Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! in Road Runner

Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! in Road Runner http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20441231 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:02:07 EDT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:02:07 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20702332 Russell_ :

said by pende_tim

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Hi scots,
Just checking back to see if RR has bumped the upstream speeds on the 7.0 package? I will be settiung up a place down there at the end of the summer and am undecided on RR or Verizon DSL. DSL only has 3.o down but 786K upload.

Tim

I can't imagine why they would given the competitive situation. Afaik, it's still 384 up.
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Just checking back to see if RR has bumped the upstream speeds on the 7.0 package? I will be settiung up a place down there at the end of the summer and am undecided on RR or Verizon DSL. DSL only has 3.o down but 786K upload.

Tim
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About my router settings, I tried to access it through 192.168.0.1 and for one day it wouldn't load the page at all, then the next day it's working (the password isn't default, it's a custom one).

So about the bad routers I dunno, it seems like AT&T and Road Runner need to fix their stuff. But the 1.5 cap was set by default from Traffic Shaper XP, before I even configured anything in it (I got it to monitor connections and see if I need to set speed limits to some of the PC's on the network, in case they're causing my connection to go bad by doing too much uploading/downloading; but that turned out to be the bad routers I pointed out above).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20652406 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:53:49 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20625060 anon : Are you trying to access the router via ( »192.168.1.1 )?

It's possible that your router may have been compromised if you were still using the default password on your router and running it without any encryption for security. You may want to reset the router and re-configure it, unless your positive that it's secure.

I've used a bunch of different modems over the years, and noticed that some display the bitrate, others do not. It will be expressed in bits per second, so for the upload you should see a number like: 384000. With Motorola modems it was listed on the same page that also lists signal levels for the cable modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20625060 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:12:30 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20624422 anon : forgot to say: modem's bitrate isn't listed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20624422 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:09:14 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20624392 anon : Thanks. All 3 PC's are on wireless, none hardwired. Using channel 6 (all the neighboring networks are using 6 or 11, so I'll try switching to 1). On the modem configuration page it does have an option to reset it. There's 2 options:

[Reset All Defaults]
Note:
Resetting the cable modem to its factory default configuration will remove all stored parameters learned by the cable modem during prior initializations. The process to get back online from a factory default condition could take from 5 to 30 minutes. Please reference the cable modem User Guide for details on the power up sequence.

and at the bottom:

[Restart Cable Modem]

Tried the 'Restart Cable Modem' and it didn't seem to do anything. Haven't touched 'Reset All Defaults', not sure if it'll mess anything up. Also cannot log into my router configuration, it just shows a blank page loading forever. Not sure what's wrong with that.

Going to call Time Warner and tell them to replace the modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20624392 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:04:12 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20623891 anon : nothing, I have a few ideas that could help you out.

First, you say you have the SBV4200 modem... that modem is utter crap. Even though I believe it is capable of handling the 7Mb speeds, it's an older modem with a bunch of known issues. I once had that same modem too, and had to get it replaced when it started cutting out and dying on me all the time. You should look into having it replaced with a newer model, and most likely it will be a SBV5121 series or newer, which is an excellent modem. I can't promise this will fix your speed issues, but it could possibly save you from some irritating problems down the road.

Second, you say you are using a wireless between 3 PC's... are they all using wireless, or are some of them hard wired (physically connected) to the router by a cable. It's very possible if they are all using the wireless that there could be a lot of wireless congestion due to many other nearby neighbors using wireless (on neighboring channels). Wireless routers will generally have a series of channels you can choose from in their setup page/menu. It's ideal to use a channel that is as far away from what the majority of people are using... Ex: if most people near you are using channel 6, try using channel 1 or 11. Even though there are 11 channels, they overlap, and there are only 3 distinct 20 Mhz channels (1,6,11) all the other channels overlap between the three chunks of 20 Mhz. In my experience I find most people use linksys routers and use the default of ch6, and find in most cases channel 1 or 11 seem to work much better.

And, before you go into fixing those two possible problems, try checking your modem's interface page ( »192.168.100.1 ) and see if it lists your current bitrate. It's been a while since I had that modem so I forget if it does or not. But there should either be a reset button on the modem itself or a reset button on the modem's interface page that will let you do a hard reset, in which the modem will be forced to pull the current speed config. I had to do that with a neighbors modem a week or two ago which then allowed him to receive the 7Mb speeds. Just know it may take a few min for the modem to become operational after doing a hard reset like that.

If you can hardwire a system into the router and then check the speeds that would be ideal... I have never messed with my TCP settings, I just use the defaults in both XP and Vista, and have never received anything less than my full advertised speed from TW.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20623891 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:30:02 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20622882 anon : update: reverted TCP to default windows settings and it went back to 1.5/384 now. Guess part of the problem was the TCP settings being optimized for 3mb, then when the speed was lowered it messed with the connection a bit.

