MrMiller Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, My wife and I are visiting Ajijic to explore moving here. I have a virtual business that I continue to run while on the road. The casita we are renting has what I can tell is pretty typical Internet access, 4-6 Mb/sec download and .5Mb/sec upload. Is there an Internet cafe or coffee shop I can use to get slightly better upload speeds so I can run either Skype or Zoom.us video calls? Any suggestions would be most welcome. Marc Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Internet speeds and even actual availability around lakeside are a crapshoot. Today maybe fine, tomorrow who knows. Does anyone know if the Telmex office itself has public wifi? If so, that should be one place to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justathought Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 i thought there was a computer building right in the malecon Park . Or is that gone now ? I do remember Black coffee used to be a hot spot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Black Coffee is still a hotspot.. Last time l went on line there it was 1.2 down., never checked the up .. But I would guess it's about .3 or less ...in Ajijic your speed depends on the time of day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Also remember that the LCS (Lake Chapala Society) as internet access. I do not remember whether that the download is much faster than 5 Mb/sec and the upload speed was more than 0.5mb/sec. You have to be a member to get the password, but they have short memberships for persons visiting for short period. Many newer members go there, to have coffee, go to the library and to socialize with other new arrivals as well as some of us who have lived here part time for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 5 down is more than enough for Skype. No hands-on experience with Zoom, but they state the speeds are very low: For 1:1 video calling: 600kbps (up/down) for HQ video and 1.2 Mbps (up/down) for HD video For group video calling: 600kbps/1.2Mbps (up/down) for HQ video. For gallery view: 1.5Mbps/1.5Mbps (up/down). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMiller Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 You are correct that 5 down is sufficient for Skype but not needs more than .5 for up. I am finding that mileage will vary based on location and time of day. My wife and I both joined LCS for a month (thought of it as a donation to a fine organization) but the hours are pretty limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Maybe some of you with 10 down and 5 up can let the OP use a spare room for a bit...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Sadly when you get 10 down with Telmex we get not 5 but 0.5 up. Sure if I enter my modem, I can see that the speed set therein is 12.6 down by 0.62 up. And although I live close to the Telmex office and I have the capability to get faster speeds, Telmex simply doesn't have the bandwidth in my neighborhood to provide higher speeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboisclair Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 If you search under internet speed you'll see a previous post with lot's of info. It's not cheap but I have the same problem. When I come down for the winter I need high-speed for video conferencing for work, and I found a very reliable, very fast solution - but it cost roughly $60CAD/month. My average speed was 25-40 download and 6-12 upload, which worked very well. I hope this helps Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REC Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 4 hours ago, dboisclair said: If you search under internet speed you'll see a previous post with lot's of info. It's not cheap but I have the same problem. When I come down for the winter I need high-speed for video conferencing for work, and I found a very reliable, very fast solution - but it cost roughly $60CAD/month. My average speed was 25-40 download and 6-12 upload, which worked very well. I hope this helps Cheers Can you share how we can access that solution? Sounds substantially better than anything else available here. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboisclair Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Search under Internet Speed and my post from March will come up. I posted all the details and even a screen shot from SpeedTest. No guarantees - things can change a lot month to month - but it's the same service I'll try when we arrive next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMiller Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 What I am now using is my AT&T unlimited plan on my iPhone. This does not allow me to tether my Mac but I just held a great Zoom call over my iPhone and recorded it on my laptop as I had it join the call via Wifi without any video. I will check out a different plan next time I come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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