 KonaguyLive From Kailua-Kona, HawaiiPremium
join:2000-10-21
Kailua Kona, HI
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Dampier
Re: Time Warner Boosting Standard Speed to 15Mbps Norman Santos, Oceanic Time Warner Cable's V.P of Network Operations, told me the standard tier speed upgrade won't happen in Hawaii until the end of the first quarter of 2013. They have to reallocate additional analog bandwidth to make this happen.
Most, if not all, the island's cable systems have been upgraded to 750Mhz.
Oceanic did an across the board speed upgrade about a year and half ago. They raised the Standard tier from 5Mbps to 10Mbps and the Turbo tier from 8Mbps to 15Mbps. That upgrade didn't go so well. I ended up dropping back to the standard tier for a few months until they resolved all the network issues.
I'm afraid we'll have a repeat of this fiasco and the one in 2005, if TWC forces Oceanic to roll out this speed upgrade before they're ready. |
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| said by Konaguy:Norman Santos, Oceanic Time Warner Cable's V.P of Network Operations, told me the standard tier speed upgrade won't happen in Hawaii until the end of the first quarter of 2013. They have to reallocate additional analog bandwidth to make this happen.
Most, if not all, the island's cable systems have been upgraded to 750Mhz.
Oceanic did an across the board speed upgrade about a year and half ago. They raised the Standard tier from 5Mbps to 10Mbps and the Turbo tier from 8Mbps to 15Mbps. That upgrade didn't go so well. I ended up dropping back to the standard tier for a few months until they resolved all the network issues.
I'm afraid we'll have a repeat of this fiasco and the one in 2005, if TWC forces Oceanic to roll out this speed upgrade before they're ready.
I think TWC has been doing an upgrade if they are moving these to 134.x and 135.x for QAM listings:
On Maui, on or about 12/18/12, Akaku: Access will move from Ch. 52 to Ch. 55 on the analog and digital lineup. UH Maui College/MCTV which is currently available to customers in both analog and digital format as part of our Basic Service tier will be made available in a digital format only on Ch. 354. This channel will remain in the Basic and/or Standard Service tier, as it will continue to be available in a digital format that can be viewed using digital cable equipment, such as a digital cable set-top box or a CableCARD-equipped Unidirectional Digital Cable Product (UDCP). This channel will continue to be viewable on digital TVs and other devices that include a QAM tuner on QAM Ch. 27.54.
Statewide, on or about 12/19/12, the following channels will have new QAM channel numbers: CSPAN Ch. 134.3, CSPAN2 Ch. 134.8, KKEA Ch. 134.11, Antenna TV Ch. 134.13, and Olelo: FOCUS Ch. 134.49. These changes apply to digital TVs without a digital set-top box. Please refer to your TV manual to auto-tune your digital TV channels. Exact channel numbers may vary.
For Oahu military bases on or about 12/19/12, channel 53 BET will be viewable only with a digital set-top box. BET no longer will be viewable on analog TVs, VCRs, DVD recorders or similar devices plugged directly into your cable line. This will not affect TVs you currently have connected to a digital set-top box. Note: BET is on digital channel 908 or 598. Also during this time, the following channels will have new QAM channel numbers: Command Channel (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force) Ch. 135.4, Education Channel/CNN (Air Force) Ch. 135.5, MWR4/Flight Info (Army Navy, Air Force) Ch. 135.7. Please refer to your TV manual to auto-tune your digital TV channels. These QAM channel changes apply to digital TVs without a digital set-top box. Exact channel numbers may vary.
to have channels on 134.x (855MHz) your system has to be either 860MHz or 1GHz and I believe TWC has probably been doing upgrades if they are moving channels that high because you can't get away with having digital channels past 123 (789MHz) on a 750MHz due to roll off issues in the amplifier cascades not to mention the equipment can't handle it.
I know that: Lahaina/Molokai/Lanai was a 550MHz system that was upgraded in the second half of the 2000-2009 decade to at least 860MHz because that gear was cheap enough and the only gear made at the time besides 1GHz gear. I remember when they had a pretty small digital lineup on that system.
The upgrades that you were told about are 8 channel bonding which I believe that Oceanic has already reclaimed four more slots for and not to mention if they fixing to go all the way to 860MHz that would mean they could start bonding on december 19th if they wanted to if that is when they are firing up QAM modulators for frequencies above 122 (783MHz). |
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to motorola870
I never said Oceanic stopped upgrading the network in 2005. Read my post more carefully and you will note that I was comparing a FORCED upgrade to 15/1 for standard to the FORCED upgrade of 3/384 to 5/384 that occurred in Jan 2005.
My source is very high up in Oceanic management. He has said more bandwidth is needed and it will take that long to free it up from analog tv side.
