Utopia
- Thread starter JeeperG
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01XJ
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Pleasant Grove!
I used it for a while in our old condo it is very very fast but it has it's down falls you cant use anytype of virus protection like Nortons or anything you have to use "their" special virus stuff because if you use anything else it see's it as a threat and messes crap up.You can't use peer to peer site's like limewire ETC. They block the ports for those so you get speeds of 6kb or less on those sites. But other than that it was a very fast connection i was getting 14meg upload and about 17 down. But i went back to comcast
I used it for a while in our old condo it is very very fast but it has it's down falls you cant use anytype of virus protection like Nortons or anything you have to use "their" special virus stuff because if you use anything else it see's it as a threat and messes crap up.You can't use peer to peer site's like limewire ETC. They block the ports for those so you get speeds of 6kb or less on those sites. But other than that it was a very fast connection i was getting 14meg upload and about 17 down. But i went back to comcast
You need to pick the right provider on it, if you run it into a router you can do whatever you want behind the router... Limewire sucks, and if they block BT ports... use different ports :greg:
I used it for a while in our old condo it is very very fast but it has it's down falls you cant use anytype of virus protection like Nortons or anything you have to use "their" special virus stuff because if you use anything else it see's it as a threat and messes crap up.You can't use peer to peer site's like limewire ETC. They block the ports for those so you get speeds of 6kb or less on those sites. But other than that it was a very fast connection i was getting 14meg upload and about 17 down. But i went back to comcast
Those are all restrictions of the ISP. Utopia is just a pipe, it has nothing else to do with services, etc. Utopia is much like DSL, you have to ge the serivce and then you have to get an ISP. Most ISPs that offer Utopia will be able to do it as an all-in-one package. I'd go with Xmission simply because they have said they do not block any ports or services. You are limited to 100GB of bandwidth during weekdays (but 99% of people won't hit that limit).
Oh, and like Meat said, not only yes, but Hell Yes! I'd drop comcast for just about anything besides dial-up.
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piecesnparts
Registered User
- Location
- Kaysville
It is awesome and I havent experienced any of the probs that 01xj describes. PM me if you have any questions bout the details.
ehh?
Utopia was paid for and is owned by your town, the ISP's rent bandwidth and sell you service.
Government crap
But 10 Mbps is better then the stupid comcast I got, As well as the idiot that installed my cable (yeah its messed up) AND bummed a smoke off me.
01XJ
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Pleasant Grove!
Man sounds like i got the sh!ty end of the deal when i had it:-\ i may have to try it again it has been almost a yr since i had it but i will have to check to see if it comes into our new area and try it out again
Government crap
But 10 Mbps is better then the stupid comcast I got, As well as the idiot that installed my cable (yeah its messed up) AND bummed a smoke off me.
Several ISP's offer 30Mb/30Mb... Utopia it's self offers 100Mb to residential and 1Gb to business.
Most have a limit, then you pay by the Gb after that for like another 5Gb, then it becomes unlimited.
not really...total bandwidth allowed per resident is 100mb but only 10-15mb is allowed for internet. The other bandwidth is for tv and phone (wether you use those services or not). Also, the business is not true either. It's a break down as well, we have Utopia at my offices and they only allow 30mb for internet. We have another couple QMOE lines thats 50mb each that smoke the Utopia stuff. We only have Utopia as an additional redundancy. Also, for businesses it's pretty expensive, I think we are paying around $1300 a month for our Utopia connection.
JeeperG said:
FWIW, you'd be better off calling Utopia directly to find out if it's available or any kind of status. The ISPs won't usually know the details, just if it's available or not.
Yeah I know but I just thought I would Inquire, but I did re-read the sign posted down the road and it pretty much says under construction. I will call Utopia in a few days just out of curiosity to see when/if its gonna be available at my home.
EDIT FOR POINTING OUT MY POST COUNT....
Lifelong Jeeper
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Murray
Have it and love it in Murray. Now I just need a faster computer to be able to keep up w/ the internet. Does it ever end?
Actually no, the ISP's are the limiting factor... as far as the network is concerned you get 100Mb to your house.
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
- Location
- Mead, WA
This sounds right, as UTOPIA should have no way of knowing if you are using 50mb of video/tele....