moonlancer Posted May 15, 2005 CID Share Posted May 15, 2005 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4752 Kbps about 4.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 580 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main) Test Time:: Sun May 15 14:13:52 PDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 85X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.77 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 23.88 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-B6MW5XPTU :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 363 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 44 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (prem) Test Time:: Sun May 15 14:03:15 PDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 23.27 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 29.18 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-FWJUC8MBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupendous Man! Posted February 6, 2007 CID Share Posted February 6, 2007 [glow=green,2,300]I have confirmation that the RR upgrade will be in effect as of January 31st for all RR customers. This will bump the basic RR from 3Mbs-5Mbs(375kbs-625kbs) but no change to the upload speed as of yet, I also have just found out the premium service will also be upgraded from 6Mbs to 8Mbs (750kbs-1000kbs) as with the basic service there will be no upload speed change. 5mbs/384kbs for 45 bucks is a very reasonable price for broadband, and those looking for a little more speed should get the premium service because 8mbs/512kbs for 69.95 is a great deal. Just thought I'd give you all an update on the RR upgrade situation, because up until now I had no idea the premium service would be upgraded, and the time warner rep I spoke with said the upload speeds would be upgraded soon.[/glow] richcornucopia you're obviously knowledgeable about speeds but you're careless. "Mbs" and "kbs" mean absolutely nothing. In the case of your post you have mistaken "Mbs" for the actual term"Mbps" standing for "Mega bits per second" and "kbs" for the actual term "KBs" Your numbers are accurate if you make these replacements. BUT for all you speed weenies who want to sound intelligent next time you open your mouth at a lan party here are the facts. bits SUCK, likewise so did technology in the 70's I mean come on, the first cell phone was the size of a backpack. At the time transfer speeds were being developed the speeds were all measured in bits/second (don't confuse bits/s with baud it's a common misconception but they are not always equal) computers are extremely powerful now and have enormous capacities. Your computer (I assume most reading this are running some version of windows) shows you all your files in KB, MB and GB and some crazy dude might have a file that says TB. These are "Bytes" Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, respectively 1 Byte = 8 bits 8000 bits = 1000 Bytes = 1 KB We do everything on computers in the Kilo, and Mega Byte range. Luckily some idiot decided that data transfer rates, LAN, WAN, Serial blah blah, should be measured in bits. GREAT IDEA!! Anyway no sense in arguing, what's screwed up is screwed up. So your lovely cable/dsl/dialup providers give you these pretty numbers in kbps or Mbps. and here is the easiest part. If you learned to add in 1st grade you can calculate what the rates are actually moving at so that it is relative to an MP3.. Because last time I checked nobody said here just grab my three-million three-hundred twenty-five thousand ninehundred twenty-five bit MP3. NO.. he said here it's just under 3 Mega Bytes Cable provider says you get 768Kbps, sounds good. Well lets check 768 Kilo bits per second = 768,000 bits per second Divide 768,000 by 8 to get how many Bytes... = 96000 Bytes and 96000 divided by 1000 (Kilo) = 96 Kilo Bytes or 96KB WOW or I could cheat and see that it's already in Kilo bits and divide by 8 768/8 = 96KB By todays High speed standards, that sucks. 11 seconds or so a MB that's 30-40 seconds for a 3 min MP3 Okay a tricky one for that math wiz 3Mbps okay I like to use the tricks of the trade. rather than convert a bunch of times make the Mega into Kilo and divide by our crafty bit -> Byte conversion. 3Mbps = 3000Kbps 3000Kbps/8 bits = 375KB There we go now we get our 3 min MP3 in 10 -15 seconds Okay well you get the idea. don't make mistakes with your "B" = Bytes and your "b" = bits and you'll feel good. If anyone made it to here I applaud you for listening to my rambling. I Hope I made someone smarter and the dumb more confused. Good Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted February 6, 2007 CID Share Posted February 6, 2007 Welcome to the forum Stupenoud Man! BTW , pretty good, explanation, and I'm am not sure yet if I am the dumb one or just the confused. AAR, you clarified this for me in an understandable manner . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted February 25, 2007 CID Share Posted February 25, 2007 richcornucopia you're obviously knowledgeable about speeds but you're careless. "Mbs" and "kbs" mean absolutely nothing. In the case of your post you have mistaken "Mbs" for the actual term"Mbps" standing for "Mega bits per second" and "kbs" for the actual term "KBs" Your numbers are accurate if you make these replacements. BUT for all you speed weenies who want to sound intelligent next time you open your mouth at a lan party here are the facts. bits SUCK, likewise so did technology in the 70's I mean come on, the first cell phone was the size of a backpack. At the time transfer speeds were being developed the speeds were all measured in bits/second (don't confuse bits/s with baud it's a common misconception but they are not always equal) computers are extremely powerful now and have enormous capacities. Your computer (I assume most reading this are running some version of windows) shows you all