- Road Runner High Speed Online
Road Runner High Speed Online is a US
Internet service provider (ISP) focused on providing service overDOCSIS -compatiblecable modem s. It is a division of Time Warner Inc. and provides service throughout the footprint ofTime Warner Cable as well as other contracting cable companies. Its services are currently available only in theUnited States , but were once also offered in Newfoundland,Canada . [ViaCable Atlantic , now part ofRogers Cable , which provides service under the "Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet " brand.]Road Runner often competes with ISPs owned by local telephone companies. Its
mascot is Road Runner from the "Looney Tunes "/"Merrie Melodies " series directed by the lateChuck Jones (all properties of its corporate parent). When the service first launched with a 1995 market test in Elmira,NY , it was called theSouthern Tier On-Line Community , [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DIZ/is_10_15/ai_98654936/pg_2 Cable World,March 10 ,2003 ] ] then "LineRunner" [ [http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9602b&L=nettrain&T=0&F=&S=&P=1196 Time-Warner Announces High Speed Data Services] ] (a moniker that was later used forVoIP service), beforeTime Warner Cable adopted the current brand name.Tier service
To compete directly with less expensive DSL service, Road Runner offers a lower bandwidth package dubbed Road Runner Basic (also known as Road Runner Lite) for a similar cost, with lower download and upload bandwidth. The specific speeds vary, but the average is 1.5 Mbit/s downstream and 256 kbit/s upload bandwidth. They also offer a higher bandwidth package dubbed Road Runner Turbo (formerly Road Runner Premium). Cost and speed tiers vary by area but subscribers to the
All-In-One package (TV, internet, phone) can receive a discount. The service offers up to 20 Mbit/s download and 2 Mbit/s upload.Companies offering Road Runner
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Time Warner Cable
*Bright House Networks
*Insight Communications
*AOL through their broadband serviceNotes
External links
* [http://www.rr.com Official Site] - Order information and support
* [http://www.rr.com/publicpass RR Online Portal] - features Search engine, news, weather, sports and more all on one page (flash player required)
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