Docsis 3.0 is available here and while the do have higher download speeds, the upload has not improved and stays at a little over 2 mb. That is where we compete with higher upload and more reliable service. Also if you have a problem we are on the way. Comcast may be tomorrow or the next day.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Glenn Kelley <gl...@hostmedic.com> wrote: > Time Warner is a nightmare for a number of reasons... > They are still running docsis 2 for goodness sake. > > While Docsis 2 was a great step forward over 1 - running @ 6.4MHz - > allowing for some pretty interesting speeds... > Docsis 3 is a huge step forward however - and would be a great deal > for Time Warner to put into place... > > In short - Docsis 2 only allows support for 1 channel - thus a > throughput of 30.72Mbit/s - where as Docsis 3 allows for multiple > channels - and thus allows for each channel to push roughly 38mbps - > so - # of channels x 30Mbit/s is absolutely awesome > > Not sure why they are not pushing this - ... > > In short - with 4 downstream and 4 upstream channels - Docsis 3 gives > 122.88 Mbit/s > with 8 channels down and 4 upstream - Docsis 3 gives 343Mbit/s down > and 122.88 up > > Now if Comcast can do it - why cant Time Warner? > > > On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:29 PM, Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > >> Interesting that Time Warner bursts the residential accounts, their >> Turbo >> service started out pretty consistent about 6 months ago with always >> being >> 20+mbps. Now its "flakey" at best. One minute you run a speed test >> and its >> 22mbps, next test its 7mbps, all over the board now. >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. Box 126 >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> 419-562-6405 >> www.wavelinc.com >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On >> Behalf Of RickG >> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:25 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL >> >> They must. Not just wireless either. My Time Warner Tech says they >> burst all residential accounts. >> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Kurt Fankhauser >> <k...@wavelinc.com> wrote: >>> I think most of the WISPS that offer 6+ mbps services are >>> "bursting" for >>> like the first 30 seconds, then they fall back to something like >>> 1.5mbps. >>> >>> I asked myself the same question until I started to think about it, >>> they >> are >>> bursting, I'm sure of it... >>> >>> Kurt Fankhauser >>> WAVELINC >>> P.O. Box 126 >>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>> 419-562-6405 >>> www.wavelinc.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless- >>> boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of MDK >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:31 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL >>> >>> Yes, they can, but only a few clients per access point. You >>> cannot do it >>> with 30 clients on an 11A ap. You can if only 2-4 clients are ever >>> busy >> at >>> the same time. But I'm seeing sustained 2mbit transfers for HOURS >>> to >>> around 20% of my clients. >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >>> 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Mike Hammett" <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:39 AM >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL >>> >>>> Mikrotik, StarOS, or UBNT could all deliver those speeds. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 8:19 PM >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL >>>> >>>>> If so, with what equipment? >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Marco Coelho <coelh...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>> Are you delivering that wireless? >>>>>> >>>>>> mc >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Jayson Baker <jay...@spectrasurf.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> That's what we did. $24.95/mo gets you 12Mbps/6Mbps. $49.95/ >>>>>>> mo gets >>>>>>> you >>>>>>> 20Mbps/6Mbps. >>>>>>> We guarantee minimums--not just an "up to" speed. A lot of >>>>>>> people >>>>>>> really >>>>>>> like that too. >>>>>>> Our packages: www.peakinter.net >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:14 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> >> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One of the things you have to keep in mind, is that you really >>>>>>>> do >> have >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> offer your customers a decent value for their dollars. 35 >>>>>>>> Bux for >> a >>>>>>>> fraction of a meg is darn steep pricing these days. We offer >>>>>>>> a 300K >>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>> 25 >>>>>>>> and 2 meg for 38.50, which is reasonably competitive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You don't' need to be the cheapest to be "competitive", but >>>>>>>> you can't >>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>> way >>>>>>>> outside of normal pricing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm thinking of throwing up some MIMO gear and offering >>>>>>>> something >> like >>>>>>>> a 7 >>>>>>>> meg service. Was thinking of making it about 75 / mo. >>>>>>>> Not the >>>>>>>> cheapest. Not the most expensive, either. What would 7 >>>>>>>> meg be >> in >>>>>>>> your >>>>>>>> area? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>>>>> Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >>>>>>>> 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <k...@wavelinc.com> >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:05 AM >>>>>>>> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>>>>> Subject: [WISPA] how to compete with $15 DSL >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Local phone company here just expanded their DSL coverage >>>>>>>>> area and >>>>>>>>> mailed >>>>>>>>> out fliers to everyone for $15 DSL. I see no mention of it >>>>>>>>> being a >>>>>>>>> promotional price. One person said as long as you have it >>>>>>>>> they will >>>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>>> raise the rate from $15. Think its for 768k service. Anyways >>>>>>>>> we are >>>>>>>>> getting >>>>>>>>> about 1 person a day switching from our $35/month/768k >>>>>>>>> wireless >>>>>>>>> service >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> this DSL. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to retain >> these >>>>>>>>> customers???? They are not even giving us a chance to offer >>>>>>>>> them a >>>>>>>>> lower >>>>>>>>> price as they all already have the DSL turned on and been >>>>>>>>> using it >>>>>>>>> for a >>>>>>>>> month before they cancel ours. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kurt Fankhauser >>>>>>>>> WAVELINC >>>>>>>>> P.O. Box 126 >>>>>>>>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>>>>>>>> 419-562-6405 >>>>>>>>> www.wavelinc.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >> --- >> --- >> --- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>>>>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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