Comments on: Damage Control Technique #1: Increase Speeds in San Antonio http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Usage Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: William http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-3382 William Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:04:27 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-3382 Is this speed increase confirmed? Where was it posted, an email to all customers? satx.rr.com website as buggy as it may be makes no mention. I have reset my ip and modem and still at the same speeds. Is this speed increase confirmed? Where was it posted, an email to all customers? satx.rr.com website as buggy as it may be makes no mention.

I have reset my ip and modem and still at the same speeds.

]]> By: jr http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 jr Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:05:29 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2975 I would like to see: 1. TWC implement a cap closer to the Comcast model of 250 GB/month, if they truly need to upgrade equipment and catch the heavy users among us. 2. If a user goes under the 250 GB/month, have a "rollover" policy, say up to 10% (25 GB) that can be banked for a limited time. OR 3. Let this cap policy die a quiet death, let me monitor my web usage and submit to me what they measured I used and give me ample warning, and truly clamp down on the heavy users. One day, hopefully, we're more saturated like S. Korea, Japan, Finland. . .until then, think and implement reasonable policies. jr San Antonio TWC user I would like to see:

1. TWC implement a cap closer to the Comcast model of 250 GB/month, if they truly need to upgrade equipment and catch the heavy users among us.

2. If a user goes under the 250 GB/month, have a “rollover” policy, say up to 10% (25 GB) that can be banked for a limited time.

OR

3. Let this cap policy die a quiet death, let me monitor my web usage and submit to me what they measured I used and give me ample warning, and truly clamp down on the heavy users.

One day, hopefully, we’re more saturated like S. Korea, Japan, Finland. . .until then, think and implement reasonable policies.

jr
San Antonio TWC user

]]> By: Mazakman http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Mazakman Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:49:13 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2954 You are seeing Powerboost on the standard service. This is why you are getting 15M down. You are seeing Powerboost on the standard service. This is why you are getting 15M down.

]]> By: PL http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 PL Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:08:25 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2952 Getting 15M/384k here in Rochester on the standard plan... first noticed it Tuesday afternoon Getting 15M/384k here in Rochester on the standard plan… first noticed it Tuesday afternoon

]]> By: Phillip Dampier http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2928 Phillip Dampier Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:33:58 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2928 I am still working on getting a better comment system in place here for people to edit their remarks. I am still working on getting a better comment system in place here for people to edit their remarks.

]]> By: Corey Williams http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Corey Williams Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:30:23 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2927 I agree.. at this time we don't really need more speed.. we just don't need a "limit" on how much we can use it.. when it does not really make sense.. I agree.. at this time we don’t really need more speed.. we just don’t need a “limit” on how much we can use it.. when it does not really make sense..

]]> By: tacitus http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 tacitus Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:21:51 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2923 "I has?" Speak English!!! :) “I has?” Speak English!!! :)

]]> By: tacitus http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 tacitus Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:21:17 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2922 I live in Austin and I haven't seen much of a speed increase, but I did hit 9Mbps for the first time last week, so the bandwidth is still creeping up. The only thing that makes sense to me for the bandwidth increases is the TW is wanting customers to grow accustomed to the higher speeds so that they will not want to go to lower speed services when they finally put in those caps. Bait and switch. Personally, I has all the (download) bandwidth I needed 8Mbps -- and I am a heavy user compared to most. When you can already download an hour's worth of video in 10 minutes, there really isn't much need for more, and I suspect about 98% of all users feel the same way. That's TW's problem -- the higher bandwidth tiers don't make a lot of sense to the vast majority of people, so there is little incentive to upgrade. Hence they want caps to expand their revenue stream. I live in Austin and I haven’t seen much of a speed increase, but I did hit 9Mbps for the first time last week, so the bandwidth is still creeping up.

The only thing that makes sense to me for the bandwidth increases is the TW is wanting customers to grow accustomed to the higher speeds so that they will not want to go to lower speed services when they finally put in those caps. Bait and switch.

Personally, I has all the (download) bandwidth I needed 8Mbps — and I am a heavy user compared to most. When you can already download an hour’s worth of video in 10 minutes, there really isn’t much need for more, and I suspect about 98% of all users feel the same way.

That’s TW’s problem — the higher bandwidth tiers don’t make a lot of sense to the vast majority of people, so there is little incentive to upgrade. Hence they want caps to expand their revenue stream.

]]> By: Corey Williams http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 Corey Williams Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:53:54 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2908 Thank you for bringing attention to this sillyness <(sp?meh) anyhoo.. The speeds mentioned were for regular subscribers 10-15 and 1-2 for upload.. turbo has gone to 25mbps(ish)down and 2 1/2(ish) up..which brings us back to (what the heck??) The contradictions in logic simply astound me.. i pay around $55 for those (turbo speeds now) but actual download speeds (files) have never gone over 1.5 mbps ever.. Speedtest.net gets those speeds but not any actual files.. Also i know a few time warner people from san antonio and have sum rackspace and dell freinds too (sup austin) and the general consensus is this is a time warner corporate deal... (I would like to re-iterate to be especially nice to employees as this is not their fault..) Bottom line.. I keep trying to come up with theories as to why they would do this.. but it comes down to TOTAL BS! The "inside" people i have talked to say they could actually almost double the speeds we get now up and down WITHOUT any new equipment and at NO cost to them.. and that they are "holding back" and only bumping up the speeds as a sort of "wow look what we did for you...for FREE!" To ME they are just WAKE UP calls! LOOK we caught you in ANOTHER LIE.. I mean it really does NOT make sense... "we need to control our networks and cap and charge you more...BUT here is MORE bandwith that we say we can't give you..." Sorry bout the rant.. ;-) but YOU guys "get" it. thnx Thank you for bringing attention to this sillyness <(sp?meh) anyhoo.. The speeds mentioned were for regular subscribers 10-15 and 1-2 for upload.. turbo has gone to 25mbps(ish)down and 2 1/2(ish) up..which brings us back to (what the heck??) The contradictions in logic simply astound me.. i pay around $55 for those (turbo speeds now) but actual download speeds (files) have never gone over 1.5 mbps ever.. Speedtest.net gets those speeds but not any actual files..

Also i know a few time warner people from san antonio and have sum rackspace and dell freinds too (sup austin) and the general consensus is this is a time warner corporate deal… (I would like to re-iterate to be especially nice to employees as this is not their fault..)

Bottom line.. I keep trying to come up with theories as to why they would do this.. but it comes down to TOTAL BS!

The “inside” people i have talked to say they could actually almost double the speeds we get now up and down WITHOUT any new equipment and at NO cost to them.. and that they are “holding back” and only bumping up the speeds as a sort of “wow look what we did for you…for FREE!” To ME they are just WAKE UP calls! LOOK we caught you in ANOTHER LIE.. I mean it really does NOT make sense… “we need to control our networks and cap and charge you more…BUT here is MORE bandwith that we say we can’t give you…” Sorry bout the rant.. ;-) but YOU guys “get” it. thnx

]]> By: A Horse http://stopthecap.com/2009/04/24/damage-control-technique-1-increase-speeds-in-san-antonio/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 A Horse Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:03:24 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=1657#comment-2905 TWC to San Antonio: "Hey sweetie... sorry I gave you a black eye... here's some flowers to make it all better" We will not stay in this abusive broadband marriage, Time Warner. The day we get divorced is coming up very soon. TWC to San Antonio: “Hey sweetie… sorry I gave you a black eye… here’s some flowers to make it all better”

We will not stay in this abusive broadband marriage, Time Warner. The day we get divorced is coming up very soon.

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