Still don't know why I'm only getting 1.5 down. Anyone else in the Durham area have this happen recently? Is it some heavy maintenance they're doing while having to put us on a slower backup server or what?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20622882 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:08:34 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20622541 anon : I've been having major problems with lag spikes and reduced speed since the 'speed bump' came... still not sure why. We have 3 PC's connected through a MR814v2 Wireless router, and the modem is a Motorola Surfboard "SBV4200". I usually run a few different speed tests, on speakeasy and on the RR site. My speed was 3-4mbps/384kbps for a long time and did not go up with the 'speed bump upgrade' (I've restarted both the modem and router many times).

The past two weeks there have been problems with lag spikes during peak times, most noticable in games; WoW is unplayable for example. A week ago my speed seems to have been ninja-changed to 1.5/384. Yesterday, it was lowered even further to 768/384. No email or any kind of notification from Time Warner. Maybe someone in the neighborhood is being malicious and stealing/putting a cap on my bandwidth?

Anyone ever had a problem like this before?

One thing I can remember changing is auto-optimizing my TCP settings with "TCP Optimizer" to 3mbps, as I read in a previous post, and it increased my speed/stability a bit.. but this was before the 'speed bump' came. On the main RR site it says changing those settings is bad because roadrunner is supposedly optimized to run best with the default windows settings. Could this be a problem? On another computer that hasn't had its settings changed from windows default, the speed is the same slow 768/384.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20622541 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:03:36 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20614641 Matt :

said by abward

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Normal residential accounts went from 5Mbps/384Kbps to 7Mbps/384Kbps. If you have not got the update, try reseting your modem.

And failing that, if you have an older cable modem, you may want to take it to your local TW office and swap it for a new one.

Feel free to post the make model here and we'll let you know if it's likely to cause issues with the new speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20614641 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:32:05 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20614547 abward : Normal residential accounts went from 5Mbps/384Kbps to 7Mbps/384Kbps. If you have not got the update, try reseting your modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20614547 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:16:09 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20614206 duke16 : Was this speed bump just for Turbo and Business, or will normal residential accounts also see the speed increase?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20614206 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:04:26 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20604770 kklier : That's not just lame that's L-A-M-E!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20604770 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:13:41 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20579524 Fisamo : One can only hope! This 384k up is lame! :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20579524 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:19:50 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20578711 Matt :

said by btwolf :

I heard on the radio today that they bumped the local speeds so when I got home, I disabled QoS on the router and tried a speed test. Yeah, getting the 10mb down, 512k up on turbo. Nice 20:1 ratio on speed :/. I really expected to see 768k up or 1mb up, at a minimum. I don't quite get why they'd consider this much of an upgrade.

I really think that once TWC is spun off from Time Warner proper, you'll see a more competitive offering.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20578711 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:43:23 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20578624 anon : I heard on the radio today that they bumped the local speeds so when I got home, I disabled QoS on the router and tried a speed test. Yeah, getting the 10mb down, 512k up on turbo. Nice 20:1 ratio on speed :/. I really expected to see 768k up or 1mb up, at a minimum. I don't quite get why they'd consider this much of an upgrade. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20578624 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:28:47 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20569624 neumannu47 : As soon as TW gets some competition, I'm bolting. Of course, I'll probably end up moving before TW gets competition. Oh, well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20569624 Sat, 31 May 2008 16:10:01 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20516850 aldamon : LOL 7/384 in Durham. I don't know if I should laugh or cry or both? I've had 384 upload for eight *&^%^*@ years!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20516850 Wed, 21 May 2008 11:08:15 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20515130 neumannu47 : Also, notice the high ping time. Something fishy is going on here. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20515130 Tue, 20 May 2008 22:55:31 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20503106 neumannu47 : My connection was bumped from 5 to 7. Big deal. You can't tell the difference. We all need more upload.

Edit: I signed up for Turbo for the additional upload speed. The fastest I can get is about 450K after multiple tests. The download is not as fast is at should be, either. My modem is a SurfBoard 5100.

At this point, I don't see any reason to pay the additional $10 per month. I've rebooted everything, and the speed is just not there.

Take a look at the following test. The upload maxes out at about 450, and when the test reaches 80%, it starts bottoming out, giving a low average speed. What's up with that?

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20503106 Sun, 18 May 2008 19:09:42 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20502780 ztmike : I thought RR Turbo was 10/1..must just be for areas that have competition..

