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story category Time Warner Cable Powerboost Hits San Diego
Every market should be updated by the end of the year
(old news - 07:14PM Thursday Jul 31 2008)
tags: bandwidth · cable · RoadRunner Cable
A Time Warner Cable insider contacted me to note that Time Warner Cable will be launching Powerboost technology in Desert Cities and San Diego, California tomorrow. Powerboost more than doubles the speed of a user's connection during the first few minutes of a large download. While some call the technology a gimmick used to game speed tests, Powerboost is popular among most customers. Time Warner Cable just got done launching the service in New York City and Texas, and a Time Warner Cable spokesman recently told me that every market should be upgraded by the end of 2008. Unlike the Comcast and Cox implementations of Powerboost, Time Warner Cable's version only impacts downstream speeds -- for the moment.

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swintec
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Alfred, ME

Can't Wait..

Just received speed increases here in TW New England market...this will be a great addtition.
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permalink · 2008-07-31 19:18:13 · Reply to this

Quahog

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South Paris, ME
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Re: Can't Wait..

I just realized that I'm also receiving faster download speeds
Not sure when the upgrade was performed but I'm happy nonetheless
permalink · 2008-08-07 22:31:31 · Reply to this

Anonymous_
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whoo hoo

i live in the Desert City shame on TWC SOCAL IS ALL Desert

i should be able to hit 30mbps to 35mbps
permalink · 2008-07-31 19:56:54 · Reply to this

Indio RR fan

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Re: whoo hoo

You don't live in the Desert Cities System.....I do,Desert Cities is Indio,Palm Springs, and Palm Desert
permalink · 2008-08-02 05:11:08 · Reply to this

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Re: whoo hoo

palmdale is in the Mojave desert there for is an desert city
permalink · 2008-08-03 19:17:55 · Reply to this
SoCalDude

join:2008-07-30
Oxnard, CA

WHAT???

Man San Diego already has the highest speed tiers in SoCal, now they get PowerBoost =/ what about the rest of Socal, can we at least get a 15/2 upgrade.
permalink · 2008-07-31 20:50:23 · Reply to this

major marco
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Re: WHAT???

said by SoCalDude See Profile :

Man San Diego already has the highest speed tiers in SoCal, now they get PowerBoost =/ ...
Source of this info?
permalink · 2008-07-31 21:42:21 · Reply to this

rsmith7
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San Diego, CA

Re: WHAT???

Yes, more speed! Oh, maybe!!
permalink · 2008-07-31 21:48:20 · Reply to this

djrobx

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said by major marco See Profile :

said by SoCalDude See Profile :

Man San Diego already has the highest speed tiers in SoCal, now they get PowerBoost =/ ...
Source of this info?
TW's website? San Diego gets 10/1 Standard, 15/2 Turbo.

Most of "SoCal" (LA Area) is 6/512 standard and 10/1 Turbo.
permalink · 2008-08-01 01:28:01 · Print · Reply to this
SoCalDude

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Oxnard, CA		 »www.timewarnercable.com/SanDiego···eed.html
permalink · 2008-08-02 01:28:18 · Reply to this

pspcrazy
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join:2008-02-06
San Diego, CA
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Woot

Honestly Any upgrade is great imo Not to mention I'm in san diego so it's great new's. Thank you Karl been waiting for new's of anything.

Then again it's still a gimmick but heck most of my downloads up to 600 mb's only last 3 minutes or so so I might be able to game their speeds regardless
permalink · 2008-07-31 21:13:40 · Reply to this
whiteyonenh

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Keene, NH
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Hmmm...

Will we get PermaBoost if we're on an underutilized node? I live in a neighborhood of mostly elderly. Would love to see what happens in my area once this goes through.
permalink · 2008-07-31 21:31:25 · Reply to this

pspcrazy
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Re: Hmmm...

The same as if your in a place full of youth, 38 is the max period, so I doubt your ever going to reach that and at the end it's only 1-2 minutes worth. Not complaining here but upgrading the actual perm speeds would be good as well I'd wish if the upload was uncapped and boosted more then this
permalink · 2008-07-31 21:34:59 · Reply to this

John Galt
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What...??

Now we have Main Page ARTICLES at night TOO??

Karl, go home for a bit!


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permalink · 2008-07-31 21:48:25 · Reply to this

Anonymous_
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Re: What...??

never mind
permalink · 2008-07-31 22:02:19 · Reply to this

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said by John Galt See Profile :

Now we have Main Page ARTICLES at night TOO??


