skeechanAi Otsukaholic Premium Member join:2012-01-26 AA169|170 |
skeechan
Premium Member
2013-Feb-4 8:28 am
Cox is doing the same thingThere is little need for PB with 50-150Mb tiers. But I appreciated it when speeds were below 25Mb. Most of my file grabs were things like updates which were typically less than 100MB and it was convenient to grab things just that much quicker. It also helped with media intensive pages or video buffering. | |
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I've Still Got Powerboost, Plus...Just ran shaperprobe. It looks like I still have Powerboost
Estimating capacity: Upstream: 5816 Kbps. Downstream: 33034 Kbps.
But they've apparently boosted my bandwidth, too:
Upstream: Burst size: 5196-5299 KB; Shaping rate: 3024 Kbps. Downstream: Burst size: 9183-9764 KB; Shaping rate: 17024 Kbps.
Was originally 6/1, then it was 12/2. Now it's 17/3.
Come to think of it: The Powerboost numbers are higher than last time I checked, too. Used to be around 25-27 down, IIRC, and no more than 5 up.
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| RR ConductorRidin' the rails Premium Member join:2002-04-02 Redwood Valley, CA ARRIS SB6183 Netgear R7000
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Re: I've Still Got Powerboost, Plus...It's definitely still working here in Mendocino County in Northwestern California-
We're on the Blast! Tier, 25/4.
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| | pandora Premium Member join:2001-06-01 Outland |
pandora
Premium Member
2013-Feb-7 1:25 pm
Re: I've Still Got Powerboost, Plus...Hmm ... Comcast says -
speedtest says
I think my initial contract was for 6/1. I'm on Comcast business. I'm still paying $59.95 per month with no sales tax.
Overall it's been amazingly good.
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Re: I've Still Got Powerboost, Plus...That's good, we pay $74.95 a month for Blast!. It would be $64.95 a month, but they ding us 10 a month for not having their cable tv, we have Directv for that. When it was Adelphia here, they charged us the same price regardless of whether we had their cable tv or not. | |
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Bugger
Anon
2013-Feb-4 8:38 am
EconomyWonder if Comcast will also increase the speed of their economy tiers. Those never had PowerBoost.
Also wonder if other MSOs will follow suit (TWC we're looking at you) | |
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tshirt Premium Member join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA |
tshirt
Premium Member
2013-Feb-4 9:15 am
It did it's job...PB is still working here. I have to agree it met a need when speeds were low, but becomes less desirable/necessary with current and upcoming higher speeds (and messes up some QoS functions in streaming) I wouldn't expect much increase the lifeline (free lunch) speeds and little if any on the economy tier, the idea isn't to make those a base/standard/starter tier, just to provide really basic service on a temporary basis for subs who can't afford anything else. | |
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pclover join:2008-08-02 Santa Cruz, CA
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Wont upgrade my area.I have had NO speed increases or no options for faster speed since 2008.
Comcast cares basically said they don't want to spend the money in my area to upgrade the system. | |
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microface
Anon
2013-Feb-4 8:15 pm
Re: Wont upgrade my area.TRy to Get Google Fiber, or some other Competitor for ComCast, and all of a sudden the situation will change | |
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Now everyone onlineNow that everyone is online watching movies or playing games lets see how slow the Cable based Internet really is. Cable has a limit on how many can do things at one time...
We will be waiting for the loss of TV channels to add more broadband.
It will cost you the consumer more in the long run! | |
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34764170 (banned)
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2013-Feb-5 5:06 am
Re: Now everyone onlinesaid by Yucca Servic:We will be waiting for the loss of TV channels to add more broadband. They should be using SDV by now anyway. Removing channels won't gain anything. | |
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ArrayListDevOps Premium Member join:2005-03-19 Mullica Hill, NJ |
still seeing it.
slightly slower download powerboost, but significantly better upload powerboost.
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Packeteers Premium Member join:2005-06-18 Forest Hills, NY Asus RT-AC3100 (Software) Asuswrt-Merlin
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a DOCSIS2 vision fulfilledwow, a cable company affordably provides us with the full 30/5 speed potential of a 10 year old standard, and we all jump for joy the FCC should be ashamed of itself for enabling such a hobbled non competitive environment. | |
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Zoder
Member
2013-Feb-4 6:09 pm
Re: a DOCSIS2 vision fulfilledI remember reading in PC Computing back in 1995 that within a couple of years we would have cable modems providing 30 mbps. | |
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MoracCat god join:2001-08-30 Riverside, NJ |
Morac
Member
2013-Feb-4 10:42 am
PowerboostI'm pretty sure PB only applies now to lower speed tiers. I'm on Blast (50/10) and don't have it. When I was on the lower speed tier (16/2 at the time) I did have it.
