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story category Time Warner Cable Powerboost Hits Texas
Midwest powerboost coming in August...
08:58AM Friday Jul 18 2008 by Karl Bode
tags: business · bandwidth · cable · RoadRunner Cable
Users in our Time Warner Cable forum report, and I've confirmed with the company, that they've launched Powerboost in their Texas markets. Powerboost gives users more than double their usual speed for the first few minutes of an upload or download, and is being used by cable operators to help better compete with FiOS ahead of DOCSIS 3.0 deployment. "We're rolling Powerboost out nationwide in a phased deployment this year -- should be done by the end of 2008," company spokesman Jeff Simmermon tells me. "We've already deployed it in NYC and Texas, and the Midwest should be done by the first week of August."

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fatmanskinny
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July 18th, @09:05AM

Powerboost is to caps....

what gay marriage was to the real issues in the 2004 presidential election: A distraction.

Don't think about your caps, think about faster uploads and downloads. Don't think about how fast you will now approach your caps, think about the faster upload and download speeds.

Whatever!
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permalink · 2008-07-18 09:04:18 · Reply to this

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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

said by fatmanskinny See Profile :

Don't think about your caps,

What caps are you talking about?

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permalink · 2008-07-18 10:22:28 · Reply to this
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

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said by fatmanskinny See Profile :

Don't think about your caps,

What caps are you talking about?

Hob
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permalink · 2008-07-18 10:48:01 · Print · Reply to this

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 These.

»[TWC] TW Cable starting metered bandwidth on Thursday

You know, the ones that are starting as a "test" for new customers only that will eventually become standard for all customers nationwide?
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permalink · 2008-07-18 10:57:54 · Reply to this

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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

"You know, the ones that are starting as a "test" for new customers only that will eventually become standard for all customers nationwide?"

You know this for sure do you?

I have seen countless tests in small market areas that have never made it anywhere. Why would this be any different.

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permalink · 2008-07-18 11:04:32 · Reply to this
hottboiinnc
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

Hob- you should know by now that when ever anything is posted in the "news" about a cable company that everything is all of a sudden about "caps" that are not there. Especially with TWC.
permalink · 2008-07-18 13:00:39 · Reply to this

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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

said by hottboiinnc See Profile :

Hob- you should know by now that when ever anything is posted in the "news" about a cable company that everything is all of a sudden about "caps" that are not there YET. Especially with TWC.
Fixed it for you.
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permalink · 2008-07-18 13:32:47 · Print · Reply to this
hottboiinnc
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

no it was correct the way i had it.

and as always don't like the way a company does business don't do business with them.
permalink · 2008-07-18 14:02:23 · Reply to this

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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

said by hottboiinnc See Profile :

no it was correct the way i had it.

and as always don't like the way a company does business don't do business with them.
You know, that is what is wrong with citizens. They forget the power of a dollar with held.

I would terminate my Comcast service in a minute because their customer service is consistently horrible when I have to call them. However, I have a tv-loving wife who is so married to television, she purchased a wedding band for the remote (j/k).
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permalink · 2008-07-18 15:27:58 · Print · Reply to this

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 Unless you can prove they won't implement those caps, then the assertions in your earlier post aren't necessarily correct. However, you're right about one point, and as I've said in other posts, if they implement such a ridiculously low cap, I most certainly will walk.
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permalink · 2008-07-18 15:59:08 · Reply to this

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 If you have evidence to indicate they WON'T roll it out nationwide under the terms described above, then pony up.

We wouldn't even know about Beaumont if it hadn't been leaked. But I'm sure they didn't want anyone to know about that because they were afraid so many customers would be scrambling for THEIR 40GB caps too because that's something every customer wants.
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permalink · 2008-07-18 13:31:55 · Print · Reply to this

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I have seen countless tests in small market areas that have never made it anywhere. Why would this be any different.
Because this "test" is anti-consumer. People are rightfully paranoid that changes NOT in their favor are going to come their way.

Besides, part of this "test" is to judge customer response. We're just giving TW corporate what they're asking for.

