Cable Modem Speed - Roadrunner

clevelandtexas · Post by **clevelandtexas** » Mon Feb 05, 2001 2:58 pm

I've had Roadrunner service for about 10 days now and I'm very happy with it.

Using various tools and websites I've done several measurements of my download speeds.

I consistently get between 1,500 kbps and 2,000 kbps.

I've used some of the tools and advice going around to tweak my MTU and RWIN.

Are these numbers good or bad? Average?

Private e-mail is welcomed.

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Mon Feb 05, 2001 3:15 pm

Most of the Road Runner system is capped around 1.5 - 2mbps so your speeds look great for your provider. You should see speeds around 300kbps upstream.

clevelandtexas · Post by **clevelandtexas** » Mon Feb 05, 2001 5:05 pm

I'm getting upload numbers in the 300-400 kbps range. What is really good is that I have a LAN at home with two computers and they both get the same performance at the same time off the same modem.

TheAntipop · Post by **TheAntipop** » Mon Feb 05, 2001 5:11 pm

lucky bastard

Storm90 · Post by **Storm90** » Mon Feb 05, 2001 11:03 pm

Texdawg, I get the same uploads between 400-300 on both compters I am running one modem to. I also use roadrunner. But my downloads are 3000 to 4000KB/s. Plus both computer get the same there to. I am very happy with my Roadrunner.

Aaladar · Post by **Aaladar** » Mon Feb 05, 2001 11:07 pm

I live in Chaska, MN, 55318 and my max right now is 1749/366 kbps. I'm very happy with my servevice. I'm capped at 2000/366.

clevelandtexas · Post by **clevelandtexas** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 10:14 am

Why would Storm90 get 3000 to 4000 on his/her downloads? Do some RR providers cap and others don't?

bobby123456789 · Post by **bobby123456789** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 11:43 am

road runner pisses me off. In my area, but mabe thats just because they decided to put road runner in a 3rd world country where i live. EL PASO TEXAS

............................................. bobby@runbox.com

ejohnson · Post by **ejohnson** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 11:57 am

Most of the negative comments against RR and @Home probably are to due to the cable system
infrastructure. If the Cable system is using fiber optics in it's backbone and gets a big DS3 or OC-3 onto RR, @HOME's IP backbone, you'll see better performance then another location that has to have a low upload cap to keep you from gagging the rest of the network.

clevelandtexas · Post by **clevelandtexas** » Wed Feb 07, 2001 12:42 am

bobby123456789 is right about El Paso being a third world country. We put our horses away and got automobiles only 10 years ago. Unfortunately El Paso always seems to be behind the times because for a large city we are geographically isolated. Another factor is that the movers and shakers in this town don't know if El Paso is in the USA or still a part of Mexico.