I still can't believe Comcast bumped me to 6/1 from 6/384 for free. :o :p
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A hidden way to reset a Scientific Atlanta modem is to go to »192.168.100.1/reset.asp.

That's what I did to get mine...only reason I did that is because I'm too lazy to get up and physically reset it. Hehe... :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20500427 Sun, 18 May 2008 01:44:24 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481851 anon : I'll try that the next time I'm over there.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481851 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:49:19 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481820 Matt :

said by RR User :

Thought I would put this out there, since I found it interesting...

I was at my neighbors the other day, when I remembered to check his connection to see if his modem had received the new config for the 7 meg speeds. I tested his connection only to find he was still receiving 5 meg. I power cycled his modem, and was shocked when the test came back still running at 5 meg. I power cycled his modem a few more times, but still no 7 meg result, his connection just kept testing at exactly 5 meg.

He has a Scientific Atlanta Webstar VOIP modem (looks like a gray brick). Apparently, it must not be taking the updated config, or maybe it's locked to 5 meg somehow. I didn't have much time to look at it, but maybe next time I am over there I'll mess around with it again.

I was wondering if anyone else is having a similar problem with that specific modem or another brand of modem. My SBV5121 took the update just fine.

Push the reset button instead of power cycling it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481820 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:43:53 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481511 anon : Thought I would put this out there, since I found it interesting...

I was at my neighbors the other day, when I remembered to check his connection to see if his modem had received the new config for the 7 meg speeds. I tested his connection only to find he was still receiving 5 meg. I power cycled his modem, and was shocked when the test came back still running at 5 meg. I power cycled his modem a few more times, but still no 7 meg result, his connection just kept testing at exactly 5 meg.

He has a Scientific Atlanta Webstar VOIP modem (looks like a gray brick). Apparently, it must not be taking the updated config, or maybe it's locked to 5 meg somehow. I didn't have much time to look at it, but maybe next time I am over there I'll mess around with it again.

I was wondering if anyone else is having a similar problem with that specific modem or another brand of modem. My SBV5121 took the update just fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481511 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:46:19 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20472643 m80 : here's my turbo RR on 5/12

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20472643 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:51:38 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20464533 anon : That's odd... I get nearly identical results from all of speakeasy's test servers. Between all the servers, the download comes within 20kbps of all results, and within 5kbps for the upload.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20464533 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:30:32 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20464407 steveymacjr : I too got the speed bump.. but i didn't take effect til i rebooted my modem...
I was pleasantly surprised when I downloaded a program from Microsoft.com and the transfer rate that IE7 showed was 1.15MB/s woohooo
By the way, I get better speed test speeds when I use speakeasy.net's server in NYC, all other servers and providers are slow for some reason... just a heads up!

as a side note, someone needs to update the title of this thread to correct the incorrect spelling of coming...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20464407 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:02:10 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20459432 embj : Yeah, I just happened to see this post today. I rebooted my modem, and I've now got 10 Mbps down. w00! Now, if we could get the upload bumped up to 1 Mbps, I'd be really excited.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20459432 Fri, 09 May 2008 22:04:05 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450003 anon : If Verizon is your local DSL provider, you may be able to get 7mb/768k if your line qualifies for that service. I'm not sure how much it would cost though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20450003 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:31:57 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449890 sandmyth : 7Mb down is what i tried to say. didn't see an 'edit' post button.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449890 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:38:41 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449889 sandmyth :

BOO! no upload increase is a disgrace. i might have to go with naked DSL, my up is more important than my down. is it true we can get 7Mb up and 768Kb up with naked DSL in durham area for about $55?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449889 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:37:25 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20442732 Matt :

said by RR User :

I would take the 5M/1.5M over a 10M/512K in a heartbeat, but I don't have hundreds a month to give TW for a connection like that.

MattE, what does that 15/2 connection run you monthly? Is it residential fiber? provisioned dead on 15/2, that must be PPPoE overhead or something.

It's a straight fiber -> Ethernet handoff, just like FiOS. I pay $89.99/month for it.

I can get a slightly better speeds if I turn QoS off in my router.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20442732 Tue, 06 May 2008 22:06:20 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20442420 anon : I would take the 5M/1.5M over a 10M/512K in a heartbeat, but I don't have hundreds a month to give TW for a connection like that.

MattE, what does that 15/2 connection run you monthly? Is it residential fiber? provisioned dead on 15/2, that must be PPPoE overhead or something.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20442420 Tue, 06 May 2008 21:00:15 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20442157 Matt :

said by davoice

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Which would you rather have?

A slightly overprovisioned downstream speed?

Or a fully provisoned upstream speed?

North State caps me right at my purchased speeds (15Mbps/2Mbps) but I never see better than about this:

Suuuucks.

