Roadrunner Turbo - Democratic Underground

MattNC

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 11:09 AM
Original message

Roadrunner Turbo

Does anyone subscribe to this service? If so, is it worth it?

I was calling TWC regarding maintenance on a cable box and they offered to upgrade Turbo for our Internet for $9.99 per month. A few reviews I've looked at like it; a few are more ambivalent.

I am hesitant because: 1) It's TWC ; 2) Your download speeds are often more dependent on the server you're downloading from as opposed to your own connection.

Any insight is appreciated.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

rcrush

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 11:22 AM
Response to Original message

1. What do you need the extra download speed for?

Pronturbo?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Orsino

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 11:30 AM
Response to Original message

2. It's only worth it if you do a lot of simultaneous downloads.

Most Internet sites don't support session speeds of over 100 kBps (800k bits per second). Most people don't need even T-1 speed, and most won't notice "upgrades" beyond it.

What sort of things do you do simultaneously, and at what speeds?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MattNC

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 11:41 AM
Response to Reply #2

3. typically

we have people on 2 comps at once. Someone usually just doing general Web surfing, and then streaming audio or video (sports mostly) on another one.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Orsino

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 11:43 AM
Response to Reply #3

4. That doesn't sound like a huge need for speed.

How fast is your current connection?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MattNC

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 12:33 PM
Response to Reply #4

5. it's just the standard Roadrunner package

however much that is. Downloading a video file, I probably avg. anywhere from 100-200k per sec depending on the server and the time of day.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Orsino

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 12:42 PM
Response to Reply #5

6. Can't really say, then, not knowing your current connection speed...

...and what upgrade you're considering.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MattNC

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 12:47 PM
Response to Reply #6

7. here we go

Roadrunner Standard: Up to 7 Mbps download speed and 384 Kbps upload speed.

Roadrunner Turbo: Up to 10 Mbps download speed and 512 Kbps upload speed. Includes PowerBoost™, which gives an extra burst of speed to download big files.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Orsino

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 12:54 PM
Response to Reply #7

8. Ah!

That's easy--you probably don't come anywhere close to saturating your current connection, and would not notice any improvement with the Turbo package.

Your 100-200 kbps, or kBps, is less than 1.5 Mbps download. Seven megs is plenty for almost anyone, and your household's use seems to be casual.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MattNC

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Aug-17-09 01:00 PM
Response to Reply #8

9. thanks for the help

very much appreciated!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Wed Apr 24th 2024, 01:32 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.