Does Time Warner cable throttle their internet??

gottcha · 04-07-12, 01:02 PM

Does Time Warner cable throttle their internet??

Here is the plan I have below.

My computer crashed and I'm going through re installing all my programs and they all need to be updated.

Cerberus2k7 · 04-07-12, 03:38 PM

Long story short, yes. TWC is, IMO the worst company when it comes to traffic shaping/throttling. Really wish we had J:Com here in the states. 160Mbps for around $70/mo.

kayson · 04-07-12, 03:56 PM

I have TWC and I've never been throttled...

habbajabba · 04-08-12, 08:31 AM

I'm leaning towards cerberus's vote. I know for a fact that TWC's 'Turbo' which costs $10 more a month is a scam, ie, they must be throttling everyone. I'm only paying $25 or 30 a month atm and it's better than dsl, has no contract, and requires no deposit. I'd love to pay for a business type acct just to compare the speeds though. Then again I'd like to run fiber optic in house too.

capttripppp · 04-08-12, 08:40 AM

TWC STINKS!!!!!!!!! I hate them, plain and simple! I had Cablevision/Optimum when I lived 15 miles away, but when I moved on the other side of the mountain they only have TWC here. Basically I went from like 55 down and 5-8 up to about what the OP's speeds are. And here's the kicker...... Time Warner is more expensive! I was under the impression that you couldn't have a monopoly in the states, however that doesn't apply to cable companies I think

I.M.O.G. · 04-08-12, 08:58 AM

I haven't had any problems with TWC, I have their roadrunner service here, and I've been on their 30down/5up and 50 down/5up plans. My downloads are always exactly at 30Mbps. I am in the country, not sure if that helps as there isn't much population density.

I don't use my DD-WRT router any more that logs transfers, however I track it in other ways, and I'm at about 1TB of transfer in about a month.

That is mostly streaming and transferring HD content, as I don't have cable/satellite TV. I don't do any P2P, except bittorent to help distribute Overclockix, so that probably plays a big part in avoiding any traffic shaping/throttling. I have read they do that, it just hasn't impacted me... Direct downloads however aren't anywhere near as hard on network equipment as hundreds of connections over P2P networks.

gottcha · 04-08-12, 12:36 PM

Here is another speed test and it shows much better speeds. I have not downloaded anything today.

unijabnx2000 · 04-08-12, 12:44 PM

arent they going to start data caps as well?

thobel · 04-08-12, 02:24 PM

I had TWC 50/5 for 2 years I have downloaded 1+ TB of data non stop at full speed even used rsync between me and friends house for 10+ TB's of data (took forever) and never got throttled.

robble · 04-08-12, 02:26 PM

I haven't had a problem.

OP - perhaps your neighbors are sucking up bandwidth too.

gottcha · 04-09-12, 06:41 PM

I have no idea what was going on robble but i have been noticing this happening lately. I repair some of my friend computers and while downloading the update it slows to a crawl. While re installing windows 7 on mine i had a ton of updates and sp1 along with a bunch of free programs that i use and it just slowed way down and then i took the speed test screen shot after everything was done. The next day around the same time i took the second screen shot and everything seems better. I do use net flicks a lot and have notice near the end of a movie it will pause for a min, and then start again.

Dermen · 04-09-12, 09:28 PM

Back when I had Netflix I couldn't stream anything without it buffering forever first, but I didn't have Netflix long so that wasn't too big of a problem. Only other issue I've ever had was horrible ping for 3-4 months while they were doing upgrades.

One weird thing I noticed is since their upgrade all my speed tests show like 22-28M down even though my plan is only 7M and I never download real files any faster than 7M. It's like they somehow trick the speed test into showing 3-4x the real speed.

Mpegger · 04-10-12, 06:00 AM

I have the RR Turbo service. It was at 15Mb/768kb (Turbo would net around 20Mb or more for a short time). Just recently they sent a email out stating that the standard speed was being upped to 20Mb/2Mb.

