got road runner turbo

squeeks · 06-09-2010, 07:23 PM

just for a new thrill

Machupo · 06-09-2010, 07:39 PM

not bad -- how long does the "turbo" last? i've got the 10Mbps version right now and it maxes newsleecher at 9.28Mbps (for continuous rates -- had it pegged for 60-70 hours at a time, lol), but has occasionally seen 17Mbps for the first 10seconds or so.

Now that i'm cancelling my cable TV and going OTA HD + my media server, netflix, and hulu, I might also bump the net speed up to the top tier

squeeks · 06-09-2010, 11:07 PM

suposed to be constant i havent really tried downloading anything big yet, they just got it working correctly, when i first got them to change it over it only would get up to about 12 or 13

Machupo · 06-09-2010, 11:15 PM

oh cool -- yeah, i'm definitely going to have to do this

squeeks · 06-09-2010, 11:28 PM

i wonder how much better my netflix online will work now

squeeks · 06-09-2010, 11:36 PM

i can downloads stuff from the piratefleet server, like some of GS's movies, at about 1.9-2.0 MB/sec

Goodspeed(ocn) · 06-10-2010, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squeeks

i can downloads stuff from the piratefleet server, like some of GS's movies, at about 1.9-2.0 MB/sec

Damn, that's fast. I'm jealous.

Gonzo · 06-12-2010, 10:36 PM

Netflix....great pricing & selection. However, in the short time I was a customer, their Blu-Ray movies were either completely unplayable or, even worse, 1/2 - 2/3 the way thru the flick, it'd take a shit. They were great about remedy-ing the problem but watching a 106 minutes movie in 2 days-apart parts made them a no-go. I think we saw 2 out of about 12 movies in one sitting. Some had several returns. One was never playable (we gave up with 4 tries) Brand new player, at the time.

Blockbuster had better quality, a decent selection but they were horribly slow in mailings.

As fas as speed goes, it's been 2 years since our last FiOS bundle contract. Last time I upped the speed but nothing else. This time, the bundles are fewer, so I upgraded to the full HD package (we had the original until now), adding about 15 HD channels. Unfortunately, we only had one option for internet speed. So, instead of 20/5, we are forced to accpet 25/25. Effective Monday. Additional cost $10. month.

For posterity

1fastC6 · 06-13-2010, 02:59 AM

pretty much same-old... same -old on this side of the world...

Throktar · 06-14-2010, 06:17 AM

I'm streaming 2 Netflix feeds almost all the time... My daughter is hooked on streaming Netflix... All that on a slow DSL line at 6MBps

Gonzo · 06-14-2010, 11:33 AM

Machupo · 06-14-2010, 11:56 PM

turbo isn't too much better here... only 15/1 (of which I can only get 13/1)... it's a bit of a bump over 9/1, though; and I'm saving $50/mo for no cable

Huge · 06-15-2010, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Throktar

I'm streaming 2 Netflix feeds almost all the time... My daughter is hooked on streaming Netflix... All that on a slow DSL line at 6MBps

Still faster than my slow as hell 3Mb/s dsl

Machupo · 06-22-2010, 04:50 PM

much better

highest tier up here is still 15/1, but links to the city are pretty fast.

06-09-2010, 07:23 PM	#1
squeeks Join Date: May 2007 Location: Always watching... Posts: 2,169 Interests: Computers, movie making	got road runner turbo just for a new thrill __________________

06-09-2010, 07:39 PM	#2
Machupo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 432 Interests: protein structure / function Occupation: Gravity Tester	not bad -- how long does the "turbo" last? i've got the 10Mbps version right now and it maxes newsleecher at 9.28Mbps (for continuous rates -- had it pegged for 60-70 hours at a time, lol), but has occasionally seen 17Mbps for the first 10seconds or so. Now that i'm cancelling my cable TV and going OTA HD + my media server, netflix, and hulu, I might also bump the net speed up to the top tier __________________ If I'm not responding, I'm probably out training

06-09-2010, 11:07 PM	#3
squeeks Join Date: May 2007 Location: Always watching... Posts: 2,169 Interests: Computers, movie making	suposed to be constant i havent really tried downloading anything big yet, they just got it working correctly, when i first got them to change it over it only would get up to about 12 or 13 __________________

06-09-2010, 11:15 PM	#4
Machupo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 432 Interests: protein structure / function Occupation: Gravity Tester	oh cool -- yeah, i'm definitely going to have to do this __________________ If I'm not responding, I'm probably out training

06-09-2010, 11:28 PM	#5
squeeks Join Date: May 2007 Location: Always watching... Posts: 2,169 Interests: Computers, movie making	i wonder how much better my netflix online will work now __________________

06-09-2010, 11:36 PM	#6
squeeks Join Date: May 2007 Location: Always watching... Posts: 2,169 Interests: Computers, movie making	i can downloads stuff from the piratefleet server, like some of GS's movies, at about 1.9-2.0 MB/sec __________________

06-12-2010, 10:36 PM	#8
Gonzo Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fly-Over Country Posts: 196 Interests: Proud Member of the Right Wing Conspiracy	Netflix....great pricing & selection. However, in the short time I was a customer, their Blu-Ray movies were either completely unplayable or, even worse, 1/2 - 2/3 the way thru the flick, it'd take a shit. They were great about remedy-ing the problem but watching a 106 minutes movie in 2 days-apart parts made them a no-go. I think we saw 2 out of about 12 movies in one sitting. Some had several returns. One was never playable (we gave up with 4 tries) Brand new player, at the time. Blockbuster had better quality, a decent selection but they were horribly slow in mailings. As fas as speed goes, it's been 2 years since our last FiOS bundle contract. Last time I upped the speed but nothing else. This time, the bundles are fewer, so I upgraded to the full HD package (we had the original until now), adding about 15 HD channels. Unfortunately, we only had one option for internet speed. So, instead of 20/5, we are forced to accpet 25/25. Effective Monday. Additional cost $10. month. For posterity __________________ "Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated." - Thomas Jefferson, 1798

06-13-2010, 02:59 AM	#9
1fastC6 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sunny Florida Posts: 3,807 Occupation: poet, sage, and raconteur	pretty much same-old... same -old on this side of the world... __________________ did I mention my new favorite color is YELLOW... it IS the fastest color, you know... GO GATORS...

06-14-2010, 06:17 AM	#10
Throktar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Several miles from the Sun... Posts: 1,429 Interests: Increasing my carbon footprint daily Occupation: Retired	I'm streaming 2 Netflix feeds almost all the time... My daughter is hooked on streaming Netflix... All that on a slow DSL line at 6MBps __________________ Ashes in the water, fingers in the soup. There's writing in the butter, get me out of this loop! Maybe it's a heaven from where you sit. But from where I'm standing... This ain't it!

06-14-2010, 11:33 AM	#11
Gonzo Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fly-Over Country Posts: 196 Interests: Proud Member of the Right Wing Conspiracy	__________________ "Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated." - Thomas Jefferson, 1798

06-14-2010, 11:56 PM	#12
Machupo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 432 Interests: protein structure / function Occupation: Gravity Tester	turbo isn't too much better here... only 15/1 (of which I can only get 13/1)... it's a bit of a bump over 9/1, though; and I'm saving $50/mo for no cable __________________ If I'm not responding, I'm probably out training

06-22-2010, 04:50 PM	#14
Machupo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 432 Interests: protein structure / function Occupation: Gravity Tester	much better highest tier up here is still 15/1, but links to the city are pretty fast. __________________ If I'm not responding, I'm probably out training

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