Topic 'Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds' in forum 'Charter Internet/TV' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609142 en Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:31 EDT Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:31 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26903415 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26903415 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:04:30 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26890877 said by BenJeremy:

I'm extremely disappointed in Charter. The extra speed is nice, if it's uncapped, but pointless when I have to watch a bandwidth meter and yell at my son to stop watching Mythbusters for fear Charter's so-called "security department" will send me a nastygram postcard for overages (my first one last month came as a shock, since I found no e-mails notifying me of the caps being imposed).

BS. Caps have been in place on Ultra since Nov 2010

»www.charter.com/footer/footerPag···e_policy]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26890877 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:26:48 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26871370 said by BenJeremy:

Yeah, I am not happy at all with the new caps. I upgraded to Ultra last year because it was UNCAPPED. I work from home, as a developer, and often download disc images for test virtual machines, as well as have a NetFlix account that is actively used by my family here (with 3 netflix capable HDTVs in the house). 500GB is pretty easy to chew up!!

What I find more idiotic is capping upon giving us more speed.

I'm extremely disappointed in Charter. The extra speed is nice, if it's uncapped, but pointless when I have to watch a bandwidth meter and yell at my son to stop watching Mythbusters for fear Charter's so-called "security department" will send me a nastygram postcard for overages (my first one last month came as a shock, since I found no e-mails notifying me of the caps being imposed).

you may need a bussnuss class internet from charter then no worrying about caps ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26871370 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:33:10 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26869495
What I find more idiotic is capping upon giving us more speed.

I'm extremely disappointed in Charter. The extra speed is nice, if it's uncapped, but pointless when I have to watch a bandwidth meter and yell at my son to stop watching Mythbusters for fear Charter's so-called "security department" will send me a nastygram postcard for overages (my first one last month came as a shock, since I found no e-mails notifying me of the caps being imposed).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26869495 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:54 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26714666 I am no where near a 250gb cap.

said by iwinrar:

was it worth the 8GB :P T

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26714666 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:50:46 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26622462 said by iwinrar:

well with caps that low and people wanting to watch HD content it can get eaten up fairly fast at that point you might as well have a back, either having bought it or pirated. Just because companies like charter have to give their CEOs and such huge ass bonuses for running a failing company does not mean the consumer should be penalized.

Well CEOs work 538 times as hard as the average employee, that is why their pay is so much!

/s]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26622462 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:32:38 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26620465 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26620465 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:40:46 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26620062 said by iwinrar:

was it worth the 8GB :P To me it seems like they are forcing people to pirate tv shows and movies u watch them on netflix u watch it once u pirate u can watch it forever... with no extra hit...

I rarely watch a movie more than once. To me someon who pirates I feel the same when I see people who I know can afford ot buy thier food use foodstamps. Both disgusted and I think of them as losers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26620062 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:27:10 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26619476 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26619476 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:11:19 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26617534 doesn't take much usage these days to suck up 10GB in a flash!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26617534 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:23:59 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26617162 said by crazyk4952:

said by BF69:

Useage is going UP so lowering caps makes no sense and I suspect would get attention they don't want.

It makes perfect sense if you are like most US corporations and are just trying to maximize short-term profits.....

And that's why the economy sucks today. Too many companies focusing on short term and not long term.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26617162 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:35:01 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26616168 said by BF69:

Useage is going UP so lowering caps makes no sense and I suspect would get attention they don't want.

It makes perfect sense if you are like most US corporations and are just trying to maximize short-term profits.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26616168 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:19:00 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26614511 /forum/charterdirect]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26614511 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:55:47 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26614107 said by zed260:

well ill tell you what charters told me there no plans to change the caps at this time

but of course ive heard rumers that theyve discuessed caps at the highest levels which makes me worried that they may lower them and impose insane overages discussing things cant be good

Useage is going UP so lowering caps makes no sense and I suspect would get attention they don't want. But if they were dumb enough to do that they can be sure they will lose any TV revenue from me since that I do have other choices for TV.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26614107 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:26:25 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26611660
but of course ive heard rumers that theyve discuessed caps at the highest levels which makes me worried that they may lower them and impose insane overages discussing things cant be good

anyway if im lucky the tn legilator come next election is far more freindly to the epb and can get fiber rolled out in cleveland tn]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26611660 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:31:12 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26611597 said by iwinrar:

A single game these days can be 12+ gigs, new batman game was 14 gigs I believe. 250 gigs gets eaten up extremely fast.

