Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? in W.O.W. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19975702 en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:14:13 EDT Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:14:13 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20284921 Inflex :
said by JerryTimes See Profile :

said by Inflex See Profile :

said by JerryTimes See Profile :

What do you possibly need 15 megs for? You probably don't even use the 6 that you have now.
Last night I wanted to do some work at home, so I connected to the office to download a model.

The download took 40 minutes. Forget uploading the complted work, it would have taken all night.

Now do you understand why anything short of a gigabit isn't enough?
That must have been one hell of a file to take 40 minutes.
Not really, something like a gig and half. I work with much larger.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20284921 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:19:26 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20280197 JackSparrow : downloading HD movies takes hours, and I wouldn't mind cutting that time in half.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20280197 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:26:18 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20279863 JerryTimes :
said by Inflex See Profile :

said by JerryTimes See Profile :

What do you possibly need 15 megs for? You probably don't even use the 6 that you have now.
Last night I wanted to do some work at home, so I connected to the office to download a model.

The download took 40 minutes. Forget uploading the complted work, it would have taken all night.

Now do you understand why anything short of a gigabit isn't enough?
That must have been one hell of a file to take 40 minutes. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20279863 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:16:23 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20259813 Inflex :
said by JerryTimes See Profile :

What do you possibly need 15 megs for? You probably don't even use the 6 that you have now.
Last night I wanted to do some work at home, so I connected to the office to download a model.

The download took 40 minutes. Forget uploading the complted work, it would have taken all night.

Now do you understand why anything short of a gigabit isn't enough?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20259813 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:51:37 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20259698 Goober : Thanks for the words of wisdom. I'll make sure I take it to heart since you said to.

But, I think I'll stand by my earlier statement this time around.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20259698 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:29:50 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20259451 JerryTimes :
said by Goober See Profile :

Maybe YOU don't need. But, you shouldn't speak for anyone else and what someone uses their service is hardly any of your business.
Wow. Get a little defensive there. I wasn't asking exactly what you do. It was more meant as what would someone actually need that much bandiwidth for.

You need to lose that attitude. It's very unnessesary.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20259451 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:45:18 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20221911 Rob_N : yes, had the 6+ tier, then I added the phone. Now I get 10/1

I loaded Steam up on my laptop and was getting 1.2mb/sec over my wireless. Was pretty sweet]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20221911 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:46:05 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20212191 Goober : Do you have the plus service? Where are you located?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20212191 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:39:02 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20211853 anon : I have 10mbit now with WOW, been that way about 2 months, since I added the phone service]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20211853 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:26:52 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20210190 anon : "is it that the people who want faster speeds want it because the competition offers it, or because they actually need it?"

Both.

I really want more UPLOAD speed through, as when you are uploading several gigs of photographs to be printed, the faster the upload speed the better....but d/l speed increase would be nice.

Nothing like downloading a 6-10+ gig game through Steam and maxing out your connection for a long while. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20210190 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:15:38 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208344 CableDaddy3 : I see your point if the speed increase doesn't affect those who don't want it. The price that is. Your right, they have fallen behind. When the original investors sold things starting going south. At least they have their own phone switch now and are moving numbers over to it from Sprint. Maybe that's where all the money is going. Who knows.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208344 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:38:33 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208320 imrf :
said by CableDaddy3 See Profile :

is it that the people who want faster speeds want it because the competition offers it, or because they actually need it?
Both. Some people need/want it, and others see that the competition is doing it but WOW isn't.

Would you rather have a rock solid 6mb connection or a so-so 15meg connection?
There is no reason to believe that pumping a 6Mbps tier to 15Mbps is going to make it unreliable. But even still, the 6Mbps connection isn't rock solid. I've had quite a few random drops of connection. ranging from 30 seconds to a few minutes. Granted it's not the end of the world and I don't report every one of them, but WOW is not perfect.

Then you looked at those 15% and realized that less than 1/3rd of those people actually used their full bandwidth, what would you do. That's the problem that they face.
What problem? Giving the people that pay for faster tiers faster speeds? The people on advanced and under can stay where they are, give the people willing to shell out the cash faster tiers. It won't cost WOW much, if any to do that, they have the bandwidth and the amount of people in the two Ultra tiers pale in comparison to their other tiers.

