Is Road Runner Cable good

ES Fish · Post by **ES Fish** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 7:39 pm

I am thinking about getting Road Runner Cable for my new comp and I want good download speeds and great pings on games. Please tell me if road runner is good for pings.

FingerDemon · Post by **FingerDemon** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 8:25 pm

Judging from some of the messages on here, I think you'll hear some people say "No". But I have it and it makes online gaming MUCH smoother and for most purposes it is everything I was looking for. But it is a party-line type of thing, so the more people in your area with it, the slower it gets. Unless RR upgrades. There is an interesting article on this site about it that is pretty informative about cable.
http://www.speedguide.net/editorials/cable_1.shtml

So, someone else will have to talk detail on pings and whatnot, but it was a better deal for me than DSL in Northern VA cause DSL was a 1 year contract and cable is month to month. If it starts to suck, I'll dump it.

Good luck,

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Wed Apr 18, 2001 6:33 am

actually so far I have been pretty happy with my RR service. I have had a couple downtimes since I got it last october, but to this point they have been minor and the benefits have far outweighed the negatives.

clevelandtexas · Post by **clevelandtexas** » Wed Apr 18, 2001 8:12 am

I've had RR here in El Paso, TX for 3 months now. My kids play Quake 3 all the time on both of our computers over the internet. They are very happy with it. We've never had any down time and speed is always in the range of 1500 to 2000.

Please don't move to El Paso to get good RR service.

SGTMAJRET · Post by **SGTMAJRET** » Wed Apr 18, 2001 9:36 am

I have been on Road Runner since October of last year. We have had a few down times, but for the most part the pings are low and overall service has been good.

xGoD_vs_SaTaNx · Post by **xGoD_vs_SaTaNx** » Wed Apr 18, 2001 10:57 pm

Really, i depends, if Gaming is absolutely the most important thing about your internet use, I would go for DSL, especially SDSL, but if u want a good mixture of Download and gaming, ADSL would be my first preference, because it is moderately fast and stable, low pings. But if you absolutely just want the fast downloads and don't care about security and don't play that many games all day, then Road Runner is the way to go, man

PS: don't forget that tweaking any broadband and your ISP, including your area will make a massive difference

HalfLifer · Post by **HalfLifer** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 12:29 am

RoadRunner is still a good ISP. I seen some give pings to distant servers of under 40, which is very good.

Rlscb · Post by **Rlscb** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 9:32 pm

i would go with road runner 100% it has never been down it is really fast - lakewood california

Hidetoro · Post by **Hidetoro** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:50 am

i have RR, and i'm happy with it, but it would be better for you to just try it in your area first and see, it could be way better, or way worse. if it's worse than what you expected, just go to DSL

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:12 pm

road runner cable is great. ive had it for nearly a year now and wouldnt go back to AOhell on 56k if you put a gun to my head.

rpeAMP · Post by **rpeAMP** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 11:30 pm

I have BellSouth's FastAccess ADSL and I have to say that they have some of the best routing of any of the national ISPs and better than some of the local ISPs as well. But since you live in Texas, that's not available to you, so-

I would first get RR since it is quick installation and easy to cancel (usually no contracts, etc.) Then if that does not meet your expectations, try getting DSL.

Megabyte63 · Post by **Megabyte63** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 12:25 am

I'm pretty happy with my RR service. You may already know that you have to subscribe for the cable TV sevice as well. With digital cable TV and RR, my bill is about $75 a month

So if you ever want satalite TV, you got to cancle both subs. and go with DSL or what ever. Just something else to consider.

WynknDWild · Post by **WynknDWild** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 12:45 am

I used RR for the past 5 years until I had to move and loved it. Now I am using DSL. If I had to choose between the two, it would definately be RR.

ace · Post by **ace** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 7:48 pm

i have rr service and it is great!! wouldnt change for anything else. getting about 1400kbps to 2550 kbps!! hope you have the same experience.

slownumb · Post by **slownumb** » Sat Apr 28, 2001 1:33 am

I have @home which is comprible to road runner where i live and its been a very good isp. I average about 2500kbs d/l on it and it hasnt been down in 6 months that ive had it. Dont let the people before fool you the modem is not the only thing that will give you good pings in online games. There are so many variables when dealing with online games especailly cable modems like where the server is in relation to you and traffic on the lines to the server. I would like to recommend a good isp that im going to be getting in the near future. 1.4meg dsl from earthlink. My friend who has it said it is twice as fast and only 10$ more then im paying now. I think you should atleast check to see if they offer it before you make a snap decision.Free installation also right now

mandek · Post by **mandek** » Sat Apr 28, 2001 3:14 pm

RR...Well, i have rr...I got it December of 2000. For the first few weeks. It ran real fast but had trouble staying connected. So, i called them up, they sent there tech guy and said i had a low signal...before my connection was about 100k/s...after he fixed my signal...i had about 362k/s....my high being 682k/s (wow)....the uploads and downloads are great with road runner... the only thing that gives me a problem now is my ping....it takes to with them to get to fix it...but soon i'll get it fixed...i say go for RR...I would go with it over my old connection AoHell with that damn 56gay any day...hope what i say helps on your choice...lata

speed _demon · Post by **speed _demon** » Sun May 06, 2001 3:23 pm

I am in New York City and Road Runner here smokes 250-350kbps downloads and 15-50 pings in most good servers, cya.