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* [[2007-10-24 webmail to twcnc.com]] about the internet being kind of slow and patchy, which it has been increasingly since the beginning of the summer. | * [[2007-10-24 webmail to twcnc.com]] about the internet being kind of slow and patchy, which it has been increasingly since the beginning of the summer. | ||
| − | ** '''2007-11-14 update''': It suddenly improved dramatically at 9:45 this morning. Everything is working fine now. Too bad we'd already ordered [[Speakeasy]] [[DSL]]... | + | ** '''2007-11-14 update''': It suddenly improved dramatically at 9:45 this morning. Everything is working fine now. Too bad we'd already ordered [[Speakeasy]] [[DSL]]... but then about an hour and a half later, it [[:Image:2007-11-14_1424_Localhost.localdomain-ping_24_136_238_1-day.png|went back to "normal"]]. |
* I sent them a webmail about some annoying billing problems I ran into: [[Htwiki:2005-12-06 Webmail to Time-Warner Cable|2005-12-06 Webmail to Time-Warner Cable]]. | * I sent them a webmail about some annoying billing problems I ran into: [[Htwiki:2005-12-06 Webmail to Time-Warner Cable|2005-12-06 Webmail to Time-Warner Cable]]. | ||
* We use TWC solely for broadband internet (not TV). The service was a bit rough at first, but has improved to the point where we have not been disconnected for many months (with the exception of a series of [[Wikipedia:Denial-of-service attack|DoS]] attacks in November 2006 (?) which required resetting the cable modem in order to reconnect, and of course the 2007 problem above. | * We use TWC solely for broadband internet (not TV). The service was a bit rough at first, but has improved to the point where we have not been disconnected for many months (with the exception of a series of [[Wikipedia:Denial-of-service attack|DoS]] attacks in November 2006 (?) which required resetting the cable modem in order to reconnect, and of course the 2007 problem above. | ||
* When running into technical issues, do not use the Live Chat; this connects you to Someone With A Script. Calling the local number seems to get much better results; when the DoS attacks started, I was immediately connected to someone who had the ability to monitor connections. He told me to reset the modem, and we were back online in about 2 minutes. | * When running into technical issues, do not use the Live Chat; this connects you to Someone With A Script. Calling the local number seems to get much better results; when the DoS attacks started, I was immediately connected to someone who had the ability to monitor connections. He told me to reset the modem, and we were back online in about 2 minutes. | ||
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Time-Warner Cable is a division of Time-Warner, Inc. and provides cable television and (broadband) internet service in a number of areas in the United States.
Links
Reference
News
- 2007-06-07 TW Officially Announces Packet Shaping (see: wikipedia:Traffic shaping)
- discussion: slashdot
Reviews
Woozle
- 2007-10-24 webmail to twcnc.com about the internet being kind of slow and patchy, which it has been increasingly since the beginning of the summer.
- 2007-11-14 update: It suddenly improved dramatically at 9:45 this morning. Everything is working fine now. Too bad we'd already ordered Speakeasy DSL... but then about an hour and a half later, it went back to "normal".
- I sent them a webmail about some annoying billing problems I ran into: 2005-12-06 Webmail to Time-Warner Cable.
- We use TWC solely for broadband internet (not TV). The service was a bit rough at first, but has improved to the point where we have not been disconnected for many months (with the exception of a series of DoS attacks in November 2006 (?) which required resetting the cable modem in order to reconnect, and of course the 2007 problem above.
- When running into technical issues, do not use the Live Chat; this connects you to Someone With A Script. Calling the local number seems to get much better results; when the DoS attacks started, I was immediately connected to someone who had the ability to monitor connections. He told me to reset the modem, and we were back online in about 2 minutes.
