is it worht the extra cost? technically, how much faster is it? is it like t1 or something? how much more is it?

6/2/2006 12:15:55 AM

do you even know what a damn t1 is?

no its not worth the extra cost to you

6/2/2006 12:30:25 AM

Well, as they say, regular is max 5 megs down, this is max 8 megs down. They include home networking. Its $40 more when purchased alone. So basically, you are paying twice as much, for less than twice as much bandwidth.

T1 isn't as fast on a per-computer basis as even regular cable Intarweb. You are much better with just regular cable Intarweb.

6/2/2006 12:34:54 AM

even then, you forget about the "Shared" bandwidth. Don't listen to the crap that they tell you that you have a "dedicated" bandwidth or shit like that. I work for an isp. Your CIR with the 3MB is usually only about a meg and a half at most, depending on how many other people share the pipe with you. Yes going up to 8 mb will increase your bandwidth slightly, which might be good if you're downloading a ton of shit all the time, but for 40 bucks more? totally not worth it.

6/2/2006 7:55:07 AM

So how long till they reduce the regular service to 3 megs down to make their 8 megs down package more attractive?

6/2/2006 9:03:10 AM

^ they won't considering that they bumped everyone to 5 a few years back for free

6/2/2006 10:31:08 AM

they kept trying to sell it to me when all I wanted was basic cable so I could use my qam tuner. I was like LADY I HAVE A PARTIAL DS3. I HAVE OVER 22 MEGABITS, FOR FREE. CAN YOU DO BETTER?

"well I do know its over five times faster than regular road runner"


*click*

6/2/2006 10:53:27 AM

so whats the best solution when your regular road runner cable is slow as heck? i mean im pretty sure we share it with a ton of people (N. Raleigh) but its horrible beyond belief... esp. compared to the dorms

6/2/2006 1:13:57 PM

^ move.

6/2/2006 1:28:02 PM

I downgraded to road runner lite. I queue most file transfers anyway, and it hardly affects browsing. The main time I notice a difference is when I'm on a terminal server connection to my home machine. The 128kbps or whatever bogs down on image painting. I figure if I ever need, it only takes a phone call and 5 mins to bump it back up. $24.95/mo for 128/768

6/2/2006 2:39:06 PM

so whats the deal with ovaltine?

6/2/2006 3:01:12 PM

http://www.timewarnercable.com/piedmonttriad/products/internet/speedtest.html

Use the above link to test your bandwidth. If you see good speed, consider deleting your browser cache and installing some spyware removers.

6/2/2006 3:11:16 PM

Your connection speed:
10968kbps

6/2/2006 3:44:58 PM

toss me some of that smooth

6/2/2006 5:11:07 PM

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"so whats the deal with ovaltine?"

haha that made me laugh

6/2/2006 5:51:50 PM

i play 360 and have never been able to host a room in an fps. also get lag when im on the pc at the same time.

6/3/2006 8:27:48 PM

Got unsecured wireless? I've had some leechers before that were d/l-ing torrents or some high-speed shit and it lagged my connection.

Then WPA just happened to turn on. Hate that.

Just something to check if you haven't already.

6/3/2006 9:10:16 PM

how can i put a key to keep leechers away?

6/3/2006 9:35:22 PM

surf into your router and find the WPA section and turn it on. It will ask you for a key, make one up.

6/3/2006 10:15:41 PM

^bingo.

What kind of router do you have?

6/3/2006 10:40:49 PM

I get around 4.5Mbps up in the Stonehenge area of North Raleigh.. many things can cause a slow connection.. if you have roommates who download stuff constantly, that'll do it.. also try recycling the power on your router every once in a while.. I found that resetting it tends to clear things up.

6/4/2006 2:56:50 AM

linksys wireless b router. i have no clue what "surf into wpa" means

6/7/2006 8:48:10 AM

rtmfm

6/7/2006 11:20:58 AM

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"Got unsecured wireless? I've had some leechers before that were d/l-ing torrents or some high-speed shit and it lagged my connection."

HAHA. I do that all the time at home. Parents are too cheap to get broadband so I just leech off someone else.

6/7/2006 1:01:17 PM