18Mb from my apt in Denver, CO i had a good 6Mb connection in Arlington, VA too

anyone else out there with a high speed home connection?

7/30/2007 5:17:53 PM

getting Verizon FiOS next month and they claim 30Mbps, but we'll see. Also comcast is building an all fiber optic network in my county now -- outside DC.

7/30/2007 7:21:36 PM

it's great for internet speed - horrible for cable - their digital cable interface is horrible compared to TW

7/30/2007 7:25:59 PM

Not as good on Cox in Baton Rouge, LA. But at least I tested 3 Mb faster than the ISP average.

[Edited on July 30, 2007 at 7:54 PM. Reason : -]

7/30/2007 7:53:54 PM

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for more people's tests...

7/30/2007 7:57:33 PM

thanks, i missed that thread b/c i never visit ChitChat...

yeah, actually i've noticed a difference in interface going from Arlington, VA to Denver, CO... i liked the one in Arlington better, then again I had the digital DVR there too, but since i use a media PC i don't have to deal with it

i do like TWC's cable tv interface as well (had it when i was in CLT) but i've heard that comcast's digital voice is better.

i guess you win some you lose some.

[Edited on July 30, 2007 at 8:11 PM. Reason : .]

7/30/2007 8:08:01 PM

I'm using Comcast here in Huntsville, AL and I have no complaints about the internet. I'll agree with the digital cable interface though, it SUCKS compared to Time Warner. I'm hoping that when I get a HDTV next month and I upgrade my cable box to HD/DVR it will be a better interface.

7/30/2007 8:21:17 PM

My comcast on screen menu here in the DC area is great. On the same level as TW.

[Edited on July 30, 2007 at 9:56 PM. Reason : I have hdtv+dvr maybe that's why though.]

7/30/2007 9:55:21 PM

i have the hd+dvr in ATL - maybe some of it is to being new to it but i don't think so

when you push play after fast forwarding it stops right where you pusehd play - time warner would backup a few seconds because they had the foresight to know that humans don't have a 0 second reaction time - thankfully at least they added a 30 second rewind button on the remote

the dvr interface is pathetic - whenever i record a show once my dvr is full it reminds me every time that it's full...

if you push the up and down arrows when scrolling through the guide - you hit an advertisement every single time - you have to page up/down (which i do most times but come on)

those are the ones i think of because they happen somewhat often - i'm sure there are a few more i'll probably think of when i come across them again

7/30/2007 10:17:37 PM

oh yeah, I have those same issues. I guess I left TW before it got really good.

7/30/2007 10:27:35 PM

A lot of that has to do with the fact Time Warner put a shit brick ton of money into platform development.

Comcast/Cox/several others just licensed a package. It really is garbage in comparison.

7/30/2007 11:03:07 PM

Comcast is a shittier company than TimeWarner. FIOS is the best, if you can get it, but Verizon is still awful.


Monopolies suck

7/31/2007 1:26:52 AM

i don't know of another company that can give me 18Mb for $42/mo.... (granted that's not standard though) and i beg to differ, comcast is much better than TWC in the internet realm, and dare i say Customer Service as well. I've had 2-3 standard service calls to Comcast and everyone has responded nicely and promptly... I never had that with TWC...

verizon on the other hand i've never had a problem with them either, and 15mbps/2mbps for $49.99 ain't half bad

[Edited on July 31, 2007 at 1:33 AM. Reason : .]

7/31/2007 1:29:04 AM

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"if you push the up and down arrows when scrolling through the guide - you hit an advertisement every single time - you have to page up/down (which i do most times but come on)"

Yeah that is what bugs the hell out of me too. Also it just seems kind of buggy. Like when I select a show from the channel guide to watch, it flickers for a second, then goes to the show, then comes back then flickers some more before going away.

7/31/2007 8:42:31 AM

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"comcast is much better than TWC in the internet realm, and dare i say Customer Service as well."

i dont agree at all.

ive had comcast for 3 years now, and i think they are right on par with timewarner as far as having a shitty product and service.

[Edited on July 31, 2007 at 8:52 AM. Reason : d]

7/31/2007 8:52:14 AM

TWC SUCKS. I get maybe 40-45 kB/s upload with the fucking cap. Pisses me off. They'd rather you buy thier hosting services so i assume that's why they cap the upload so low.

7/31/2007 10:00:47 AM

7/31/2007 10:04:16 AM

yeah, i'm sure NC R&D has a good line...

7/31/2007 10:10:03 AM

^^too bad it's not at home. I'd like that ~400kB/s upload. Although in broughton i've seen 40k download, and 8k upload.

[Edited on July 31, 2007 at 10:10 AM. Reason : .]

7/31/2007 10:10:35 AM