[TriLUG] TWC latency issues

OlsonE at aosa.army.mil OlsonE at aosa.army.mil
Mon Aug 13 09:04:19 EDT 2007


I don't think so ...but I've looked at TW Business Class as a viable
solution to my bandwidth being so pi** poor. I don't mind paying a
little more, but they better pony up the service.

How is it cost-wise? I've tried to get info off their website, but they
want you to "call".  

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of J.C. Jones
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:02 AM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] TWC latency issues

Is there a distinction between Time-Warner Business Class and Road
Runner mentioned in this thread. I am at present in negotiation with
Time Warner Business class and would like to know if any of this thread
really relates to that service.

jcj

Thomas wrote:

>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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