Flow Internet Thread

Kenjo · Postby **Kenjo** » April 25th, 2019, 4:38 pm

Is flow blocking any streaming systems by chance ?

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » April 25th, 2019, 4:39 pm

The_Honourable wrote:
adnj wrote:I have a question: which provider has the least expensive plan for internet only? Speed, data caps and contract length don't matter.

Flow at $142 - 5mb down, 5mb up.

Amplia at $175 - 15mb down, 7.5mb up.

Seeing as he mentioned data caps and contracts I assumed he was speaking of mobile data.

adnj · Postby **adnj** » April 25th, 2019, 6:14 pm

Dizzy28 wrote:
The_Honourable wrote:
adnj wrote:I have a question: which provider has the least expensive plan for internet only? Speed, data caps and contract length don't matter.

Flow at $142 - 5mb down, 5mb up.

Amplia at $175 - 15mb down, 7.5mb up.

Seeing as he mentioned data caps and contracts I assumed he was speaking of mobile data.

I'm just looking for a cheap internet provider for a house.

EFFECTIC DESIGNS · Postby **EFFECTIC DESIGNS** » April 25th, 2019, 6:48 pm

Flow has by far the cheapest internet plan @ $142 a month for 5MB that is even cheaper than most first world countries.

In stark contrast Digicel cheapest plan is $300 a month, that is a big failure.

Kenjo · Postby **Kenjo** » April 25th, 2019, 9:11 pm

That flow is really good for light steaming so it’s best to go with it

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » April 25th, 2019, 10:39 pm

I have the 5mb package and Netflix streams at 1080p seamlessly without buffering. It rarely is 5mb typically averaging 7mb and sometimes reaching 8 to 9mb.

Kenjo wrote:That flow is really good for light steaming so it’s best to go with it

*$kїđž!™ · Postby *$kїđž!™ » April 26th, 2019, 12:52 am

Digi plans includew tv and phone

EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:Flow has by far the cheapest internet plan @ $142 a month for 5MB that is even cheaper than most first world countries.

In stark contrast Digicel cheapest plan is $300 a month, that is a big failure.

felix · Postby **felix** » April 26th, 2019, 6:47 am

Kenjo wrote:Is flow blocking any streaming systems by chance ?

i suspect so i have been having problems with netflix for a few days

adnj · Postby **adnj** » April 26th, 2019, 7:49 am

*$kїđž![emoji769] wrote:Digi plans includew tv and phone
EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:Flow has by far the cheapest internet plan @ $142 a month for 5MB that is even cheaper than most first world countries.

In stark contrast Digicel cheapest plan is $300 a month, that is a big failure.

Because I am interested in internet access only and no other features, Flow would be a much better option for me.

bossmann · Postby **bossmann** » April 26th, 2019, 8:14 am

felix wrote:
Kenjo wrote:Is flow blocking any streaming systems by chance ?

i suspect so i have been having problems with netflix for a few days

Could be isolated. Have absolutely no issues streaming with flow years now.

Postby **Dave** » April 26th, 2019, 8:26 am

My flow basis is real good when it ready but at night it is absolutely useless. Tstt recently installed their new wireless telephone system which is a Huawei unit that has internet capability. I am very tempted to try them. Last time I used tstt was for dial up lol.

adnj · Postby **adnj** » April 26th, 2019, 11:43 am

It is wireless to the home/business (WTTx). It is an LTE outdoor unit with internal router. It works no differently than your mobile system except that the frequency of the tower is WTTx only.

Dave wrote:My flow basis is real good when it ready but at night it is absolutely useless. Tstt recently installed their new wireless telephone system which is a Huawei unit that has internet capability. I am very tempted to try them. Last time I used tstt was for dial up lol.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » April 26th, 2019, 1:30 pm

felix wrote:
Kenjo wrote:Is flow blocking any streaming systems by chance ?

i suspect so i have been having problems with netflix for a few days

Binged season 1 of Stranger Things over the weekend...didn't get any issues with Flow and streaming.

2ndchance · Postby **2ndchance** » April 26th, 2019, 5:47 pm

adnj wrote:
Dizzy28 wrote:
The_Honourable wrote:
adnj wrote:I have a question: which provider has the least expensive plan for internet only? Speed, data caps and contract length don't matter.

Flow at $142 - 5mb down, 5mb up.

Amplia at $175 - 15mb down, 7.5mb up.

