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[VA] PowerBoost Speed Enhancement

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reply to rhdcheme
that make sense. i have been noticing twice as much in my 5/2 pckg. loving it for my 360 gaming and live market place downloads.

reply to rhdcheme
Speakeasy speed test result:

Download Speed: 19203 kbps (2400.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1828 kbps (228.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Wow, I usually get 6000kbps download speed. I have the 5M/2M preferred package.

Well, you're making out like a bandit, because I have the 15/2 and am getting

DC - speakeasy
Last Result:
Download Speed: 13369 kbps (1671.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2006 kbps (250.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

With the short bursts of speed with PowerBoost, maybe it won't matter much whether you have 5/2 or 15/2 for downloads of certain sizes and below. Maybe the download measurements won't truly reflect overall performance. Just a thought.

reply to rhdcheme
Competitive response to FIOS?

"COX NORTHERN VIRGINIA HIGH SPEED INTERNET CUSTOMERS GET POWERBOOSTTM
Cox utilizes extra bandwidth to accelerate large file downloads up to twice as fast

Herndon, VA. – Cox Communications Northern Virginia has announced the launch of PowerBoost, a cable industry exclusive speed enhancement that will give high speed Internet customers a burst when downloading large files. PowerBoost automatically utilizes additional capacity on Cox’s local fiber network to give customers a speed burst above and beyond their normal speed. The new feature is now available to Cox’s Northern Virginia Internet customers, and will eventually be launched in other Cox markets across the country.

“With the addition of PowerBoost, Cox customers will enjoy reduced download times of large files such as music, movies and pictures,” said Cox Northern Virginia Vice President and Region Manager Janet Barnard. “Our customers are using the Internet in more innovative ways than ever, so we believe that PowerBoost will give them the bandwidth they need to maximize their online experience.”

Leveraging the Cable Labs DOCSIS® (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) protocol, PowerBoost technology automatically detects when a customer begins a large file download, regardless of file type. PowerBoost is designed to jumpstart the download and lasts approximately a few seconds. Speeds will be boosted up to twice as fast for Cox Preferred package customers, and up to 33% faster for Premier customers. Cox High Speed Internet Value package customers will not be impacted by this enhancement.

PowerBoost is the latest in a series of enhancements introduced to Cox High Speed Internet customers this year. Recent enhancements include new security and parental control software, more WebMail features and speed increases. Cox’s advanced broadband network continues to deliver a host of next generation features and services that will make consumers’ lives easier, more convenient and more enjoyable."

reply to rhdcheme
My connection here has always done this. I always land between 20 and 30 Megabits, depending on conditions, time of day etc.

You know, this sounds a bit like marketing to me. Most cable networks will be bursty during the first few seconds, provided your TCP/IP stack isn't more or less a hacked together piece of... well, you know. This is just the nature of DOCSIS.

Download Speed: 27205 kbps (3400.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2123 kbps (265.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

It will normally settle a little lower (again, depending on time of day), but I often sustain 3000+ Kilobytes/sec.
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reply to rhdcheme
Virginia Beach Speed test are the same for me as a few moneth ago (before the sloow months we had)

reply to jtel
How would they define the term "large file" ? how big is the file that can be considered a "large" file?

How often users would download "large" file?

Geezzzzzzz ... 'lasts approximately a few seconds .. then goes back to normal speed ...

Large File = Vista Beta ISO

I would like to see our UPLOAD speed have a "powerboost"

Rob

reply to jtel
The blurb talks about how this service will eventually be put into other Cox marketplaces. Does anyone know if it will be rolled out first in areas that have FIOS competition, and then later in places where FIOS is not a factor? I suppose this would depend on the cost and difficulty in implementing the service. For our cable modems, it would appear that only new firmware and/or configuration files would be required, but I have no idea what changes would have to be made to the remainder of the system.

reply to BloodRoses
I have noticed recently when running various speedtests that show instantaneous speeds as the test progresses (e.g. Speakeasy) - that speeds are significantly higher at the beginning of the test and drop down nearer to the "subscribed" level toward the end of the test. This causes the average download speed to be reported higher than previous tests. So on a 5/2 tier, I may see initial downloads in the 10 Mbps/sec range, dropping to 6 Mbps, and averaging around 7 Mbps overall. Not bad given my "subscribed" tier is 5 Mbps download.

This is a nice "freebie" and certainly welcome. I have not compared download times of very large files (Like ISO images) to see if it really makes much difference in the end.
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I actually sustain those speeds under real-world conditions, however. Keep in mind that was also during peak.

Blood Roses, please tell us what HSI package you subscribe to and how you are able to obtain 30 Mbps?? Also what type of modem are you running?

This is the first time I have ever heard of anyone on Cox getting these types of speeds, much less "under real world conditions" and consistently!

It seems many posters in the area struggle to get closer than 75-80% of their subscribed speed (on a good day) under most "real world conditions".

Just would be interesting to hear what you have done differently.

jfoj

lol, i thought "PowerBoost" was a router feature... wasnt LinkSys or D-Link using that line in their Routers a few years ago??

reply to jfoj
I had some of the area-wide intermittent issues that other users in the area reported, but it has been fixed now. I am using a Motorola 5101. I imagine most of the people getting 75-80% of their speed are most likely using Windows. Both Windows systems in this house get similar to 75-80%. My *nix machines all get much higher speeds.
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Cheers,
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what distro are you running

Gentoo and Mac OS X.