Wevis
join:2002-02-11
| [TWC] WOH Speed Boost, NOT
Just ran a speed test and as usual the evening cable speed is just outstanding.
Download Speed: 845 kbps (105.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 462 kbps (57.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Advertised speed is 7M/512k
When does the Speed boost kick in?  )
Things were going pretty good in WOH for a while but looks like the good times are over again. |
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TransitMan
Premium,MVM
join:2000-09-05
Dayton, OH
clubs: 
edit:
October 6th, @08:47PM
| Speedboost is for the Turbo tier only.
As for your speeds, what speed test site did you use?
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Wevis
join:2002-02-11
| reply to Wevis
I was using the same speed test site that I use during the day. Right now I am getting 6.9M d/l but tonight it may drop again to what I was getting last night.
As for Speed Boost, I understand what it is, I was just being sarcastic and also a little angry, because the same slow down has returned. I hope only for a short time. Going back to dialup speeds at night really does suck.  |
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TransitMan
Premium,MVM
join:2000-09-05
Dayton, OH
clubs:
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·Time Warner VOIP
·Earthlink TrueVoice
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
 ·AT&T Midwest
| During the early evening speeds do slow down as the nodes get congested with kids getting online to do whatever.
After 10 - 11pm things improve again.
This is something I just adjust and get used to.
If you are falling that far down on your speeds, I'd raise some issue with TWC about a possible over-sold node in your area.
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DIRECTOR OF THE CRUNCHENSTEIN ASSOCIATION AND HOST OF CRUNCHENSTEIN #2 |
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ds5v50
join:2003-01-22
Fremont, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to Wevis
How accurate are these test I just wonder. I just had a drop replaced to the house thanks to the squirrels, signals had went back to normal. Now they are climbing again...
But with a test result like the following, I'm gonna hold off complaining.
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war59312
join:2001-03-02
Elgin, SC | reply to Wevis
I'm happy. 
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GOD BLESS THE U.S.A |
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Derwood
join:2003-01-21
Dayton, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Wevis
Welcome to my world.. |
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btuc
join:2003-07-28
Fostoria, OH | reply to war59312
Since when is Elgin, SC in the WOH district? |
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ds5v50
join:2003-01-22
Fremont, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·Time Warner VOIP
edit:
October 8th, @08:36AM
| said by btuc  :Since when is Elgin, SC in the WOH district? war59312 is teasing us with there 15/2 tier... I hope a bird lands on his drop and it falls off |
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CJ
join:2000-07-18
USA
| reply to TransitMan
said by TransitMan :Speedboost is for the Turbo tier only. As for your speeds, what speed test site did you use? I don't think SpeedBoost is only for the Turbo tier.
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ds5v50
join:2003-01-22
Fremont, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
·Time Warner VOIP
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I don't think SpeedBoost is only for the Turbo tier.
You might want to read your disclaimer at the bottom of the email CJ..
quote:
Subscription to Road Runner Turbo is required. PowerBoost up to 22 Mbps claim is based on Road Runner Turbo's standard maximum download speed of 15 Mbps. Actual speeds may vary. Not all service tiers are available in all areas. Many factors affect speed. Road Runner Turbo with PowerBoost provides a burst of download speed when capacity is available above the customer’s provisioned download speeds for the first 10 MB of a file. It then reverts to your provisioned speed for the remainder of the download. PowerBoost is a registered trademark of Comcast Corporation. Used with Permission. © 2008 Time Warner Cable Inc. All rights reserved. The Power of You is a trademark of Time Warner Cable Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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CJ
join:2000-07-18
USA
| Then I must just be an exception to the rule. I routinely see a big boost when initiating a download of something that lasts for a while.
I don't trust those speedtest sites in the least bit. I usually do an FTP transfer to test my speed.
Even if I don't have speedboost, I'm not going to complain about what I get at the moment. |
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Kerrith
Kerry
join:2003-04-18
Pahoa, HI
·Hawaiian Telcom
| reply to Wevis
Hi Wevis,
I had the same results when I first upgraded to RR Turbo through Oceanic TWC Hilo Hawaii (my location, Pahoa).
I reported it twice over several months which resulted in house visits. Then I was given the name of a top tier manager. I sent him the logs of all the DSL speed tests I had done for nine months (and for four other speed test utilities). He looked into the matter and then called and refunded me all my Turbo premiums and said I could keep Turbo but only start paying again when they get it up to acceptable speeds. Very fair. Bottom line—start documenting now.
Kerry |
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Tony_Andrew
join:2008-10-10
Tipp City, OH
| reply to CJ
As of 18 Oct 08, I'm getting over 25Mbps down/730Kbps Up on the advertised 15Mbps RoadRunner Turbo here in Dayton, OH area. Haven't heard a peep out of Time Warner about an increase. I guess they just bump things up every so often. I'm just a bit shocked how much though. Two weeks ago I noticed it at 20Mbps and thought it was a fluke. I think this is here to stay and I'm not telling....
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