Flow Internet Thread

[air wick]

seems to be working fine here:

[novastar1]

flow down in San Fernando?


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anyone have info on when upgrading will be completed?

[redmanjp]

flow down in San Fernando?


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anyone have info on when upgrading will be completed?

look like it done!

https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/2013-11-10/internet-upgrades-flow-customers

Internet upgrades for Flow customers
Published: Sunday, November 10, 2013


Customers will now experience faster broadband download speeds at no additional cost as Columbus Communications, operators of Flow and Columbus Business Solutions, has announced a significant upgrade to three of its major residential packages. Starting tomorrow, Flow customers will see a 5 mpbs upgrade at no additional cost to its Turbo 5, Turbo 15 and Turbo 25 packages.


Additionally, customers who currently subscribe to Turbo 50 and Turbo 100 packages will see a reduction in the monthly cost of $100 and $150 respectively. “The launch of this broadband upgrade is part of our commitment to continue to bring the best broadband services to Trinidad and Tobago at the most cost effective prices.


“It is our belief that faster broadband speeds for our residential customers mean that they will be better able to utilise broadband in all areas of their lives and take advantage of the many emerging opportunities in the digital and online arena,” said Brian Collins, manager director of Columbus Communications, Trinidad Limited and the Southern Caribbean. Collins also announced the launch of a completely new 2mpbs package at a cost of $139.


“This will replace the current UClick 20 hour package,” he said. “Broadband is changing how people learn, work and play,” said Collins. “The digital world is opening up new possibilities every day. Creating online content, engaging in personal hobbies via bandwith intensive programmes, keeping in touch on multiple devices, live video streaming and sharing with family across the world are commonplace. And at Columbus we are proud to put Trinidadians on the forefront of these developments.”


Wendy McDonald, director, Corporate and Government Affairs for Columbus Trinidad said: “This upgrade is about enabling citizens of Trinidad to realise their potential. At Columbus we are passionate about encouraging customers to use technology at affordable prices and faster speeds in order to gain access to information and knowledge for the development of a more educated and advanced society. “Faster speeds make it possible to connect easier, stream faster, and conduct research quicker.”

check allyuh speed!

too bad flow eh by me

[redmanjp]

i wonder what blink response to this gonna be?

[hustla_ambition101]

i wonder what blink response to this gonna be?

prolly the same like when digi launch 4g

[fouljuice]

But I thought flow speed increase was their response to tstt GPON ?

Me eh kno eh, I asking.

[hustla_ambition101]

GPON suffering from failure to launch, no rollout timeline for customers and the same areas listed from inception are still the only ones with the service afaik......furthermore flow 10 still cheaper

[novastar1]

How does turbo 20 have more upload speed than turbo 30?
WTF
Now I need to downgrade?

and if the turbo 50 is at a $100 discount...does that mean that 25mb down will be phased out?
Wonder if the guardian even got the full story here

Not sure if these are updated prices
http://discoverflow.co/trinidad/interne ... d-packages

[snypaz]

Sooooo i've finally had enough of Blink. Signing up and paying for installation tomorrow. Question... Do i have to take their wireless router or can i get a standard modem and run a wireless router of my own?

[alcom2222]

You can choose a standard modem or pay $150 more for the wireless modem

[Cross Blood]

Sooooo i've finally had enough of Blink. Signing up and paying for installation tomorrow. Question... Do i have to take their wireless router or can i get a standard modem and run a wireless router of my own?

You can use your own router. I did the same.

[snypaz]

Thanks again.

[whatever_]

So what's the deal with flow?

How does speed compare with TSTT for P2P downloads?
What about latency to US networks/servers? (compared with TSTT)
Do I get the advertised bandwidth 24/7 or is there some sort of policy pertaining to peak hours?

Thinking about switching myself.

[sonygoup]

So what's the deal with flow?

How does speed compare with TSTT for P2P downloads?
What about latency to US networks/servers? (compared with TSTT)
Do I get the advertised bandwidth 24/7 or is there some sort of policy pertaining to peak hours?

Thinking about switching myself.

1.Its better
2.26m on a bad day (usual day before they started upgrade last month)
3.yes u do...had flow 2 years now! And had no problem until now since d upgrades

I had blink,greendot and they all suck compare to flow and I issa torrent man

Got get it!

[whatever_]

So what's the deal with flow?

How does speed compare with TSTT for P2P downloads?
What about latency to US networks/servers? (compared with TSTT)
Do I get the advertised bandwidth 24/7 or is there some sort of policy pertaining to peak hours?

Thinking about switching myself.

1.Its better
2.26m on a bad day (usual day before they started upgrade last month)
3.yes u do...had flow 2 years now! And had no problem until now since d upgrades

I had blink,greendot and they all suck compare to flow and I issa torrent man

Got get it!

You're not getting any problems that would indicate P2P throttling?

[shaneelal]

So what's the deal with flow?

How does speed compare with TSTT for P2P downloads?
What about latency to US networks/servers? (compared with TSTT)
Do I get the advertised bandwidth 24/7 or is there some sort of policy pertaining to peak hours?

Thinking about switching myself.

Recommend you try both for at least two weeks, if you have two computers/laptops do a comparison during peak hours.
My experience is that Flow throttles P2P traffic.

[nightwolf]

I download via newsgroups. Max speed all the time if you don't have patience for torrents.

[Rallyfignis]

So they just came and upgraded the modem.
The man say internet go be down for 15 minute.
Any bets as to how long it will actually be down for?

He left here at 10:10.

[whatever_]

So they just came and upgraded the modem.
The man say internet go be down for 15 minute.
Any bets as to how long it will actually be down for?

He left here at 10:10.

Couldn't be any worse than TSTT. When TSTT says down for 15mins, chances are it will be down for anything between 1 hr to 3 months.

[S_2NR]

So they just came and upgraded the modem.
The man say internet go be down for 15 minute.
Any bets as to how long it will actually be down for?

He left here at 10:10.

He supposed to ensure it working BEFORE leaving and BEFORE u signed off on the job

[Rallyfignis]

Restarted modem @ 1150 and its working...

[Rallyfignis]

Sorry 1050

[Bezman]

they replced my modem yesterday and internet not working since... arseholes

[kg494EJ-1]

they replced my modem yesterday and internet not working since... arseholes

Call them they changed my modem last week, they told me in two hours after three I had no service, I called them and after a 15 minute wait they restored the service. My advice call.

[novastar1]

they replced my modem yesterday and internet not working since... arseholes

Call them they changed my modem last week, they told me in two hours after three I had no service, I called them and after a 15 minute wait they restored the service. My advice call.

call them and give them the mac address on the modem.
Waited like 2 hours like the installer said....then I called them and it was up in under a minute after I have them the number

[Strauss]

STILL only frigging 1Mbit up.

[killersuzuki]

Day 3, numerous calls, plenty quarrelling......no internet and no phone since the modem upgrade.....tech supposed to come tomorrow......only because I tell them no way I waiting until tuesday for a tech!

[Tired Accord]

So is a modem replacement required in order to receive the new "bump" in speeds? Or a modem re-start should do it?

I only heard this on the radio this morning and decided to research it at the office here. I haven't done a speed test at home yet...

[mitch1980]

I noticed this bum in speeds on divali day.
nothing to be done you
company ups the bandwidth themselves

[Kenjo]

It seemed to upgrade automatically for me too and my modem is about 8 years old so I don't believe the modem needs to upgrade