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Jan 22, 2023 08:32:24   #
starlifter Loc: Towson, MD
 
Festus wrote:
I am an Amazon Prime member for years. So I thought I would take advantage of Amazons free to Prime members photo storage. Has taken 5 days to backup my photos to Amazon's cloud. (It's still at only 95%) so I pause the backup.

Here's the issue: even with the backup paused my internet connection has slowed to a snails pace. It reminds me of in the past when you could watch a picture scrolling slowly open to be completed.

Has anyone experience this issue? I'm serioiusly thinking of uninstalling the Amazon Photos program.
I am an Amazon Prime member for years. So I though... (show quote)


I am also a prime member but am leary of using them but for a different reason. What happens to your photos if and when you drop your prime membership? Right now I use Nikon Image Space. They give you space for several hundred ( I don't remember the exact number off hand). But works for me.

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Jan 22, 2023 08:35:22   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
stanikon wrote:
We do have some modern conveniences and amenities where I live. For example, my Dad carpeted the bathroom. He liked it so much he ran it on into the house. I won't say we have to pipe in sunshine but we don't get the Grand Ol Oprey until Monday afternoon. The president of the local sports car club drives a '73 Pinto.



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Jan 22, 2023 10:10:30   #
BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
bdk wrote:
First you may have exceeded your upload amount for your provider. You'll know next month when a new billing cycle starts.
Now I may be wrong BUT i believe , once you set up amazon to hold your files. It continually scans for new pix to save to their system. This may be slowing things down..... Why do I think this? I would look thru the pix on Amazon and see pix that I would never have uploaded. Ones that I was going to delete and there they were....So someplace in the background it was pulling up my pix and saving them .
PS I HATED their interface and eventually stopped using it.
First you may have exceeded your upload amount for... (show quote)

I don't use the Amazon app, never even looked at it. I simply use my browser to go to the amzaon clouddrive and then drag what ever photo's I want from my photo manager (ACDC or whatever file manager I feel like using) to the appropriate folder. Have NO idea why you would need the Amazon app to do this. Never ever did Amazon mysteriously upload files on my behalf. Amazon does NOT scan anything on my computer, perhaps the silly Amazon app you use to upload your files does that, but I see no reason to use that. It's as simple as going to the site with your browser, and dragging files from any file manager to your folders. Couldn't get much easier.

Note: the PHOTO app on your Firestick for viewing any photos or movies on Amazon drive doesn't add or delete files to Amazon Drive. You do that from your computer as noted above, just using your browser and any file manager.

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Jan 22, 2023 10:18:36   #
BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
starlifter wrote:
I am also a prime member but am leary of using them but for a different reason. What happens to your photos if and when you drop your prime membership? Right now I use Nikon Image Space. They give you space for several hundred ( I don't remember the exact number off hand). But works for me.

Does Nikon Image Space display the photo's on your TV's?
Amazon Drive/Photo is not a back up service per se, as stated before.

For me I resize all my favorite jpg's to 1920x1080 which results in incredibly small files that fit exactly all my TV screen displays, and I have a folder on my PC for 'TV" Files. All the sub-directories in that folder match the folders on Amazon Drive. If anything ever happens to Amazon for any reason, I still have all those files on my PC. My only advice would be resize them for 4k (3840x2160) just in case you get a 4k TV in the future.

I guess if you drop your prime membership, you would have to pay for the service. My experience is for a photographer, this tv/photo service is more valuable than free delivery, which you get with $25 purchases anyway, from my memory. You also get free Amazon Music, which makes it easy to play your favorite music along with your free slideshow.

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Jan 22, 2023 12:53:56   #
OwlHarbor Loc: Pacific North West USA
 
I often check my internet speed using speedtest.net I have my own cable modem and router. Back in the day, the provider would drop the speed and I would have to reboot the cable modem several times to get the network systems' attention that I was not idle and was actively using the bandwidth. That doesn't happen too often anymore but at times I have to turn off the cable modem and router and restart because of slow speeds. Typically down load speeds are much faster than upload speeds unless you have a business line. The best upload speeds that I see are about 12mbps (non business line)

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Jan 22, 2023 13:30:40   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
OwlHarbor wrote:
I often check my internet speed using speedtest.net I have my own cable modem and router. Back in the day, the provider would drop the speed and I would have to reboot the cable modem several times to get the network systems' attention that I was not idle and was actively using the bandwidth. That doesn't happen too often anymore but at times I have to turn off the cable modem and router and restart because of slow speeds. Typically down load speeds are much faster than upload speeds unless you have a business line. The best upload speeds that I see are about 12mbps (non business line)
I often check my internet speed using speedtest.ne... (show quote)


Here are my speeds:


DOWNLOAD Mbps
916.33
UPLOAD Mbps
37.54

Mark

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Jan 22, 2023 14:53:28   #
All1317
 
I would definitely uninstall it try other storage companies that's Thiers so many companies out thier don't stick with one because they have a name move on and speed up