The company that provides the speed they offer gets crucified.
No, the company that used to be ahead of the competition is getting crucified. WOW lead the way back in the day. Free modem rentals(gone) faster speeds than Comcast and AT&T(gone), first to get new products to market(gone). They are falling behind because they don't seem to want to spend money to make money. There is no reason to be so far behind, they may be small compared to Comcast, but they aren't some mom and pop operation.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208320 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:30:56 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208239 CableDaddy3 : I have a question, with all honesty and without this turning into a flame war, is it that the people who want faster speeds want it because the competition offers it, or because they actually need it? I, myself, have maxed out my bandwidth to the point I could no longer open up any web pages. I know a lot of people who think they need more, when in reality, they don't. I don't want an argument, just curious. Would you rather have a rock solid 6mb connection or a so-so 15meg connection? In a perfect world it would be solid no matter what the speed. I agree with you, imrf, on a lot of things. I agree that the ultra+ was a weak tier. Just a marketing gimmick. I did work, however, as many people jumped to the chance to upgrade to it. Some may have needed that extra upload, (I did) some did it just for bragging rights, so to speak. Here's a scenario, say you ran an MSO and you polled your users if they wanted faster speeds or if they were fine and wanted the money spent elsewhere. You get the results back and 85% say they want the money spent elsewhere because they are happy with their speeds and 15% wanted faster speeds. Then you looked at those 15% and realized that less than 1/3rd of those people actually used their full bandwidth, what would you do. That's the problem that they face. Some companies will offer high speeds but rarely able to provide it just to gain customers. It's unfair. The company that provides the speed they offer gets crucified. Now, I know that people have problems from time to time. No one is perfect, but they have far fewer problems than most other companies.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208239 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:12:51 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208067 imrf : The whole point if offering service people want. That is the point of having tiers. People that don't want all that speed can pay less and go slower, while those of us who want faster speeds can pay more for them. There is no need to still have two 6Mbps tiers. The Ultra+ tier should have always been faster than Ultra.

And yes, it is a crucial upgrade, especially when the competition is offering faster speeds. That is the whole point of competing. If you keep offering worse services than the competitors and at similar rates, people won't stick around. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20208067 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:33:42 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20207779 CableDaddy3 : That goes both ways. Most people don't use that much bandwidth and don't want to incur any extra charges by the company offering those services. Many people seem to act as though this is a crucial upgrade, when it's not. They need to be more concerned with stability and support for owned modems. Some people do, in fact, need or want that much bandwidth. That's fine too. However those that do want it shouldn't slam down the company for doing what the majority of it's customers want. The majority are happy with what they have.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20207779 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:30:02 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20207659 Goober : Maybe YOU don't need. But, you shouldn't speak for anyone else and what someone uses their service is hardly any of your business.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20207659 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:02:45 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20207087 JerryTimes : What do you possibly need 15 megs for? You probably don't even use the 6 that you have now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20207087 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:51:49 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20134334 FileShackOrg : Actually you could answer your own question by down grading your service to the 768kb package wow offers now. Let us know your results.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20134334 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:33:43 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20134252 tc1uscg : :D Dang it.. you made me spill my beer. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20134252 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:50:34 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20124544 imrf : Comcast has only done DOCSIS 3 testing in it's labs. There has not been any field trials.

But since there is no FiOS in the area, the Comcast regions around here will probably see it around the same time WOW deploys it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20124544 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:16:10 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20124383 tc1uscg : Picky Picky.. Rolled out meaining it's been tested and is being deployed. Testing was already done in some select markets. Regardless, if we wow customers want to see this here, it's going to be a few more long winters before it happens. :o]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20124383 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:17:19 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123419 imrf :
said by doormans See Profile :

Do you ever take notice of your tone that you use with others?
Have you actually paid attention to the tone of this forum? It has been nothing but WOW sucks because of this or that.

Most here post in a civil manner
No they don't.

If I feel WOW has solid performance but an inferior product compared to other isp's, that is my opinion.
Good for you. And I'm entitled to my opinion as well. Don't be a hypocrite.

I remember back a few years when you used to be actually very helpful,
I still am, when people actually post problems and not rants about what other ISPs are doing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123419 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:39:11 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123201 doormans : IMRF,
Do you ever stop and read your posts? Do you ever take notice of your tone that you use with others? You are like a 5 year old who was told Barney's not real. Most here post in a civil manner and there is really no problem until you chime in with your WOW love it or leave it crap. If I feel WOW has solid performance but an inferior product compared to other isp's, that is my opinion. I remember back a few years when you used to be actually very helpful, but now your just an arrogant WOW fanboy. Please just stop, drop and roll to put the flames out you usually start in these threads. Bah. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123201 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:55:04 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121436 imrf : Wrong, there are quite a few that post "smart answers". It's much better than all the crybaby comments.

