[urgent] How to convince your parents to get faster internet?

[yaya1]

1 minute ago, Teddy07 said:

Are you sure? Why would a company refuse to upgrade your contract and don´t earn more money? 

 

is your internet data capped?

I convinced my dad to upgrade because I used too much data and it was cheaper to upgrade

 

If your parents use devices that need internet: You could download stuff 24/7 and block the internet for other people. 

I don't think it's possible, although I'm not sure...

 

As far as I know, it's not capped, which doesn't really help here I guess...

 

I already thought about the third one too, although I could just switch off/slow down the WiFi entirely, as I'm the only family member who knows how to do that, although I guess I'd risk my dad getting really pissed off at me about that...

[iLostMyXbox21]

On the Linus forums? Try this

Spoiler

 

 

[Teddy07]

I would try to emphasize how important a faster internet connection for you is and how much happier it would make you for a small favor of only 10 Euro. If he is a good father wouldn´t he make his children happy?

You could also argue that your family is stuck for the next 3 years and can forget streaming if they change their mind. 

 

Try to convince your sister and mother first and then berate your father.

 

Who is the owner of the internet connection? If it's your mother just convince her.

[ChiYoungKC]

I would have my PC on all day as the internet is so slow i have to leave wait for it to finish downloading something, and the cost of the electricity bill is gonna cost more than the extra internet speed.
And have a torrent client open taking all bandwith so everyone blames that the internet is too slow

[yaya1]

7 hours ago, ChiYoungKC said:

I would have my PC on all day as the internet is so slow i have to leave wait for it to finish downloading something, and the cost of the electricity bill is gonna cost more than the extra internet speed.
And have a torrent client open taking all bandwith so everyone blames that the internet is too slow

I already tried the first one, but he didn't seem to think it was true. 

I have to say, though, the second one sounds tempting...

[yaya1]

8 hours ago, Teddy07 said:

I would try to emphasize how important a faster internet connection for you is and how much happier it would make you for a small favor of only 10 Euro. If he is a good father wouldn´t he make his children happy?

You could also argue that your family is stuck for the next 3 years and can forget streaming if they change their mind. 

 

Try to convince your sister and mother first and then berate your father.

 

Who is the owner of the internet connection? If it's your mother just convince her.

My sister should be easy to convince and I already managed to convince my mum, meaning only my dad's left...

[Teddy07]

so 3 on 1 him

[DrMacintosh]

Say that if you don't get faster internet....the Ruskies win! 

[yaya1]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Say that if you don't get faster internet....the Ruskies win! 

Excuse me, what do you mean?

[XR6]

9 hours ago, Jonas_2909 said:

I know, technically, it would be lying, but I already thought about starting a download and then entering a game which's FPS I'd have capped to like, 25, just so he'd realise it's unplayable...

Just lie. It's the best way to get quicker internet. Try not to get caught though  

My dad is like your dad. He doesn't understand the difference between slow and fast internet, but I still managed to convince him.

 

8 hours ago, LordChristoff said:

Do as I did and pay for it yourself, it's what I had to do... 

I was with Sky Broadband *shudders*... 

 

Paid for a good ol' Virgin Media 110 download and half arsed upload. 

 

 

But point still stands. 

Exactly the same sort of situation here. Had enough of Sky's horrendous internet and had to bribe friends and family members to remark how slow the internet was.

I got 2Mbps on a good day with Sky's atrocious excuse for internet.

Got Virgin Media 110 down and it's a million times better than Sky ever was.

[DrMacintosh]

7 minutes ago, Jonas_2909 said:

Excuse me, what do you mean?

It was a joke about the Cold War

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

Just download any movie / games (over 80gb) let your parents painfully watch how long it takes.

or stream some of their favorite tv shows, let them suffer

[RejZoR]

32 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

Just download any movie / games (over 80gb) let your parents painfully watch how long it takes.

or stream some of their favorite tv shows, let them suffer

I'm assuming his dad doesn't ever do or need any of that which is why he plain doesn't give a flying duck.

 

My parents bought 56k connection back in the day because we didn't even have internet at all and because it was paid per impulses it often cost a lot. So they said we should find something better. I found ADSL (1024/256 kbps at the time) and actually organized it all on my name, paid for the actual physical connection they had to connect with new copper line and mandatory ISDN (what a rip off that was) and was also paying it monthly (30€/m). Then I switched ISP and now have 100/10 mbit and I'm also paying IPTV plan for my parents as well as sharing internet with them. Not paying any rent so this is what I'm paying and never even mentioned any price to them. Then again I'm earning my own money since age of 15 so it was feasible.