your files in KB, MB and GB and some crazy dude might have a file that says TB. These are "Bytes" Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, respectively 1 Byte = 8 bits 8000 bits = 1000 Bytes = 1 KB We do everything on computers in the Kilo, and Mega Byte range. Luckily some idiot decided that data transfer rates, LAN, WAN, Serial blah blah, should be measured in bits. GREAT IDEA!! Anyway no sense in arguing, what's screwed up is screwed up. So your lovely cable/dsl/dialup providers give you these pretty numbers in kbps or Mbps. and here is the easiest part. If you learned to add in 1st grade you can calculate what the rates are actually moving at so that it is relative to an MP3.. Because last time I checked nobody said here just grab my three-million three-hundred twenty-five thousand ninehundred twenty-five bit MP3. NO.. he said here it's just under 3 Mega Bytes Cable provider says you get 768Kbps, sounds good. Well lets check 768 Kilo bits per second = 768,000 bits per second Divide 768,000 by 8 to get how many Bytes... = 96000 Bytes and 96000 divided by 1000 (Kilo) = 96 Kilo Bytes or 96KB WOW or I could cheat and see that it's already in Kilo bits and divide by 8 768/8 = 96KB By todays High speed standards, that sucks. 11 seconds or so a MB that's 30-40 seconds for a 3 min MP3 Okay a tricky one for that math wiz 3Mbps okay I like to use the tricks of the trade. rather than convert a bunch of times make the Mega into Kilo and divide by our crafty bit -> Byte conversion. 3Mbps = 3000Kbps 3000Kbps/8 bits = 375KB There we go now we get our 3 min MP3 in 10 -15 seconds Okay well you get the idea. don't make mistakes with your "B" = Bytes and your "b" = bits and you'll feel good. If anyone made it to here I applaud you for listening to my rambling. I Hope I made someone smarter and the dumb more confused. Good Day. daang, lol, its like Cisco class in highschool all over again! Nice explanation though, i needed a 'review' on that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted February 26, 2007 CID Share Posted February 26, 2007 I find this news humorous! When I had Adelphia my basic speed was 6Mbps and when RR came into town they downgraded my speed to 4Mbps so 5Mbps will still be a downgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredat44 Posted April 7, 2007 CID Share Posted April 7, 2007 whoever started this thread should now realize that was a huge lie! never ever got any service increase.. it's still horrible miserable.. at least here in San Diego North County.. horrible miserable loss, ping... and speeds are miserable... 3900/384, adn the TV parts has problems as well. Maybe the res tof you have had service increases, we are getting screwed badly in my area.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted April 7, 2007 CID Share Posted April 7, 2007 diff states in different citys did get increases not a HUGE, lie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconc Posted April 8, 2007 CID Share Posted April 8, 2007 ::::::::::.. Download Stats ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 8854 Kbps about 8.9 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1081 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/04/06 - 9:58pm Bottom Line:: 154X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.95 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 11.25 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 88.34 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-F21PTQID0 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconc Posted April 8, 2007 CID Share Posted April 8, 2007 My speed was boosted last month from the RR Turbo 8.1 to htis new speed at no additional cost here IN Greensboro, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted April 22, 2007 CID Share Posted April 22, 2007 Wow I have had RoadRunner for 2 years now and I have never got a upgrade. I have the same olds speeds since day 1. My speeds are 5 MB Download, and 384 Kb Upload. This sucks. I need a upgrade bad! Btw I am in Western PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredat44 Posted April 25, 2007 CID Share Posted April 25, 2007 :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 3529 Kbps about 3.53 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 431 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 355 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 43 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/04/25 - 3:40pm D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2TLMVO5H3 U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WENFZKOGQ User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 mines not too bad... but deffinatly not keeping up with the competition. :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 6849 Kbps about 6.85 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 836 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 485 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 59 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/04/25 - 6:34pm D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-27KALGWIZ U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WERADUNCZ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.11) Gecko/20070312 Firefox/1.5.0.11 [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman69 Posted July 25, 2008 CID Share Posted July 25, 2008 movieman69 Earning Trust Online Posts: 4 Not bad for NYC TWC RR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman69 Posted July 26, 2008 CID Share Posted July 26, 2008 CPU-Z 1.46 report file Processor(s) Number of processors 1 Number of cores 1 per processor Number of threads 2 per processor Name Intel Pentium 4 Code Name Prescott Specification Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz Package Socket 478 mPGA Family/Model/Stepping F.3.3 Extended Family/Model F.3 Core Stepping C0 Technology 90 nm Core Speed 3000.2 MHz Multiplier