 | | | 
21.11.2018, 13:40
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom
100/100 is enough. And it's always 100/100!
| 
21.11.2018, 15:05
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Yes, I cannot see packet loss.. but everynow and then some downloads block and I have to stop/start them again.
It is quite frustrating.
I wonder if Salt is better... actually, paying less for at least 300Mbps real throughput would work for me.
Salt users: What is your experience with respect to speed? | | | | | For only internet then salt is OK. But you cant get internet alone with Salt.
| 
21.11.2018, 15:30
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Cote
Posts: 17,488
Groaned at 414 Times in 275 Posts
Thanked 20,435 Times in 10,578 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Have somebody noticed that Swisscom is very slow lately?
This is a bit technical and I cannot rule out that third-party services are to blame but I have noticed that downloading from most places is much slower than before. This is happening for many independent services (linux updates, rust updates, python, etc.) so I suspect it is actually Swisscom.
I have still measured with the router and speednet and I get the following:
Router - Swisscom: ~900Mbps
PC - Router: ~600Mbps (which is fine.. it is wifi)
Speednet: ~230Mbps (frustrating but still high)
Many downloads are well below 20Mbps.. this did not use to be the case a month ago..
Have people noticed this? | | | | | Since I had the square router installed - the wifi is worse. It was supposed to be an upgrade. I do have a voip on it, a tv and 3-4 other gadgets on it and my cell bound to the contract. I am thinking of moving to Salt, it is not that I am often in areas where signal would be weaker, I know people say that Salt has poorer coverage.
| 
21.11.2018, 15:41
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Since I had the square router installed - the wifi is worse. It was supposed to be an upgrade. I do have the voip on it, tv and 3-4 other gadgets on it and my cell bound to the contract. I am thinking of moving to Salt, it is not that I am often in areas where signal would be weaker, I know people say that Salt has poorer coverage. | | | | | So don't use WIFI. LAN cable is ALWAYS better
| 
21.11.2018, 15:44
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Cote
Posts: 17,488
Groaned at 414 Times in 275 Posts
Thanked 20,435 Times in 10,578 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | So don't use WIFI. LAN cable is ALWAYS better | | | | | I cannot see us walking around with cabled tablets, cell and laptop  It beats a bit all the perks of portable technology. You never watched a movie on your tablet, out of your bathtub?
I wonder if it is just that particular router with a sucky hardware.
| 
21.11.2018, 15:46
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | I cannot see us walking around with cabled tablets, cell and laptop It beats a bit all the perks of portable technology. You never watched a movie on your tablet, out of your bathtub?
I wander if it is just that particular router with a sucky hardware. | | | | | Well I don't like having my brain fried with all these WIFI rays
| 
21.11.2018, 15:49
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Cote
Posts: 17,488
Groaned at 414 Times in 275 Posts
Thanked 20,435 Times in 10,578 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Well I don't like having my brain fried with all these WIFI rays | | | | | Hmmm. No bluetooth headphones? No microwave, either?
I actually agree with you. I don't think it is that harmless. But if it is me or my neighbors with their dosens of gadgets..plus the trainstations now and buses, unies, schools and companies. No cables.
| 
21.11.2018, 15:52
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Hmmm. No bluetooth headphones? No microwave, either? 
I actually agree with you. I don't think it is that harmless. But if it is me or my neighbors with their dosens of gadgets..plus the trainstations now and buses, unies, schools and companies. No cables. | | | | | Well with neighbours,trainstations etc one has no choice. But you choose to have HIFI at home. And when you sleep next to the transmitter?
| 
21.11.2018, 15:58
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Cote
Posts: 17,488
Groaned at 414 Times in 275 Posts
Thanked 20,435 Times in 10,578 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Well with neighbours,trainstations etc one has no choice. But you choose to have HIFI at home. And when you sleep next to the transmitter? | | | | | I don't. My bedroom is a temple.
| 
21.11.2018, 16:08
| Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Switzerland
Posts: 8,761
Groaned at 322 Times in 246 Posts
Thanked 20,108 Times in 7,025 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Well I don't like having my brain fried with all these WIFI rays | | | | |
Don't worry. It can't get much worse.
| 
21.11.2018, 16:25
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | I have Swisscom for Internet, TV and Mobile Phone, it's quite expensive at CHF195 per month but I have Gigabit internet and it all works well.
