Xizer
join:2004-02-05
New York, NY
1 edit | [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? I have just now noticed with Road Runner Extreme, I am getting 15 Mbps / 1 Mbps.
Did Time Warner just upgrade the Milwaukee division? I am in Kenosha.
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Poud
@tekra.com | in Waukesha standard service i'm now getting 7 Mbps / 512Kbps
a couple weeks ago it was 5/365(or whatever the upload was) | |
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TheAfu
join:2001-08-02
Milwaukee, WI | I think it's upgraded as well my upload is way higher than 60KB it's around double now. My download wasn't so fast but I need to change registry settings for more than the 8Mb settings it's at. | |
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armyvet
join:2006-10-24
Maceo, KY | they must be taking from the ownsboro,ky area, lately
i'm so slow sometime's that i can't even run a speed
test. | |
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pxwoo
join:2004-09-14
Racine, WI | Extreme in Racine
Only took forever and a day! | |
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georgeu
join:2001-08-06
Racine, WI | Yep looks like the upgrade is here
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 | jarschmi
join:2007-07-18
Milwaukee, WI
| Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? I'm with Poud. I've got residential, and just did a bunch of speed testing last night (and wrote a review of RR complaining of slow U/L speeds recently)...
Was: 5 Megs down, 360k up
Now: 7 Megs down, ~500k up
I'm pretty excited about the jump in UL speed, as RR was just getting killed on this compared to FIOS or even the DSL crowd...
...maybe I have to compliment them and edit my review...
Cheers!!!! | |
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| | lonebandit
join:2001-12-01
Oak Creek, WI
| Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? File size transferred : 29.5 MB (30937448 bytes)
Total time taken : 16.97 seconds (16969 milliseconds)
Throughput : 1823.0 KB/sec [Kilobyte-per-second]
= 1.82 MB/sec [Megabyte-per-second]
= 14584.0 Kbps [Kilobit-per-second]
= 14.58 Mbps [Megabit-per-second]
This is with SE WI Turbo/Premium speeds.
Its putting a rather high load on my 170mhz router...55% CPU in use when tossing this much traffic....
heh.
-JD | |
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Folic
join:2004-10-03
Milwaukee, WI | How much more exactly is RR Turbo/Extreme or whatever it's called, and would the speeds be 15/1? | |
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billy2313
Roadrunner
join:2001-10-13
Middletown, OH | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? Depends on where u live,the cinci ohio area it's only 9.00 more... | |
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| | Folic
join:2004-10-03
Milwaukee, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? lol well we are talking about WI in this thread | |
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Xizer
join:2004-02-05
New York, NY
1 edit | They had a promotion going on when I signed up in July - standard service was $30/month for 12 months, and turbo was $40/month for 12 months.
Whatever you're paying now, if you want to sign up for their Turbo service, it will be $10 more a month. I think it's worth it.
Here are the new speeds for Time Warner's Milwaukee division:
Standard: 7 Mbps / 512 Kbps
Turbo: 15 Mbps / 1 Mbps
Turbo is actually just a little more than twice as fast, for $10 more. | |
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vsj624
join:2004-03-20
Kenosha, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade?  | |
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| | | alisowski
join:2007-06-07
Muskego, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade?
What is this "Extreme" that people are talking about? Is there a class above "Turbo" in the Milwaukee area? | |
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| | | | lonebandit
join:2001-12-01
Oak Creek, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? Turbo or extreme are one in the same.
15MB/1MB for $10 more per month ($39 total) now.
-JD | |
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bbgrunt0
join:2006-01-27
South Milwaukee, WI
| You sure did. "Standard" users are 7Mbps down / 512kbps up now! and 15Mbps/1Mbps for turbo folks. (I didn't even have to reboot my modem).
Watch for new marketing strategies. The "lite" 768kbps RR is going to be promoted more as a cheaper option, and a moderate speed 2Mbps tier will be part of some bundles. Those are the "hooks", then you "upgrade" in smaller increments. (Website not yet updated).
A little "response to competition" from AT&T  | |
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| bbgrunt0
join:2006-01-27
South Milwaukee, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? Oh BTW - for Milwaukee users, an on-network speedtest:
speedtest.wi.rr.com
Simple Java based thing - in case the big Internet sites can't keep up with the faster tiers! | |
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| | s8nlovesme
join:2003-12-26
Waukesha, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? well, I did have a speed upgrade 2 days ago. I was able to dl from usenet at about 8,b, now however, I am back to 6mb. I live in pewaukee. Anyone else get the tease? | |
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| | shurwd23
join:2004-11-26
Kenosha, WI | I think so mine is 11 down and 1 up! WHOO HOO!!!
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nightwalker
Nightwalker
join:1999-08-07
Chicago, IL
3 edits | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? North East Wisconsin upgraded as well.
Bandwidth Class 020: (Turbo)
Download Speed: 12709 kbps (1588.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 741 kbps (92.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Bandwidth Class 001: (Standard)
Download Speed: 6884 kbps (860.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 412 kbps (51.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
I promptly called and downgraded to 'standard service'.
No sense paying extra when 7/512 is good enough.
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| | | | mbuonaccorsi
join:2001-08-15
Waukesha, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? I had to reboot my modem, I got new DOWNLOAD speeds, but my upload speed is still the same crap 360kbps! WTF!?!
I live in Waukesha and have RR Turbo.
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| | boober321
join:2003-07-15
Milwaukee, WI | I'm actually in Milwaukee, and I haven't seen any speed jumps. I'm still at 5/384 (360 to be more specific.) Anyone else in Milwaukee seeing the jump? | |
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| | | Andypro
join:2007-05-11
Milwaukee, WI
| Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? said by boober321  :I'm actually in Milwaukee, and I haven't seen any speed jumps. I'm still at 5/384 (360 to be more specific.) Anyone else in Milwaukee seeing the jump? Yes. I live in Milwaukee and have standard service and went up to 7/512k. If you don't see it, try rebooting your modem. | |
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| | | | boober321
join:2003-07-15
Milwaukee, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? Gave it a try and I am seeing 6000s/400s so it did go up some. Thanks. | |
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| lonebandit
join:2001-12-01
Oak Creek, WI
1 edit | They claim they did this to offset at&t competition...but I dont get that. Sure VDSL is faster, but u-verse only permits internet of 6mb/1mb...MAYBE 8mb soon.
I am debating getting u-verse since I can have 4 video streams for DVR whereas it seems TWC limits me to 2 right now.
-JD | |
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gb00007
@tds.net | Wish TDS DSL would respond to the competition.. competitively priced of course.
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georgeu
join:2001-08-06
Racine, WI | Yeah I seem to be only able to hit about 10 mbit down today as opposed to 14 just the other day. They are probably dealing with the growing pains now. . . | |
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mooosenix
join:2004-01-09
Milwaukee, WI | The 15/1 speeds are AWESOME. i was about to jump ship, and suddenly the instability of my line disappeared and speeds increased. who'da thunk it? | |
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daveyostrow
join:2007-08-13
Milwaukee, WI | in milwaukee im getting really slow speeds lately... | |
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| georgeu
join:2001-08-06
Racine, WI | Re: [TWC] Milwaukee - Did we just get a speed upgrade? I have been seeing the DL bounce all over the place but the upload has been fairly constant, and the ping to the chicago servers on speedtest are much higher now also. | |
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aggybong
join:2002-07-26
Milwaukee, WI | Wow, what a nice thing to come back to. My Road Runner Business connection through school went from 5\512 to 15\2. That is amazingly awesome  | |
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