Review by PrymeMover 
UPDATED: 1.8 years ago
member for 9 years, 2223 visits, last login: 274 days ago
 Overland Park,Johnson,KS
 $40 per month (12 month contract)
 about 1 days
 "Near-instant provisioning, US-based support"
 "Node congestion and outages"
 "Inconsistent speeds and frequent issues have me searching for alternatives"
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I was able to place the initial order, run out and pick up a modem, and have it activated and online in about 45 minutes--and this was after normal business hours.
I've been a longtime user of AT&T/SBC's DSL offerings. However, upon learning that TW's RoadRunner had bumped the highest package to 10/1, I had to try it. My speeds on AT&T's DSL 6/768 package averaged around 4900/600. I'm now getting 9400/950.
I think I'll run both services side-by-side for a while to make sure the cable is solid and consistent, but so far I am very impressed.
Update 10/22/07: I've been using the service for around 10 months now. It's fast--but only during parts of the day. During peak evening hours, I frequently only get half of my rated speeds. It's also considerably less reliable than my DSL was--in the last 10 months, I've had more outages or dialup-like speed periods than I had in 6 years with DSL. I wouldn't classify it as unreliable...it's usually up, and usually achieves good speeds--but I still have far more problems than I did with DSL. If it weren't for the fact that AT&T has yet to offer a product with comparable speed, I'd likely switch back.
Update 02/01/08: One year later, TW's top tier moved from 10/1 to 15/1. I have two subscriptions, for an aggregate 30/2. During the morning hours I might see 22-25mbit of that, but in the evening, I'll see anywhere from 4mbit to 15mbit, generally somewhere around 10. (yes, I am doing something that can utilize both connections). Since my node is so obviously saturated, I'm likely going to cancel one of the subscriptions and replace it with...something. I like the U-Verse 10/1.5 offering, but the interleaved profile, lack of static IPs, and 1 HD stream limitation makes me think twice. ADSL's 6/768 tier just feels so ancient in 2008.
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