[TriLUG] OT: RR Turbo in South Durham blocked ports?

Reginald Reed reginald.reed at gmail.com
Thu Sep 6 19:22:18 EDT 2007


On 9/6/07, Nick Goldwater <trilug at dogstar1.com> wrote:
>
> ----- "Brian Henning" <Brian.Henning at datadirect.com> wrote:
> | Hi Gang,
> |
> | Is anyone on RoadRunner's Turbo service package in South Durham
> | (around
> | Southpoint) and can speak authoritatively on the subject of blocked
> | [inbound] ports?
>
> I live in South Durham and have never run into an issue of any kind. I have had TWC service since > they rolled it out. I am hoping that Verizon will get moving on FIOS to start the price wars! I have
> heard that TWC is building up their infrastructure. Can anyone confirm this?

I'm fairly sure that TWC in this area has one of the best networks in
the TWC family.  So I'm certain that as soon as a viable alternative
comes to town, FiOS or otherwise, TWC should be able to up speeds
*instantly* to most of the area.

The sad thing is I live in a brand new neighborhood (oldest house is
~18 months old) that is serviced by Verizon.  The area was completely
new and needed new infrastructure and guess what Verizon installed?
Copper!  Before my home was finished I harrassed an installer and
asked him what the deal was and he said there weren't any plans for
fiber.

I think it comes down to all the gov't approval and the fact that FiOS
sits in a odd regulatory space.  Its one of the reasons the pricing is
so good for the service, they are avoiding taxes.  Other providers
aren't happy about it and they are trying to block them from entering
markets where they must pass on regulatory costs to the consumer.

*NOTE - I think TWC pricing is darn high and feel they could lower the
cost to the consumer and still make money.



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