Time Warner Cable Powerboost Hits L.A. - Deployment to reach all users by end of 2008
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Time Warner Cable Powerboost Hits L.A.
Deployment to reach all users by end of 2008
11:14AM Tuesday Aug 05 2008 by Karl Bode
tags: business · bandwidth · cable · RoadRunner Cable
According to users in our forums, Time Warner Cable has launched Powerboost technology in parts of their Los Angeles market and, as expected, San Diego. Time Warner Cable's implementation of Powerboost more than doubles your downstream speeds for the first few minutes of a large download. The company says all markets should be updated by the end of the year. As an unrelated aside: Time Warner Cable tells me this morning they're having problems with their voice support line in their North Texas markets and are working quickly to get the problem resolved.

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Lowtarget @ 5th Aug 11:31AM:
We will see...

Only time will tell if all markets. Will get the powerboost or not. I can see it now, give us powerboost and then give us caps. So we can hit our caps faster. :uhh:
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Phil @ 5th Aug 11:34AM:
Lame...

The whole point of this is so marketing can put a comparable speed to FiOS in big, bold letters in their ads accompanied by a tiny asterisk and some small print.
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en102 @ 5th Aug 11:54AM:
Re: Lame...

Pretty much...
Bascially it will read.
+20 Mbps speeds, faster than Uverse, as good as fiber (FiOS).*

*5GB cap, 20Mbps is only good for first 20MB file transfer. Overage charges may be incurred, boost speeds only available on certain packages.
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TK Junk Mail @ 5th Aug 12:17PM:
Re: We will see...

said by Lowtarget :

Only time will tell if all markets. Will get the powerboost or not. I can see it now, give us powerboost and then give us caps. So we can hit our caps faster. :uhh:
Speed and volume are 2 different concepts that some have difficulty grasping.

Give me all the speed they can give. It makes internet use much more enjoyable. Having a FAST connection doesn't mean that I have to download 10x as much as I used to do.

The whole issue can be solved easily:
Make the connections as fast as technically and financially possible.
Base monthly charges on how much is transferred(VOLUME). And those who use the most pay the most.
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hopeflicker @ 5th Aug 12:26PM:
Re: We will see...

said by TK Junk Mail :

said by Lowtarget :

Only time will tell if all markets. Will get the powerboost or not. I can see it now, give us powerboost and then give us caps. So we can hit our caps faster. :uhh:
Having a FAST connection doesn't mean that I have to download 10x as much as I used to do.

The whole issue can be solved easily:
Make the connections as fast as technically and financially possible.
Base monthly charges on how much is transferred(VOLUME). And those who use the most pay the most.
No one said that if you get a faster pipe that you have to dl more than you used to. Not sure where you are getting that idea from.

And yes, a faster pipe will make people download more. It enables them to do more at once. Speed and volume tie in together here.

edit: let me ask u this. DO you download more since you've moved on from dialup?
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TK Junk Mail @ 5th Aug 12:49PM:
Re: We will see...

said by hopeflicker :

said by TK Junk Mail :

Having a FAST connection doesn't mean that I have to download 10x as much as I used to do.

The whole issue can be solved easily:
Make the connections as fast as technically and financially possible.
Base monthly charges on how much is transferred(VOLUME). And those who use the most pay the most.
No one said that if you get a faster pipe that you have to dl more than you used to. Not sure where you are getting that idea from.

How about from the 1st post in this thread »We will see...
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So we can hit our caps faster.

and a 1000 other posts every time a speed increase is announced. The 1st post after that is always a complaint that faster speeds just means we will hit our caps faster.
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anon @ 5th Aug 01:02PM:
Ummm...

All of this download speed is nice even if it is only a boost but how about using the full potential of the technology and doing the same thing for uploads? 768 Kbps upload for Turbo in my area...what year are we in? Come on! :uhh:
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baineschile @ 5th Aug 01:06PM:
Re: We will see...

said by TK Junk Mail :

said by Lowtarget :

Only time will tell if all markets. Will get the powerboost or not. I can see it now, give us powerboost and then give us caps. So we can hit our caps faster. :uhh:
Speed and volume are 2 different concepts that some have difficulty grasping.

Give me all the speed they can give. It makes internet use much more enjoyable. Having a FAST connection doesn't mean that I have to download 10x as much as I used to do.

The whole issue can be solved easily:
Make the connections as fast as technically and financially possible.
Base monthly charges on how much is transferred(VOLUME). And those who use the most pay the most.
Kudos!!! Someone with brains who understands the CAP issues.
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Cyber2lz @ 5th Aug 01:28PM:
Not to mention

speed variability up and down. I know, I have both Roadrunner(BHN) and Fios.
My FiOS is ALWAYS 19878 up and 19972 dn. Cable speeds, well, they are all over the map.
Besides, 20/20 makes working from home VERY enjoyable!
Just a thought,
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anon @ 5th Aug 01:39PM:
Re: We will see...

