Time Warner Road Runner vs Comcast Cable Internet - Which is Best?

Back in the Stone Age, you didn't have much choiceto see if they were full of it, and I'm happy to say
when it came to Internet access. Yeah, you couldthat they're not. In fact, according to Bandwidthplace,
choose your provider. But every single one of themmy connection is smoking at 7.6 Mbps, which is even
basically offered the same thing - molasses-in-Januaryfaster 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 serviceTime Warner takes a different approach. While
directly impacts the quality and speed you're going toComcast throws stats out at you, Time Warner
get. Don't get me wrong - whichever broadbandactually shows you how fast their service is. (I have
high-speed service you choose is going to be lightpictures of this up at my blog - don't forget the link
years ahead of any dial-up connection you mightis 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 thingsHere'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 thisfiles in seconds. And against a typical dial-up
story. Check it out because I also fill you in on a littleconnection, the comparison is downright stupid! A
secret that will save you hundreds of dollars whentypical webpage with graphics will take around 21
you order either service, so it's definitely worth yourseconds on a dial-up connection, while it takes less
time - unless you make like a thousand dollars anthan 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 ontake seven minutes to download with a 56k modem,
Comcast Cable Internet and Road Runner High Speedand only seven SECONDS with Time Warner. That
Online from Time Warner just to test the claims thereally put it in perspective for me.
two companies were making about how fast theirSo 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 toyou make a decision.