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 excelx
join:2004-07-06
Los Angeles, CA | reply to Dampier
I own a motorola sb6141, unplugged modem plugged it back in and i just received the 15/1 speed =]
I live in Los Angeles, just to let you guys know... bye =] |
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 Smith6612Premium,MVM
join:2008-02-01
North Tonawanda, NY
kudos:22 | reply to Dampier
I had a friend test their cable connection last night for me. He got his 15/1 speed without him having to do anything. He's certainly happy about that! |
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 pizzFiber pleasePremium
join:2000-10-27
Astoria, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| as i said in a previous post. I wonder if they're gonna do anything about the 50/5 tier. For the price other mso's have much higher speeds. Who know's anymore. But i'm glad all that 15/1 speeds to came to areas! enjoy the new speed!
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thorin
join:2007-11-08
Liberty, MO
1 edit | I don't know about the other divisions but i bet more changes will be coming in the near future. |
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Yes, my 10/1 skyrocketed to a, many times tested, of 20/1.
Of course, none of these 1 minute tests have anything to do with the real world.
I really don't know why this subject is a constant concern.
It's not like you have an exclusive, dedicated, single, physical wire from your modem to each and every other modem on the planet.
You must learn to share with the other billions.
TWC makes this as painless as humanly possible for all it's customers.
Don't you think!
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 antdudeA Ninja AntPremium,VIP
join:2001-03-25
United State
kudos:4
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to excelx
said by excelx:I own a motorola sb6141, unplugged modem plugged it back in and i just received the 15/1 speed =]
I live in Los Angeles, just to let you guys know... bye =]
Hmm, I should do the same to see if I get the upgrade too. :P |
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15/1 in Columbus, OH. And it's a real 15 if you have a D3 modem (otherwise speeds dip from the burst 30 down to ~6). |
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 banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX | reply to Dampier
15/1 now active here in DFW too. Pulling 14.6M / 970K solid on my D3 modem and liking it! |
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| i too, when i had my twc modem (DOCSIS 2.0) had a speedtest of 30/1 for 10/1 tier due to the powerboost.
now that i have my new purchased modem (DOCSIS 3.0) it shows a more realistic speed of near 10/1.
last night the cable modem went out around 1:30 am so they were updating stuff.
i need to unplug it and let it restart to see if i have the 15/1 now. |
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No changes in San Diego, North County Coastal.
RR Turbo still about 15 mb down, 1.5 mb up. That is on the best days. Used to be faster. Have had Docsis 3 Netgear cable modem/router combo for a couple years. |
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 DrDrewSo that others may surf.
join:2009-01-28
SoCal
kudos:8
1 edit | What model docsis 3 netgear combo modem/router ? Then again the reports this week are a boost for Standard tier of service, not turbo. |
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dowop
join:2012-10-30
Cortland, OH | I am using a Moto 6120. I checked my speed 10 min ago it was 10-1. I rebooted the modem & now I have 15-1. N.E. Ohio |
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| unplugged then replugged then modem and got the 15mbit speeds
here in irving, tx btw |
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thorin
join:2007-11-08
Liberty, MO
2 edits | reply to Dampier
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 UKEE
join:2012-05-14
Lexington, KY | Using Insight in Lexington, KY, I rebooted my modem yesterday and my speed went from 10 to 14.2+ Mbps. Upload still at 1Mbps. Not sure if this is related or not since TW bought Insight earlier.
I started a thread in the Insight forum and another person in Lexington had the same results. Maybe a coincidence.....not sure yet. |
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| said by UKEE:Using Insight in Lexington, KY, I rebooted my modem yesterday and my speed went from 10 to 14.2+ Mbps. Upload still at 1Mbps. Not sure if this is related or not since TW bought Insight earlier.
I started a thread in the Insight forum and another person in Lexington had the same results. Maybe a coincidence.....not sure yet.
I would not be surprised if you start to see changes at warp speed to a TWC transition after the first of the year. TWC is already making contract revisions to transfer them from insight to TWC. HRTV and TV Games have gone from the Insight contract to a TWC contract as TWC is adding them in areas now. |
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KonaguyLive From Kailua-Kona, HawaiiPremium
join:2000-10-21
Kailua Kona, HI Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to motorola870
said by motorola870:The upgrades that you were told about are 8 channel bonding which I believe that Oceanic has already reclaimed four more slots for and not to mention if they fixing to go all the way to 860MHz that would mean they could start bonding on December 19th if they wanted to if that is when they are firing up QAM modulators for frequencies above 122 (783MHz).
I spoke to Norman Santos again and mentioned what you told me. He said they're unsure if they can reclaim enough analog bandwidth to make this speed upgrade possible in Hawaii. |
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