x Bus speed 15.0 x 200.0 MHz Rated Bus speed 800.1 MHz Stock frequency 3000 MHz Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 L1 Data cache (per processor) 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Trace cache (per processor) 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative L2 cache (per processor) 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Chipset & Memory Northbridge Intel i865P/PE/G/i848P rev. A2 Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 02 Graphic Interface AGP AGP Revision 3.0 AGP Transfer Rate 8x AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled Memory Type DDR Memory Size 512 MBytes Memory Frequency 200.0 MHz (1:1) CAS# Latency (tCL) 3.0 clocks RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 3 clocks RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks Cycle Time (tRAS) 8 clocks Performance Mode disabled System System Manufacturer HP Pavilion 061 System Name DQ177A-ABA a450n System S/N MXM40500G8 NA400 Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC. Mainboard Model Oxford BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc. BIOS Version 3.28 BIOS Date 08/27/2004 Memory SPD Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics Software Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) DirectX Version 9.0c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJFSOL Posted July 28, 2008 CID Share Posted July 28, 2008 My speed was boosted last month from the RR Turbo 8.1 to htis new speed at no additional cost here IN Greensboro, NC wish RR came out here..LOL live near asheboro NC hi neighbor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grax Posted July 27, 2009 CID Share Posted July 27, 2009 I can say that we are seeing 25+ on the download here in KC with Turbo powerboost but the upload still needs work :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 21308 Kbps about 21.31 Mbps (tested with 25600 kB) Download Speed is:: 2601 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 760 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Upload Speed is:: 93 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2009/07/26 - 10:26pm D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KS82LGFAQ U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-O8IKJ014N User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; WWTClient2; AskTB5.3) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MttFrog13 Posted October 4, 2009 CID Share Posted October 4, 2009 I had road runner turbo 10mb/1mb connection for $30/month with powerbost, up to 15m/3mb for an additional $5/month but i just got rid of powerboost because it's only temporary speed. Powerboost hasn't affected web browsing and also, won't increase bittorrent speeds. Speedtest.net was able to detect my powerboost speed, but oddly testmy's speed test doesn't download at powerboost speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grax Posted October 5, 2009 CID Share Posted October 5, 2009 I had road runner turbo 10mb/1mb connection for $30/month with powerbost, up to 15m/3mb for an additional $5/month but i just got rid of powerboost because it's only temporary speed. Powerboost hasn't affected web browsing and also, won't increase bittorrent speeds. [this.site.has.been.blocked.for.spamming] was able to detect my powerboost speed, but oddly testmy's speed test doesn't download at powerboost speeds. Well sure it does..look at my result! your wrong about bit torrent as well..the speed boost is obvious on all of my downloads...when you use the right trackers.as far as browsing it dont take much to load a browser...3 meg will do just fine its the flash and java that turbo helps load.Sorry to burst your bubble but if you dont see these differences with it you need to clean your machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blako Posted October 5, 2009 CID Share Posted October 5, 2009 I notice that testmy downloads might start at 5mbps, jump to 14mbps, then hang back around 5. But that might be network traffic or heavy cpu load? I have never seen a torrent like program use all of my 10mbps line, but i have touched 7mbps. From what I understand powerboost only works on files larger then 10MBytes and then its only active for 10 seconds. Rather disappointing when servers can even feed half of my capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grax Posted October 6, 2009 CID Share Posted October 6, 2009 Right..the best place to see it is streaming video..larger BT files you will see some difference but again you can only download as fast as they are uploading.Bad leechers .........Bad...wait I dont use Bit torrent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MttFrog13 Posted October 8, 2009 CID Share Posted October 8, 2009 Well sure it does..look at my result! your wrong about bit torrent as well..the speed boost is obvious on all of my downloads...when you use the right trackers.as far as browsing it dont take much to load a browser...3 meg will do just fine its the flash and java that turbo helps load.Sorry to burst your bubble but if you dont see these differences with it you need to clean your machine. You're not bursting my bubble. I use private trackers where people seed, but even still, i can't get over 10mb on bittorrernt, or above 1mb uploading. And i've understood that powerboost wouldn't affect day to day browsing. Like someone said, speed boost only last one time. I do remember that when i was downloading the windows 7 betas and release candidate off microsoft servers, i got speeds above 15mb. Other than this, i can't tell. But either way, even tho [this.site.has.been.blocked.for.spamming] detected my powerboost i appreciate that testmy.net didn't detect my powerboost because at least i was able to have a real world situation in my test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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