Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner

**Sazar** · October 14th, 2008

I just got a call saying I will be upgraded to the new turbo-charged thinger which is 22Mbps down and stuff.

Anyone else tried it?

Cheers

rotjong · October 14th, 2008

Originally Posted by Sazar

I just got a call saying I will be upgraded to the new turbo-charged thinger which is 22Mbps down and stuff.

Anyone else tried it?

Cheers

I hadn't heard about it. I may have to see if it's available in my area. For an extra $10 a month it would be worth it. I currently get roughly 10 Mb/s down and about 1 Mb/s up with the standard service.

Thanks for making me aware of this.

It's not available in my area yet.

**American Zombie** · October 14th, 2008

I think it is just like Comcast's Powerboost.

PowerBoost up to 22Mbps claim is based on Road Runner Turbo’s standard maximum download speed of 15 Mbps. Road Runner Turbo with PowerBoost provides a burst of download speed when capacity is available above the customer’s provisioned download speeds for the first 10MB of a file. It then reverts to your provisioned speed for the remainder of the download. PowerBoost is a registered trademark of Comcast Corporation. Used with Permission. Terms and conditions of this offer are subject to change at the discretion of Road Runner at any time.

**Petros** · October 15th, 2008

I've been very happy with Time Warner. They are the anti-Comcast.

**Sazar** · October 15th, 2008

Well I theoretically should have it "turned on" when I get home this evening so I'll check it out then.

**ElementalDragon** · October 16th, 2008

well that doesn't really seem worth it. higher download speed than what you're paying for on only the first 10MB of a file? Just doesn't make sense to me. Say you're downloading a 1GB file..... the first 10MB would be done rather quick... the rest would be quite a bit longer.

rotjong · October 16th, 2008

The Turbo package, from reading, is a 15 Mb/s download rate. The Turbo package also comes with PowerBoost which boosts you to ~22 Mb/s during the initial part of a download. This is great for downloads like ISOs of a *nix or whatever other big downloads. The technology is more aimed at those large downloads than normal usage.

I get ~10 Mb/s download but that's not what my speeds are advertised as being. I am listed as getting less so at any time Time Warner could lessen it and I can't complain. I'd love a set 15 Mb/s and give me the PowerBoost and I'm make use of it.

**Sazar** · October 16th, 2008

Well it's running about 2-3 times the speed it was before and I can definitely multi-task/surf better/faster

And this is Road Runner, not Comcast.

**Brad** · October 16th, 2008

I have it, it's quite nice.

technomom · December 14th, 2008

I'd be interested to see what you think of it. Hubs is IT Director for a marketing company that sells for Time Warner Cable... Always nice to see customer feedback on products!

**Jewelzz** · December 14th, 2008

I have never heard of Suddenlink

**failurbydesign** · December 14th, 2008

Originally Posted by American Zombie

I think it is just like Comcast's Powerboost.

I think that's what we have?!?

**X-Istence** · December 14th, 2008

Cox has the same deal. We get 20 Mbps down, and 1.5 Mbps up though. First 10 MB of a file is also speed up to 25 Mbps. That being said, it is useless for larger files, it is very handy for downloading many small files. For example, the source code for various open source projects is around 8 - 9 MB, so downloading those is nice and fast.

**Xie** · December 15th, 2008

Do they bump the upload also, as that would be the real selling point. Saving 2secs on a download and cheating on speed tests is just fluff to keep people away from real services like FIOS.

I really wish I could get FIOS in my area.

RonStarusnak · December 15th, 2008

My ping is always yellow in all games and I keep switching my net, I don't know what's going on. I buy the best one I can afford and it's still only at about 6-15kbps max.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,880 Reputation: 4110 Power: 309	Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner I just got a call saying I will be upgraded to the new turbo-charged thinger which is 22Mbps down and stuff. Anyone else tried it? Cheers Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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rotjong OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: The far side of nowhere Posts: 573 Reputation: 585 Power: 109	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner Originally Posted by Sazar I just got a call saying I will be upgraded to the new turbo-charged thinger which is 22Mbps down and stuff. Anyone else tried it? Cheers I hadn't heard about it. I may have to see if it's available in my area. For an extra $10 a month it would be worth it. I currently get roughly 10 Mb/s down and about 1 Mb/s up with the standard service. Thanks for making me aware of this. It's not available in my area yet.

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,849 Reputation: 2689 Power: 148	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner I think it is just like Comcast's Powerboost. PowerBoost up to 22Mbps claim is based on Road Runner Turbo’s standard maximum download speed of 15 Mbps. Road Runner Turbo with PowerBoost provides a burst of download speed when capacity is available above the customer’s provisioned download speeds for the first 10MB of a file. It then reverts to your provisioned speed for the remainder of the download. PowerBoost is a registered trademark of Comcast Corporation. Used with Permission. Terms and conditions of this offer are subject to change at the discretion of Road Runner at any time.

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 153	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner I've been very happy with Time Warner. They are the anti-Comcast.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,880 Reputation: 4110 Power: 309	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner Well I theoretically should have it "turned on" when I get home this evening so I'll check it out then. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 157	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner well that doesn't really seem worth it. higher download speed than what you're paying for on only the first 10MB of a file? Just doesn't make sense to me. Say you're downloading a 1GB file..... the first 10MB would be done rather quick... the rest would be quite a bit longer. Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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rotjong OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: The far side of nowhere Posts: 573 Reputation: 585 Power: 109	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner The Turbo package, from reading, is a 15 Mb/s download rate. The Turbo package also comes with PowerBoost which boosts you to ~22 Mb/s during the initial part of a download. This is great for downloads like ISOs of a *nix or whatever other big downloads. The technology is more aimed at those large downloads than normal usage. I get ~10 Mb/s download but that's not what my speeds are advertised as being. I am listed as getting less so at any time Time Warner could lessen it and I can't complain. I'd love a set 15 Mb/s and give me the PowerBoost and I'm make use of it.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,880 Reputation: 4110 Power: 309	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner Well it's running about 2-3 times the speed it was before and I can definitely multi-task/surf better/faster And this is Road Runner, not Comcast. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Brad OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 2,276 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1552 Power: 158	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner I have it, it's quite nice.

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technomom Techno Mom Joined: December 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 37 Reputation: 60 Power: 39	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner I'd be interested to see what you think of it. Hubs is IT Director for a marketing company that sells for Time Warner Cable... Always nice to see customer feedback on products!

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Jewelzz Queen of Farts Joined: March 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 10,944 Blog Entries: 7 Reputation: 1843 Power: 249	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner I have never heard of Suddenlink

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X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,490 Reputation: 2808 Power: 217	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner Cox has the same deal. We get 20 Mbps down, and 1.5 Mbps up though. First 10 MB of a file is also speed up to 25 Mbps. That being said, it is useless for larger files, it is very handy for downloading many small files. For example, the source code for various open source projects is around 8 - 9 MB, so downloading those is nice and fast. My blog!

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner Do they bump the upload also, as that would be the real selling point. Saving 2secs on a download and cheating on speed tests is just fluff to keep people away from real services like FIOS. I really wish I could get FIOS in my area. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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RonStarusnak OSNN Addict Joined: December 2008 Posts: 51 Reputation: 20 Power: 39	Re: Anyone have the "turbo-charged" Time Warner My ping is always yellow in all games and I keep switching my net, I don't know what's going on. I buy the best one I can afford and it's still only at about 6-15kbps max. If you found the little bit of excitement, happiness or helpfulness from my post. Feel free to leave me rep.

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