially had troubles with speeds "after the school bus" in afternoons and evenings. However for the past couple of weeks much better; Just tested 7456 x 477 at 9:00 PM tonight, so thay have made some changes.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 7456 kbps (932 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 477 kbps (59.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Pings a bit slower than DSl to first hop 8ms DSL VS 12ms on average but seeing spikes up to 120ms. Same story on gateway server, 24.229.33.97 , typical is 16 but spikes to 95 at times. I am using PingPlotter to gather this data.
They have a 10GB/mo download cap for usenet and 20GB overall DL. All that speed and nowhere to go.
Price is $57.00 /mo if you do not have cable TV.
Followup comments:  | | jazzlady
join:2005-08-04
Bartonsville, PA
 ·ProLog
| Re: They're doing pretty good 20GB caps? Say what?
I have the 15/2 service through Blue Ridge cable. I've been told the unofficial cap is 80 GB's a month. I've done 90 gigs a couple of times and they haven't bothered me. Yet...
The 10 GB's is the usenet access they give you through Giganews. It's not much, but Giganews is excellent and a lot of other ISP's have dropped their usenet service altogether. So chalk one up for Prolog.
I can't complain about the service. I do get my full speed, and it's very reliable. The network rarely goes down, and when it does on the odd occasion it's just for a short time.
I can't get 30 Mbps speed, so I guess Blue Ridge Cable isn't DOCSIS 3?
I wish they would drop the caps altogether. Or just charge another $10 a month for unlimited. I'd pay it.
I find myself watching more and more TV online at sites like Hulu because broadcasters are stuffing 16:9 programs back into 4:3 full screen- and it looks like cr@p. At least online at the network sites and Hulu you can watch stuff in the proper aspect ratio... | |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | Re: They're doing pretty good PTD caps seem to vary depending on whether you're on BRC or SECTV.
In SE Cable of NJ (Sparta area) the caps are 60G for 10M service and 100G for 30M DOCSIS3 service.
The commercial accounts are 75G/75G and I don't know what speed. | |
| | | | jazzlady
join:2005-08-04
Bartonsville, PA
·ProLog
| Re: They're doing pretty good said by Eat Me :PTD caps seem to vary depending on whether you're on BRC or SECTV. In SE Cable of NJ (Sparta area) the caps are 60G for 10M service and 100G for 30M DOCSIS3 service. The commercial accounts are 75G/75G and I don't know what speed. So I guess BRC is a bit more generous than SECTV...
I considered a commercial account, but why bother if it's got a 75 gig cap? One would think that a "commercial" account would be unlimited... and one would be wrong.
That makes no sense at all.
I don't need the upload- just the download. So if I did 145 gigs down and 5 gigs up on a commercial account- would it balance out? I wonder....
It isn't very fast though- I think their commercial accounts are only 5 Mbps.
I'm watching my shows online now, and if they're going to boot me I'll just switch to DSL. At least there aren't any caps. I'd rather go with a commercial account from Prolog because 5 Mbps is faster than 3 Mbps DSL... but I won't deal with caps.
They're gonna be in trouble if FIOS ever gets here, that's for sure. | |
| | | | | WareWolF2k
join:2000-11-14
Allentown, PA
| Re: They're doing pretty good Commercial accounts do not have caps, just not super fast speeds, unless they changed the TOS recently.
I have already downloaded over 300gb/month and never got billed any overage fees.
I have a 4gb download/768k upload account which is $70/mo.
Less than your super high speed capped account. What good is the speed if you are capped? | |
| | | | | | jazzlady
join:2005-08-04
Bartonsville, PA
·ProLog
| Re: They're doing pretty good said by WareWolF2k :Commercial accounts do not have caps, just not super fast speeds, unless they changed the TOS recently. I have already downloaded over 300gb/month and never got billed any overage fees. I have a 4gb download/768k upload account which is $70/mo. Less than your super high speed capped account. What good is the speed if you are capped? You have a commercial account with Prolog?
When I checked, the commercial accounts were indeed capped at 75 GB's.
And you're right- what good is high speed when you're capped?
At least Comcast gives you a 250 GB cap. Anything less than that for a high speed account is ridiculous, what with Netflix, Hulu, and now YouTube joining in the online tv/movie streaming game.
It's a new age, and the cable companies want you to have to get your video only from them... and pay through the nose for it. | |
| | | | | | | WareWolF2k
join:2000-11-14
Allentown, PA
| Re: They're doing pretty good I DO have a commerical account with prolog.
Maybe I have just been lucky, If there is a 75 GB monthly cap I have been exceeding it about 30-50% of the time.
Possibly they average your usage over a period of months, or they just don't enforce it.
I just pulled out a copy of my contract and I see no language regarding caps. Can you supply a link to this information the ptd.net web site? | |
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