As I've said, if you don't like WOW's current speeds, then go to Comcast and get their 8Mbps service with PowerBoost, that's the best that is the state for the most part, unless you have U-Verse available and if they offer the 10Mbps service in your area. You have choices, but you refuse to use them. Be disappointed in WOW all you want, but you really should be disappointed in yourself, or whoever pays for your internet service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121436 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:36:20 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121405 FileShackOrg : the only one with a smart answer for every post is you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121405 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:32:08 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121343 imrf :
said by FileShackOrg See Profile :

I am happy with half as fast speeds as everyone else and proud to pay more for it.
Then go and switch to a provider in Michigan that offers twice the speed as WOW. Quit being lazy and crying like a baby here. Ohh wait, that's right, there isn't a provider in Michigan that offers twice the speed of WOW, like you claim. Troll on. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121343 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:22:22 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121331 FileShackOrg : Your right, who could possibly want faster speeds when everything nowadays is being optimized for slower connections. I totally agree with imrf and suggest you do as me today and opt for hidden WOW package Ultra Support Plus. It offers half the speeds of the ultra connection for twice the amount of money. This way the company can make twice the profit with less consumption of network resources. I am happy with half as fast speeds as everyone else and proud to pay more for it.

For all those complainers out there "Whatever. They'll up the speeds when they feel like."/sarcasm]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121331 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:19:48 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121022 imrf :
said by doormans See Profile :

Well I have all 3 services and have had each since they each rolled out.
That's because you aren't in the areas they selected to do the test. Not every phone customer has the 10Mbps speeds. Select accounts in select cities do.

I do have u-verse in my area and the box is only 500 feet from my house so that is always a possibility.
I do to. But it isn't a possibility for me since they still can't figure out how to send more than 1 HD channel at a time, don't allow for more than 4 tv streams per house, or allow for MCE pcs to record on their tuners easily.

I just would not hold my breath for wow to make to many change to fast as that would go against everything they have done in the past.
Whatever. They'll up the speeds when they feel like. I'd love faster download speeds, but I'm not gonna sit here and cry about out. People have choices, some are just too lazy to make them, why blame WOW?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20121022 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:30:30 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20120860 doormans : Well I have all 3 services and have had each since they each rolled out.I haven't been rewarded for anything unless you consider paying them every month for services I deem obsolete by what other isp's are offering is a reward. I'm just to lazy to change. I do have u-verse in my area and the box is only 500 feet from my house so that is always a possibility. I just would not hold my breath for wow to make to many change to fast as that would go against everything they have done in the past.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20120860 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:04:34 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118423 imrf : They've had the speeds for a couple months, what's the big deal. WOW is probably "rewarding" those who have all 3 services by letting them test faster speeds. WOW is going to bump speeds. They're just deciding when and what it's going to be.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118423 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:02:56 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118409 FileShackOrg : imrf - "It's called testing." I thought the same until I came to realize that it is permanent for those users.

All I'm saying is I'm disappointed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118409 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:22 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20117368 imrf :
said by tc1uscg See Profile :

It appears it's already rolled out in south Florida
No it's not. They said by the end of the year they hope to have 20% of it's subs passed capable of it. It will also be in FIOS areas first.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20117368 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:34:47 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20117211 tc1uscg :
said by Goober See Profile :

I wonder if WOW even fears Comcast's Docsis 3.0 announcements and impending rollout.

I'd switch in a heartbeat, but I can't stand that the Comcast DVRs here are Motorola ones that don't allow for external expansion.
It appears it's already rolled out in south Florida]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20117211 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:41:46 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20114299 imrf : It's called testing. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20114299 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:20:20 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20114211 FileShackOrg : I just can't believe that if you have the ultra plus service you aren't entitled to 10mb down, but if you have the phone modem you are, but according to this forum that's the case.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20114211 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:05:23 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20113105 clocks11 : I bet it is a few years before Comcast gets that all rolled out. Wow does need to bump up speeds though. I wonder if their reluctance is due to not having the bandwidth.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20113105 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:19:03 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20111780 Goober : I wonder if WOW even fears Comcast's Docsis 3.0 announcements and impending rollout.