As speeds increase, at some point PB (20% increase for 10 seconds) becomes irrelevant (not to mention impossible for the highest tier). | |
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| Chris 313Because It's Geekier Premium Member join:2004-07-18 Houma, LA ·AT&T FTTP ·Comcast XFINITY
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Re: Powerboostsaid by Morac:I'm pretty sure PB only applies now to lower speed tiers. I'm on Blast (50/10) and don't have it. When I was on the lower speed tier (16/2 at the time) I did have it.
As speeds increase, at some point PB (20% increase for 10 seconds) becomes irrelevant (not to mention impossible for the highest tier). I would've been interested to see PB reflect the next tier up/fastest tier available. Have 16/2 on a D3 system and pulling down 105 for the short time would've been cool. For those that have it, like me, I wonder how long PB will remain? Until I get the 50/15 upgrade? | |
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| | mustang50 Premium Member join:2005-05-06 Roseville, MI |
Re: PowerboostPlease, please Comcast take my powerboost, just give me a speed increase.
Please realize that non-northeast users are paying customers too. Although there's no FIOS here, we do have other options. I have U-verse and WOW to choose from. They may not have the higher speeds either, but I would get a new customer discount. | |
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| 67845017 (banned) join:2000-12-17 Naperville, IL |
to Morac
said by Morac:I'm pretty sure PB only applies now to lower speed tiers. I'm on Blast (50/10) and don't have it. When I was on the lower speed tier (16/2 at the time) I did have it.
As speeds increase, at some point PB (20% increase for 10 seconds) becomes irrelevant (not to mention impossible for the highest tier). I've always had PB on the Blast tier. Still do on the download as of a few hours ago. | |
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Morac
Member
2013-Feb-4 6:28 pm
Re: Powerboostsaid by 67845017:I've always had PB on the Blast tier. Still do on the download as of a few hours ago. But is your Blast tier 50/10 or the lower 25/4? I had PB on Blast until it changed to 50/10. | |
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67845017 (banned)
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2013-Feb-4 9:00 pm
Re: PowerboostI've had 50/10(15) for the last few years. | |
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| dnoyeBFerrous Phallus join:2000-10-09 Southfield, MI |
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You don't get powerboost with the economy tiers. I think it starts at the performance tier. | |
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pflogBueller? Bueller? MVM join:2001-09-01 El Dorado Hills, CA |
pflog
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2013-Feb-4 12:11 pm
Noticed this on business classWhen they bumped us on business class from 22/5 to 27/7, the powerboost went from uncapped to capped. I suppose eliminating it entirely is the next step, though I'm not sure why they didn't just eliminate it when going to the 27/7 speeds if that was their plan. | |
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Anyone checked Portland OR, yet?I'll give it a looksee myself when I get home. | |
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Anon24175
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2013-Feb-4 5:57 pm
Re: Anyone checked Portland OR, yet?Looks like it! Just checked after seeing this news article. Thank god PB is done for. It just threw off speedtests and constantly would mislead me without any real benefit. 16/2 prior » www.speedtest.net/result ··· 0116.pngToday Vancouver, WA to a long distance maintained it solid. | |
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Re: Anyone checked Portland OR, yet?Boo, no change for me. 16/2 per Shaperprobe.exe | |
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Augustus IIIIf Only Rome Could See Us Now.... join:2001-01-25 Gainesville, GA |
no change25.5/4.3 business. | |
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In ChicagoOn Biz class at our shop Speedtest consistently shows 20/4, Shaperprobe is 17/3 without PB. So we still have it but nowhere near what it used to be. Used to see something like 25-35 down and 5-7 up (10-30 up when they first turned on upstream bonding) w PB back before when it was 12/2 | |
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BiggA Premium Member join:2005-11-23 Central CT |
BiggA
Premium Member
2013-Feb-4 8:17 pm
Groton, CTAs usual is the last to get ANYTHING. We're stuck on 25/4 with Blast! | |
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cork1958Cork Premium Member join:2000-02-26 |
cork1958
Premium Member
2013-Feb-5 7:19 am
PowerboostNever have figured out that logic of Powerboost anyway. I mean, what the heck, if you can give me that speed for a few seconds, just make it full time. What good does a few seconds of cranking it do when it comes to downloading a Linux ISO or something similar? | |
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Re: Powerboostcork, uploading pictures and stuff it's helpful. May help load super heavy web pages quicker, like if a thread on a forum has a bunch of screenshots.
also what's the point of the 25/4 tier from comcast now? That's what I'm on. | |
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Seeley join:2009-01-31 Eatontown, NJ |
Seeley
Member
2013-Feb-6 10:08 am
No increase here on the Economy planI just rebooted my modem/router/devices. I didn't see any increase in speed. I have the Economy internet plan. Same old 3mbps/768kbps which in reality comes to about a max of 400kbps download speed.
Maybe they're only increasing speeds to the customers who have (and can afford) faster plans. Makes no sense, if it's true. | |
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