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Jan 23, 2023 11:15:20   #
Festus Loc: North Dakota
 
markngolf wrote:
Here are my speeds:


DOWNLOAD Mbps
916.33
UPLOAD Mbps
37.54

Mark


Checked my speeds

Downlaod Mbps
735.14

Upload Mbps
46.05

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Jan 23, 2023 12:13:46   #
BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
[quote=Festus]
Your transfer speeds are maxed by your ISP. Checking you actual speeds depends on the server. Most speed checks will give you options to what server you wish to connect, like NYC, Morgan WV, and so on. Lots of things factor into real modem speeds. I always check a number of speed check sites and record them on a spread sheet for past 10 years. Xfinity is my provider and I pay extra for high speeds, but have planned on paying less for slower speeds. I want the slowest speeds at the cheapest cost that will not, or rarely affect my transfer speeds. Right now I think I'm paying for speeds I don't need. I figure I can always call them and raise it if it causes a problem. I generally have a lot of devices connected at the same time.



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Jan 23, 2023 12:45:50   #
Festus Loc: North Dakota
 
[quote=BigDaddy]
Festus wrote:

Your transfer speeds are maxed by your ISP. Checking you actual speeds depends on the server. Most speed checks will give you options to what server you wish to connect, like NYC, Morgan WV, and so on. Lots of things factor into real modem speeds. I always check a number of speed check sites and record them on a spread sheet for past 10 years. Xfinity is my provider and I pay extra for high speeds, but have planned on paying less for slower speeds. I want the slowest speeds at the cheapest cost that will not, or rarely affect my transfer speeds. Right now I think I'm paying for speeds I don't need. I figure I can always call them and raise it if it causes a problem. I generally have a lot of devices connected at the same time.
br Your transfer speeds are maxed by your ISP. C... (show quote)


I agree. I was paying for GB speed. My providers cost was going to increase substantially (Internet and TV). The provider said unless you are streaming a lot of movies or playing a lot of online games, GB speed is a waist of money.

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Jan 23, 2023 14:31:47   #
TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
[quote=BigDaddy]
Festus wrote:

Your transfer speeds are maxed by your ISP. Checking you actual speeds depends on the server. Most speed checks will give you options to what server you wish to connect, like NYC, Morgan WV, and so on. Lots of things factor into real modem speeds. I always check a number of speed check sites and record them on a spread sheet for past 10 years. Xfinity is my provider and I pay extra for high speeds, but have planned on paying less for slower speeds. I want the slowest speeds at the cheapest cost that will not, or rarely affect my transfer speeds. Right now I think I'm paying for speeds I don't need. I figure I can always call them and raise it if it causes a problem. I generally have a lot of devices connected at the same time.
br Your transfer speeds are maxed by your ISP. C... (show quote)


Unless you’re a gamer or downloading large files from the web regularly, few people need more than 200 Mb/sec, if that. We only have 200 Mb (Spectrum is increasing it to 300Mb due to competition), and when all the grandchildren are here, we have 3-4 TVs streaming plus multiple tablets or laptops being used concurrently with never a hiccup. If you’re streaming 4K, Netflix specs 25 Mb/sec. For users of cloud services, the limitation is usually the upload speed, which is rarely much more than 5% of the download speed unless you’re a Google Fibre user where the upload/download speed is symmetrical. I’m not a networking guru, so I’m not clear why the huge difference (except for Google) and where the limitation lies.

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Jan 24, 2023 09:42:13   #
BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
TriX wrote:
Unless you’re a gamer or downloading large files from the web regularly, few people need more than 200 Mb/sec, if that. We only have 200 Mb (Spectrum is increasing it to 300Mb due to competition), and when all the grandchildren are here, we have 3-4 TVs streaming plus multiple tablets or laptops being used concurrently with never a hiccup. If you’re streaming 4K, Netflix specs 25 Mb/sec. For users of cloud services, the limitation is usually the upload speed, which is rarely much more than 5% of the download speed unless you’re a Google Fibre user where the upload/download speed is symmetrical. I’m not a networking guru, so I’m not clear why the huge difference (except for Google) and where the limitation lies.
Unless you’re a gamer or downloading large files f... (show quote)

Yes, those are my thoughts exactly. We always have at least 2 TV's, PC, 2 cell phones and multiple tablets my wife is on all day playing games. We got rid of the TV cable, cable phone service and just use the modem for computer and wifi connections. We use Firesticks and Roku for TV and my wife uses a $20 antenna for any broadcast TV. Everything works perfect so I hate messing with it, but it needs to be corrected.

Thanks for your input, 200 Mbs sounds good to me.

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Jan 25, 2023 15:15:09   #
lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.
 
Rongnongno wrote:
Why? What does the admin has to do with external connection speed?


i was wondering that too

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Jan 25, 2023 17:38:20   #
stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas
 
lukevaliant wrote:
i was wondering that too


I think it's the admin of the ISP.

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