I'm guessing the "Turbo" is now upping the download to 30Mb for a short time. I don't see any throttling going on either, no matter what is going on with my LAN (multiple HD Netflix streams for example).

BugFreak · 04-10-12, 04:04 PM

That is really bad, you might try checking that again at different times of the day and night to see if it traffic but as much as I hate TWC/Roadrunner I have never seen throttling. They do charge crazy rates for the faster stuff but it depends on your distance from one of those green boxes or buildings though. I fought with this for years in my old condo because of distance and older wires but my house has one of their boxes in my front yard so I'm maxed out for my service.

One thing that hits it hard is how many splitters are in your house so you might check that, also if they are good quality ones. If you have older cable you might consider replacing it because it could be chewed up or something that is killing your speed as well. I would start off by calling them to get a tech out to examine your signal strength from their main. That will at least tell you if you need to go through replacing cables and all that or you are just hosed.

notJUSTguitar · 04-13-12, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I.M.O.G.

I haven't had any problems with TWC, I have their roadrunner service here, and I've been on their 30down/5up and 50 down/5up plans. My downloads are always exactly at 30Mbps. I am in the country, not sure if that helps as there isn't much population density.

I don't use my DD-WRT router any more that logs transfers, however I track it in other ways, and I'm at about 1TB of transfer in about a month.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thobel

I had TWC 50/5 for 2 years I have downloaded 1+ TB of data non stop at full speed even used rsync between me and friends house for 10+ TB's of data (took forever) and never got throttled.

WOW.
Lucky

I'm using charter and the plan I'm on has a 100GB cap, and they do throttle you when you go over. And when they do, you basically have dial up until the next month.

I always get consistent speeds though.

And their upload sucks like pretty much everyone...Their plans are
15/3 (100GB cap)
30/4 (250GB cap)
100/5(500GB cap)

And I'm just out of Comcasts range..and their Xfinity has WAY better upload speeds.

ziggo0 · 04-13-12, 02:36 PM

Cable upload speeds make me sick

Bosco · 04-13-12, 07:56 PM

In 11 yrs of using TWC I've yet to be throttled. There are times when traffic is very high and my net speed is affected, as my area is a bit oversaturated with TWC customers.

The school days (holidays, break periods in school year) that kids have off is an example.

Oroka Sempai · 04-14-12, 08:19 AM

Dont complain, we get hosed here in Canada for highspeed. 'Up to' 15Mbs for me is $65, and the same companies hose us on our cell phone bills too.

Shell · 04-14-12, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oroka Sempai

Dont complain, we get hosed here in Canada for highspeed. 'Up to' 15Mbs for me is $65, and the same companies hose us on our cell phone bills too.

Better be using third-party ISP. TekSavvy is the highest rated in the country, although Acanac/Distributel is cheaper.

