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join:2004-01-06
Richmond, VA | Pass this along I have some friends who have jabcast. I'll let them know. | |
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Cabal
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join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA | Re: Pass this along Looking good here!
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smokarz
join:2006-07-24
West Hartford, CT | any ftp site for testing? so does anyone know of a fast reliable ftp site that i can test this NEW upload speed? thanks | |
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Rob
In Deo speramus
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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| Provision Rates The actual provision rates is 1100 for the 6mb and 2200 for the 8mb. This allows for any overhead, so the customer should see the advertised upload, if not more (thanks to powerboost).
Unlike some ISPs who provision a 1mb upload at exactly 1000, Comcast went above that (like they do with their download).
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Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
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| Re: Provision Rates Looks like Blast! doesn't have that much of an advantage now for those of us who need upstream speed. The only reason I decided to upgrade from Perf. Plus to Blast! was for the 2mb upload. I don't need 16mb down for the price difference they charge us in the Chicago area. Looks like I'm going to call and downgrade to save some money for gas.  | |
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join:2003-10-04
Antioch, TN
| Re: Provision Rates if $10's is going to significanty help you with your purchasing of gasoline, then you have bigger problems than a price difference for your internet speed packages.
the $10 difference for me is = to just one trip to work and back. Gas sucks, especially now that it is closing in in some areas to $5 or even higher. if it equaled a tank of gas, the internet would be gone, but $10 seems a little insignificant. | |
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TK Junk Mail
Go ahead, make my day
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
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| Re: Provision Rates said by Rob  :said by TK Junk Mail :Since 2002, I have paid the same $42.95 for Comcast svc and I have gotten a half dozen speed increases without paying any more. Sounds like a good deal to me. But I am sure there are plenty who will still complain that they are getting ripped off. Well, you could say that the rate increases on the cable tv (at least 2 rate increases per year in my area) subsidizes the Internet cost and keeps it down. Of course, that is possible, but unlikely. Most major corporations make each line of business meet separate profit goals and hold their managers responsible to meet them. Short term inducements to conquer new customers(promotion deals) may cross-subsidize, but over time each line of business must meet their own goals.
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hdmember
@vitranexpress.com | how long Does anybody know how long this will be going on? Is it permanent or temporary? | |
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In Deo speramus
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL | Re: how long said by hdmember :
Does anybody know how long this will be going on? Is it permanent or temporary?
It's permanent. | |
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Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs: 
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June 12th, @10:04AM
| Thanks Comcast The new speeds are great and really kicking some serious a$$ here with powerboost.
(NYC Speakeasy test site)
Last Result:
Download Speed: 31169 kbps (3896.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2305 kbps (288.1 KB/sec transfer rate) | |
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BuggyBoyOKC
Obama 2008
join:2000-11-19
Yukon, OK
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| Re: Thanks Comcast I get that plus twice the upload on Optimum Online w/ Boost.. God I am so glad I moved out of Comcast territory. 
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needforspeed59
Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ |  Cox did this too
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Pv8man999
@wideopenwest.com | T1 would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
Come on T-1 prices, go down, make an economy T-1 package for small business | |
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In Deo speramus
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL | Re: T1 said by Pv8man999 :
would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
No. A T1 has many advantages that still make it a much more attractive connection. | |
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
Premium
join:2007-12-26
The Cloud
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June 12th, @12:45PM
| Re: T1 Business requires reliability far more than speed.
For business a single T1 can handle hundreds of users (depending on the type of business). | |
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
Premium
join:2007-12-26
The Cloud | Re: T1 It is so long as you keep people working and off You Tube LOL. But yeah, it depends on the business. If you're in a business with a ton of attachments like large PDFs, they'll need a bonded T1. | |
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join:2004-02-05
Kenosha, WI
| said by Skeedatl :Business requires reliability far more than speed. For business a single T1 can handle hundreds of users (depending on the type of business). Reliability, eh? I've had a connection with Time Warner Cable that I leave running constantly working on something.
It has gone down once for an hour in the last year - during a very severe thunderstorm, and 15 minutes during a severe winter storm.
That is pretty damn reliable, and it's not even business class, either. | |
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join:2004-02-05
Kenosha, WI
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June 12th, @06:08PM
| Re: T1 said by Skeedatl :No it's not reliable. My T1 has gone down, let's see, NEVER. And if it ever did, they have to fix it immediately. And with Time Warner's changing usage policy you will no longer be able to leave it "working" all the time. I would NEVER trust my business operations to Time Warner residential services. I get to do with my T1 whatever I want...no bull crap caps, no bull crap traffic shaping, no bull crap AUP. Eh what... Time Warner offers business services... in fact they have a "home business" class here that is $10 more a month that RR Turbo residential service and it is 15/2 Mbps. I was pointing out the fact that I had incredibly reliable residential service, their business service must be even more reliable.
Also I think I could live with my Internet connection going down for an hour once a year that runs at 15 Mbps instead of having a connection that never goes down but runs at 1.5 Mbps and is ten times more expensive.
