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.
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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:)
What are you using to measure the speed of your connection?
Hey man,
Love your site – where are you located at (NYC?) I am having a terrible time with time warner on the UES…
Jim in on the Upper West Side and so far RCN is working great.
What web site will you use as a replacement for actual cable tv?