I was pretty happy with them as they seem more reliable and with better customer service than the likes of UPC and Orange (now Salt obvs) that I used before.
However, I just had my first disappointment with them.
I was on holiday in Japan recently when there was a serious earthquake which resulted in death and a complete blackout. In the aftermath I tried to get information from the official helpline, the UK Embassy etc.
When I got home I was (naively maybe) shocked to see the charges of CHF200 so I contacted them to see if they would maybe reduce the charges, considering the circumstances and the fact that if you are in danger of building up excessive roaming data charges, you are informed, with calls, you are not.
Anyway, they were not interested in any sort of goodwill gesture so it made me reconsider my options.
I'm aware that this was my fault and they are not obliged to do anything but hoped for some flexibility considering the situation.
So, looking around, Salt TV looks inferior as I can't get the same UK domestic channels in HD nor the Pay per view football rentals from Teleclub and Salt mobile still seems to have inferior coverage.
Otherwise, how are UPC these days?
Who else is there?
Should I just swallow my pride and stick with Swisscom?
Any advice would be gratefully received. | | | | | SAlt TV is inferior. Its a step back to the past as far as quality goes. Inferior SD quality over Zatoo ( which is anyhow free ) without Salt. So they arent giving anything here. Its a joke
| 
21.11.2018, 23:52
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Well I don't like having my brain fried with all these WIFI rays | | | | |
It really not a risk for you
| 
22.11.2018, 10:03
| Junior Member | | Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: CH
Posts: 57
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | I wonder if Salt is better... actually, paying less for at least 300Mbps real throughput would work for me.
Salt users: What is your experience with respect to speed? | | | | | Sky's the limit. Or rather, your internal infrastructure.
My home is just gigabit-level (switches, routers etc) and thus my speed is in that range. However, by playing around with link aggregation and such, I was able to get into the 2 GB territory. I am reliably hitting the 1 Gbps limit of the physical cards and switches I have around (and keep in mind this also depends on your peer's speed, i.e. how fast the remote end can send stuff).
I read of folks who got into the 8-9 Gbps range with consumer-grade hardware over a direct cable connection (PC -> Salt box). Some details and tests are hidden in this long thread (in German).
You can connect a DECT base station for classical telephony (free calls within Switzerland) and the Salt box has a 10 Gbps Ethernet port which you can then wire to a 10 Gbps switch (be prepared to shell out proper money for that switch if buying new). The AppleTV, albeit iffy (and I really hate the lockdown of their ecosystem), is a major step forward from the big, slow and unreliable STBs provided by others. At 50 CHF/month (40 if you're their customer for mobile telephony as well) plus 99 CHF installation fee, it's a no-brainer when compared with the traditional providers.
| 
22.11.2018, 13:29
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Now Zürich- formerly L.A. Cal.
Posts: 75
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 100 Times in 36 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom
FWIW I changed to Wingo for my home internet (fiber optic) and wireless. Very pleased with it. Wingo IS Swisscom-- it's their "millennial" brand, which just means that there are no Wingo stores to go into if you need help. ;-) They only offer online support or you pay by the minute to call them.
The good news is, because they are Swisscom, you are using Swisscom's network. Which, for me, has been working perfectly. My only issue with Swisscom was the price of the service. And Wingo is way cheaper. They also offer some free roaming options with the mobile plan that helped me make the decision to change... Swisscom mobile was far too expensive for roaming.
Anyhow, if the (IMHO minor) limitations don't bother you, Wingo might be a good choice.
| 
22.11.2018, 20:35
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom
Upgraded my Swisscom Abo to InOne internet/TV. Now double the speed and alot more new TV senders. And it cost me nothing!! Swisscom you are so great
| 
26.11.2018, 11:34
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bern
Posts: 22
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom
Thanks very much to all the helpful replies.
