[TriLUG] TWC latency issues

Mon Aug 13 08:10:38 EDT 2007

As far as noticable speeds go, I don't think I've seen much of a
difference between Turbo and High Speed.

I got somewhere around 4297/264.

Downloading from a fast site: 650kb/sec
Uploading to a fast site: 50kb/sec 

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Thomas
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 12:11 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] TWC latency issues

Near Crossroads, Cary (for High Speed online) Download - 4314 kbps
Upload   - 121 kbps

*TWC package as advertised*

Road Runner Turbo ($44.95)
Download - upto 8000 kbps
Upload   - upto 512 kbps

Road Runner High Speed online ($34.95)
Download - 5000 kbps
Upload   - 384 kbps

Road Runner Lite ($29.95)
Download - 1500 kbps
Upload   - 256 kbps

Road Runner Lite 768 ($24.95)
Download - 768 kbps
Upload   - 128 kbps

On 8/11/07, Reginald Reed <reginald.reed at gmail.com> wrote:
> Morrisville on the 8M down/512K up service:
>
> 7146 kbps down
> 484 kbps down
>
> On 8/10/07, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A new record low on the NC Outer Banks:
> >
> > 2654k down
> > 34k up
> >
> > Yes, that is NOT a typo: 34k up.
> >
> > On 8/10/07, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > NC is currently 16th in the US as far as bandwidth goes
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Neil Little, WA4AZL
> > >
> > > Tim Jowers wrote:
> > > > I believe the toastnet and other download servers to be gamed
(cached).
> > > I
> > > > regularly get 600K download speed (peak starts around 1.5Mb and 
> > > > then
> > > drops
> > > > after 10 seconds or so. I very often get 10-20 seconds page load
> > > latency.
> > > > Install the FF plugin to see how long each page takes to load.
> > > >
> > > > I've looked very hard for an alternative. I tried BellSouth for 
> > > > a
few
> > > months
> > > > but saw zero improvements in upload plus they block SMTP port.
Download
> > > was
> > > > about the same as well. Argh! The next thing I've found (A DSL
reseller
> > > no
> > > > doubt) is $115/month. AT&T's contractor, Team Net, laid fiber 
> > > > down
my
> > > street
> > > > probably for the Uverse service they are rolling out next year 
> > > > but
the
> > > only
> > > > thing they are selling now is a resell of DSL or cable.
> > > >
> > > >     Case in short, this in supposed to be some special high tech
center
> > > but
> > > > the Internet bandwidths and performance are a joke. No fiber to 
> > > > the
home
> > > as
> > > > one would expect. If NC, RTP, or Raleigh want to be known for 
> > > > being technologically savvy and/or progressive then its time to 
> > > > get off of
our
> > > > butts and lay some fiber. Due to the good-ole-boy system 
> > > > normally in
> > > place
> > > > to get permits, one probably needs to partner with the cities. 
> > > > My
> > > proposal
> > > > is to lay it down in one or two select areas here to show the 
> > > > state/city/area has some commitment to operating in a modern
networking
> > > > environment. It's not like we will be breaking any ground
here...
FTTH
> > > is
> > > > common elsewhere in the world. I'm tired of being in a 
> > > > technology
> > > backwater
> > > > WRT networking.
> > > >
> > > > IMO,
> > > > TimJowers
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 8/9/07, OlsonE at aosa.army.mil <OlsonE at aosa.army.mil> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Can you host a website from your house with Earthlink (port 
> > > >> 80). I
was
> > > >> told by the RR dudes, I could, and if the port was blocked, use

> > > >> a different one.
> > > >>
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org 
> > > >> [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]
On
> > > >> Behalf Of Magnus
> > > >> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 1:53 PM
> > > >> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > > >> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] TWC latency issues
> > > >>
> > > >> OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> Is their b/w comparable? Currently, I have RR Premium (which 
> > > >>> isn't
so
> > > >>> "premium").
> > > >>>
> > > >> The offerings are, IIRC, identical.  I even have a static IP 
> > > >> (with
> > > >> surcharge) and no filtered inbound ports.  Outbound port 25 is
> > > filtered,
> > > >> forcing me to use Earthlink as a relay, but that has been 
> > > >> working
fine
> > > >> the last couple of years for me.
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