I also don't know what you're talking about with caps... Time Warner has no caps, at least not yet. If that shit they're trialing in Texas is successful and they implement in on their entire network I'll agree with you, but for now Time Warner Business class is a much better deal than T1. They also do not traffic shape.
I have downloaded over 1 TB in a month from Time Warner Cable before and they never gave a shit. That's residential too... I can't imagine them being more strict with a business class connection. | |
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
Premium
join:2007-12-26
The Cloud
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June 12th, @07:53PM
| Re: T1 Again, the prices and speeds you quote are residential/home office, not true business.
If you want an SLA, multiple static IPs, and decent upload speeds you pay through the nose with Time Warner.
I don't know about your market but in my market the tier pricing was similar to New York. The Los Angeles TWC site no longer quotes prices; but here are prices for the NY area and these look about to be what I was quoted a while back.
Pricing for Hudson Valley area dynamic IP plans
Bandwidth Options Downstream/Upstream Price
Tier 1 1 Mbps/256 Kbps $99.95
Tier 2 2 Mbps/384 Kbps $129.95
Tier 3 1.5 Mbps/768 Kbps $149.95
Tier 4 4 Mbps/384 Kbps $179.95
Tier 5 3 Mbps/768 Kbps $219.95
Tier 6 1.5 Mbps/1.5 Mbps $399.95
Tier 7 8 Mbps/2 Mbps $529.95
At the time I talked to them, right when they rolled out 15/2 here in Huntington Beach, they offered 15/2 for home office only and maxed at 10/2 for actual businesses and it was a total rip off. I don't remember exactly what it was but I could almost get a bonded T1 (which while slower was guaranteed bandwith) for that price. What was worse is that throughput was not guaranteed at all. They were quoting me typical "up to" speeds whereas my T1 has guaranteed throughput.
I pay $359 and get 13 static IPs, a free $800-$900 Netopia 4622XL router, GUARANTEED bandwidth and a very good SLA. Also I have the option for reasonably priced fully managed security. TWC Biz didn't offer those extra service options.
TWC Business is fine if yer a dentist or mom & pop video store but not if you actually rely on your connectivity. TWC Biz is more a competitor to business ADSL and SDSL than T1/T3 services. Business DSL for 7Mb in our local market runs about $120/mo with Verizon and for 6Mb with AT&T about $65/mo, WAY cheaper than Time Warner Business. | |
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join:2002-05-01
Saint Paul, MN
·Comcast
| said by Pv8man999 :
would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
Very Doubtful. I manage the network of 3 offices located in different places. The main office has a T1, one of the remotes has a T1, and one uses Comcast high speed business.
The location on Comcast uses an IPSEC tunnel for basic packet encryption because all of the users are either on a software VPN or dial in to the terminal server. There are good days and bad days. On good days users may get dropped once or twice. On bad days, we will see hours of no or extremely poor service.
It's faster than a T1, yes, but we have to deal with the above mentioned problems. | |
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Skeedatl
Ah, push it - push it real good
Premium
join:2007-12-26
The Cloud | T1s are more reliable and are dedicated circuits. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: T1 said by Skeedatl :T1s are more reliable and are dedicated circuits. Don't forget the SLAs!
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celloville
join:2008-06-12
Little Rock, AR
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June 12th, @10:42AM
| cause of my problems I wonder if this might be contributing to the cause of my recent problems. I live in Little Rock, AR and recently have had two different techs out to address upwards of 68% packet loss (especially after 7pm). Both times the tech referred the issue to maintenance. They say I'm fine on the downlink but high in errors on the uplink. | |
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gate1975mlm
Premium
join:2001-09-30
Philadelphia, PA | Upload no faster for me! Am I missing something???
I have the 16/2 package
I just did some speed tests and I never get faster then 1585K Upload.
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Bytezboy
join:2001-05-17
New York, NY | time warner should take a clue They're still stuck with 512kbit upload on their standard plans.  | |
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AnonDude53245
@comcast.net | Got It I got it here in west GA. FInally.
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hadirtyJlo
join:2004-03-31
Elk Grove, CA
| :) My 8/1 service out in Huntsville, AL got boosted the other day to 2Mbps, had to remotely reboot the modem, that was fun since I was remotely connecting from CA and didn't know if the modem would pull the same IP as before . The connection here just south of Sacramento got it's boost up to 1Mbps as well last week. | |
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tomas316
@lmco.com | t1 vs cable.. The difference between a t1 and cable is that you get a Service Level Agreement with a t1. Where as Cable is more than likely best effort... | |
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EG
The wings of love
Premium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ | Re: t1 vs cable.. I'll echo that... | |
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Jovi
join:2000-02-24
Mount Joy, PA | Same old speed Nothing new after power cycling modem.  | |
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fuziwuzi
Not born yesterday
join:2005-07-01
Atlanta, GA | Not here yet I've powercycled the modem, but my speed results are no different than the 6/384 I've been getting, with powerboost.
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theelviscerator
join:2000-11-16
Elkhart, IN
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June 15th, @09:34AM
| superboosted 
It helps when you run your own cable I think....
One of the fastest tests in all of comcast.... | |
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Comcast Makes Upstream Speed Boost Official
Re: Provision Rates
Still don't have it...