Why not some of us are bored at night and cant sleep
permalink · 2008-07-31 22:07:39 · Reply to this

Anonymous_
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Re: What...??

power boost is all ready working for me

getting about 30mbps
permalink · 2008-07-31 23:04:16 · Reply to this

mogwai_UT

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Re: What...??

said by Anonymous_ See Profile :

power boost is all ready working for me

getting about 30mbps
How is it that you have power boost and I do not?
permalink · 2008-08-01 16:38:31 · Reply to this

Anonymous_
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Re: What...??

cause they do not like you
permalink · 2008-08-02 00:25:39 · Reply to this

pspcrazy
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San Diego, CA		 Mabye lol he is at home?
permalink · 2008-07-31 22:25:32 · Reply to this

hayabusa3303
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Re: What...??

i think he does this from his house. (maybe)

Karl you can ring in here at anytime and solve this question.
permalink · 2008-07-31 22:55:19 · Reply to this

aaronwt
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Several minutes of Power Boost sounds pretty good for cable

Several minutes of Power Boost sounds pretty good. When I had Comcast for INternet, they had 30mbs Powerboost but it only lasted around 20 seconds, then it would drop back down to 8mbs.
permalink · 2008-07-31 23:05:22 · Reply to this

hobgoblin
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Re: Several minutes of Power Boost sounds pretty good for cable

Where did you get several from?

Hob
permalink · 2008-07-31 23:56:25 · Reply to this

aaronwt
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Re: Several minutes of Power Boost sounds pretty good for cable

said by hobgoblin See Profile :

Where did you get several from?

Hob
From the article. "...Powerboost more than doubles the speed of a user's connection during the first few minutes of a large download.."
permalink · 2008-08-01 08:24:21 · Reply to this

hobgoblin
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Re: Several minutes of Power Boost sounds pretty good for cable

Few does not equal several in my vocabulary.

Hob
permalink · 2008-08-01 09:31:54 · Reply to this

aaronwt
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Re: Several minutes of Power Boost sounds pretty good for cable

said by hobgoblin See Profile :

Few does not equal several in my vocabulary.

Hob
Several is three or more and he listed minutes meaning more than one. And if he meant two minutes it would have been two or a couple so it's 3 or more minutes which is several or a few.
permalink · 2008-08-01 21:05:32 · Reply to this

aelfwyne

join:2004-01-28
Beaumont, TX
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Turbo needed?

Do you have to have Turbo? I have the $54.95 standalone RR which clocks in at around 7mbit/400kb (advertised 5/384). I live in Texas and have seen no powerboost yet. Of course... I *am* in Beaumont, which is where RR has decided to cr** on its users.....

Just wondering if powerboost is something I should ever expect or not.
permalink · 2008-08-01 00:10:34 · Reply to this

hayabusa3303
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Re: Turbo needed?

said by aelfwyne See Profile :

D I *am* in Beaumont, which is where RR has decided to cr** on its users.....
i will agree with you on that. I hope its doing poorly down there and AT%t wins there.
permalink · 2008-08-01 00:18:34 · Reply to this
Packerman

join:2004-04-15

Doesnt matter

In a year I bet they will implement caps so this will be mute. They should quit focusing on increasing speed if they dont have pipe to send it through.
permalink · 2008-08-01 00:15:26 · Reply to this

boost

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faster

powerboost may be good enough for san diego but not new york :-p

we want 50mpbs!
permalink · 2008-08-01 06:05:31 · Reply to this

wifi4milez
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Not in NYC (for me at least)

I am not receiving PowerBoost, and I live in NYC. In fact I have reset my cable modem a number of times over the past few months and I am still getting the same 5M/512k that I have been getting for years. In fact, I heard that around a year or two ago they supposedly upgraded everyone in the city to 7Mbps or 10Mbps tier, but apparently not me!
permalink · 2008-08-01 12:02:24 · Reply to this

MisterMarcus

join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA

Dunno if it's a "PowerBoost" but

I am getting a little more speed. 15/2 connection.

permalink · 2008-08-01 14:12:26 · Reply to this

rblenkhorn
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so it may be more than a minute. it might infact be a 'few'

the fine print:

PowerBoost up to 22 Mbps claim is based on Road Runner Turbo's standard maximum download speed of 15 Mbps. Actual speeds may vary. Not all service tiers are available in all areas. Many factors affect speed. Road Runner Turbo with PowerBoost provides a burst of download speed when capacity is available above the customer’s provisioned download speeds for the first 10 MB of a file. It then reverts to your provisioned speed for the remainder of the download. PowerBoost is a registered trademark of Comcast Corporation. Used with Permission. © 2008 Time Warner Cable Inc. All rights reserved. The Power of You is a trademark of Time Warner Cable Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
permalink · 2008-10-15 15:58:14 · Print · Reply to this
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