[TriLUG] TWC latency issues

[Tim Jowers]

Who is CTC?


On 8/13/07, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes they want you to call so they can send in their customer engineer
> and pitch fiber.
>
> They told us that their "node" was full and were not planning on
> building out another.
> As it turned out the office building we were moving into was contracted
> with CTC.
>
> Ended up with a 5mbps bridged DSL connection (tests out at 6.8mbps) and
> a block of 6 static
> IPs for much less than we would have spent going with TWC.
>
> Neil Little, WA4AZL
> JARS Forever!!
>
>
> OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> > I don't think so ...but I've looked at TW Business Class as a viable
> > solution to my bandwidth being so pi** poor. I don't mind paying a
> > little more, but they better pony up the service.
> >
> > How is it cost-wise? I've tried to get info off their website, but they
> > want you to "call".
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> > Behalf Of J.C. Jones
> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:02 AM
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] TWC latency issues
> >
> > Is there a distinction between Time-Warner Business Class and Road
> > Runner mentioned in this thread. I am at present in negotiation with
> > Time Warner Business class and would like to know if any of this thread
> > really relates to that service.
> >
> > jcj
> >
> > Thomas wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Near Crossroads, Cary (for High Speed online) Download - 4314 kbps
> >> Upload   - 121 kbps
> >>
> >> *TWC package as advertised*
> >>
> >> Road Runner Turbo ($44.95)
> >> Download - upto 8000 kbps
> >> Upload   - upto 512 kbps
> >>
> >> Road Runner High Speed online ($34.95)
> >> Download - 5000 kbps
> >> Upload   - 384 kbps
> >>
> >> Road Runner Lite ($29.95)
> >> Download - 1500 kbps
> >> Upload   - 256 kbps
> >>
> >> Road Runner Lite 768 ($24.95)
> >> Download - 768 kbps
> >> Upload   - 128 kbps
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/11/07, Reginald Reed <reginald.reed at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Morrisville on the 8M down/512K up service:
> >>>
> >>> 7146 kbps down
> >>> 484 kbps down
> >>>
> >>> On 8/10/07, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> A new record low on the NC Outer Banks:
> >>>>
> >>>> 2654k down
> >>>> 34k up
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, that is NOT a typo: 34k up.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/10/07, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> NC is currently 16th in the US as far as bandwidth goes
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 73,
> >>>>> Neil Little, WA4AZL
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tim Jowers wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I believe the toastnet and other download servers to be gamed
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> (cached).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> I
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> regularly get 600K download speed (peak starts around 1.5Mb and
> >>>>>> then
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> drops
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> after 10 seconds or so. I very often get 10-20 seconds page load
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> latency.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Install the FF plugin to see how long each page takes to load.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I've looked very hard for an alternative. I tried BellSouth for a
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> few
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> months
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> but saw zero improvements in upload plus they block SMTP port.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> Download
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> was
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> about the same as well. Argh! The next thing I've found (A DSL
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> reseller
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> no
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> doubt) is $115/month. AT&T's contractor, Team Net, laid fiber down
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> my
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> street
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> probably for the Uverse service they are rolling out next year but
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> the
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> only
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> thing they are selling now is a resell of DSL or cable.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>    Case in short, this in supposed to be some special high tech
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> center
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> but
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> the Internet bandwidths and performance are a joke. No fiber to the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> home
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> as
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> one would expect. If NC, RTP, or Raleigh want to be known for being
> >>>>>>
> >
> >
> >>>>>> technologically savvy and/or progressive then its time to get off
> >>>>>> of
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> our
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>> butts and lay some fiber. Due to the good-ole-boy system normally
> >>>>>> in
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> place
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> to get permits, one probably needs to partner with the cities. My
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> proposal
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> is to lay it down in one or two select areas here to show the
> >>>>>> state/city/area has some commitment to operating in a modern
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> networking
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>> environment. It's not like we will be breaking any ground here...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >> FTTH
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> is
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> common elsewhere in the world. I'm tired of being in a technology
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> backwater
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> WRT networking.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> IMO,
> >>>>>> TimJowers
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 8/9/07, OlsonE at aosa.army.mil <OlsonE at aosa.army.mil> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Can you host a website from your house with Earthlink (port 80). I
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >> was
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>> told by the RR dudes, I could, and if the port was blocked, use a
> >>>>>>> different one.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >> On
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>> Behalf Of Magnus
> >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 1:53 PM
> >>>>>>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] TWC latency issues
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Is their b/w comparable? Currently, I have RR Premium (which
> >>>>>>>> isn't
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >> so
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>>> "premium").
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The offerings are, IIRC, identical.  I even have a static IP (with
> >>>>>>> surcharge) and no filtered inbound ports.  Outbound port 25 is
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>> filtered,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> forcing me to use Earthlink as a relay, but that has been working
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >> fine
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>> the last couple of years for me.
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