I find it hilarious that none of the modems they list as compatible are capable of the 500 Mbit that will be their top tier come April, by their own numbers!
I also will NOT upgrade my modem until they turn the new service on because the manufacturer says my modem is capable of that speed. If it doesn’t work, then I will swap out the modem, but for now I would like to see how it works, rather than let them try to charge me every month for a new one I might not need. Jonathan > On Mar 28, 2016, at 8:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > From: John Robinson <[email protected]> > Subject: [MacGroup] TimeWarner 300 meg > Date: March 28, 2016 at 8:27:50 PM EDT > To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > <[email protected]> > > > Folks, > > Called TimeWarner, they said I was eligible for the 300 meg up and 20 down, > but I would need a new modem. > > I picked it up today, hooked it up tonight and got Roni in the > Philippines….(she spoke better English than I). > > She got the modem hooked up and then set it to Bridge mode so the Apple > router would be frontline and distribute the IP addresses.. > > Once all was functional I did three speed test, and they all came back at the > 50-60 up and 5 down as the old modem. > > I called back and learned that this isn’t functional at the higher speeds > until April 12th, so at least I am ready…but a question. > > On some of the message boards the newer Airport Extremes are touted as having > much higher numbers than what Apple states…see below… > > If on April 12th we are at 300 down and Apple only supports Wi-Fi of 130 down > are there routers that will utilize the full speed TimeWarner offers? > > The answer below suggest that on ethernet the full 300 is attainable, if so > I’ll be fine. > > Thought I would pass this along, it’s a stopgap until we see if Google is > going to hook us to fiber. > > > John > -- Jonathan Fletcher [email protected] Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group Next Meeting: 4/26/16 _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
