Ahh so that’s how it works. I always thought it worked by caching certain content on their cache boxes and serving the cached content at faster speeds than if you were to download it over the normal non cached version. I should have known better.
Thanks, ------------------------------------------ Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) Sr. Security Researcher Websense Security Labs http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com ------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] cable upgrades Keep in mind that Cox has PowerBoost. It's a temporary increase in speed for the first few seconds/MB of a stream. It's mostly BS to make speed tests look good without providing any real material increase. Comcast developed the technology, and everybody else licenses it--including Cox and Time Warner Cable. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] cable upgrades > > > I have a COX cable Premium account and I pay though the nose for it. > Their basic entry level account is 19 bucks a month and I pay 56 for > 10 down and 2 up. But this week they upgraded my area to doc3. > Surprisingly they will be able to update the firmware in my Motorola > Surfboard doc2 modem without me doing anything. Before they did that > they called me to come out and check my lines to make sure everything > was in order and because their tests indicated my modem was out of > range... which turned out to be caused by a filter on my line. They > tell me after the upgrade they will be able to deliver up to 45 > down.The timing was fortuitous because I have a new Plasma TV on the > way . > > They cable guy was great, he checked all my fittings, checked the > drop line and replaced all the connectors gave me new splitters and > even made a special cable for me for my plasma which isn't hear yet. > But the real thrill was doing speed tests. Before he came this > morning I did a speed test, the one Cox tech uses, and I got 10.9 > down and 4 up which is better then what I am paying for. But after he > did the work and left, I ran it again. www.winterlight.org/speed.jpg > > Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com
