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@rr.com | We Can Only Hope All I ask is to double the speed from 365 kbps to around 750.
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928GTS
join:2000-10-09
Troy, NY | Re: We Can Only Hope 512? Sweet! This'll almost be like when I first got roadrunner when it had 3500/1000 caps.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: We Can Only Hope said by 928GTS  :
512? Sweet! This'll almost be like when I first got roadrunner when it had 3500/1000 caps.
When i had roadrunner it was 8000/768
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Kompressor
Premium
join:2002-02-12
Huntington Beach, CA
| I'll be happy with a symmetric connection 3000/3000.
I'd even be happy with a slower download to get a faster upload 2000/2000.
At least give me half the upload speed of my download 3000/1500.
This 3000/384 just isn't cutting it, but most people only care about download, so that's what we get.
They may as well make it 3000/1. | |
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tmccann11
Who, Me?
Premium
join:2001-06-10
Bayonne, NJ
clubs:
| Sure Sure, increase the up/down speeds, and then crucify for taking advantage of it.....sound good eh?
Tom
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untroubled1
Redneck Dawg
Premium
join:2001-12-21
Omaha, NE
| Re: Sure said by tmccann11 :
Sure, increase the up/down speeds, and then crucify for taking advantage of it.....sound good eh?
Tom
As long as USE CAPS are in place, what advantage do you see?
NONE!!!!!!!!!!! You just reach your monthly quota faster. :0 
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Seandhi
Seeing From a New Level
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Humble, TX
| Re: Sure Good thing about this is that Time Warner has never ever ever ever sent me a letter about my bandwidth usage. Does this mean that there are no caps? Probably not, but when my bandwidth gets excessive (200 gb or more) I still haven't hit the caps... which is fine with me.
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sinaz
Popenc-No
join:2000-10-14
Encino, CA
| Cool!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!........ i hope they really update upload speeds.... hopefully they wont put any restrictions.....
not first post... my bad
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crazediamond
That's Dr. Craze to you
Premium
join:2002-01-19
Germantown, MD
| adelphia is offensive alright with adelphia jacking up my total bill in the vicinity of 30%, they could have kept their upgrade from 3000/128 to 3000/256. its not like i can do anything to take advantage of the bigger upload like run a server. all it means is when i attach pictures to my posts here they go a bit quicker. oh and they added about 8 redundant channels to my cable.
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Winerin
Premium
join:2002-03-30
Woodland Hills, CA | Yay Faster speeds to hit your cap faster! Sorry, I'll stick to DSL, thanks. | |
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join:2001-12-19
Rosedale, NY | Re: Yay Awwwww too bad....... RoadRunner doesnt Have Caps! Muhahahah :-D | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Yay said by newyorkslick :
Awwwww too bad....... RoadRunner doesnt Have Caps! Muhahahah :-D
Might wanna relook at your agreements. unless you have roadrunner extreme, you have a 40gb bytecap.
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join:2003-09-23 | Re: Yay Caps depend on your area. RR Extreme isn't offered here in upstate NY and I haven't received any letters from Time Warner about exceeding any caps (knock on head...er...uhm...wood). My usage HAS to be in the 60-70 gig/month range. | |
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Good Ol Dan
join:2000-05-15
Rochelle Park, NJ
| said by Winerin :
Faster speeds to hit your cap faster! Sorry, I'll stick to DSL, thanks.
Hehe.. me too. Cable gives you a (usually) fast pipe to often crummy routing, and latency that could be just about anything from minute to minute. Someday folks will understand that there's a lot more to a quality broadband connection than just the potential maximum speed of the "last mile" connection.
My 6000/600 DSL connection costs more than cable, but I know exactly what I'm getting for my money.
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Winerin
Premium
join:2002-03-30
Woodland Hills, CA | Re: Yay I had Roadrunner some time ago...it was horrible. Completely unreliable. I'm more than happy to have a slower speed that I can depend on. | |
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Rambo76098
join:2003-02-21
Pataskala, OH
| Re: Yay thats exactally why i went with dsl. also because too many people in my area have roadrunner/insight/time warner so the speeds at the times i use it are 800-1.2 mb/115-135(my neighbor has it and it sucks) up and is $50 plus a month so ill stick to my reliable unchanging but Sometimes slower(and cheaper ) dsl. | |
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SkyRaider
Death From Above
Premium
join:2002-07-15
Allen, TX |  Can You Hear Me Now?
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tunes
join:2002-01-31
Grosse Ile, MI | I'm already there.... I'm with WideOpenWest and already have 4000 down and 550 up. The increased speeds are nice!
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Premium
join:2003-10-09
Roslyn, NY | Re: I'm already there.... Im sorry I cant share in the excitement, Im with OOL I enjoy 956kb/sec uploads... | |
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Shqipe
join:2001-03-15
Localhost ;) | Re: I'm already there.... I'm in OOL too but if RR takes it to 512kbps I may start thinking about switching? Considering the price/tech support/email etc... | |
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join:2002-09-06
Brooklyn, NY | Re: I'm already there.... | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by jniamehr :
Im sorry I cant share in the excitement, Im with OOL I enjoy 956kb/sec uploads...
Yeah, but use it and you're capped to 150kbps. CV has a rediculous idea of what abuse is.
