Quito and Cuenca Internet Quality?

In Quito, speed is ok for vonage, Apple TV, etc. at around $50/month. Wireless routers supplied by Internet providers are junk so you may need to hardware or be in close proximity. Due to interior construction, signal does not travel far.

I use sling box and a voip phone with TVCABLE here in Cuenca. I use a range extender for the house as I found concrete and rebar not friendly to wifi.  We use the wireless router (TPLink) offered by the cable company.  The range extender is also TPLink.  So far so good. Although we do spend more on internet than $50.  But no complaint about TVCable.

Quito0819,

Did TVCable sell you the Range Extender or did you buy it elsewhere?

Thanks,  any idea of what part of town TVcable covers?

would someone in Cuenca mind doing an internet speed test and posting the results??

just go to speedtest.net and post the downlink and uplink results you get.  also post the Provider name you are using.

thanks much...

Nards Barley wrote:

Quito0819,

Did TVCable sell you the Range Extender or did you buy it elsewhere?

Sorry, didn't see that

I had someone bring it from the States.  But you can get them at a computer store right by the Millennium Mall.

I have the router from TVCable (was having address conflicts with the ones I bought and they just replace the router...)  I got the same brand (TP Link) for the range extender.

Mike

crsR66 wrote:

would someone in Cuenca mind doing an internet speed test and posting the results??

just go to speedtest.net and post the downlink and uplink results you get.  also post the Provider name you are using.

thanks much...

Think the speed really depends on the what you pay for...  I'm on the upper end with TVCable and they seem to be willing to "boast" my speed when I call them to complain about low speed.

Thanks, would you mind posting the upload and download speeds you are experiencing when testing at www.speedtest.net 

Take care.

At 08h00

16.46 Mbps down
3.86  Mbps up

Cuenca/TVcable

thanks very much, just what I needed.

Is the speed posted by quito0819 constant?  You show at 08h00!  How about at noon or 18h00 or 20h00 where everybody is in front of the TV and or computer?
In Mexico - the cable speed varied greatly depending on the time of day (from almost 0 to - well - rarely advertised speed).  TelMex DSL service was constant all day.
I am also looking to "move" to Ecuador and work remotely all the time and need a good constant speed!
Thanks

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Couple this with HMA's VPN service and you cant be found anywhere in the world nor can YOUR messages be un encrypted even if intercepted.
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I was one month in Cuenca and another month in Quito.  I found the DSL speed in both locations to be constant 3MB down and 1MB up.    I rented in newer buildings to make sure the wiring would be new and requested both landlords to email me results from tests using speedtest.net prior to renting.

Take care