[TriLUG] OT: Earthlink and ISPs

[tj]

regarding on TWC. My house was built  around sep/oct 2006, they laid
down  the new/fresh cable. I had to wait  6 month to get TWC service
in my sub-division. it was great  when I Moved to my house  in  the
end of 2006. after 2 years, road runner speed is kind of fluctuation
especially during weekend and night.  I already accepted what  TWC CS
told me : "it is up to XXXX, not guarantee".
I guess, TWC need to upgrade their backbone in my area to let me happy.:P

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Reginald Reed <reginald.reed at gmail.com> wrote:
> It is true that the old Clearwire is largely the same company running
> Clear with major investors being Intel, Sprint, Comcast, TWC, Google
> and Bright House Networks.  Sprint uses Clear for their 4G service.
>
> Today, Clear uses WiMAX @2500 - 2700MHz.  This is one of the big
> reasons it isn't that great indoors in many locations.  Building
> material and terrain between you and tower will largely dictate your
> speed/signal strength.  I think this is one of the things that will
> make Verizon's LTE services appealing when they are deployed, I
> believe they are going to be running LTE at 700MHz which will
> penetrate buildings even better than the lowest frequencies used for
> CDMA/GSM (850-900MHz and 1900MHz).
>
> Regarding TWC - they are, for the most part, rock solid for over 10
> years on both residential and business class in the two homes where
> I've had service.  I think a lot of that is directly attributable to
> the "newness" of the infrastructure.  Both homes were in new
> construction.  Fresh coax cable plant makes a world of difference.
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:28 AM, David Black <dave at jamsoft.com> wrote:
>> And to think Sprint 4G == Clear - told me themselves.
>>
>> I'd hate to be responsible to make *that* work for voice...
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> We've got clear running as a backup route for our corporate office. It
>>> basically underperforms. 1-3 Mb/sec and according to Nagios, it goes
>>> down multiple times each week. And, they too use Time Warner's network
>>> for backhaul from the tower.
>>>
>>> As soon as the contract expires, we're dumping it.
>>>
>>> --Jeffrey
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Jim
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9:22 AM
>>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
>>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: Earthlink and ISPs
>>>
>>> On 11/29/2010 02:21 PM, tj wrote:
>>> > earthlink is using Road Runner/TWC cable internet :|.
>>> >
>>> > switching TWC to Earthlink is not making any better, since using the
>>> > same media : Road Runner cable internet.
>>> > Instead of escaping from TWC, you are still in TWC with "earthlink"
>>> > name :P
>>> >
>>> > correct, earthlink is no good any more, like used to be.. when they
>>> > had local person to help consumer support level.
>>> > They will ping-pong you between TWC and Earthlink, try to do
>>> > tele-conference with earthlink and TWC.
>>> > Call earthlink first, dan request the support person to call TWC....
>>> > in this scenario, you will can strengthen the problem.with less
>>> > time.
>>> >
>>> > I still keep my earthlink, since may primary email is earthlink :(.
>>> > Earthlik has email service only for 5-10 buck per month.
>>> >
>>> > at&t has promo on direct DSL (without phone service).I got DirectDSL
>>> > promo mail around twice a month in my mailbox.
>>> > one of my friend switched in early november from TWC to at&t, they
>>> > seem happy with at&t Direct DSL.
>>> >
>>> > good luck...
>>>
>>> Thanks for writing. I did understand that EarthLink leased bandwidth
>>> from TWC. Going through an Indian call center to get transfered to TWC
>>> is a real pain. I did look into ATT DSL, but it isn't offered in my
>>> neighborhood. I think Clear is about the only other choice I have.
>>> Anyone have any experience with them?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> jt
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