^^ Im sorry if I got this wrong, but think the rant is from you, Touring? Im almost sure that is, something you posted on another site?
Anyway, we too have ATT fiber in our community, thing is, its in the newer phase about 1 block away from me, after the mortgage meltdown in 08 construction stopped for a good couple years, then roads started going in, along with the utilities, since this was some years later, ATT ran fiber in the new phase and those people have 100 or more at the same price as 25 where I am using copper and DSL.
The price is the same. I think something like $44.95, ++++ equipment $10 ++++ taxes and fees. My neighbor says even though its 25/30 ish its been reliable. He got tired of Spectrums price increases. ATT does have monthly 1GB data cap.
Then we have our power company running fiber, thing is they have been EXTREMELY slow to bury it in communities with underground utilities, the fiber is literally on the poles outside the community. It was supposed to go in two years ago but I suspect unless they get enough commitment to cover the expense of burying fiber its not going to happen. More rural roads outside our community have it already and have had it for two years (or more) because its above ground.
People LOVE it, been totally reliable, they have it in around 80 communities with 80 more to go. Prices are 100/100 for $49, 500/500 $69 and 1gb for $89. No other costs, no fees, no installation.
Of course our other is Spectrum, retarded, $75 with your own router or $80 and service is 100/12
Along comes T-Mobile, like they did to the cell industry I think they will be the disrupters with pricing and that's a good thing.
Im not in a rush to cancel T_mobile yet. Wife called Spectrum just yesterday, we can get 100/12 service for 1 year at $49.95 with our own router that is $25 less a month then we were paying them just last month.
Thing is, my neighbor who now has ATT has not been a Spectrum customer for a while now can get $49.95 and 400/20 service for 2 years!
My wife tried to get this same offer and they won't do it. (my brother in another area also is getting that offer 6 months after he cancelled Spectrum. Spectrum says offers are "address specific" even across the street. Horrible company ethics.
Sooooooo ... our next T-Mobile billing cycle starts at around March 1st. Anything can happen until then. Internet works all the time but the 5g at our tower is down and get a constant variation of 15 in the late afternoons and evenings then at times bumps up to the 25 to 40 range, I clocked 50 the other day. Thing is, I know it can do 80/100+ when the 5g tower is working.
Anyway, the longer I wait to switch back to Spectrum the better deal I will get, IF I am willing to wait months, if not Ill take the 100/12 @$49 for the year and revisit TMobile next year. It is one way to keep your costs down, knowing you can jump ship at anytime.
I suspect I will come home one day and see they did whatever they have been doing with the 5g on the towers and it will be working better then ever as I have read in one or two posts on another forum. So I plan on hanging in there for a couple weeks, maybe, will see.
Speed tests! yes, it is REALLY weird. You mentioned something about the IP address.
All I know is some of these speed test sites don't take kindly to it. I have had some good luck with fast.com (right now shows 17/8), speedtest.xfinity.com (right now24) ,
www.spectrum.com/internet/speed-test (best so far, RIGHT NOW shows speed @ 36/7) For some reason
www.fusionconnect.com has not been as kind and speediest.net same issue at times.
( I know I already posted most of this already)
I don't understand the disparity with the speed tests. I know it has something to do with what you mentioned? IP? DNS?
Oh and last night the modem switched to B2 band which is slower then the B12 band, I assume to shed some people off B12 during busy times. So I re-boot it from the web intellect GUI and B12 comes back.
Chances are I will be happy when the 5g secondary signal is working again and stop looking to switch. Maybe hold out for Spectrum to make me the 2 year 400/20 or 30 service. Not that I really care, 80+ Mbps would be fine and unnoticeable or barely unnoticeable for our home if it was 400.