[SATLUG] Road Runner Speed Increase

[Jeremy Mann]

Does the speed increase apply for business class users?

On 6/28/06, Mitch Thompson <mitchthompson at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> Just got my RoadRunner bill, along with the insert stating that we got a
> speed increase from 5 Mbps to 7 Mbps. So, after following the
> instructions and rebooting my cable modem, I am supposedly at that
> speed.  Has anyone here noticed a speed increase?
>
> Since all web traffic here runs through a proxy (Dans Guardian), it's
> kinda hard to evaluate any speed increase, because of the delays while
> the proxy fetches the pages.  I'm currently downloading the Kubuntu 6.0
> iso, and it is running at around 365 KB/sec, which doesn't seem much
> faster than before.  I wonder, with the increase in broadband, have ftp
> sites and file repositories been forced to throttle their outbound
> traffic to avoid bandwidth hogging?
>
> Just some random musings as I sit here, sipping my expresso, dreading
> having to go back to laying tile in the bathroom.
>
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