# Internet Provider Options?

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**Created:** [October 7, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934 "2010-10-07T18:16:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/19 "2010-10-08T14:14:26Z")

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> [@Well it hath happened the devil hath spawned.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/well-it-hath-happened-the-devil-hath-spawned/35667/5):
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> Now I wonder if its RR and not my modem/router. When you guys say its shitty, what is it doing? I have drops of no service for up to 30secs sometimes. Happens to all PCs that are on my network, at the same time, wired or wireless, thats why I thought it was the router.

It might be the router. Ask for a new one. I did and I got better speeds (although I was getting great speeds before). I’m paying for 15 down and 1 up and I was getting that, got a new router and got 20 down and 1 up. Probably because I live in a rural area and use all the bandwidth lol.

To answer your earlier question…YES…you can plug in your own wireless router into their cable modem.

Wall outlet \> Cable Modem \> RJ-45 cable to Internet Port on your new Wireless Router \> Profit

> [@7:00 PM, Sunday, 9/23/07: My Bubble Tea](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/7-00-pm-sunday-9-23-07-my-bubble-tea/35670/2):
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> im waiting for FIOS to come to my area. no lines out here yet. i saw their speeds and its 3X road runner for the same amount. and upload is like 5x faster. soon as theyre here, im switchin.

Same here. Can’t wait. Although I did just put a query out to TW about Road Runner Extreme (their version of FiOS). It didn’t say I was in an area that DIDN’T have it, so maybe I’ll give that a run if they have it. It’s $20/month extra…so $80/month for internet, but that’s fine with me since I do a LOT of data transfers between my site, hobbies, and gaming. It’ll do until FiOS comes here (only TV is available right now).

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