Is it just me, or has TimeWarner/Roadrunner internet service been sluggish for the past several weeks?
I’m in NW Idaho, and it seems as if all websites are slow to load and react, and the email service especially so.
I’m not looking for suggestions on troubleshooting my computers-- I just want to know if there’s a known issue out there in the world.
Hi, I live near you, with TWC as my Intertoob provider. Haven’t noticed anything out of the ordinary myself, e.g. Netflix streaming and such.
Did you try calling them?
No. Thought I’d ask my fellow human beans first.
I would suspect it’s tied into the net neutrality debate that’s going on. The cable companies are lobbying hard for having staged internet speed, and you’ll have to pay for the faster connections if you want them. Time Warner and Comcast have monopolies in many markets and an inter-company agreement not to provide overlapping service, as well. The whole thing stinks, IMO. I wouldn’t put it past them to deliberately slow down service so that you’ll be happy to pay for faster speed and support this total screwing of the consumer.