I started a chat with Swisscom again, this time in German and they offered to refund half the costs (CHF100) which I'm happy with so I'm content to stay with them.
None of the competition seems convincing anyway so I'm quite relieved.
| 
26.11.2018, 11:36
| Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CH
Posts: 10,970
Groaned at 2,032 Times in 1,120 Posts
Thanked 5,139 Times in 3,246 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Thanks very much to all the helpful replies.
I started a chat with Swisscom again, this time in German and they offered to refund half the costs (CHF100) which I'm happy with so I'm content to stay with them.
None of the competition seems convincing anyway so I'm quite relieved. | | | | | Probably your German that sealed the deal
| 
26.11.2018, 11:40
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bern
Posts: 22
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | FWIW I changed to Wingo for my home internet (fiber optic) and wireless. Very pleased with it. Wingo IS Swisscom-- it's their "millennial" brand, which just means that there are no Wingo stores to go into if you need help. ;-) They only offer online support or you pay by the minute to call them.
The good news is, because they are Swisscom, you are using Swisscom's network. Which, for me, has been working perfectly. My only issue with Swisscom was the price of the service. And Wingo is way cheaper. They also offer some free roaming options with the mobile plan that helped me make the decision to change... Swisscom mobile was far too expensive for roaming.
Anyhow, if the (IMHO minor) limitations don't bother you, Wingo might be a good choice. | | | | | Wow, Gigabit Internet, TV and Mobile for CHF99 per month on the Swisscom network sounds great.
Is it the same TV box?
| 
26.11.2018, 11:49
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bern
Posts: 22
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | Probably your German that sealed the deal | | | | | Yep, I'm sure she fell for my "charming" grammatical case errors when typing on the fly | 
28.11.2018, 19:24
| Newbie | | Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Geneva
Posts: 6
Groaned at 3 Times in 1 Post
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
| | Re: Thinking of switching from Swisscom | Quote: | |  | | | I have Swisscom for Internet, TV and Mobile Phone, it's quite expensive at CHF195 per month but I have Gigabit internet and it all works well.
I was pretty happy with them as they seem more reliable and with better customer service than the likes of UPC and Orange (now Salt obvs) that I used before.
However, I just had my first disappointment with them.
I was on holiday in Japan recently when there was a serious earthquake which resulted in death and a complete blackout. In the aftermath I tried to get information from the official helpline, the UK Embassy etc.
When I got home I was (naively maybe) shocked to see the charges of CHF200 so I contacted them to see if they would maybe reduce the charges, considering the circumstances and the fact that if you are in danger of building up excessive roaming data charges, you are informed, with calls, you are not.
Anyway, they were not interested in any sort of goodwill gesture so it made me reconsider my options.
I'm aware that this was my fault and they are not obliged to do anything but hoped for some flexibility considering the situation.
So, looking around, Salt TV looks inferior as I can't get the same UK domestic channels in HD nor the Pay per view football rentals from Teleclub and Salt mobile still seems to have inferior coverage.
Otherwise, how are UPC these days?
Who else is there?
Should I just swallow my pride and stick with Swisscom?
Any advice would be gratefully received. | | | | | I quit UPC. Now I have a combination of (Fixed) Naxoo basic, (29 francs a month for TV, unlimited telephone in CH and 10 Mb of internet), in addition to: (Mobile) Yallo Home internet for 39 francs a month. The problem with Yallo is that they advertise a "Max download 250 Mb with the included router".
I understand that you can't expect to always get the max but I don't even get 120 Mb. Sometimes I get as much as 112 Mb but, that is rare. I often get around 60 to 80 Mb. But, sometimes I get only 12 to 17 Mb. I have complained but, nothing has changed. I live within Centerville Geneva So, they can't say I don't have good cell tower coverage.
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT +2. The time now is 22:20. | |