Time Warner Cable is an internet service provider that offers its customers an Internet connection through the coaxial cabling that's also used to obtain cable TV channels. Four different speed tiers are available to customers who have different bandwidth needs and requirements.
Broadband Lite
The cheapest, and also the slowest, speed tier available from Time Warner is Broadband Lite. Intended for those who have light internet browsing habits and do not frequently download files, Broadband Lite offers a download bandwidth limit of 768 Kbps and an upload limit of 128 Kbps. At these speeds, it is slightly faster than a standard DSL connection.
Broadband with Powerboost
The Broadband with Powerboost speed tier is much faster than DSL and can be useful for downloading movies, music, and photo files that may be large in size. Download bandwidth limits are much higher than Broadband Lite, capping out at 10 Mbps with a maximum upload limit of 1 Mbps.
Broadband Turbo with Powerboost
Broadband Turbo is the second fastest speed tier available from Time Warner. The download and upload limits are slightly higher than Broadband with Powerboost, offering customers a bandwidth limit of 15 Mbps in download speeds and a maximum upload limit of 2 Mbps. If customers choose to add the optional PowerBoost add-on, the download limit is further increased to 22 Mbps.
Broadband Extreme
Broadband Extreme is the fastest speed tier available to customers of Time Warner Cable. Customers of this tier have access to a maximum download speed of 30 Mbps and an upload limit of 5 Mbps. This kind of speed is ideal for online video conference, watching streaming videos online, and supporting multiple Internet users in one household.
References
- Time Warner Cable: Speed and Pricing