Don't forget DLCs too. Heck even the demos are 1.5-2 GB.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26611597 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:04:52 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26610742
Sarcasm aside, caps unless on a wireless based system like cellphone or satellite internet do not belong in such a connected world. People are using their internet to watch things on netflix & youtube, download their games to ps3, 360 or pc via things like steam. People are backing up their data, uploading videos or photos to facebook or youtube. People are downloading their music from services like itunes or amazon.

Not to long ago I did my own small little test and each resolution you bump up on youtube uses about double the BW.

A single game these days can be 12+ gigs, new batman game was 14 gigs I believe. 250 gigs gets eaten up extremely fast.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26610742 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:53:03 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26610603 said by crazyk4952:

I realize that ISPs (including Charter) claim that only a small percentage of their users will hit their monthly cap, but this number is going to keep increasing as people keep using more bandwidth each month.

Again, I am grateful for the speed increases, but the statements made by these executives make it seem like they are out-of-touch with the rest of us.

Yep. More people are watching video online the amount of video people watch is increasing. Also the bitrates on the video are also increasing. A few years ago the max bitrate of MLB.tv was 700 Kbps now it's 3.5 Mbps. What will it be in a few years? Even at 3.5 Mbps watching just ONE game per day on MLB.tv would be 140 GB. That's already 40 GB over the Express cap and 56% of the Plus cap. I hardly think ONE game a day is excessive. A HD movie from Netflix uses 4 GB. So one HD movie a day plus 1 game a day = 260 GB amonth. Sorry, but how is ONE movie and ONE baseball game per day "excessive use"?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26610603 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:15:01 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26610347
I agree 100% with the statement below. However, Charter's actions do not show that they agree with it.
said by CharterDylan:

The Internet is changing the way we watch TV, communicate with our friends and family, and engage in social and professional networks. When you posting content online, we know it's important to have a fast, reliable connection, and we're committed to enabling the rapid sharing of content: said Rich DiGeronimo, Charter Senior Vice President, Product and Strategy. With multiple connected devices in your home, you don't have to make tradeoffs with Charter Internet. You can use multiple gadgets simultaneously, and enjoy a rich experience with each one.

If they truly believed this then they would modify/eliminate their caped structure. I (like most people) do not want to stop and think about how much bandwidth I have used for the month before I play a Netflix HD movie, or watch a TV show on Hulu in HD.

I come pretty close to using my cap every month and there are only two people living in my household. What about those households that have more people? Other people that live in my area complain all the time about hitting their Charter monthly bandwidth cap only two weeks into the month. Are they just supposed to stop using the internet for the rest of the month?

I realize that ISPs (including Charter) claim that only a small percentage of their users will hit their monthly cap, but this number is going to keep increasing as people keep using more bandwidth each month.

Again, I am grateful for the speed increases, but the statements made by these executives make it seem like they are out-of-touch with the rest of us.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26610347 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:12:10 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609823 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609823 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:04:47 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609795
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Just logged in remotely to do a speed test. Came back 26 meg down, 2 meg up. Will have to reboot the modem and try again when I get home to see what happens. Was the 26 meg down a result of some "speedboost" activity or was the 2 meg up just low due to the saturation from remote desktop login?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609795 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:57:40 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609772 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609772 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:53:18 EDT Re: Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609331 Charter is answering the call from more users, devices, streams and apps seeking Internet connectivity with faster upload and download speeds, greater reliability and a superior experience.