That is one thing I like an TW Biz Class, they always provision above the cap to take TCP/IP overhead into account.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20442157 Tue, 06 May 2008 20:02:53 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441896 davoice : Which would you rather have?

A slightly overprovisioned downstream speed?

Or a fully provisoned upstream speed?

FYI: Since the upgrade I'm getting "bursty" throughput on my 5x1.5mbps RR Biz Class connection that exceeds 5mbps but quickly slams back to the 5mbps limit. I guess they finally got around to fully overprovisioning the biz customers so we can actually get the downstream speeds we pay for. The upload still isn't overprovisioned though.

It appears that business customers are pretty much left out of this week's upgrade love.

}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441896 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:12:59 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441607 Fisamo : It looks like I got the speed boost, as well--no change in upload (still stuck at 384k--too cheap for "Turbo" and not sure if I'm eligible for it, since I'm officially an "Earthlink" customer). I have a Surfboard 4220 (DOCSIS 1.1), and the upgrade appears to have worked just fine. The top entry is just after a modem reboot today; the middle entry was just before the reboot.

My surfboard 4220 seemed to handle the speed boost OK...

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441607 Tue, 06 May 2008 18:20:28 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441318 steveymacjr : lol i guess they lied to me... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441318 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:03 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441311 anon :

said by steveymacjr

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The change is only happening for Time Warner Cable's eastern Carolina division. I just got off the phone with someone from the Charlotte(Time Warner Carolina) division and the speeds for this area aren't changing...

But RR users in the Charlotte area have already confirmed they got the upgrade today.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441311 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:24:20 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441231 Matt :

said by steveymacjr

Also the Triad area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441231 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:09:04 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440930 steveymacjr : The change is only happening for Time Warner Cable's eastern Carolina division. I just got off the phone with someone from the Charlotte(Time Warner Carolina) division and the speeds for this area aren't changing...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440930 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:11:43 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440392 anon : Yeah, going to your local office to swap it works too.

TW recommended they come out and do the replacement themselves when they did mine. Because I have digital phone and the tech that came out had to go though a few extra steps over his phone to get my new SBV modem re-provisioned with voice service. I'm not sure how it would work if you just took it in for a new one, unless there was some way they could provision it before you took it home with you.

Those sound like the right speeds abward, exactly what you should see once you get it swapped out. I've heard of people having issues with the modem as well when using it without voice service. Why you aren't, I have no clue. You might be one of the lucky ones that have a 4200 series that wasn't canned during a firmware update. But I'm glad to hear you will replace it, because I don't think that particular modem will handle too much more than it already is.

Just thought I would let you guys know that I noticed here: ( »www.yourtwc.com/RR/ ) TW has RR turbo advertised at $44.90/mo for 12 months. Sounds like a fairly good deal to me (%5/mo off). I'm sure new customers to RR can get this rate, but I'm thinking if one is willing to spend some time on the phone and do some convincing, if your a longtime valued customer of RR, you may be able to get the special rate for 12 months as well. I haven't tried this yet, but I'm thinking about it... if anyone else does, let us all know if it works. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440392 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:41:10 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20439264 abward : Thanks all. I will get my 4200 swapped out. I rebooted my PC and get 6890/351 now, which is better. I will still update the modem, since I don't need/use its VoIP capabilities anymore.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20439264 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:18:08 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438917 Matt :

said by larc919

Abward doesn't even have to call. He can just take his old modem in and they will replace it on the spot.

Yep. I've odne this a few times. Just take it into your local office and tell them you'd like to swap it for a newer one because you're not getting the advertised speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438917 Tue, 06 May 2008 10:09:58 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438889 larc919 :

Abward doesn't even have to call. He can just take his old modem in and they will replace it on the spot.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438889 Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:46 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438708 anon : Just as I had made my last post, the phone rang with TWC in the caller ID field... Haha, creepy.

It was an automated call letting me know that my DVR box would be upgraded to the new program guide software within the next 24 hours... So for those of you in the RTP area, That must be on the way too.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438708 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:58:09 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438706 Russell_ : There are two Lite packages: the 768K one and the 1.5M one. Considering the latter cost $29.95, I'm not sure I'd call it a great package. I guess with no competition ...
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Russell]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438706 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:57:36 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438694 WizBomber :

said by RR User :

abward, the SBV4200 is an older modem with tons of known issues and problems (I had one myself, but had it replaced with a SBV5121). I suggest you call up TWC and do the same, they shouldn't give you any problems having it swapped out with a new model. There have also been reports of the 4200 not handling speeds over 5 Mbps very well. Again, get it swapped out for a new one, you will be glad you did, especially if you have witnessed random disconnects (another problem with the 4200 series).

