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Started by Doug Lassiter
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:40
turbo?
Author: Doug Lassiter
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:40
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:40
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So what's this RR "turbo" package? Speed "bursts" to 22Mbps down, 2Mbps up, they say. OK, as in for one millisecond, or for a hundred seconds? What is a "burst", and what do bursts do for me? Also, how much does it cost? The RR website seems not to want to quote a price, except to say that the first month is free. Yeah, I suppose it's mainly for gaming, but are there specs? I figure it must depend on network availability, in which case you might not get it much. Anyone use it? What kind of speed tests do you use to see if you're getting the bursts? I'm happy with my DSL, but this looked mildly interesting.
Re: turbo?
Author: Doug McLaren
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38
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On 2008-07-22, Doug Lassiter <dlass51@hotmail.com> wrote: | So what's this RR "turbo" package? Speed "bursts" to 22Mbps down, | 2Mbps up, they say. OK, as in for one millisecond, or for a hundred | seconds? What is a "burst", and what do bursts do for me? The web page said as the network permits. Probably it means that things are fast as long as the overall network utilization is lower than X%, but you lose your burst speed when it goes over that watermark. It's not clear what your speed drops to in that case -- to the standard speed? Lower? | Also, how much does it cost? The RR website seems not to want to | quote a price You noticed that too? It doesn't seem to quote any prices, beyond the discount price for the bundles ... | Yeah, I suppose it's mainly for gaming Probably not. Gaming certainly doesn't need 22 Mbps down. Most (client) gaming would probably work OK over an ISDN line, and certainly with 512 Kbps or so. Who would benefit from this? People who want to move large files, up and down, fast. -- Doug McLaren, dougmc@frenzied.us We get signal
Re: turbo?
Author: Doug Lassiter
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40
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On Jul 23, 10:38 am, Doug McLaren <dougmc+use...@frenzied.us> wrote: > On 2008-07-22, Doug Lassiter <dlas...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > | So what's this RR "turbo" package? Speed "bursts" to 22Mbps down, > | 2Mbps up, they say. OK, as in for one millisecond, or for a hundred > | seconds? What is a "burst", and what do bursts do for me? > > The web page said as the network permits. Probably it means that > things are fast as long as the overall network utilization is lower > than X%, but you lose your burst speed when it goes over that > watermark. It's not clear what your speed drops to in that case -- to > the standard speed? Lower? > > | Also, how much does it cost? The RR website seems not to want to > | quote a price > > You noticed that too? It doesn't seem to quote any prices, beyond the > discount price for the bundles ... > > | Yeah, I suppose it's mainly for gaming > > Probably not. Gaming certainly doesn't need 22 Mbps down. Most > (client) gaming would probably work OK over an ISDN line, and > certainly with 512 Kbps or so. > > Who would benefit from this? People who want to move large files, up > and down, fast. > > -- > Doug McLaren, dou...@frenzied.us We get signal Thanks. But I guess people who want to move large files up and down fast would have to assume that they'd get their "burst" speed for a substantial piece of time. You would think that in marketing this feature, consumers would be given some reassurance of what data rates they'd be getting. (Which is, in some sense, contradictory to the whole cable experience, in which rates depend on local traffic.) That is, in what would be a minute-long download, getting a burst speed for one second wouldn't do me much good. So what they're doing is making the speed cap higher. But that doesn't cleanly translate into performance any more than a speed limit sign at rush hour translates into mobility. But again, how do you know you're getting value out of it? If you buy it, and your overall speeds go up a notch, it could be because the local traffic just happened to go down a notch. It would be interesting to hear fromm someone who did it.
Re: turbo?
