Charter communications download speed test
Mobile providers file maps of their coverage areas for each broadband technology (e.g., EV-DO, HSPA, LTE).Fixed providers file lists of census blocks in which they can or do offer service to at least one location, with additional information about the service.*.All facilities-based broadband providers are required to file data with the FCC twice a year (Form 477) on where they offer Internet access service at speeds exceeding 200 kbps in at least one direction.
“I consider us to be served, but not served well, and the price many people feel is high,” she said, noting that complaints from residents rose since the coronavirus pandemic hit, given the rise in remote work and schooling. Wood said the state’s broadband money rightly went to areas that were “unserved” by companies like Charter, but “served” towns like Sheffield don’t necessarily have “the latest and the greatest” technology. She said the survey findings also could help locate grant money for Charter to build out those areas. Some areas of town never got cable infrastructure in the first place, Wood said. “We’re doing our best to ensure social equity plays a part,” he said. The town would work with residents to ensure that everyone can have service at a reasonable cost. Some households don’t have internet because they can’t afford it, Mitsoff said. Mitsoff, whose own Spectrum internet speeds are “so-so,” said the survey is a baby step toward discussions about what would be a debt-financed build-out with fiber to each residence and business, and one the town would own. “Our network is working as it should,” she said, adding that customers should contact customer service representatives with questions about speeds. according to the Federal Communications Commission’s most recent Measuring Broadband America Fixed Broadband Report issued in December 2021,” wrote Heidi Vandenbrouck, Charter’s senior communications manager. “Spectrum Internet exceeded advertised download and upload speeds for all tiers measured - even during peak weeknight usage between 7 and 11 p.m. A federal report said speeds were even better than advertised. “For the last three years, all I’ve heard is, “I hate my internet, I hate Spectrum.’”Ī company spokesperson said that Spectrum has been offering speeds up up to 1 gigabyte for over three years, and recently doubled starting speeds from 100 megabits per second to 200 mbps. “It would bring Sheffield into the 21st century,” Mitsoff said. He’d like to see at least a 60 percent response rate, given how the matter of slow speeds appears to be plaguing at least some in the community. Select Board member Martin Mitsoff, who spearheaded the initiative, said that of about 1,200 households in town, 55 had taken the survey as of Monday. The survey is available on the town’s website until April 30. The town then will have hard data with which to begin discussions about a potential upgrade, instead of “storytelling and anecdotes” that have pushed the town to investigate, said Select Board Chair Rene Wood.