DampierPhillip M Dampier
join:2003-03-23
Rochester, NY | Time Warner Boosting Standard Speed to 15Mbps Time Warner Cable will increase the broadband speed for its most popular Standard service to 15/1Mbps across the country over the next 60 days.
With increased competition from Verizon’s FiOS fiber to the home network and AT&T U-verse, Time Warner is boosting Internet speeds to stay competitive with aggressive promotions on offer from phone companies throughout its service area.
Rob Marcus, chief operating officer for Time Warner, today told investors U-verse was available in about a quarter of the company’s footprint, with Verizon FiOS offering service in 12% of the areas where the cable company provides service.
More details on Stop the Cap!: »stopthecap.com/2012/11/05/time-w···ionwide/
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iansltx
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Golden, CO
kudos:2 | So you've got confirmation that it is indeed 15/1? |
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I'm at the Turbo 15/1 atm, I wonder what will happen to me? Make me pay $10 more for the same speeds as standard? :P I'll probably end up getting Ultimate when they let me order it, we have 4 bonded downstream channels here. |
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 Nick21
join:2010-02-03
New York, NY | reply to Dampier
I'm sure all the tiers will move up too. Just hope they make that announcement soon. |
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 DerwoodWherever you go, there you arePremium
join:2003-01-21
Dayton, OH | reply to Dampier
It would be really nice if they did that for those of us on business class.. 10/1.5 is getting really old. |
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 StacyFotoDoguePremium
join:2001-11-02
New York, NY | reply to Dampier
Interesting. I just tested at 22.7 on my iPad, with standard service, which is about normal. Maybe They've been rolling this out for a while and just didn't promote it. |
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 pizzFiber pleasePremium
join:2000-10-27
Astoria, NY
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Dampier, do you know with any of your contacts, are they gonna be increasing their Ultimate tier? Cause where I live, fios is trying hard to get Building owners to do MDU installs in Astoria, Queens.
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Saw your story but didn't see a source for the information, Phillip. Was that said on the earnings call today? |
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»www.fiercecable.com/story/time-w···12-11-05 |
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My 10/1 connection routinely tests at 12 Mbps.
It actually peaks at around 18 Mbps occasionally.
No complaints about that, but I hope that when I call to extend my $30 per month new subscriber rate, they will not give me some song-and-dance about the increased value they are providing in exchange for then charging me the rack rate.
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DampierPhillip M Dampier
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Rochester, NY | reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode:Saw your story but didn't see a source for the information, Phillip. Was that said on the earnings call today?
It was sourced by me sitting live on their conference call this morning. One day I will hit the button and start asking Glenn my own questions about usage billing and modem fees, since Craig Moffett always love to ask his own (namely, when will you guys get around to gouging customers.)
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| I would not be upset about getting a 5mbps boost. Hopefully this does apply to all of the tiers or I may go back to the standard tier from turbo. |
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 sivranOpera convertPremium
join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
kudos:1 | reply to Derwood
I'll trade you the extra 5 mbps down for your extra .5 up.  |
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DerwoodWherever you go, there you arePremium
join:2003-01-21
Dayton, OH | Yeah well, I'd wish they'd allow business class to go with D3 so we could get 30/5 or 50/5 without paying $300 a month. |
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What is going to happen to current 15/1 tiers? Does anybody know? |
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 Smith6612Premium,MVM
join:2008-02-01
North Tonawanda, NY
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| Turbo has been going to 20/2 in many areas which is a push for a DOCSIS 2.0 modem. It might be going to 25/2 in which case I'd say get a DOCSIS 3.0 modem. Plenty of nodes are congested enough on certain channels out here to warrant one if you have anything more than Standard. If they're pushing Standard to 15/1 then it's even more of a reason. Two modems can saturate the channel. |
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 banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX
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Turbo is already 20/2 here (FiOS competition zone, although my particular neighborhood isn't served) so this is going to bring Standard pretty close to Turbo and make Turbo's extra $20/mo. premium (for a non-TV subscriber) seem a little bizarre. Interesting.
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cramer
join:2007-04-10
Raleigh, NC
kudos:7 | reply to Derwood
said by Derwood:Yeah well, I'd wish they'd allow business class to go with D3 so we could get 30/5 or 50/5 without paying $300 a month. BC has had "wideband" for years (depending on market.) But, yes, everything "business class" is way too expensive. For the $/bit, you still cannot beat the price. [unless you're in a FiOS area. and the idiots don't sell it Frontier] |
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Will Powerboost be included in new Standard 15/1? |
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to banditws6
said by banditws6:Turbo is already 20/2 here (FiOS competition zone, although my particular neighborhood isn't served) so this is going to bring Standard pretty close to Turbo and make Turbo's extra $20/mo. premium (for a non-TV subscriber) seem a little bizarre. Interesting.
In Hawaii the extra $20 a month is for those with TWC cable TV. So, in your division you pay less for 20/2 if you also have TWC cable TV? How nice.
I have Turbo GRANDFATHERED TIER at 15/1. Grandfathered tier became unavailable to new subscribers last August 1. Turbo is currently 20/2 and costs (WITH TWC CABLE TV SERVICE ALSO) $20 more per month than Standard tier at 10/1 and the old Turbo tier (now grandfathered) costs $10 a month more than Standard.
My immediate question upon reading the article is should I refuse to pay that extra $10 tomorrow when I pay my bill at Oceanic's office since we could get standard tier upgraded tomorrow, or the next day, and I don't want to pay extra for a tier that no longer exists as Turbo grandfathered but has now become Standard tier. Or will I be upgraded automatically to 20/2 as the "new" grandfathered Turbo and current Turbo gets upgraded to 25/2?
TWC persists in being the worst cable company as far as never letting anyone know anything in advance and bungling things badly thus creating messes that could have easily been avoided had there been some planning and then notification to TWC divisions and customers ahead of time about this move.
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