Wireless could also be a cause... but hardwired, you should see your full 7Mbps.

The SBV5121 that I have is a Docsis 2.0 modem, but the local network is still running at 1.1 as far as I am aware. When I had mine replaced, the tech told me that they have been swapping out the old SBV4200's like crazy, after they failed to update properly during a firmware upgrade.

I'm located in Cary and I just rebooted my modem a few min ago, and I'm getting a stable 7Mbps down and a standard status quo 384K up. I can honestly say I feel a bit let down about the upstream, but the downstream is welcome.

Also is it just me, or is the nc.rr.com url now redirecting to news14.com?

You are correct about the redirect. Not sure why they got rid of nc.rr.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438694 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:55:24 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438691 anon : Russell, the Lite package use to be something like 256-384K just a couple years ago. at 1.5Mbps I think it's still a great package for someone needing broadband access on a budget. With that said, it probably wouldn't have hurt them to up it to say 2Mbps.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438691 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:54:51 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438672 anon : abward, the SBV4200 is an older modem with tons of known issues and problems (I had one myself, but had it replaced with a SBV5121). I suggest you call up TWC and do the same, they shouldn't give you any problems having it swapped out with a new model. There have also been reports of the 4200 not handling speeds over 5 Mbps very well. Again, get it swapped out for a new one, you will be glad you did, especially if you have witnessed random disconnects (another problem with the 4200 series).

Wireless could also be a cause... but hardwired, you should see your full 7Mbps.

The SBV5121 that I have is a Docsis 2.0 modem, but the local network is still running at 1.1 as far as I am aware. When I had mine replaced, the tech told me that they have been swapping out the old SBV4200's like crazy, after they failed to update properly during a firmware upgrade.

I'm located in Cary and I just rebooted my modem a few min ago, and I'm getting a stable 7Mbps down and a standard status quo 384K up. I can honestly say I feel a bit let down about the upstream, but the downstream is welcome.

Also is it just me, or is the nc.rr.com url now redirecting to news14.com?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438672 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:05 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438641 Russell_ : And us poor saps on Lite get nothing :-(.
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Russell]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438641 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:41:48 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438578 WizBomber : Abward,

I suggest rebooting your cable modem again. Also are you hardwired or wireless? Finally, try a speed test from www.speedtest.net Greensboro, NC location.

Regards,
Brian

P.S. Also I was on 5/384, now getting about 6.8/384. Wish it was more upload though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438578 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:16:54 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438454 Monolith : I restarted my modem this morning and now seeing 7 Mbps/384 Kbps. I was at 5 last night.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438454 Tue, 06 May 2008 07:10:46 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438445 abward : I am not sure what we got. I rebooted the modem and get 5361/350 from RR's own speed test. The Charlotte thread reports the whole state got 8Mb/512k.

I wonder if having a Docsys 1.1 modem (SBV4200) has something to do with it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438445 Tue, 06 May 2008 07:05:56 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435669 davoice :

said by chrad44

:

unbelievable.......where is our upload???

In Verizon territory... waiting for us to move.
}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435669 Mon, 05 May 2008 17:03:48 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435575 chrad44 : unbelievable.......where is our upload???]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435575 Mon, 05 May 2008 16:45:12 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435170 anon : Uploads will be staying at the current levels. Thats the word from TWC representative on the phone.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435170 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:38:20 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435032 scots :

said by JohnRbrier

:

I am in Raleigh with Turbo. Thanks for the info there Scots. I hope they increase upload substantially. 8mbps down is already great but the upstream is really the annoying part about it. But hey i'm only paying $34.95 for mine so I can't complain too much.

The rep didn't mention it in the e-mail, but it's my understanding that they're not increasing the upload at all...only the download. Upload will stay at 384 for standard and 512 for turbo.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435032 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:05:17 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434769 davoice : For those here w/ RR Biz Class (I have a Biz at 5x1.5 and a Res at 8x512), I have a request into the sales management in Raleigh to find out what, if anything, we should be expecting on the business side.

}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434769 Mon, 05 May 2008 14:12:00 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434631 JohnRbrier : I am in Raleigh with Turbo. Thanks for the info there Scots. I hope they increase upload substantially. 8mbps down is already great but the upstream is really the annoying part about it. But hey i'm only paying $34.95 for mine so I can't complain too much.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434631 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:49:55 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434388 Cod :

said by scots

:

Got an e-mail response from them, and they confirmed the same speed increases taking place tomorrow in Raleigh.

----------

Thank you for contacting us. The speed increase will take effect tomorrow,
5/6/08. The standard Roadrunner speed increases from 5 MBPS to 7 Mbps.
The Roadrunner Turbo speed increases from 8 Mbps to 10 Mbps.