Neither of you understand the true issue. No need for CAP in first place. Quit trying to sell us on this bill-per-byte crap. The faster speed you have, the more data you will consume. The more devices you will hook-up to use. It's really basic and the ISP know this.
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pspcrazy @ 5th Aug 01:50PM:
Re: We will see...

It's fairly common sense that the faster your internet the more you can eat in a shorter amount of time. Caps are most definitely not a progressive change, rather one to send america's internet back to the dark ages.

I'm serious you 2 should invest in their stock since your so keen in seeing the company succeed in profit making.
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pspcrazy @ 5th Aug 01:51PM:
Re: Lame...

lol that's a good one haha. And it's so true :)
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pspcrazy @ 5th Aug 01:51PM:
Re: Not to mention

I loath you lol, I'll never get FIOS yet I wanted it so bad.
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anon @ 5th Aug 02:52PM:
Power Boost and FIOS

There's nothing to complain about having the ability to pull down larger installs even faster. Except for people that do non-stop downloading and seeding of torrents this will come in handy. The caps on the other hand, I think it's just being tested in one or two areas and hopefully be shot down despite the evil corporate bean counters best attempts.

The person with FIOS that's getting symmetrical 20Mb, that's fairly awesome. I'm fairly sure that this is a loss leader for Verizon because $70 doesn't pay for 20Mb of Inet capacity, so 1 one of two things will most likely happen sooner or later: 1) As they add customers per area I assume they'll be much slower to add more capacity (they are a phone company after all) which will effectively slow you down. 2) They'll raise rates/Find ways to restrict usage.
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anon @ 5th Aug 03:02PM:
Powerboost

What good does Powerboost do, when you cant maintain a stable connection to begin with.
My connection speeds are all over the place, and frequently disconnect completely, for no reason.
Time Warner says it's because of weather anomalies, although the weather here in California is pretty constant.
Now I can disconnect faster...
LOL
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anon @ 5th Aug 05:22PM:
Re: Powerboost

Funny.......I dropped them almost 8 months ago. In my area I don't have much options, either TWC or ATT. I told TWC tech support my services would always go down especially after hours and my neighbor was not affected even though we both came from the same drop. They never bothered to send out tech to my house, they always said my connection looked good on their side and as long as I was getting over 2MB that it wasn't a problem on their side. Wish we had more options in my city but I guess not.
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Abiosis @ 5th Aug 06:42PM:
Joke...........

Powerboost meant dick...15/2 upgrade's the only right way to go...RR!? :uhh:
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Cyber2lz @ 5th Aug 06:42PM:
Re: Power Boost and FIOS

I do not mean to be a troll or viewed as a smartass, but ...

Perhaps you should read up on V*'s FiOS offering.
1) I have had FiOS for 3+ years and instead of slowing down, V* raised my speeds from 5/2 to 20/20. Granted, I added $10 per month to get 20 mb back.
1b Their Fios Internet has nothing to do with their phone service. Completely separate plant.
2) see 1

Just a thought,
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maartena @ 5th Aug 06:56PM:
I haven't seen any yet.

No powerboost here in Orange County. Can't say that i really miss it either.... it may be nice for downloading, but I would much rather see them investing time in more HD channels or in a proper 15/2 connection. :)
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SoCalDude @ 5th Aug 07:03PM:
Re: Joke...........

Yes, lets upgrade more socal markets to 15/2 instead.
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EPS @ 5th Aug 07:13PM:
Re: Power Boost and FIOS

$70 can pay for 20Mb of internet capacity- when you're a tier one internet provider and have all of the backbone infrastructure in place. This is why they bought MCI (which was at relatively "bargain basement" prices thanks to the legacy of the Worldcom fiasco).
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UnKown @ 6th Aug 11:35AM:
Re: Power Boost and FIOS

it certainly can, or you can purchase data from cogentco another tier 1 provider at a cheap price.
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anon @ 6th Aug 01:44PM:
No Powerboost

No powerboost in Sherman Oaks , Van Nuys , and Woodland Hills California.
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whsftbldad @ 24th Aug 07:23AM:
Re: Not to mention

Verizon has been talking that it makes good business sense for them to push into at&t markets. Maybe someday those in at&t markets (San Diego) can get FiOS too.
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anon @ 28th Aug 11:44PM:
Re: Not to mention

Powerboost hit OC, Cypress area, have TWC Turbo should be 15/2 and im getting 24/2 readings on speedtest.net
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