How do i convince my parent to get faster internet? *HELP NEEDED*?

Question

I am in 10th grade, and i will try and explain to you my situation here. Because my mom (only parent) is old and never uses the internet she doesn't understand the importance of fast internet. Now i don't think im a spoiled brat for wanting something a little over 240kbps, which is actually running at about 35kbps according to most speed tests. You see, our provider offers 3 plans: 240kbps, 1mb, 3mb. Those are download speeds, idk the upload and don't really care. Its hard to explain to you how slow it is, because it is so damn slow its frightening to click "continue" on the button below in fear of the very common screen "IE cannot display the webpage" message. Every other message i get says that. I can visit zangle for school, but it is very, very slow. i cannot do online research or projects that many of my classes REQUIRE. Most websites simply show up as "IE cannot display webpage". For some things, even books cannot be used. Ive tried persuading her but she doesn't want to pay the extra 20 bucks a month, from our 49.99 bill (this bill includes unlimited home phone service, unlimited internet usage, basically unlimited everything but VERY slow. Its not just internet, its like a bundle). I am jealous; very jealous, because when i walk down the street to my friends house, its like i just walked into heaven with 10mbps download and CABLE TV (I don't have TV either lol) but anyway, what do you think i need to do to convince her? We are not poor either, she has a very high paying job, i will not lie but she hoards almost all of it for retirement, or doesn't spend it on anything else at least. Also it sucks because when i play black ops i try hard to get a kill but end up dying, i swear its the internet cuz i lag alot and when i go to my friends house i get loads of kills no joke. ALSO on youtube i cannot watch a video in 240p quality without waiting 30 minutes beforehand for a 10 minute video. I'm practically on dial-up, guys. Any ideas on convincing her to upgrade? It also not my computer, because i just got a brand new one, windows 7 HP 6gb ram 1tb hdd, with 2.5ghz i5-2400 processor,all the good stuff computer wise. and i have no viruses for sure.

Answer 1

Maybe the upgrade is not the solution, I mean paying more for a faster plan when your current plan is not performing at its quoted speed.



Try the Speed Test below and prove that the internet is not performing.

Then get your service provider to fix it.



OR



Find another service provider for the same amount of money that can offer the same or better speeds. I often see more download or faster plans than the one I am on, its a competitive market.



Now that you have done your research, approach your mother from this angle.



She is paying for something that is not working and getting ripped off.

No one likes paying for something that does not work they way it is supposed to.

Answer 2

I am having the same problem. I am a techy like you, in 8th grade, and I really understand. It's impossible to stream on Netflix. Can't watch a Youtube video in HD. Can't game with my friends without constant lag. I get it.



My dad keeps saying "Oh, I think you spend too much time on your computer already. When I was a kid, I just went down to the creek and ran around town with my friends." Come on, really? My dad will barely let me walk around the block with a friend. I can't do much but stay at home, and reading can get boring. This isn't 1970 anymore.



We're getting free cable somehow and my dad doesn't want to ruin it buy getting cable service instead of DSL. He thinks we're saving over $60 monthly on about 55 channels. We're not.



What I have found most effective is suggesting you'd pay for the monthly service, or at least a part of it. That will show how much you want it. Do you have any friends or teachers or other techies that your mom likes? Have them talk to her, and be there when they do, to make sure they say what they need to say.



It's 2013. Internet is important. Word.

Answer 3

edit: You know what? I TRIED to be polite with you. But you're annoying me now. When someone posts this: "MY PARENTS ARE FINANCIALLY ABLE TO BUY IT. WE HAVE THE MONEY NEEDED. I RIDE 6 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS NOT MONEY PROBLEM. REALIZE IT. AND i am not spoiled and I am not demanding once again. You all people have problem seeing a young girl making her dream come true huh? " ONE: "WE" do not have anything. THE MONEY BELONGS TO YOUR PARENTS. TWO: You ride SIX times a week. There is SEVEN days in a week. Not enough for you?? THREE: Yes, that's what our imbition in life is. TO RUIN YOUR DREAM OF HAVING A HORSE. Oh, by the way, you ARE spoiled. A BLIND person could see that you were spoiled. FOUR: Report me if you want! I don't give a flying f***. The best thing that you could get right now is not a horse, it's a REALITY CHECK. You want things in life? WORK FOR IT. SUCK IT UP, PRINCESS! THE WORLD ISN'T FULL OF BUTTERFLIES AND RAINBOWS. -------------- Asking the members of Yahoo! Answers how to badger your parents more so that they will relent and give you a horse is not the answer. A hamster, I could see. Hamsters are easy to care for, inexpensive and don't have long lifespans. Horses are extremely time consuming to care for, very expensive and have long lifespans. I think that you need to realize that your parents aren't saying 'no' because it gives them pleasure to 'shoot down your dream' as you put it. If your parents could afford it, I'm sure they'd give you anything you asked for, but unfortunately, it doesn't look like they can afford it at the moment, which is no ones fault. You're lucky that you have been taking riding lessons at all. Lots of kids would love to take riding lessons but they can't afford that, much less a horse of their own. Your parents are saying no for a very legit reason: It wouldn't be fair to them, you, or the horse. If they relent and buy you a horse, and they can't afford it, you will be able to keep it for, what, 2 years you said? You will be forced to sell it after, which will only be more painful and stressful for you and said horse than it was before you entered into this financial mess. Does your barn offer part boarding? The cost is usually around $200-300 a month, and depending on where you go, it gives you two or three lessons a week on the same horse, so you can get a 'bond' like you want with your horse. You are 14 and a half, you have your whole life ahead of you to get a horse... I would focus on improving your riding skills and riding as many different horses as you can so that in a few years when you can afford to purchase and maintain a horse yourself, you will have even more experience and knowledge.

Answer 4

Did you tell her its for school? Convince her that you really need it to do research and projects. She may not be poor but seem cheap :(. Also show her how many cools things you can do on the internet like watchmovies, look at pictures, ask questions, find number and places on google maps. Just convince her. Or you can give her the silent treatmant and act mad so she'll feel bad and buy it. Orr you can act sad and make her feel guilty :D

Answer 5

Old school phone modems were 56 Kb/s I feel your pain. Just explain to her that realistically, it is unusable school/gaming/anything else. Let her know that it is taking you at least 5 times longer and most the times more then that to do any homework (parents empathize better when it involves school work and for good reason). If she says no, then you are SOL..which sucks

Answer 6

you should try to get a teacher or someone your parent will listen to like your friends mom to talkk to your parent and convince them. gather around the computer and show them in a group why it is so frustrating and then it should work. and then!!!!!!!! offer to get a job and pay for part of the bill. that will impress them and show them u are serious.