Of course it's true... I had the Surfboard 3200 or something like that... kevin and I both did... we took them to the Time Warner office, traded up for a Surfboard 5100 and have been getting 5mbit ever since... I typically top out at 600 !!! I've gotten 612 from HP once. It's really awesomely fast. I wish the upload was still more than 43-45 (the 384 number) but it's livable. I'm not going to pay extra to get 8 down 512 up though. :)
David McD On 6/9/05, Steve Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm....tell me more about this 5mbit standard!!! I'm up in Wake > Forest, my best download max's out at about 400KB (from kernel.org) > which mathematically translates to 3Mb...what kind of speed do you get > now? What model is your new modem so I can check mine at home? > > I do hope they've turned the juice up in my area!!! > > Thanks, > Steve > > On 6/9/05, David McDowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have no problem running my own email server at home... 4 domains > > even... and all outbound I smart-relay through smtp-server.nc.rr.com > > and have never had issues doing so. Earthlink runs over Time Warner's > > lines. Skip Bellsouth or any DSL in my opinion. Cable in this area > > is 5mbit down, 384k up with optional 8mbit down 512k up if you want a > > "premium" package. Sorry Tanner, 5mbit is already standard! If you > > aren't getting it, you need to swap your cable modem. Kevin and I did > > it with no questions asked. :) 8mbit is the extra now. :) > > > > I am a Raleigh native... I'll be 30 this year. Weee! Welcome to NC! > > > > David McD > > > > > > On 6/8/05, Joel Ebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As an alternative to Time Warner, let me recommend Earthlink Cable. If > > > you do it right, you can get it for a few dollars cheaper each month, > > > and like like to give you the first 6 months for a lot cheaper. Some > > > advantages other than price are a great network of dial-up locations, > > > and they don't require the strange scripts that time warner at least > > > used to use for dial-up when you need it. Also, earthlink provides an > > > authenticated smtp server which you can use from anywhere. That's no > > > longer an issue for me, but previously I didn't have smtpauth at work, > > > and time warner didn't provide it at home, so I had to keep switching > > > smtp servers. Earthlink let me just use a single server on my laptop. > > > It's the same network as time warner, so you get the same speed and > > > quality of service. It just has a few other advantages over time warner > > > that I appreciate. > > > > > > Joel > > > > > > William R. Gomeringer wrote: > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > First, allow me to welcome you the area. I have been in Chapel Hill for > > > > 4 > > > > years now and I really like it. With that said, I would recommend Time > > > > Warner's Road Runner service, and seriously caution against anything > > > > Bell > > > > South. I have been with Road Runner for almost a long as I have been in > > > > the area and the service is consistent, fast, and geek freindly, i.e. > > > > they > > > > don't give you a hard time about running your own servers off their > > > > service, provided they are non-commercial. > > > > > > > > William > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>I will be moving to the Durham/Chapel Hill's area this weekend from > > > >>Mississippi. What would be a good home broadband provider in the area? > > > >> > > > >>Thanks, > > > >> > > > >>Matthew Opoka > > > >>-- > > > >>TriLUG mailing list : > > > >>http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > > >>TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > > >>TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > >>TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - -- > > > > William R. Gomeringer > > > > IBM Lab Monkey > > > > xSeries Service Processor > > > > cell:919.593.7990 > > > > work:919.543.1863 > > > > > > > > "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" - > > > > Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > > > iD8DBQFCp2hkVMCFrPI3CMERAuz1AJ9rplFwmfIPVlUJiTWO24pD82iINQCgx55p > > > > IdJ2Qe4g3xPGOERRkYnAAnU= > > > > =e38l > > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
