[TriLUG] Road Runner broadband developments

[matusiak]

Hello all --

This may be old news to some, but it certainly came as a surprise to  
me.  Just stumbled upon this link while browsing for broadband  
connectivity.

   http://content.rr.com/rdrun/increase.htm

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  TIME WARNER CABLE BROADBAND CUSTOMERS RECEIVE ANOTHER JUMP IN SPEED
   
  Road Runner Enhancements Enable Customers to Take Full Advantage of  
the Web’s  Increasingly Media-Rich Content at No Additional Cost
     
  STAMFORD, CT, December 14, 2004 – Time Warner Cable today announced it  
  will increase the maximum download speed of its high speed Internet  
service  to 5 mega-bits per second (mbps) from 3mbps.  Time Warner  
Cable of New  York and New Jersey broadband customers will see the  
increase in speed beginning  today.  Customers in the company’s other  
markets across the country  will receive the faster speed in January. 
   
  Customers of Road Runner, Time Warner Cable’s flagship high-speed  
Internet  service, and customers using other ISPs via the Time Warner  
Cable network,  will now enjoy even greater value as this speed  
enhancement is being delivered  at no additional cost to consumers.   
The download speed of Road Runner’s  premium level of service is also  
being enhanced to 8mbps downstream from 6mbps. 
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First of all, I didn't know there was ANY home connection possible in  
the 6-8mbps range.  So, the premium service offering is a complete  
surprise to me.  Unfortunately out of my price range (somewhere ~$70-99  
depending on how much awesome TWC programming you decide to subscribe  
to).

Still the increase of "regular" Road Runner connections from 3mbps to  
5mbps is impressive.  Have any of you with RR connections noticed a  
marked improvement?

Thanks!
dave m.

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