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Subject: Anybody else noticing orbitel very sluggish?
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Ebay1User is Offline

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05/21/2008 7:35 PM Alert 

garion--thanks for the clarification.  I saw the ip address and assumed Orbitel was using UltraDNS.  I also wasn't claiming Orbitel redirected traffic.  Just mentioning some ISP's have been doing it - such as Cox and AT&T.  And it's probably going to be happening more because increased bandwith usage.

Do you think adding Orbitel's DNS servers into eveyone's router or NIC instead of allowing it to obtain the DNS servers automatically would help some of the people who have problems with Orbitel?

 

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05/22/2008 8:29 AM Alert 
Not really.

Since Orbitel is intercepting everything over port 53 UDP, it won't matter what you set your DNS to. I have a fairly exotic setup that I don't recommend (even my co-workers think I'm nuts for doing what I have.), that forces all my normal DNS requests over TCP.

For all I know, its not even Orbitel thats doing it, but maybe their ISP (AT&T I think?)
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05/22/2008 9:47 AM Alert 

I just did a tracert and looks like their ISP is ATT.

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05/22/2008 3:21 PM Alert 
Yep, Orbitel is AT&T. My work internet connection is handled by AT&T and they have many of the problems that Orbitel has.
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05/22/2008 3:54 PM Alert 
Whenever I use orbitel in Maricopa it is slow and laggy. Try Maricopa Broadband they have the fastest service around town.
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05/23/2008 9:15 AM Alert 
Posted By caveman on 05/22/2008 3:54 PM
Whenever I use orbitel in Maricopa it is slow and laggy. Try Maricopa Broadband they have the fastest service around town.



Doesn't Maricopa Broadband charge $39.95 for only 1.5 Mbps?  That is slower than Orbitel's worst day.

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05/23/2008 3:42 PM Alert 
39.95 for 9Mbps. That is faster than Orbitel on any day.
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05/23/2008 3:55 PM Alert 
Does Maricopa Broadband do phone through the net?
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~Lord Acton
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05/23/2008 5:38 PM Alert 
Posted By caveman on 05/23/2008 3:42 PM
39.95 for 9Mbps. That is faster than Orbitel on any day.



You must have a deal.  Their websites says $39.95 for only 1.5 Mbps.

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05/25/2008 1:04 PM Alert 

Just tested Orbitel using speakeasy and here is the result:

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05/25/2008 1:58 PM Alert 
Try testing it 2-3 times in a row and at other sites, like speedtest.net and testmy.net. Orbitel has trouble with consecutive tests in a row.
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05/25/2008 2:37 PM Alert 
Posted By Jason on 05/25/2008 1:58 PM
Try testing it 2-3 times in a row and at other sites, like speedtest.net and testmy.net. Orbitel has trouble with consecutive tests in a row.



Yep, you're right.  Speakeasy:  7310 / 740 & 6707 / 732 - Speedtest:  5889 / 736 & 6239 / 735 and Testmy: 3603 / 394 & 3274 / 721

 

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05/27/2008 11:05 AM Alert 
I wouldn't use Maricopa Broadband for TV. Check out the post in the technology forum.
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