Please let us know if we can be of any additional assistance.

Thank you for using Time Warner Cable.
Elena
Time Warner Cable Support
Raleigh, NC
919-595-4892
1-866-489-2669

Sweet. Sounds like it may be a state wide change tomorrow...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434388 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:07 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434336 scots : Got an e-mail response from them, and they confirmed the same speed increases taking place tomorrow in Raleigh.

----------

Thank you for contacting us. The speed increase will take effect tomorrow,
5/6/08. The standard Roadrunner speed increases from 5 MBPS to 7 Mbps.
The Roadrunner Turbo speed increases from 8 Mbps to 10 Mbps.

Please let us know if we can be of any additional assistance.

Thank you for using Time Warner Cable.
Elena
Time Warner Cable Support
Raleigh, NC
919-595-4892
1-866-489-2669 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434336 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:50:06 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434010 HardCoder : Need some more upload... :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434010 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:41:34 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433851 davoice :

said by scots

:

I just sent an e-mail to Time Warner with the above link in it. I asked them if/when Raleigh would be getting a speed increase as well. Waiting on a response from them.

Seeing as how all the traffic from the Triad goes out via Raleigh and Charlotte now, I think it's a foregone conclusion. The only question is timing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433851 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:11:42 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433838 scots :

said by Cod

:

I posted this in another thread but here it is again:

Time Warner Triad (Greensboro) speed bumps coming tomorrow, May 6th:

»www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dl···/-1/NEWS

I just sent an e-mail to Time Warner with the above link in it. I asked them if/when Raleigh would be getting a speed increase as well. Waiting on a response from them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433838 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:08:25 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433810 Matt :

said by davoice

:

I have plenty of download speed (8mbps) on Turbo already. I'm disappointed to hear uploads are not likely to increase. 512kbps is laughable.

}Davoice

Yeah, that sucks about no upload increase. I really hope (but doubt) that the folks who posted about the increases are wrong about no upload increase.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433810 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:03:14 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433732 davoice : I have plenty of download speed (8mbps) on Turbo already. I'm disappointed to hear uploads are not likely to increase. 512kbps is laughable.

}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433732 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:43:02 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433589 Cod : I posted this in another thread but here it is again:

Time Warner Triad (Greensboro) speed bumps coming tomorrow, May 6th:

»www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dl···/-1/NEWS]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433589 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:10:33 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20426737 xxTRAGEDYxx : hey zero, you live in thomasville huh? do you have RR or North state??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20426737 Sat, 03 May 2008 16:29:30 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20426696 anon : No upstream increase... AGAIN! What a joke. I was ready to order turbo once the upload speed reached the 1Mbps level. I guess that will never happen in my lifetime.

I really look forward another 10-20 years from now when we will probably have 50M/384K. Even a Docsis 1.1 network has a up/down ratio of 1:4, yet the speeds they offer are way off that ratio. I'm tired of opening my favorite websites at the same time and having them load slowly because the upstream is always choking the downstream. My connection is nearly unusable (for browsing or anything) when I'm uploading a file or trying to video conference with people... That's the power of me! Nice job, TW. :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20426696 Sat, 03 May 2008 16:20:14 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20426044 zero0716 : Yes, on may 6th, it is rumored to increase standard rr to 7/384 and turbo will be 10/512, no upload increases at this time, but speed increases has been confirmed for the triad market]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20426044 Sat, 03 May 2008 13:44:43 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20424796 Monolith : An you know this how?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20424796 Sat, 03 May 2008 04:26:26 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20422586 anon : I just heard that RR Raleigh is getting a speed upgrade on May 6.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20422586 Fri, 02 May 2008 17:29:16 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20406877 Matt :

said by davoice

:

Don't rub it in Matt! You used to be stuck in the same TW timewarp we are.

}Davoice

If I didn't have fiber available to me I'd still have Road Runner. I was one of their first customers and I think the Triad RR folks do a great job. I never had an issue.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20406877 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:16:22 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20406824 davoice : Don't rub it in Matt! You used to be stuck in the same TW timewarp we are.

}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20406824 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:07:24 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20404086 Matt :

said by punker

said by RR User :

We will be lucky to get a few Mbps bump in speed if U-verse ever gets deployed in this area... and thats about it.

10/1 would be considered a "bump" from 5/384. The entire North Carolina region still has Standard at 5/384 or Turbo at 8/512.

The good news is when Time Warner bumps their packages, my local fiber provider will either bump my speeds or drop pricing, so hurry up AT&T and deploy U-Verse!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20404086 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:45:35 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20403140 punker :

said by RR User :

We will be lucky to get a few Mbps bump in speed if U-verse ever gets deployed in this area... and thats about it.

