Time Warner Cable to Upgrade to 300Mbps Down/20Mbps Up

http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/enjoy/better-twc/internet.html

by byoung2 • 12 years ago

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oxalo• 12 years ago

Why are up speeds so abysmal? Is it a problem with infrastructure, or is it throttling because they think most uses for upload is illegal?

JoeAltmaier• 12 years ago

ISPs sell uplink to businesses. They don't want folks operating a business out of their bedroom and not paying for it.

jseliger• 12 years ago

Good question, and I don't know the real answer; Ars says that cable providers can offer speeds up to a gigabit per second: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/why-co... but IIRC doesn't specify whether the upload caps are a technical or business issue.

wmf• 12 years ago

Cable networks reserve most of the spectrum for downstream, based on old usage patterns where people didn't upload much.

LordHog• 12 years ago

My service was upgraded a few months back. It was a nice bump in speed and my bill did not go up, surprising. It was at about 35mpbs and now hovers around 110mpbs (though supposed to be around 200mpbs). I am not complaining.

byoung2• 12 years ago

This would be the second upgrade I've gotten from Time Warner, without a price increase. I started at 50 down/5 up (which usually clocked at 70-85 down, 5-6 up), and they upgraded me to 100 down/5 up (usually clocks at 130 down, 5-6 up). The 20 up is what I'm most looking forward to.

Time Warner Cable to Upgrade to 300Mbps Down/20Mbps Up

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