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i just switched from DSL to cable.....
- Thread starter Malakai
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- Jun 12, 2001
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- Port Charlotte, Florida
Well at least you got roadrunner and not Comcast. I dropped both Comcast TV and Internet and went to satellite TV and back to Sprint DSL.
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1500/128 DSL here, 728 24/7/365, 
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Kingslayer said:
Bah, like Roadrunner is some gift from god. MY connections and downloads have dropped noticably in the past year 1/2. Still its a backflip over 56K but not as good as it was. Too many damn people have it now.
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Comcast isn't THAT bad....just upload sux...
but I right at their cap of 1500/128...and it never slows down...but I think I getting optinum since I can't stand tis upload!
Spec
but I right at their cap of 1500/128...and it never slows down...but I think I getting optinum since I can't stand tis upload!
Spec
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I went from Dial up to DSL and I love it I have SBC ,no problems yet
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- Feb 24, 2002
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- Southeast WI
Roadrunner where I live smokes. 2000 - 5000 down and 450 up.
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Kevin Smith said:I went from Dial up to DSL and I love it I have SBC ,no problems yet
Welcome to the forums bud!
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im kind of out in the boonies so, im not worrying about network congestion really. the installer said there are barely any cable customers around here.
my pings are really good too, which seems to contrast with what most people get.
but they have a major base of ops in Tampa, that might be why
my pings are really good too, which seems to contrast with what most people get.
but they have a major base of ops in Tampa, that might be why
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with comcast I get normally 30 ping or so...gotta love cable
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Re: Road Runner Cable
This is just a common misconception. Roadrunner has technology in place to keep everything running smoothly. I know people in Tampa with roadrunner, and they have smokin' connections. rdytorave, if your friend's speeds are like 56k, then he has a problem with his comp and he should call tech support because they guarantee a minimum bandwith.
rdytorave said:
This is just a common misconception. Roadrunner has technology in place to keep everything running smoothly. I know people in Tampa with roadrunner, and they have smokin' connections. rdytorave, if your friend's speeds are like 56k, then he has a problem with his comp and he should call tech support because they guarantee a minimum bandwith.
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Malakai said:im kind of out in the boonies so, im not worrying about network congestion really. the installer said there are barely any cable customers around here.
my pings are really good too, which seems to contrast with what most people get.
but they have a major base of ops in Tampa, that might be why
Where in Florida are you if you don't mind me asking?
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Could some one answer a question for me. Is DSL or Cable
better for security and why
Mull
better for security and why
Mull
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Re: Re: Road Runner Cable
How is it a misconception that the total bandwidth of an area is shared by everyone in that area? More people=slower connections smooth or not. It may not be noticable without a large change in the number of people on, but it is there. That,(and I loathe, despise, and abominate Time/Warner Cable), is why I'm happy w/ EarthlinkDSL down @ 130-160Kb/s when I came from 4-6Kb/s with my 56K.
Edit: Just went to DSLReport and tested out at 1228kbps down/321kbps up
ptwearnhardtfan said:
How is it a misconception that the total bandwidth of an area is shared by everyone in that area? More people=slower connections smooth or not. It may not be noticable without a large change in the number of people on, but it is there. That,(and I loathe, despise, and abominate Time/Warner Cable), is why I'm happy w/ EarthlinkDSL down @ 130-160Kb/s when I came from 4-6Kb/s with my 56K.
Edit: Just went to DSLReport and tested out at 1228kbps down/321kbps up
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Mull said:
technically DSL is, because on cable the data entering and leaving the modem passes through everyone elses on the block.
but someone would really, really know what they are doing to change their modem settings to pick up the packets destined for anotehr comp, and than they would have to be even better to be able to reconstruct any coherent data from it
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Re: Re: Re: Road Runner Cable
It is a miconception that people slow to a crawl during high traffic times. If you're at a crawl, I don't believe its a cable problem. I get well over 2 megabits during high traffic times and usually 3-4 megabits during off peak times. This is not uncommon.
DreamingWolf said:
How is it a misconception that the total bandwidth of an area is shared by everyone in that area? More people=slower connections smooth or not. It may not be noticable without a large change in the number of people on, but it is there. That,(and I loathe, despise, and abominate Time/Warner Cable), is why I'm happy w/ EarthlinkDSL down @ 130-160Kb/s when I came from 4-6Kb/s with my 56K.
Edit: Just went to DSLReport and tested out at 1228kbps down/321kbps up
It is a miconception that people slow to a crawl during high traffic times. If you're at a crawl, I don't believe its a cable problem. I get well over 2 megabits during high traffic times and usually 3-4 megabits during off peak times. This is not uncommon.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Road Runner Cable
But I agree, I does take a considerable number of people on the system before an appreciable slowdown occurs, and many people consider this aspect of cables well worth the extra speed.
Point taken. Personal preference is I don't want my speeds affected by others in my neighborhood, unless we're all trying to browse the same page of course.ptwearnhardtfan said:
But I agree, I does take a considerable number of people on the system before an appreciable slowdown occurs, and many people consider this aspect of cables well worth the extra speed.
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