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Time Warner capping internet access, charging more

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by Hard Harry, Jun 3, 2008.

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  1. Jun 5, 2008 at 8:33 AM #21
    DJ_Tet

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    Yeah, point being anyone switching to DSL is likely losing a LOT of speed. Especially for online gaming. FiOS can't come to Charlotte soon enough imo.
     
  2. Jun 5, 2008 at 9:23 AM #22
    slydevl

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    I get 4 megs on standard road runner at my house.
     
  3. Jun 5, 2008 at 9:53 AM #23
    The Brain

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    I'm was bumped from the 8M Turbo to getting 10 now. My parents were bumped from the 756K to the 1.5M
     
  4. Jun 5, 2008 at 10:17 AM #24
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    That sucks, you might have an old modem. You should be getting at least 5-6 megs now. I get about 9-10.
     
  5. Jun 5, 2008 at 11:33 AM #25
    jazzbluescat

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    T/W has been replacing some modems lately; not mine. A buddy who is on Lite, same as me, said his new modem increased his speed dramatically.
     
  6. Jun 5, 2008 at 12:24 PM #26
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    Do it yourself if you want. Take it to a service center and they will give you a new one.
     
  7. Jun 5, 2008 at 1:45 PM #27
    jazzbluescat

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    You think they'll swap eventhough I'm not on the list? Only thing is, T/W is twenty miles away in bitching traffic. Damn, why not, it's worth a shot.:usa:
     
  8. Jun 5, 2008 at 8:43 PM #28
    PantherPaul

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    I am getting around 7meg using Turbo. The modem is around a year old. I may swap it out to see if I get anymore out of a new one. Question for you (sorry Bootay :online2long: ) how would someone see on average how much they download in a month. I have heard that somewhere in the router settings (I have a Linksys) would give it to you. Is there any software that I can load that would give me an idea of how much I am getting a month from then on?
     
  9. Jul 23, 2008 at 11:46 AM #29
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    Suddenlink is officially throttling too. The last couple of weeks I've noticed that my connection will drop down into kilobytes per second for prolonged periods if I'm running high loads. It's even started happening now when I play X-box Live, which is totally unacceptable.
     
  10. Jul 23, 2008 at 11:56 AM #30
    presidence99

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    Pretty much the only time I get a consistently good connection on XBox live is after 11 at night.
     
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