Author: justsomedude
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:07
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:07
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Doug Lassiter wrote: > On Jul 23, 10:38 am, Doug McLaren <dougmc+use...@frenzied.us> wrote: >> On 2008-07-22, Doug Lassiter <dlas...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> | So what's this RR "turbo" package? Speed "bursts" to 22Mbps down, >> | 2Mbps up, they say. OK, as in for one millisecond, or for a hundred >> | seconds? What is a "burst", and what do bursts do for me? >> >> The web page said as the network permits. Probably it means that >> things are fast as long as the overall network utilization is lower >> than X%, but you lose your burst speed when it goes over that >> watermark. It's not clear what your speed drops to in that case -- to >> the standard speed? Lower? >> >> | Also, how much does it cost? The RR website seems not to want to >> | quote a price >> >> You noticed that too? It doesn't seem to quote any prices, beyond the >> discount price for the bundles ... >> >> | Yeah, I suppose it's mainly for gaming >> >> Probably not. Gaming certainly doesn't need 22 Mbps down. Most >> (client) gaming would probably work OK over an ISDN line, and >> certainly with 512 Kbps or so. >> >> Who would benefit from this? People who want to move large files, up >> and down, fast. >> >> -- >> Doug McLaren, dou...@frenzied.us We get signal > > Thanks. > > But I guess people who want to move large files up and down fast would > have to assume that they'd get their "burst" speed for a substantial > piece of time. You would think that in marketing this feature, > consumers would be given some reassurance of what data rates they'd be > getting. (Which is, in some sense, contradictory to the whole cable > experience, in which rates depend on local traffic.) That is, in what > would be a minute-long download, getting a burst speed for one second > wouldn't do me much good. > > So what they're doing is making the speed cap higher. But that doesn't > cleanly translate into performance any more than a speed limit sign at > rush hour translates into mobility. > > But again, how do you know you're getting value out of it? If you buy > it, and your overall speeds go up a notch, it could be because the > local traffic just happened to go down a notch. It would be > interesting to hear fromm someone who did it. It costs 10.00 more a month. I get a constant 1.5Mb/s upstream. I haven't tested the download speed as I hardly ever download anything at home.
Re: turbo?
Author: Don
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:35
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:35
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:07:35 -0600, justsomedude <dude@aol.com> wrote: >Doug Lassiter wrote: >> On Jul 23, 10:38 am, Doug McLaren <dougmc+use...@frenzied.us> wrote: >>> On 2008-07-22, Doug Lassiter <dlas...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> | So what's this RR "turbo" package? Speed "bursts" to 22Mbps down, >>> | 2Mbps up, they say. OK, as in for one millisecond, or for a hundred >>> | seconds? What is a "burst", and what do bursts do for me? >>> >>> The web page said as the network permits. Probably it means that >>> things are fast as long as the overall network utilization is lower >>> than X%, but you lose your burst speed when it goes over that >>> watermark. It's not clear what your speed drops to in that case -- to >>> the standard speed? Lower? >>> >>> | Also, how much does it cost? The RR website seems not to want to >>> | quote a price >>> >>> You noticed that too? It doesn't seem to quote any prices, beyond the >>> discount price for the bundles ... >>> >>> | Yeah, I suppose it's mainly for gaming >>> >>> Probably not. Gaming certainly doesn't need 22 Mbps down. Most >>> (client) gaming would probably work OK over an ISDN line, and >>> certainly with 512 Kbps or so. >>> >>> Who would benefit from this? People who want to move large files, up >>> and down, fast. >>> >>> -- >>> Doug McLaren, dou...@frenzied.us We get signal >> >> Thanks. >> >> But I guess people who want to move large files up and down fast would >> have to assume that they'd get their "burst" speed for a substantial >> piece of time. You would think that in marketing this feature, >> consumers would be given some reassurance of what data rates they'd be >> getting. (Which is, in some sense, contradictory to the whole cable >> experience, in which rates depend on local traffic.) That is, in what >> would be a minute-long download, getting a burst speed for one second >> wouldn't do me much good. >> >> So what they're doing is making the speed cap higher. But that doesn't >> cleanly translate into performance any more than a speed limit sign at >> rush hour translates into mobility. >> >> But again, how do you know you're getting value out of it? If you buy >> it, and your overall speeds go up a notch, it could be because the >> local traffic just happened to go down a notch. It would be >> interesting to hear fromm someone who did it. > >It costs 10.00 more a month. I get a constant 1.5Mb/s upstream. I >haven't tested the download speed as I hardly ever download anything at >home. Unbeknownst to me, my wife got this option recently. I tested transfer of files from my home to shop through my remote control NetOp software. The speed was about double. If I get the same option at the shop my remote control should be significantly faster as it is the upload speeds that hold it back. Don www.donsautomotive.com
Re: turbo?
Author: the wharf rat
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:54
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:54
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In article <4j16j4hn4k8jqpqgi0jv51pdsjnaf7nd7p@4ax.com>, Don <HATESPAM_don@donsHATESPAMautomotive.com> wrote: > >Unbeknownst to me, my wife got this option recently. I tested Sounds like a good topic for Jerry Springer. "My wife upgraded our internet connection...without telling me!" You could have a big fight over whether banner ads and clickthrough popups load faster.
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