I'd switch in a heartbeat, but I can't stand that the Comcast DVRs here are Motorola ones that don't allow for external expansion.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20111780 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:47:08 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20040467 gene32 :
said by Smellyjelly See Profile :

I left WOW just this past week but watch the forum.

A WOW rep contacted me to get me to come back. He said they were rolling out 10, 12, and 14 tiers. Still not as fast as the new Comcast tiers locally. I can't verify if this is true or he was just trying to make me come back. But we have seen a few WOW people already with 10 download. Hopefully they hit back at the competition this year. I loved WOW for service.
I too have no complaints about their service and loved their pricing BUT.... they need to match Insight's 15 meg service in Columbus, OH to get me to come back. If they're smart, they'll match it and offer it at a cheaper price point. If not, I really have no reason to switch back to them.

And I wouldn't believe the rumours about speeds they might be offering in the future that's faster than 10 megs. Seeing is believing. Fact is, Insight offers 15 megs NOW.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20040467 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:15:45 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20039577 Smellyjelly : I left WOW just this past week but watch the forum.

A WOW rep contacted me to get me to come back. He said they were rolling out 10, 12, and 14 tiers. Still not as fast as the new Comcast tiers locally. I can't verify if this is true or he was just trying to make me come back. But we have seen a few WOW people already with 10 download. Hopefully they hit back at the competition this year. I loved WOW for service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20039577 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:41:18 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20032731 gene32 :
said by makeadifference :

gene32- i guarantee if i look at your 15mb service, you are using no where near that speed on a consistent basis. And Insight has no way of guaranteeing it anyway.
I do not use 15 megs 24x7. BUT, when I'm downloading 4-10 gigs here and there, I love the 1.8+ megs/second transfer rate I get from Insight. When I called WOW to cancel, the CSR asked why and I told her because Insight was offering 15 megs. She said "you know you're not getting the full 15 megs and WOW will soon be offering 10 megs". I fired back, "When WOW does offer 10 megs, are you going to give your customers the full 10 megs, all the time, guaranteed?" She was kind of speechless at that point. I know all to well how speeds are marketed and some times don't live up to the claim. You say Insight has no way of guaranteeing 15 megs. I know. I also know WOW can't guarantee your 4 megs. I also know that when I download, I'm very happy with my speeds.

said by makeadifference :

the problem is that a very small percentage of users hog all the bandwidth. Any idea what the average per use consumption is? Less than 768 DS, and 256 US. This is a gloried email/websurfer that occasionally downloads music.

I still have no idea what you need 15mb for......

I have worked from home for 10 years. 4 comptuers in the house connected to the wireless router. All 4 use my 4mb cable modem service daily. Everything i do- web, vpn, vonage IP phone, etc. is done without issue over the 4mb connection.

someone tell me what you need 10,15,20 mb for? ATT is doing it because they have to for video. OTher than that, i cant figure it out.
I agree to a point. For general surfing, email, etc, 1 meg service is completely sufficient. When you start using your internet connection for downloading games, movies, songs like I do..... the 15 megs is very very nice. Ask people with Verizon fiber what they use their service for.

This whole argument about "why do you need that much speed" is always made by people who don't utilize the internet to it's full potential. That isn't a statement made to provoke an angry response from you or others that would ask such a question, just an observation.

This is precisely why AT&T U-verse started offering 10 meg service. Because they know cable companies (and Verizon) are offering faster speeds and they need to keep up. Your comment about how a few users hog up all the bandwidth..... if ISPs would spend money on upgrading their infrastructure and not paying CEOs gazillions of dollars, 5% of an ISPs users base that "hog bandwidth" wouldn't have a negative impact on other people on the same node.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20032731 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:56:42 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20031245 imrf :
said by makeadifference :

someone tell me what you need 10,15,20 mb for?
To download stuff faster and in less time. Just because you can't utilize 4Mbps doesn't mean that others can't either.

said by makeadifference :

ATT is doing it because they have to for video.
No they aren't. The 10Mbps internet speed from AT&T has nothing to do with tv service. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20031245 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:03:04 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20030617 JackSparrow : downloading videos. in a few years when HD downloads become prevalent, 4mb will not come even close to cutting it]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20030617 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:35:37 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20029872 anon : gene32- i guarantee if i look at your 15mb service, you are using no where near that speed on a consistent basis. And Insight has no way of guaranteeing it anyway.

the problem is that a very small percentage of users hog all the bandwidth. Any idea what the average per use consumption is? Less than 768 DS, and 256 US. This is a gloried email/websurfer that occasionally donwloads music.

