FrantiX
join:2001-05-05
Columbus, OH
|  reply to Jeremy341
Re: WOW Speed Test Pages
WOW is the way to go in Columbus, at least if that and Insight are the options. Not lived in a Warner RoadRunner area.
I hate Insight RR. I had so many outages and techs that came out over and over to fix speed related issues. It would be fine for months and then I'd start getting terrible speeds. They finally told me that it was something with my configuration... It's also pretty bad when I run ping tests and trace routes and tell RR tech support which router is having the issue. I did that on 3 or 4 occasions & each time it was a different router. I'd assume that IS Warner support when it's at the higher levels of the trace.
I got WOW and I've had 2 issues that were quickly resolved in the past 1 1/2 years. The only bad experience so far was their DNS was not updating locally & had no idea what I was talking about. I had registered a domain & it didn't show up for 2 weeks. Others I've registered are usually a day.
WOW cable is also great. Less outages on it as well compared to Insight. When I switched to the DVR, they screwed up my billing, I called and now I pay less with the DVR than I did with the standard digital package because they admitted to a mistake. Try that with Insight.  |
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Xsk8er
join:2001-01-02
Columbus, OH
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| said by FrantiX  :
WOW is the way to go in Columbus, at least if that and Insight are the options. Not lived in a Warner RoadRunner area.
I hate Insight RR. I had so many outages and techs that came out over and over to fix speed related issues. It would be fine for months and then I'd start getting terrible speeds. They finally told me that it was something with my configuration... It's also pretty bad when I run ping tests and trace routes and tell RR tech support which router is having the issue. I did that on 3 or 4 occasions & each time it was a different router. I'd assume that IS Warner support when it's at the higher levels of the trace.
I had insight RR at my old place for about a year... It was aweful, I ended up going to SBC DSL (which was slower but more stable) I did not have the option of wow there..
I moved this June and the place I am at now has WOW and its FAST!! Ive had a few outages but they where not for long periods.. I love my 4mb down and 400 + up 
The WOW speed tests are great, their located at the POP so your not routing out on the net to test, so its more accuriate then if you tested with Speakeasy or another DSLR site. |
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Jeremy341
Bye
Premium
join:2000-01-06
localhost
| said by Xsk8er :
The WOW speed tests are great, their located at the POP so your not routing out on the net to test
Here in the cable world we don't have "POPs", but the idea is right.
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WOWster2
Premium
join:2004-12-17
Westerville, OH | reply to Xsk8er
We made some changes in the upload and our 4Mbps is now targeted for 500k! |
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J D McDorce
Premium
join:2001-12-29
Westland, MI | WOW's upload for Ultra (their 4 Mbps service) has been 500k for over a year. |
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Inflex
join:2002-09-05
| reply to WOWster2
said by WOWster2 :We made some changes in the upload and our 4Mbps is now targeted for 500k! Thanks for reviving a two month old thread. We appreciate it. |
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Jeremy341
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join:2000-01-06
localhost
| reply to WOWster2
said by WOWster2 :We made some changes in the upload and our 4Mbps is now targeted for 500k! Wow! Thanks for the info! You're a little late though, since those changes were made back in October 2003.
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usa2k
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join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
 ·WOW Internet and C..
·Broadvox Direct
2 edits | reply to Inflex
Re: WOW Speed Test Pages!
said by Inflex : said by WOWster2 :We made some changes in the upload and our 4Mbps is now targeted for 500k! Thanks for reviving a two month old thread. We appreciate it. Its a sticky, so it was never really dead 
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XTTX
@wideopenwest.com | reply to Jeremy341
Re: WOW Speed Test Pages
Nice. I'm getting a better response from these tests. My connection is only 1.8mb/s Down and 250 KB/s Up. Anybody else getting low scores. |
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usa2k
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join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs:
·VOIPo
·WOW Internet and C..
·Broadvox Direct
|  Re: WOW Speed Test Pages.
2005-01-21 18:16:12 EST: 3168 / 490
Your download speed : 3244625 bps, or 3168 kbps.
A 396 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 502307 bps, or 490 kbps.
Mine is pretty good today!
Not so good for the last while
»Speeds had been reall snappy
Only a month this time 
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Phoenix2088
join:2002-12-04
Strongsville, OH
clubs:
·WOW Internet and C..
| reply to XTTX
Re: WOW Speed Test Pages
said by XTTX:
Nice. I'm getting a better response from these tests. My connection is only 1.8mb/s Down and 250 KB/s Up. Anybody else getting low scores.
I'm guessing you have the Advanced package, if so those speeds are right on target. |
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StepR
Code Warrior
join:2000-11-06
Elgin, IL | I am getting only 378 down, 211 up today. Usually I exceed the 2000 of my package. |
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usa2k
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join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs:
·VOIPo
·WOW Internet and C..
·Broadvox Direct
|  Re: WOW Speed Test Pages.
Mine has improved since I updated my wireless devices (D-Link)
Maybe the 256 WEP affects it too?
2005-01-29 13:51:26 EST: 3650 / 485
Your download speed : 3737734 bps, or 3650 kbps.
A 456.2 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 497540 bps, or 485 kbps.
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
| Notice from WOW at the beginning of March. They were upping my 2mb speed to 4. Cool. Should be done by mar 11. I called last week to see what's up. The tech tried to "push" some changes to my modem. Didn't take. He was sending it to tier 2. No one has called me and I'm at 2mbs down and 251 up. I'm not holding my breath and waiting to hear what excuse they provide. Time to jump ship to Comcrap? Wait and see.  |
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Jeremy341
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Premium
join:2000-01-06
localhost | See this thread: »No speed increase today? |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
| reply to Jeremy341
Re: WOW Speed Test Pages
Well, almost 1 month since the notice. No change. Up is 280, down is 1.7 to 2.1.:( I did call into tech support a while back. They "worked" on my modem but he couldn't "flash" it. He was sending it up to level 2. I've seen where if you don't "rent" a modem from them, you could be left out of the upgrade, which if is the case, I'm going back to comcast, both cable and internet. WOW already blew it on the VoIP thing since they never got back to me so I'm now with Sunrocket. I don't have anything invested in my email address so moving to another ISP is as simple as making a phone call. |
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Jammy
be'suvwl
Premium
join:2000-11-03
Chula Vista, CA
clubs: | reply to Jeremy341
Those speed tests worked just fine for me and I am with Cox. |
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mr_mazzo
join:2001-07-02
Cleveland, OH | reply to Jeremy341
Rock on |
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Mike
Premium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs: |  reply to Jeremy341
(topic move) WOW Speed Test Pages
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The post that was here, and all followups to it, were moved to a new topic .. »WOW Speed Test Pages |
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usa2k
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join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs:
·VOIPo
·WOW Internet and C..
·Broadvox Direct
| reply to Jeremy341
Re: WOW Speed Test Pages!
Unusually good speed for a change. Saving to a USB 128MB stick it took a moment for 80Meg from OpenOffice.org.
Sometimes my Ultra feels like basic.
2005-12-24 08:52:39 EST: 6237 / 631
Your download speed : 6237 kbps or 779.7 KB/sec.
Your upload speed : 631 kbps or 78.8 KB/sec.
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