Review by jimbo2150 
UPDATED: 1 year ago
member for 4.3 years, 977 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Youngstown,Mahoning,OH
 $60 per month
 about 15 days
 "Speed is great... in some areas"
 "Speed needs to be managed"
 "Better deal in certain areas"
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I got the pro package. 8mb/s download, 1.5mb/s upload. I have noticed that maximum speed and quality of service varies wildly from one neighborhood to the next. Where a family member lives slow speed and disconnects are almost normal, but my connection is mostly constant and very fast (when managed). A simple connection to a server to download works perfectly with speeds reaching up to 4mb/s on a good server with few connections. Mass downloading needs to be managed with a a speed regulator; eg. Detect ping and alter max upload speed based on the average ping times. Eitherwise basic internet surfing crawls or comes to a stop in some cases. The main reason I got it was for the 1.5mb/s upload which works very well and can typically achieve around 1.3mb/s (multiple connections; about 600-800kb/s for a single server connection). It works well for uploading websites and photos and playing games as ping times are typically 50-120ms. A bit expensive compared to other countries and companies outside this area, but I expect prices to fall as technology advances. Overall a great service for businesses and the internet savvy user. If you just want to surf the net/check email then get the lighter packages. Today it's the fastest internet in town.
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