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

[Paul G. Szabady]

Well, if anyone is interested in hearing how bad you're getting ripped off
by TWC....

I just came back from a week in MA where my sister has ***BASIC*** comcast
service.  I ran some speed tests and she was consistently getting 17-18MB
down and 2.5-3.0MB up!?!?!

What gives w/TWC service?  I thought I was getting great service until
now....

-- 
Paul
@ Thy Service

> 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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