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Road Runner upgrade

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by KaiSeR SoZe, Jan 14, 2005.

  1. KaiSeR SoZe

    KaiSeR SoZe Member

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    Seems that Road Runner has upgraded our lines

    I'm getting 600kb/s now before I got 330 or so

    and Road Runner Premium should go to 8 mb/s

    sweeet!
     
    #1 KaiSeR SoZe, Jan 14, 2005
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  2. Faos

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    I just tested mine. I have no idea what it was before.

    Your download speed : 4812686 bps, or 4699 kbps.
    A 587.4 KB/sec transfer rate.
    Your upload speed : 367883 bps, or 359 kbps.



    What is Road Runner premium?
     
  3. Kam

    Kam Member

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    where can we test it at?
     
  4. KaiSeR SoZe

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    hou.speakeasy.net
     
  5. DrewP

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    I m not getting any kind of speed increase. This is houston road runner, yes?
     
  6. Gutter Snipe

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    That's incredible...it's more magical to me than David Blaine's little tricks. I got 4710 kbs, and IE told me that I was getting 640 Kbs downloading a file from them.

    I need to burn some of my crap so I can get back to downloading stuff. =)
     
  7. DanHiggsBeard

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    I'm still getting the same speeds I've always had. Sucks.
     
  8. DrewP

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    Just reset your modem. It worked for me.


    (pull the power cord out of your modem..... plug your power cord back in your modem...)
     
  9. fya

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    Iam getting 4394 up and 35 down, but I use alot of speed tweaks from speedguide.net. SP2 has a new tcp stack which can be modified.
     
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    4774 down
    357 up

    Is that good? I have no clue.
     
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  11. Dr of Dunk

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    It's very good.

    BTW, Verizon is testing a 15 mbit DSL connection in some markets.... damn!
     
  12. Rockets2K

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    hmmm.....

    2005-01-15 12:01:19 EST: 3715 / 310

    Your download speed : 3804673 bps, or 3715 kbps.

    A 464.4 KB/sec transfer rate.

    Your upload speed : 317561 bps, or 310 kbps.


    doesnt seem much faster than the last time I ran a speed test...
     
  13. arkoe

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    2005-01-15 12:59:44 EST: 9063 / 4402
    Your download speed : 9280965 bps, or 9063 kbps.
    A 1132.9 KB/sec transfer rate.
    Your upload speed : 4508549 bps, or 4402 kbps.

    I win.
     
  14. KaiSeR SoZe

    KaiSeR SoZe Member

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    maybe they haven't gotten to your area yet....

    The upgrade is supposed to increase the dowload speed to 5000

    2005-01-15 13:04:01 EST: 4647 / 367
    Your download speed : 4759291 bps, or 4647 kbps.
    A 580.9 KB/sec transfer rate.
    Your upload speed : 376470 bps, or 367 kbps.
     
  15. DanHiggsBeard

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    I just got up to 486 after a modem reset, where I was at about 350 before. Awesome. Upload cap seems to be about the same, though.

    Now if I could only get those 600 speeds Kaiser is getting....
     
  16. Uprising

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    WOW....my DSL is so much slower than yalls.

    2005-01-15 15:14:33 EST: 1287 / 372
    Your download speed : 1318621 bps, or 1287 kbps.
    A 160.9 KB/sec transfer rate.
    Your upload speed : 381727 bps, or 372 kbps.
     
  17. BigM

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    i've noticed alot of slowdown in my dloads and my computer and i guess this confirms it:

    1114 down
    356 up

    i have roadrunner, i guess the upload is normal but the download is crap. how can i fix that or is it on their end? i tried the modem reset.
     
  18. Stack24

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    Last few days my Roadrunner has been a bit slow...wonder if they are upgrading or something in my area.
     
  19. ima_drummer2k

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    Call them. I had the same problem a few years ago in my apartment and they sent someone out the next day. Turned out I had 3 cables (2 TV's and 1 modem) using the same splitter inside my wall. The guy re-wired it so that my modem cable had it's own line and it was 5 times as fast after that. They didn't even charge me for sending the guy out.
     
  20. Kam

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    basically, i guess people demanded to download their p*rn faster.
     

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