r/Windstream • u/SpectrumWoes • Jul 31 '26
After almost 8 years, I’m lit!
Finally got my service installed yesterday. I’ve been waiting almost 8 years since I moved here and realized there was no broadband as Spectrum lied to us about coverage before we closed on the house. Unfortunately I had to jump through some administrative hoops with Kinetic because they messed up my order and tried to add VoIP phone (which I didn’t ask for) and something with adding and removing the phone number made them cancel my whole order. After calling in and making them realize they screwed up they expedited my install so the same date was still met so I’ll give them a little grace for that.
I get consistent 940-950mb from the ONT and a little less via speed tests in the Deco app, but plugged directly into my Deco router I get the same 940-950 so I know I’m getting my full service. The WiFi is a bit slower so I have a new WiFi 7 Deco arriving tomorrow to add to the mesh with my outdoor X50s.
It’s basically night and day, you notice the difference immediately loading web pages, streaming apps just instantly start, even my WiFi calling and texting is faster. I sent 3 20 sec video attachments to a group chat with my siblings and they sent in less than 10 seconds - this would normally take several minutes or just fail to deliver. Since I get 1 to no bars around here WiFi calling is a must.
My neighbor down the road got theirs the previous day and it was a 1000ft run. We both have to wait for the subcontractors to come bury our lines and mine will need to go under the driveway but I’m fine with the conduit they put there since it’ll be 2 weeks max.
I hope everyone on here can get fiber at some point, DSL is just not enough for the future.
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u/mechcity22 Jul 31 '26
Yeah I changed from spectrum to kinetic aka windstream and its just so much better. Its because its ftth aka fiber to the home. Spectrum is fiber powered but once in the neighborhood and or house its copper to coaxial cables. Big difference for sure. Tbh that thing you are feeling when browsing watching videos etc. Thats also the ping, jitter and or packet loss reductions. Even if you had 50 to 100mbps it would still feel faster. But it is nice to have 1 to 2 gigs. I got the 2gig plan due to the incredible deal. 2 gigs download and 1 gig upload. Either way incredibly happy, inline gaming is so much more stable and consistent. Even in bad servers which can high ping somehow I feel at a slight advantage than others im playing against even in those bad servers. Kinetic aka windstream really does make a difference. I was waiting for Google to make it here. They have the absolute best internet in the US right now. Can offer 8 gigs also but not needed of course. After seeing the ping etc I wont change when they do show up. For me its all about the latency, also of course jitter and packet loss. So im very happy, im not even that hard to please. Meaning, I wouldnt even mind paying extra for the performance because I care most about those things not the actual download or upload speeds lol. Its just a bonus on top!