Fast at last! Fast at last
Posted on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at 8:43 am under Mac Geekery, Web.
After many months of painfully slow internet service from Time Warner Cable, I’ve upgraded to a 20 Mbps connection from RCN. According to my first test, I got 15.6 Mbps. Not the advertised rate, but still 20 times faster than what I was actually getting from Time Warner. Even my upload speed is 2.5 times faster than the download I was getting before. At these speeds, I am seriously considering canceling my tv services as well. And since usually only the best shows end up on DVD, I think between Netflix and everything else available online, all of our tv needs can be met. So good bye loading bar, and hello multiple downloads.




Aug 4th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
nice speeds melvin, thats almost as fast as our T3 line at work - not sure if i could go without digital cable though. i enjoy watching baseball or hockey in HD when the mood strikes me:)
Aug 12th, 2007 at 7:16 am
What are you using to measure the speed of your connection?
Aug 17th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Hey man,
Love your site - where are you located at (NYC?) I am having a terrible time with time warner on the UES…
Aug 17th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Jim in on the Upper West Side and so far RCN is working great.
Aug 19th, 2007 at 9:42 am
What web site will you use as a replacement for actual cable tv?