Hey, new free speed upgrade =-)

[razorphreak900]

for the tampabay area. If I am correct, those with digital combo goes from 10 to 15, and with combo plus , goes from 15 to 20 Mbps speeds. at no extra charge =-)

sweet!!!! and finally lol... that extra 5 mbps is always welcomed =-)

[byron]

Must be nice having that FIOS competition around the corner making these bandwidth offerings possible. Verizon needs to bring that stuff to Orlando already through some local Telco negotiating so we can watch BHN sweat a little.

Byron

[Isomorphic]

Wow.

I pay for the 10Mbps tier, and I'd pay for more but they don't let me because I don't have phone.

Anyway, Speedtest shows:

14119kbps / 1623kbps

So I'm confirming they bumped me to the 15Mbps and 2? 1.75? Mbps from 10Mbps/1Mbps.

Impressive.

[iceturkee]

but i heard earlier in the year from my contact that a speed upgrade for central florida was quite likely although i couldn't tell you when or how much.

[byron]

When the new DOCSIS standard is able to be rolled out successfully to the entire market, there should be a "no excuses anymore" sort of upgrade here taking place just for that, considering what the latest D standards are capable of supporting. I (think &) hope the modems can do it, but the main upgrade has to take place in the headends before the bin files start coming out supporting the higher speeds at the general tiers. Having FIOS/fiber-to-curb in their backyards, so-to-speak, has been whipping other markets into shape across NA, and even Tampa is playing catch up. As usual, Orlando will do it as they see fit, which is an ethic I'd rather soon see done away with.

Byron

[razorphreak900]

Wow.

I pay for the 10Mbps tier, and I'd pay for more but they don't let me because I don't have phone.

Anyway, Speedtest shows:

14119kbps / 1623kbps

So I'm confirming they bumped me to the 15Mbps and 2? 1.75? Mbps from 10Mbps/1Mbps.

Impressive.

yea, even with your free upgrade to 15 down and 2 up, ur billing will not change. *excluding anything u add of course, that dont count* so u will still pay as if you had the 10.0 speed.

enjoy it, i know i am lol, *gracias bhn* =-P

[K9SAT]

Wow I feel Gipped... Comcast offers 1.5 up and 8 down. Thats the fastes in my area. ATT is no better at 6 down and 768 up.

[skottey]

for the tampabay area. If I am correct, those with digital combo goes from 10 to 15, and with combo plus , goes from 15 to 20 Mbps speeds. at no extra charge =-)

sweet!!!! and finally lol... that extra 5 mbps is always welcomed =-)

As I've stated in other boards, this speed increase is going to hurt virtual office sales. Now the only difference between Roadrunner residential and VO Ultimate is a static IP.

You can now pay $44.95 for 15/2 or 20/2 with a dynamic IP address

or

You can pay $105 for a 15/2 Virtual Office Ultimate account with a static IP address

They should now increase that VO Ultimate to 20/5. It is insane to think that it is now more than DOUBLE the price just to have a static IP at a residential location.

As a reseller, this is very annoying. An old selling point to VO Ultimate was getting 15/2, which you couldn't otherwise get. They keep bumping up the speed of the residential packages but do nothing for the VO or business location speeds.

[razorphreak900]

As I've stated in other boards, this speed increase is going to hurt virtual office sales. Now the only difference between Roadrunner residential and VO Ultimate is a static IP.

You can now pay $44.95 for 15/2 or 20/2 with a dynamic IP address

or

You can pay $105 for a 15/2 Virtual Office Ultimate account with a static IP address

They should now increase that VO Ultimate to 20/5. It is insane to think that it is now more than DOUBLE the price just to have a static IP at a residential location.

As a reseller, this is very annoying. An old selling point to VO Ultimate was getting 15/2, which you couldn't otherwise get. They keep bumping up the speed of the residential packages but do nothing for the VO or business location speeds.

what is all the hype about static ip's and bussiness?

why dont they just use a residential connection.

is there a specific reason they have to? of course excluding big bussiness, wich i know they need specific demands. but for the average bird. whats wrong with just hooking up regular internet on small to medium business? jw.

[K9SAT]

what is all the hype about static ip's and bussiness?

why dont they just use a residential connection.

is there a specific reason they have to? of course excluding big bussiness, wich i know they need specific demands. but for the average bird. whats wrong with just hooking up regular internet on small to medium business? jw.

The big part is if service ever goes down, they have 24 hours to get it back up or they pay out some money.. With residental service, there is no uptime guarentee. Also, there are applications out there that dont play well with dynamic ip's. Its also bettter to have a static if running servers and all so that way you know how to reach it, as the IP hasnt changed because its static. This can be a real pain in the butt on a dynamic ip adress.