| Back in the Stone Age, you didn't have much choice | | | | to see if they were full of it, and I'm happy to say |
| when it came to Internet access. Yeah, you could | | | | that they're not. In fact, according to Bandwidthplace, |
| choose your provider. But every single one of them | | | | my connection is smoking at 7.6 Mbps, which is even |
| basically offered the same thing - molasses-in-January | | | | faster than Comcast officially says it is (cool!). What |
| slow connection speeds. If you had a 56k modem, | | | | does this mean in the real world? I can download a |
| you thought you were FLYING! | | | | typical song that's around four minutes in under one |
| Well, things have changed a little bit, haven't they? | | | | second. Pretty sweet. |
| Today, who you choose for your Internet service | | | | Time Warner takes a different approach. While |
| directly impacts the quality and speed you're going to | | | | Comcast throws stats out at you, Time Warner |
| get. Don't get me wrong - whichever broadband | | | | actually shows you how fast their service is. (I have |
| high-speed service you choose is going to be light | | | | pictures of this up at my blog - don't forget the link |
| years ahead of any dial-up connection you might | | | | is below. And don't forget you can find out how to |
| have. | | | | save a couple hundred bucks there, too.) |
| But over at my DigitalTVDojo blog, one of the things | | | | Here's how Road Runner High Speed Online shakes |
| I like to do from time to time is to do "speed runs" | | | | out. It's a bit slower than Comcast at a stated 5 |
| on the various services available (It's a geek thing.) | | | | Mbps. But in the real world, what difference does |
| because there ARE differences - even if they're tiny. | | | | that make? You're still going to be downloading huge |
| (There's a link to my blog down at the end of this | | | | files in seconds. And against a typical dial-up |
| story. Check it out because I also fill you in on a little | | | | connection, the comparison is downright stupid! A |
| secret that will save you hundreds of dollars when | | | | typical webpage with graphics will take around 21 |
| you order either service, so it's definitely worth your | | | | seconds on a dial-up connection, while it takes less |
| time - unless you make like a thousand dollars an | | | | than a second with Time Warner. And with videos, |
| hour or something.) | | | | for example, it's even crazier - a typical video clip will |
| The other day I did one of these speed tests on | | | | take seven minutes to download with a 56k modem, |
| Comcast Cable Internet and Road Runner High Speed | | | | and only seven SECONDS with Time Warner. That |
| Online from Time Warner just to test the claims the | | | | really put it in perspective for me. |
| two companies were making about how fast their | | | | So there you have it - DigitalTVDojo's review and |
| products really are. Here's what I found... | | | | speed-test comparison of Road Runner High Speed |
| It was easy to verify what Comcast was saying, | | | | Online and Comcast Cable Internet. I hope it helps |
| because I have the service myself. I headed over to | | | | you make a decision. |