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@optonline.net | lol me too buddy, me too... OOL rules all, no monthly caps either, what kinda gay crap is that | |
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dewman99
join:2000-12-28
Palm Harbor, FL | still waiting for my download to be increased | |
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ATTGUY2
join:2002-06-02
Fremont, CA
| Customer Appreciation!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.......
Raising speeds is all for ONE reason. MONEY!!! I have said it before and I'll say it again.... These companies are only increasing speeds so that each subscriber will reach their alotted monthly bandwidth more quickly which means they can start charging more money for more gigabytes.
We've all read it here before... Comcast sends out these warning letters to people who have supposedly used up their (as yet undefined) monthly bandwith and face having their accounts suspended.
These companies are just in the testing phase right now to see if there is some kind of "average" usage among households. As soon as they establish a base reference, they'll come with a dollar amount and begin charging.
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join:2001-03-16
Marietta, GA | Re: Customer Appreciation!!!!!!! I honestly don't see that happening on a large scale.
ym | |
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@rr.com | Only with those companies that have a total cap on bandwidth used. I exceed 200 GB a month and have no issues. | |
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statemachine
Premium
join:2001-01-21
Si Valley
clubs: | What about a Tier for Servers! Give me a tier that allows servers over down/up speed increases anytime. I don't need much bandwidth; I just want to host my DNS server and personal web pages on my home connection, instead of somewhere else. | |
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs: | Re: What about a Tier for Servers! they will never do it for 1 reason... exploits... some one infects you with a code red variant and your wiping the node and hosing the backplane for alot of people.
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statemachine
Premium
join:2001-01-21
Si Valley
clubs: | Re: What about a Tier for Servers! A properly run server will not have those problems.
On the other hand, there are many more non-server computers that *are* exploited that currently exist on cable networks. | |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC
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| Re: What about a Tier for Servers! said by statemachine :
A properly run server will not have those problems.
Too bad hundreds of "properly run servers" were downed at Continental Airlines and thousands of businesses where the IT guys aren't stupid in the past years flush of viruses.
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
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| a properly configured server can still be hacked. haven't you noticed the rise in net scanning over the past 3 months.
there is a simple rule of no servers becuase you don't pay a heavy fee and because the service is for residential users. Go get a cheap webhost.
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statemachine
Premium
join:2001-01-21
Si Valley
clubs:
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Fact is that comcast users *non-server* computers (clients like Windows) are hacked all the time.
So it wouldn't make a difference, would it. And since I'm willing to spring for the cost of the tier, it'll be just that more worth it.
Your way is just sticking your heads in the sand. Sorry. | |
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FastRunner8
join:2003-05-17
Burnaby, BC
| dam! My Cable speed is currently 250 download and 50 upload 
But im in canada 
That shows how much shaw.ca sucks..
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jackknife
join:2001-02-24
Phoenix, AZ
clubs: | As if.. Yeah, this is great news for the few people that can actually get cable. Until cable companies expand their service areas to anywhere near DSL availability, the point is rather moot. | |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | cable = no server? I thought cable won't let you run a server. What will an increase in upload do for you without a server? This just means if you are running a server and constantly use up the faster upload they will see it and cut you off. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: cable = no server? said by insomniac84 :
I thought cable won't let you run a server. What will an increase in upload do for you without a server? This just means if you are running a server and constantly use up the faster upload they will see it and cut you off.
I haven't seen any cable companies that actually allow servers in their TOS. i know that speakeasy DSL explicitly allows for servers (even on residential accounts). there may be other DSL providers that allow servers as well
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join:2002-07-15 |  Goodness of their hearts
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erin1
Premium
join:2002-02-22
Buford, GA
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| Re: Goodness of their hearts Well there are many uses for UPLOAD speed and i sure hope the ones using it for hosting websites will be caught. There are many webhosts for that, and cheap too. Broadband is mostly for entertainment (personal not business accounts). I'd like to use my upload speed i get more for playing games decently and yes host a private game or 2, but not be a webserver lamer (you know who u are). | |
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Shrapnel64
Premium
join:2001-01-24
Hayes, VA | Re: Goodness of their hearts It would be really nice to see my upload speeds doubled from 256k, but, the monthly caps and port blocking, etc is no match for a speed increase  | |
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Chris565
@rr.com | Re: Goodness of their hearts Here in florida the cable speeds have gone down yet the price have stayed the same. I would love it if I could get it this high but I doubt they would do anything of the sort. | |
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MEsnake
Formula 1 Rocks
join:2003-09-19
Clifton, NJ | When are we getting the increase? | |
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Bytezboy
join:2001-05-17
New York, NY | can't wait for 512kbit in NYC I'm waiting for the 512kbit upload in NYC. | |
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bklynite
Premium
join:2001-03-18
Brooklyn, NY
clubs: | Re: can't wait for 512kbit in NYC Same here | |
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JeffB
Premium
join:2001-12-20
Somewhere
| Charter Can't/Won't Keep Up
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DennyK321
join:2003-04-15
Belton, MO
| Excuse for B/W Shaping? RR has just started advertising "3000 Kbps download". Interesting to note that two weeks ago I was getting 6/1.5 Mbps regularly on the speed test here. Now I'm seeing less than 600/384 Kbps. Latest today was 400/360 Kbps.
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