That's nice and all but you acknowledge more devices connecting to the internet but fail to raise caps. That's kind the DOT saying "We acknowledge the increase in road traffic so instead of increasing the amount of lanes we'll just increase the speed limit"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609331 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:07:44 EDT Re: Charter Bringing More Power to Internet Users with Increased http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-More-Power-to-Internet-Users-with-Increased-26609305 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-More-Power-to-Internet-Users-with-Increased-26609305 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:59:41 EDT Re: Charter Bringing More Power to Internet Users with Increased http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-More-Power-to-Internet-Users-with-Increased-26609148


Charter Internet Plus (30/4) = Express Price + $10 (If you are a Max customer, this would be $15 less than you are currently paying)

Charter Ultra100 (100/5) = Express Price + $40 (If you are a Max customer, this would be $15 more than you are currently paying)



In order to see the new speeds, please be sure you have performed a full reboot of your modem. Please unplug the power cord for 30 seconds to 1 minute, then plug back in. Allow the modem to fully sync before attempting to use your Internet connection again.



If you have any specific questions concerning the speed increases, the removal of the Max Tier, or anything else concerning your Charter account, please contact us via »/forum/charterdirect and we will be more than happy to assist you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Charter-Bringing-More-Power-to-Internet-Users-with-Increased-26609148 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:33:31 EDT Charter Bringing Power to Internet Users w/ Increased Speeds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Charter-Bringing-Power-to-Internet-Users-w-Increased-Speeds-26609142
St. Louis, Missouri – A study conducted earlier this year1 predicts the number of devices connected to IP networks will be double the global population in 2015. It was 2009 when Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) first increased Internet speeds for its customers at no cost, and today the company did it again for a fourth time – increasing download speeds and at least doubling upload speeds on its most popular Internet service tiers at no additional cost.



Charter is answering the call from more users, devices, streams and apps seeking Internet connectivity with faster upload and download speeds, greater reliability and a superior experience.



In markets where Charter has deployed DOCSIS 3.0 technology, or approximately 95 percent of its Internet service area, the company is increasing Charter Internet Express download speeds from 12 megabits per second (Mbps) to up to 15 Mbps, and increasing upload speeds from 1 Mbps to up to 3 Mbps. Charter Internet Plus download speeds are being increased from 18 Mbps to up to 30 Mbps, and upload speeds are being increased from 2 Mbps to up to 4 Mbps. Charter’s fastest residential offering is increasing from 60 Mbps download to up to 100 Mbps download/5 Mbps upload, and has been renamed Charter Internet Ultra100 to reflect the significant enhancement. Express and Plus speeds are also increasing in the remaining portions of Charter’s service areas nationwide.



“The Internet is changing the way we watch TV, communicate with our friends and family, and engage in social and professional networks. When you’re posting content online, we know it’s important to have a fast, reliable connection, and we’re committed to enabling the rapid sharing of content,” said Rich DiGeronimo, Charter Senior Vice President, Product and Strategy. “With multiple connected devices in your home, you don’t have to make tradeoffs with Charter Internet. You can use multiple gadgets simultaneously, and enjoy a rich experience with each one. The power of the Internet continues to grow, and Charter delivers more speed than ever.”

Charter customer Stephen Bolen is the head of a household of three, with a continuously growing number of Internet-connected gadgets. “We've never had a problem scaling up, knowing that Charter Internet service would meet our demands,” he says. “I'm usually browsing on my laptop, streaming video or uploading files to an FTP server for clients, while my wife browses on the tablet or her laptop. My daughter's data usage primarily comes from kids’ shows and education apps.”



Bolen grew up in the era of one-person-at-a-time on the desktop computer, and during that time no one could use the telephone. “That’s all changed with Charter Internet,” he says. “My family can be together, yet doing our own things. I’m glad my daughter is growing up this way.”



“The value of the Internet can’t be measured simply in megabits and gigabytes,” said John Birrer, Charter’s Senior Vice President, Customer Experience. “Our goal is to deliver the best experience with not only the fastest speeds, but also the most reliable, consistent Internet connectivity and highest quality customer service. Our customers deserve it, and we’ll deliver it, now and in the future.”

1Cisco® Visual Networking Index.

PC Magazine Fastest ISPs 2011 logo is a trademark of Ziff Davis, Inc. Used under license.

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