U-verse is here but no speed bump it has been at 10/1 for over an year

(1mbps was owed Because they DOWN GRADED EVERY ONE FROM ADELPHIA from 800k to 490K)

U-verse has been out for 6 to 8 months in this area]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20403140 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:39:08 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20402881 Matt :

said by davoice

:

FYI: I'm expecting to see Triad rolled into the "Eastern Carolina" moniker sometime too. They already do it on Business Class. My TW Biz Class Rep in the Triad reports to the Raleigh office.

}Davoice

Hrmmm, very interesting. Perhaps that's why we've been getting crap for a response from our Sales rep over the past couple months.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20402881 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:50:29 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20402718 davoice : FYI: I'm expecting to see Triad rolled into the "Eastern Carolina" moniker sometime too. They already do it on Business Class. My TW Biz Class Rep in the Triad reports to the Raleigh office.

}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20402718 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:18:01 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20400924 abward : If they bump up the speed on Turbo, is it likely they will bump up regular RR from 5Mbps too? I guess maybe to 7M/512K?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20400924 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:32:36 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20400847 scots : It was originally www.twc-nc.com, and then at some point they changed it to www.twcnc.com with twc-nc being redirected there. TWC used to have 4 franchises in NC. They were Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, Greensboro/Triad, and Eastern NC (Wilmington area). They recently merged the Raleigh/Durham and Eastern NC franchises, and refer to it all as Eastern Carolina now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20400847 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:17:25 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20378424 WizBomber : Don't forget about Verizon in Durham area (if they ever bring FIOS to Durham).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20378424 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:24:02 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20368823 anon : Unfortunately, they won't hear us no matter how loud we yell.

100 people could call them up tomorrow from the RTP area, and shortly after TW would do a press release saying that their customers are 100% satisfied with their speeds and have never asked for more.

Thats what we get for having no real competition in this area... shame, shame on us!

We will be lucky to get a few Mbps bump in speed if U-verse ever gets deployed in this area... and thats about it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20368823 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:00:52 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20367159 WizBomber : Come on TWC, upgrade our speed. RTP is technology place, we need more speed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20367159 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:49:21 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20363601 anon : The first few tries »www.twcnc.com/ did not come up for me... but now it is, but it says "Eastern Carolina". I went to change my location with my zip code, and it still says Eastern Carolina, where it normally would say Raleigh/Durham.

I noticed nc.rr.com was also back online, but I went back to refresh it again, and now it appears to be off-line again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20363601 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:17:11 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20362144 HardCoder : It's very possible that »www.twc-nc.com is/was a redirect URL that's no longer resolving. I don't remember using it before though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20362144 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:01:46 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361902 Matt :

said by HardCoder

said by RR User :

»www.twc-nc.com/ is still not coming up for me.

I thought the website was »www.twcnc.com/

Even Google thinks it's twc-nc.com: »www.google.com/search?client=fir···e+Search

Odd.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361902 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:03:36 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361781 HardCoder :

said by RR User :

»www.twc-nc.com/ is still not coming up for me.

I thought the website was »www.twcnc.com/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361781 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:25:04 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361710 Matt :

said by RR User :

»www.twc-nc.com/ is still not coming up for me.

Not coming up for me on North State either. I actually noticed it last night as I was looking for something.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361710 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:27 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361341 anon : »www.twc-nc.com/ is still not coming up for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361341 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:43:23 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361279 davoice : For those in the Triad market... still no love for us. As per usual, we're the tail end of the cow.

My [Residential] RR Turbo score for the night:

EDIT:
Since I have a residential and a business class connection at home (1 for personal and 1 for telecommuting/WAN/video conferencing), I figured while I was here, we might as well compare my RR Biz Class 5x1.5. No upgrade love there either. Notice business connections are slightly overprovisioned so you can, in theory, get your full speed. Notice also that doesn't exactly work in real life.

(The residential connection costs me $58ish/mo. The business connection costs me $200ish/mo. You be the judge.)

}Davoice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361279 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:59:24 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361243 robsarge : Raleigh/Durham is up, just switched from the Fayetteville page...

I just had an AMBIT modem installed this week, and it seems more reliable than the old. The TWC guy was talking 15/1 soon...he didn't seem like he knew much though. I'm getting 7879/493 late at night, d/l's suck during the 4-10PM timeframe though. I think if I ever had to go back to "dial-up" I'd quit!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361243 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:40:05 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361186 anon : So it's 10/512.

Well at least I know it's *still* not worth $10 extra.