Seeing as he mentioned data caps and contracts I assumed he was speaking of mobile data.
I'm just looking for a cheap internet provider for a house.

Depending on the location of the house, some other options are:
- Air Link - $100 for 10Mbps down, 5Mbps up
- bmobile LTE (broadband at home) - 6Mbps for $149+vat
- Green Dot - 3Mbps for $129+vat and 10Mbps for $159+vat
Don't know what the upload speeds are for the last 2 as I got this info from the providers' websites.

@lex · Postby **@lex** » May 3rd, 2019, 8:24 pm

Flow down in san juan area?

rspann · Postby **rspann** » May 3rd, 2019, 8:50 pm

Yeah. They say technical difficulties.

K74T · Postby **K74T** » May 3rd, 2019, 9:05 pm

Down for me in Barataria as well

aidan · Postby **aidan** » May 3rd, 2019, 9:53 pm

@lex wrote:Flow down in san juan area?

Since before lunch

The_Honourable · Postby **The_Honourable** » May 3rd, 2019, 9:56 pm

Yeah if you call 223-3569, you will hear an automated message of an outage in the San Juan/Barataria area.

d.d.s. · Postby **d.d.s.** » May 4th, 2019, 12:46 am

^^ Back up fellas

K74T · Postby **K74T** » May 4th, 2019, 4:03 am

Yeah up and running

Swisha · Postby **Swisha** » May 24th, 2019, 7:31 pm

Services down in the Freeport area?

nick639v2 · Postby **nick639v2** » May 24th, 2019, 11:31 pm

Swisha wrote:Services down in the Freeport area?

Working good here, Calcutta no2

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » June 11th, 2019, 5:47 pm

So who else is suddenly seeing an open network called "Flow Wi-Fi" in their house?
My 5GHz band keeps dropping. Turned off the Connect Box, the open wifi disappeared. Turned it back on, it came back. Used a wifi scanner app on my phone, the band is the same as my current 5GHz band. I changed my band to 161, the "Flow Wi-Fi" open network suddenly appears on that band as well.

So what going on? This only happened after rebooting my modem last night. I am guessing that FLOW sent a firmware update and this nonsense started when there was a reboot. Is this a Flow plan? To use people modems to create an open Flow Wi-Fi network across the country? The open network uses your FLOW ID to connect to the internet.

hustla_ambition101 · Postby **hustla_ambition101** » June 11th, 2019, 5:52 pm

maj. tom wrote:So who else is suddenly seeing an open network called "Flow Wi-Fi" in their house?
My 5GHz band keeps dropping. Turned off the Connect Box, the open wifi disappeared. Turned it back on, it came back. Used a wifi scanner app on my phone, the band is the same as my current 5GHz band. I changed my band to 161, the "Flow Wi-Fi" open network suddenly appears on that band as well.

So what going on? This only happened after rebooting my modem last night. I am guessing that FLOW sent a firmware update and this nonsense started when there was a reboot. Is this a Flow plan? To use people modems to create an open Flow Wi-Fi network across the country? The open network uses your FLOW ID to connect to the internet.

location......not seeing any new network on my end

The_Honourable · Postby **The_Honourable** » June 11th, 2019, 6:28 pm

maj. tom wrote:So who else is suddenly seeing an open network called "Flow Wi-Fi" in their house?

Neighbor has that same issue - San Fernando.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » June 11th, 2019, 7:09 pm

Well shiet!!!!

lchan485 · Postby **lchan485** » June 11th, 2019, 7:17 pm

Nah, in POS not seeing that. Maybe only on the new. CW modems?.
What package are the ppl who seeing that on?

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » June 11th, 2019, 7:50 pm

CSR on the phone said that open "Flow Wi-Fi" thing is a new feature that they're rolling out with firmware updates and it's still in the development stage. This is why it started when i happened to reboot my modem manually. He didn't know much more. I think it's what i wrote above about giving roaming open wifi access to anyone who has a Flow ID to sign it to authenticate internet access. I reported how it kept dropping my 5GHz access and creating a message "Action required", so I hope he logged it and they will fix it, like put it on another band so it won't interfere with the user's current 5GHz network.

daxt0r · Postby **daxt0r** » June 12th, 2019, 8:59 am

ah have to check this when i reach home, why in god name would flow have an openWIFI to the public on a device the public isn't paying for?? Surely there would be some way to disable this or least not be on by default. Anyone have more info on this?