-- Rob
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

how is it anti-consumer?

no what you're giving twc is a reason to ignore you. Since all this site seems to do is bitch and cry about the way they do business.

you want faster internet they offer powerboost. they even meantion one word about caps and then all of a sudden you don't want faster internet but you don't want caps.

well this site needs to make up their damn mind or shut up.

and what you want is not what other customers want that doesnt use this site.
permalink · 2008-07-18 14:04:21 · Reply to this

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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

How are caps anti-consumer? Do I really have to answer that question?

They're not mutually exclusive. Higher speeds or powerboost is terrific. Good job, atta boy!

But whatever happens, we definitely don't want caps.

These things are related because higher speeds means potentially greater consumption, which would encourage TWC capping. Given a choice, I'd prefer to keep my current speeds and not have to worry about a meter.
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permalink · 2008-07-18 15:50:06 · Print · Reply to this
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

If you don't want caps then prepare to pay more for your HSI and don't bitch about it.

Cause when someone starts to suck up more than what they should and kill the node/dslam or what ever someone is going to pay to put more bandwidth to the equipment or split it and you bet the ISP/Operator isn't going to eat the cost.
permalink · 2008-07-19 00:08:13 · Reply to this

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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

I'm all for setting fair and reasonable limits. But, the 20GB that TW wants to impose upon Beaumont standard customers is beyond ridiculous.

Maybe the cable companies should quit upgrading service if they're just going to bitch about it when someone wants to use it.

I'm quite convinced this is less about hogs and more about DirecTV, Dish, TiVo and Apple using their pipe as a competitive video service, anyway. Hogs have been around from day 1.

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permalink · 2008-07-19 00:20:53 · Print · Reply to this
hottboiinnc
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

20gigs is for the lowest package available which from day 1 has been targeted to the low usage customer. Not for someone you'd see on here.
permalink · 2008-07-19 00:42:23 · Reply to this

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 I believe if they mentioned "one word" about 300GB caps, people wouldn't be so concerned. 40GB is ridiculous, and most people in this forum realize that.

I think many have made up their mind. 40GB is pathetic and it does little good to have sooper-fast-roadrunner-kinda-like-fiber-speed-boosted-speeds if you hit that freaking 40GB cap in 2 days and have to spend the next 28 days paying excessive usage fees.

But I digress. TWC can do what they want. At least I'm fortunate to have alternatives--many aren't. If they cap me at 40GB/month, they'll be minus one more customer. It doesn't mean I'm going to be silent while they do it however.
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July 18th, @08:28PM

Re: Powerboost is to caps....

400 caps and people wouldnt be concerned? HAHAHAHA!

Comcast said 250Gigs and received a beating on here because "its too low" but people bitched when they wouldnt give you an amount!

This site does nothing but bitch about the a business does business.

If any of you can build your own ISP nationwide ISP and make everyone on here happy i'll shut my mouth. But until then I don't it happening.

And the "many" that have made up their mind are the ones on here. Otherwise customers could probably couldn't give a shit as most probably don't even do that.
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

Actually I said "people wouldn't be as concerned". not that they wouldn't be concerned at all, however there's a big difference between 40GB and 400GB (besides just a factor of 10). Namely it's the difference between making use of various VOD services within the included monthly price and having to pay extra because someone doesn't want outside competition.
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permalink · 2008-07-18 23:41:10 · Reply to this
hottboiinnc
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

the thing is though you can still use those services. You'll pay more. You know up front. You're also free to use another service and not TWC's RR.
permalink · 2008-07-19 00:54:14 · Reply to this

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 Hobgoblin,
I have seen countless tests in small market areas that have never made it anywhere. Why would this be any different.
I live in Texas, and I've worked in Beaumont. It is a small community with few "New Subscribers". I think that someone might be rigging the test. If they really what to know what the consumers reaction was going to be they would try this test in Houston, Dallas, or Fort Worth Texas where there are millions of people with other options like Verison DSL, AT&T, FIOS, Direct TV Internet, etc.

I don't know if there is some motivation is for doing the test in that community; but, I think it is going to give deceptive results.
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hottboiinnc
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Re: Powerboost is to caps....

DirecTV*
permalink · 2008-07-18 20:29:01 · Reply to this

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July 18th, @11:34PM
 Good point. Yes, it's a city of 114k or so. But a quarter of the city is literally slums. Only a small slice of Beaumont even cares about things like this (I know, I live in that slice).

