[TriLUG] OT: TIME WARNER ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF PACKETSHAPING TECHNOLOGY NATIONWIDE

Mon Jun 11 13:25:13 EDT 2007

All I know is according to the commercials, chicks dig it ...hah. 

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From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Tim Jowers
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 1:20 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: TIME WARNER ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF
PACKETSHAPING TECHNOLOGY NATIONWIDE

Does anyone know about ClearWire?   I am considering trying them but for
the
1 year contract term. I've already had/have DSL and cable here and both
had high download latency and nowhere near the promised upload speeds.

TimJowers

On 6/11/07, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have Comcast on the Outer Banks and TWC is world's ahead in terms of

> service.  I have maximum speeds for Comcast on the outer banks (3 meg 
> down,
> 1 meg up).  Sad, I know.  But deal with that network and all it's 
> falkiness and you'll be running back to TWC with open arms.
>
> On 6/11/07, bak <bak at picklefactory.org> wrote:
> >
> > Shorter TWC: "We advertise our premium service as 8Mbps.  However, 
> > we reserve the right to not give you that if we feel like it, or to 
> > arbitrarily give you less based on rules which you are not allowed 
> > to know."
> >
> > I agree that a little competition would be a good thing.
> >
> > At least they're not Pure Evil like Comcast with their limited 
> > unlimited service.  This is just Mostly Evil.
> >
> > I used to have DSL, but they could barely deliver 1Mbps down and 
> > 200Kbps up.
> >
> > --bak
> >
> > OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> > > ...read on past this article for my 2c.
> > >
> > > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18468495
> > >
> > > TIME WARNER ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF PACKET SHAPING TECHNOLOGY 
> > > NATIONWIDE
> > >
> > > June 6, 2007 -- Time Warner today implemented a network management
> tool
> > > to improve the operation of the network for all subscribers. As a 
> > > result, a small minority of users may experience slower speeds 
> > > during peak hours when using certain applications that consume 
> > > lots of bandwidth. You can address this situation by reducing your

> > > use of bandwidth-intensive applications during peak hours. "Peak 
> > > hours" are generally in the evenings.
> > >
> > > "Packet shaping" technology has been implemented for newsgroup 
> > > applications, regardless of the provider, and all peer-to-peer
> networks
> > > and certain other high bandwidth applications not necessarily 
> > > limited
> to
> > > audio, video, and voice over IP telephony. Road Runner reserves 
> > > the right to implement network management tools for other 
> > > applications in the future.
> > >
> > > Customers are reminded of the terms of our Acceptable Use Policy 
> > > at
> > >
> > >> help.rr.com/aup:
> > >>
> > >
> > > * The Road Runner service may not be used to engage in any conduct
> that
> > > interferes with Road Runner's ability to provide service to 
> > > others, including the use of excessive bandwidth.
> > >
> > > * The Road Runner service may not be used to breach or attempt to
> breach
> > > the security, the computer, the software or the data of any person

> > > or entity, including Road Runner, to circumvent the user 
> > > authentication features or security of any host, network or 
> > > account, to use or distribute tools designed to compromise 
> > > security, or to interfere with another's use of the Road Runner 
> > > service through the posting or transmitting of a virus or other 
> > > harmful item or to deliberately overload or flood that entity's
system.
> > >
> > > Customers are further advised that efforts designed to circumvent 
> > > our network management tools may be in violation of our Acceptable

> > > Use Policy and may result in account suspension without warning.
> > >
> > >
> ======================================================================
> ==
> > > ====================
> > >
> > > 2c.
> > >
> > > I don't agree with this for so many reasons ...and really wish we
> could
> > > choose between cable providers. I'd even be willing to pay MORE 
> > > ...if
> I
> > > could get something like OOL (Optimum Online, for all my non 
> > > north-eastern bretheren), or FIOS.
> > >
> > > But nooooo, the man's sticking it to me ...and I'm forced into 
> > > Time Warner (if I want a broadband connection). I have their 8mb 
> > > service (Premium), and after this month will be dropping it. Its
not worth it.
> I
> > > hardly ever get the speeds they advertise (even if I'm on during 
> > > non-peak hours), and my upload speeds are heavily throttled
> (25-50kbps)
> > > at best.
> > >
> > > Anyone else feel like this?
> > >
> > > /me equips Tin-Foil Hat +1
> > >
> > > ...what's to say they don't:
> > >
> > > - Change "Peak Hours" to be from 5am - 9am, and 5pm - 10pm M-F; 
> > > 9am - 12pm and 5pm - 12am S-S?
> > > - Force users who use "encryption" aka, IPSEC, SSL+TLS ftp's, or 
> > > some other form of encryption into switcing over to their
"business"
> service,
> > > because home service should only be for surfing the web.
> > >
> >
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