I still have no idea what you need 15mb for......

I have worked from home for 10 years. 4 comptuers in the house connected to the wireless router. All 4 use my 4mb cable modem service daily. Everything i do- web, vpn, vonage IP phone, etc. is done without issue over the 4mb connection.

someone tell me what you need 10,15,20 mb for? ATT is doing it because they have to for video. OTher than that, i cant figure it out. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20029872 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:37:48 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19980752 imrf : The CSR is wrong. They will have 10Mbps. I never asked about the upload as I really don't care if it goes past the 1Mbps I currently have.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19980752 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:21:51 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979405 FileShackOrg : just spoke to CSR, and he said they are planning on upping the downstream at the most to 8mb and possibly the upload. Nothing is definite.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979405 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:29:42 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979403 tc1uscg :
said by enoughisenough :

WOW will upgrade to 10mb very soon.......

Stick with WOW! They will come through like they always have....
Yep.. about 18 to 24 months from the date the "other guy" upgrades. They did it with OD in my area. I think they still did it too soon as afte 1 year, their OD is still a joke. HSI? Not much better. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979403 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:29:20 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19977813 gene32 : I am now up and running on Insight's 15 meg service and loving every minute of it! If WOW could match the speed at a cheaper price, I'd switch back in a second! Until then, sorry WOW. :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19977813 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:48:51 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19977591 Waffen : to be honest I expect an increase with no additional cost, its been a long time coming.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19977591 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:12:52 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19977239 BlackKnight6 : I would like to see an increase on the upload as well. 10/2 for Ultra Plus would be nice.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19977239 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:20:31 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19976300 JackSparrow : hopefully theyll increase the other tiers too]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19976300 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:19:26 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19975702 anon : WOW will upgrade to 10mb very soon.......

More important than blanketing an area with a higher speed it to offer a speed that will not compromise your quality of service. Something that TW, Insight, Comcast, etc. dont seem to be concerned about.

Stick with WOW! They will come through like they always have....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19975702 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:51:41 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19965134 dsmndcrsn : the increase speed to 10 megs he said about 2 months and tv one is chanell something like bet and that it will be launch in a month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19965134 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:37:47 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19964616 JackSparrow : any idea on when? and what is tv one]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19964616 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:00:37 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19963139 dsmndcrsn : i was told by a wow tech that wow was going to up their speed to 10 megs and also tv one will be added to.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19963139 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:57:02 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962649 gene32 :
said by FileShackOrg See Profile :

It sucks but I fear that it is true wow is planning on upping us saps to a whopping 10 down.
When I left WOW a few months ago and switched to Insight for their 7 meg downloads, somebody from WOW called me a few weeks later. He offered me a HUGE discount to come back and I accepted. I still had their 6 meg package and analog cable service. Yesterday, I called the special 800 # he gave me and talked to him again and said that Insight-Com here in Columbus, OH is offering 15 megs and wanted to know what they could do. He said not much. They offered some free movie channels, great discount on going digital and some other nice little things but I told him the 15 megs is to tempting to pass up. He admitted that WOW was indeed planning on rolling out a 10 meg service some time in 2008 but 15 is greater than 10. :) I called Insight-Com and placed my order. They'll be here Monday. I told him I loved WOW and their services but they need to keep up on the speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962649 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:15:20 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962367 grantsa4 : Any idea when this would actually happen? This year?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962367 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:15:41 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962145 FileShackOrg : It sucks but I fear that it is true wow is planning on upping us saps to a whopping 10 down.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962145 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:54:26 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962060 anon : WOW only offers speeds up to 6 megs in all areas they serve. Their speed packages are totally consistent.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19962060 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:36:10 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19960351 anon : 15 megs? Thats impressive! WOW only offers up speeds to 6 megs in my area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19960351 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:25:27 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19959150 hamburglar_ : TW has had that speed for a few months now. It doesn't surprise me that Insight added it since they resell RoadRunner. WOW? Where are you?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19959150 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:36:00 EDT Re: WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19959087 JackSparrow : save yourself the trouble and leave. wow's not gonna come anywhere near that anytime soon :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19959087 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:28:13 EDT WOW gonna match Insight's 15 megs in Columbus, OH? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19958828 john1290 : I see that Insight in Columbus, OH recently added 15 meg service for an extra $10/mo. They call it "Turbo". I'm going to see if WOW can match that speed, else I'm gone.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19958828 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:51:35 EDT