One point I want to add - Not ALL Texas markets got powerboost. Beaumont, for example, has not received PowerBoost. God forbid they give stepchild Beaumont - which already has caps for new customers - any kind of speed increase.

permalink · 2008-07-18 23:32:15 · Reply to this

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Keep that in mind before responding to his posts. The troll he uses as his avatar is a great tip-off.
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said by fatmanskinny See Profile :

what gay marriage was to the real issues in the 2004 presidential election: A distraction.

Don't think about your caps, think about faster uploads and downloads. Don't think about how fast you will now approach your caps, think about the faster upload and download speeds.

Whatever!
A 10 second boost isn't going to make you blow your caps any faster.
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July 18th, @09:41PM

Re: Powerboost is to caps....

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said by fatmanskinny See Profile :

what gay marriage was to the real issues in the 2004 presidential election: A distraction.

Don't think about your caps, think about faster uploads and downloads. Don't think about how fast you will now approach your caps, think about the faster upload and download speeds.

Whatever!
A 10 second boost isn't going to make you blow your caps any faster.
Two cars, A & B, are heading to a destination that is 60 miles away. Both cars started at the same time from the same location and they are going the same route and at the same speed (55 MPH). Traffic conditions are exactly the same for each car. They are lined up right next to each other in their respective lanes and are cruising at 55MPH.

Now car B suddenly decides to go 75MPH in a 55MPH Zone for 10 seconds while car A continues to go 55MPH. Remember they are both going to a destination that is 60 miles away from the starting point.

After the 10 seconds are up, Car B slowly drops back down to 55MPH while car A consistently maintained 55MPH. Which car will arrive first at the destination that is 60 miles away?

Same concept, bud, with caps.
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July 18th, @09:55AM

Powerboost Also Hits Austin, Texas

I'm subscribed to Turbo in Austin, TX and I am now seeing Powerboost speeds this morning after a cable modem power cycle.
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Re: Powerboost Also Hits Austin, Texas

Does this mean powerboost will also improve the 384kb/s uploads many of us are seeing now or is this download only?

It would be nice. 384k sucks donkey balls. . .
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Re: Powerboost Also Hits Austin, Texas

Currently download only

Hob
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Road Runner's Version Of Capping

This is road runners version of capping. Road Runners version of Power Boost only effects Http(web site downloads). This means every other protocol except HTTP still has the old speeds. This effectively caps speeds as Road Runner no longer has to increase speeds every year. Every year they could just increase how long Power Boost lasts without having to do any upgrades at all.

Most people don't understand that its just a little boost, so expect alot of "happy" road runner customers as they think the fake speed test results is an actual speed upgrade.
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Re: Road Runner's Version Of Capping

i don't see the point of not using it? the point is to speed up a download for a certain amount of time. not for the entire download.

but why would they want to speed up your P2P and BT? To show you well if you want to do it and put a strain on the node we'll speed it up so you can download and upload more?

and most people are happy with what TWC and or RR is doing.- i say that because RR is the ISP not the cable company as many on here seem to think.

The ones that are happy are the ones that don't go around bitching.
permalink · 2008-07-18 14:07:42 · Print · Reply to this
tmc8080

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total b/s

too many threads about increased boost speeds.. beat 20 megabits upload or STFU. Try maxing out docsis 1.1 @ 12.X megabits upload per subscriber... lame asses...
permalink · 2008-07-18 14:53:55 · Reply to this

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Power Boost is Causing Dropped Router Packets

I didn't discover Power Boost until it started causing dropped packets within my router around 7/22/08 in Desoto, Texas outside of Dallas. What was a 10 MBit/sec service has suddenly become 26-28 MBit/sec and my Xincom DPG503 dual-WAN router can't keep up at >10 MBit/sec. I'm exploring options to take advantage of the bandwidth but for now my connection is limited to DSL.

Once I got past TWC's tier 1 and got to a Tier 3 support tech I received an explanation of what was going on. Tier 1 was completely unaware of the silent upgrade. Although I appreciate TWC doing this I could have used a little advance notice to prevent it from becoming a support issue.

I'll try to post back here the resolution.
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Re: Power Boost is Causing Dropped Router Packets

i am in Frisco, Tx and experiencing the packet drops all the time. Its killing my VoIP calls!

Did you have any luck on getting your drop packets resolved? Its driving me nuts!
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