[TriLUG] TWC latency issues

Reginald Reed reginald.reed at gmail.com
Mon Aug 13 09:07:33 EDT 2007 

TWC Business Class is definitely different.  I had Business class at
my last house and was pretty happy with it except they never bumped
the download speed, so I switched back to consumer to get (at that
time, 6Mbps down versus 3Mbps down).

I'd be interested in what you end up negotiating with them because I
can't even get them to return emails.

--Reggie

On 8/13/07, J.C. Jones <jonesjc at intrex.net> wrote:
> 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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