They should just cut the upstream down to 256k, and call it an upgrade. TWC's "advanced fiber network" sure brings us blazing fast upstream speeds we could never get anywhere else.

btw, can anyone access the Raleigh/Durham TWC page? I've been trying to access it to see if they have any info about this, but it appears to be down, and I have never seen it down in the nearly 10 years I had RR.

»www.twc-nc.com/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20361186 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:17:10 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20360243 EnzoM3 : Hmm....time to reboot that modem tonight to see. I don't have turbo, only have the 5/384 package, wonder if it's just the turbo getting the boost. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20360243 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:55:47 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20360107 anon : I have been downloading from GIGANEWS all day at 1265 KBps, which is 10Mbps. SO I guess my modem has been re-capped at 10 Mbps, cause I normally max out at 989 KBps on my download.

But my upload is still at the 58 KBps crap.

Located in Cary, NC]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20360107 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:20:57 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20359586 Russell_ : Anyone know what they do to the lower speeds? In other words are the 1.5 / 256 folk moved to a higher speed.
--
Russell]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20359586 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:05:31 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358131 sandmyth : Yeah, the 5100 and 5101 are both docsis 2.0 compatible.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20358131 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:49:26 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20352113 EnzoM3 : I think my Surfboard 5100 is Docsis 2.0.

Now if they just make it happen. I would pay extra for the turbo to get 1Mb upload. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20352113 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:20:30 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351811 sandmyth : I had my last modem for over 4 years. This new modem only cost me 55 bucks, so two years makes me my money back.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351811 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:22:09 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351458 Matt :

said by punker

said by Matt

:

Just out of curiosity, why do you buy your own cable modem? Time Warner doesn't charge a rental fee.

yes if your house burns down you have to pay for the modem huh?

that will cost you 210$ (phone modem)

Well, when I was robbed they stole my cable modem and box. (HD DVR) All I had to do was give them the police report number and they said I could come pick up new stuff. ::shrug::

I imagine it would be the same with a fire, but perhaps it's different from division to division.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351458 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:04:42 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351456 Matt :

said by sandmyth

:

Actually in my market they don't charge a rental fee, but if you own your own modem, you can ask for a "no docsis" line to be added to your account that will credit you three dollars a month.
As i've moved several time i've had a hard time getting this discount, but it's there as i am currently getting the three dollar credit a month.

As to my house burning down, that's what i have insurance for, cause i don't want to know what they would want for three cable cards.... probably around $1000

I didn't know that about the $3 fee. While it would take several years to make up the cost of the modem, if you're going to have your modem for several years it might be worth it.

Thanks for the tip.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351456 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:03:02 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351383 sandmyth : Actually in my market they don't charge a rental fee, but if you own your own modem, you can ask for a "no docsis" line to be added to your account that will credit you three dollars a month.
As i've moved several time i've had a hard time getting this discount, but it's there as i am currently getting the three dollar credit a month.

As to my house burning down, that's what i have insurance for, cause i don't want to know what they would want for three cable cards.... probably around $1000]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351383 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:59:38 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351296 richrockstar : 10/1 would be nice.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351296 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:15:39 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351128 anon : A speed bump is welcome here in RTP!... but I will believe it only when I see it. Hopefully it's at least 10/1... which may actually seem worth upgrading.

I am a bit curious though, as I got something in the mail about upgrades over the next two months they are doing to their set top boxes and DVR's (software upgrade) for a new user experience. Maybe they just didn't want to announce a speed upgrade until it officially comes to fruition.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351128 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:27:01 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351009 punker :

said by Matt

:

Just out of curiosity, why do you buy your own cable modem? Time Warner doesn't charge a rental fee.

yes if your house burns down you have to pay for the modem huh?

that will cost you 210$ (phone modem)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20351009 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:57:04 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350826 scots : I'll believe it when it actually happens. As of right now they have absolutely no reason to bump up their speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350826 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:14:05 EDT Re: [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350604 Matt : Just out of curiosity, why do you buy your own cable modem? Time Warner doesn't charge a rental fee.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350604 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:26:41 EDT [TWC] [Durham NC /RTP] Speed bump comming! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350506 sandmyth : I was contacted by Time warner's support department today because i have road runner tubbo 8/512 and a docsis 1.1 cable modem. The phone rep said that to take advantage of their upgraded road runner tubo speeds i would have to have a docsis 2 compatible cable modem. The tech mis-spoke and almost called it "road runner 10 meg--, then called it tubo again. When i called to activate my new cable modem(i buy not rent) the tech on the phone was aware of the pending upgrade but did now have a time frame, but said that the first level tech support people don't hear about it until it's just about ready to go. YAY! Also on a personal note my new cable modem is already doing way better than my 6 year old model.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350506 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:10:15 EDT