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I.M.O.G. Homeless Leader Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rootstown, OH	I haven't had any problems with TWC, I have their roadrunner service here, and I've been on their 30down/5up and 50 down/5up plans. My downloads are always exactly at 30Mbps. I am in the country, not sure if that helps as there isn't much population density. I don't use my DD-WRT router any more that logs transfers, however I track it in other ways, and I'm at about 1TB of transfer in about a month. That is mostly streaming and transferring HD content, as I don't have cable/satellite TV. I don't do any P2P, except bittorent to help distribute Overclockix, so that probably plays a big part in avoiding any traffic shaping/throttling. I have read they do that, it just hasn't impacted me... Direct downloads however aren't anywhere near as hard on network equipment as hundreds of connections over P2P networks. __________________ The OC Forums Way We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. The OC Forums Thank You Thread Put your computer to work for our OC Forum Teams! Try out our POST TEMPLATES, they save you time answering common questions! I spend half my money on CPUs, GPUs, and Liquid Nitrogen. The other half I waste.
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gottcha Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: wisconsin	Here is another speed test and it shows much better speeds. I have not downloaded anything today. __________________ MY HEAT Q6600 go vid 1.2250 vcore@1.5 @3.8 Lapped ASUS Maximus formula II H2O GTZ Block Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1066@ 800 4-4-4-12 1.9v EVGA GTX275, and EVGA GTX260 as Physics card Thermaltake Toughpower 750psu -No mods to this Armor case with 250mm side fan vista Ultimate 64 bit
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gottcha Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: wisconsin	I have no idea what was going on robble but i have been noticing this happening lately. I repair some of my friend computers and while downloading the update it slows to a crawl. While re installing windows 7 on mine i had a ton of updates and sp1 along with a bunch of free programs that i use and it just slowed way down and then i took the speed test screen shot after everything was done. The next day around the same time i took the second screen shot and everything seems better. I do use net flicks a lot and have notice near the end of a movie it will pause for a min, and then start again. __________________ MY HEAT Q6600 go vid 1.2250 vcore@1.5 @3.8 Lapped ASUS Maximus formula II H2O GTZ Block Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1066@ 800 4-4-4-12 1.9v EVGA GTX275, and EVGA GTX260 as Physics card Thermaltake Toughpower 750psu -No mods to this Armor case with 250mm side fan vista Ultimate 64 bit
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Dermen Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ohio	Back when I had Netflix I couldn't stream anything without it buffering forever first, but I didn't have Netflix long so that wasn't too big of a problem. Only other issue I've ever had was horrible ping for 3-4 months while they were doing upgrades. One weird thing I noticed is since their upgrade all my speed tests show like 22-28M down even though my plan is only 7M and I never download real files any faster than 7M. It's like they somehow trick the speed test into showing 3-4x the real speed. __________________ Heat
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Mpegger Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC	I have the RR Turbo service. It was at 15Mb/768kb (Turbo would net around 20Mb or more for a short time). Just recently they sent a email out stating that the standard speed was being upped to 20Mb/2Mb. I'm guessing the "Turbo" is now upping the download to 30Mb for a short time. I don't see any throttling going on either, no matter what is going on with my LAN (multiple HD Netflix streams for example). __________________ NZXT Switch 810 / Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R / i7 980x @ 3997x6, 4130x1 / 24GiB / 560Ti SLi ESXi server / i7-3770s / 32GiB / 16TB ZFS-z2 ----------------------------- [GB ≠ GiB] [MB ≠ MiB] [kB ≠ kiB] "Apparently, Plaintiff believes that he could sue an egg company for fraud for labeling a carton of 12 eggs a “dozen,” because some bakers would view a “dozen” as including 13 items." - Western Digital 2006 "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer" - Hitler (Microsucks) Avatar and quote on loan from AntmanMike Heatware
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BugFreak Join Date: Apr 2010	That is really bad, you might try checking that again at different times of the day and night to see if it traffic but as much as I hate TWC/Roadrunner I have never seen throttling. They do charge crazy rates for the faster stuff but it depends on your distance from one of those green boxes or buildings though. I fought with this for years in my old condo because of distance and older wires but my house has one of their boxes in my front yard so I'm maxed out for my service. One thing that hits it hard is how many splitters are in your house so you might check that, also if they are good quality ones. If you have older cable you might consider replacing it because it could be chewed up or something that is killing your speed as well. I would start off by calling them to get a tech out to examine your signal strength from their main. That will at least tell you if you need to go through replacing cables and all that or you are just hosed. __________________ AMD Phenom 1055T @ 3.6 ASUS M4A89TD Pro @ 301 Bus Mushkin Redline 996999 PC31600 7,8,7,24 1T eVGA nVidia 460 GTX XSPC Rasa, MCP 655, Thermochill 120.1, XSPC RX240, EK FC460 GTX Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -Albert Einstein
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04-13-12, 07:56 PM	#17
Bosco Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hagaman, N. Y.	In 11 yrs of using TWC I've yet to be throttled. There are times when traffic is very high and my net speed is affected, as my area is a bit oversaturated with TWC customers. The school days (holidays, break periods in school year) that kids have off is an example. __________________ no members are necessary at this site Bobnova + Earthdog know it all.
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