 

If you have no income I really have no idea how you could possibly convince your stubborn dad other than telling him that such speed was usable 10 years ago and that you need to upgrade to make it even usable. Also, often new plans offer more for same money or less. I used to have 20/10 FTTH and they offered free upgrade to 100/10 without any extra payment. 2 years later (now) they offered all new plans that have larger IPTV scheme for same money I was paying before and they also add 25% discount for 1 year if I tie my contract for 2 years. Since I had plans on staying with this ISP, of course I took it. So, now I'm paying 25% less for 1 year and have more TV channels. When discount runs out, I'll be paying same as before but with more TV channels. So, check what plans they have and how much you're paying now for this. It's likely they now offer something faster for same money.

[zassou]

well, i would ask them to go out for dinner, and on the car i would complain the snailnet speed, and why you need broadband, or even fiber to home to game, watch videos and homeworks. even your phone's cellular data is faster than that yarn cable dial up.

[Salv8 (sam)]

your parents are the ones who pay for it, you are lucky that you are getting it for free...

if you really want faster internet get a job and help pay for the upgrade.

my parents were always hard-asses teaching me the value of money each chance they got, even when i was 3 i had to do some simple chores to get money for a game that i wanted.

in fact i was in the exact same position that you are in now, but if your parents are anything like mine, they aren't going to budge at all.

you can list the benefits all you want but in the end if the parents say no, it ain't happening...

simple as that.

[Automobili3XF]

Man, you're a wolf crying in a soft pillow.

Here in my region the most expensive ethernet plan, which i pay for, upload is only 350kbps and download sits at around 600kbps.

You should be thankful to what you're getting for free.

[LukeSavenije]

[laughs in 500mbit]

 

i convinced him by the little costs for it. it will make it easier to use for everyone including your dad. that's how i convinced him

 

[Liberador]

20 minutes ago, Chevy_Monsenhor said:

Man, you're a wolf crying in a soft pillow.

Here in my region the most expensive ethernet plan, which i pay for, upload is only 350kbps and download sits at around 600kbps.

You should be thankful to what you're getting for free.

Nice gatekeeping

[Underi]

I convinced my parents to get me a better network by finding a deal that's cheaper than my current one and also faster at the same time. Went from 50Mbps to 100Mbps and saved ~5€/month in the process. Here you can also get a prepaid SIM with unlimited 100Mbps 4G at 20€/month so that would be an option too. Just stick it into some old Android phone and use it as a hotspot.

[Ergroilnin]

Show your dad best porn sites and with a help of some friend, make video about how much faster he would get them web boobies with better connection.

 

/j

[iLostMyXbox21]

Unplug it and plug it in a few times throughout the day so that it will turn off for a few minutes, especially if your parents are watching something or playing online games, just make sure you don’t get caught

 

then they will be like “oh, we should replace the router” but do it with that one too, then they will be like “we should get a better plan, maybe that will help” and then stop when they do that.. boom..

[Bigbootyjudy]

We are supposed to have 16mb download and 8mb upload and I get about those same speeds but it can be spread over more than 3 devices. You may want to get a new router if yours is over 3 or 4 years old as there are new standards for wifi and yours might be getting "tired". I tried to get my dad to upgrade our wifi for the longest time but then I realized the speeds we have are fine for basically everything we do. Sure we may not be able to stream a 1080p video with 4 other people watching youtube but I can comfortably play online while my family watches a movie. Also, think of the other people that have worse wifi. My friend has internet that is 700 kb per sec and he hates it. 

[LukeSavenije]

33 minutes ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

Unplug it and plug it in a few times throughout the day so that it will turn off for a few minutes, especially if your parents are watching something or playing online games, just make sure you don’t get caught

 

then they will be like “oh, we should replace the router” but do it with that one too, then they will be like “we should get a better plan, maybe that will help” and then stop when they do that.. boom..

I would just be honest to him... lying always goes the wrong way

[yaya1]

1 hour ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

Unplug it and plug it in a few times throughout the day so that it will turn off for a few minutes, especially if your parents are watching something or playing online games, just make sure you don’t get caught

 

then they will be like “oh, we should replace the router” but do it with that one too, then they will be like “we should get a better plan, maybe that will help” and then stop when they do that.. boom..

I mean, that kind of sounds like it could work, but apart from me really not wanting to do that(), I'm the only family member with the knowledge required to access the router console, so I could just switch off the WiFi...

[yaya1]

3 hours ago, Underi said:

I convinced my parents to get me a better network by finding a deal that's cheaper than my current one and also faster at the same time. Went from 50Mbps to 100Mbps and saved ~5€/month in the process. Here you can also get a prepaid SIM with unlimited 100Mbps 4G at 20€/month so that would be an option too. Just stick it into some old Android phone and use it as a hotspot.

Sounds like a good idea, too, but I live in Germany and mobile plans here are expensive af...

I've got a prepaid one that's got unlimited SMSs(is that the plural?)/minutes and 1.75GB of data(I think it should be LTE) and I pay like, €8 for that per month...

Although it's faster, it hardly makes sense to use it on a daily basis due to the price... :3