keptimfast
join:2004-03-19
Christiana, TN | Powerboost
Yeah the powerboost is impressive if you have a new modem but if your still using one of the old ones seems your out of luck I think they have to be DOCSIS 2.0 compliant. |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| The fuse was Lit here...
From the OP at Slashdot...
"I know my father is not paying for a 10+ Mbps connection. Is Comcast giving priority to popular speed-test sites?"
The thread appears to have spiraled downward from there. 
To bad. I'm no Comcast fanboi but I think Comcast came up with a winner with PowerBoost. Very handy for those patches, updates, small Freeware downloads.  Q for Comcaster's, how do you speed test removing the PowerBoost effect ?
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Chris 313
Come get some
Premium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
clubs:
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·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to keptimfast
Re: Powerboost
said by keptimfast  :Yeah the powerboost is impressive if you have a new modem but if your still using one of the old ones seems your out of luck I think they have to be DOCSIS 2.0 compliant. Powerboost requires Docsis 1.1 or higher to work. If you have a Moto Surfboard 5100 or similar modem, you're golden and will get PB up and down.
I routinely get 10-15 megs on my 8.80/768 connection. Upload PB won't be far behind to my area. |
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Cabal
Premium
join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA
| reply to Mactron
Re: The fuse was Lit here...
said by Mactron :From the OP at Slashdot... "I know my father is not paying for a 10+ Mbps connection. Is Comcast giving priority to popular speed-test sites?"The thread appears to have spiraled downward from there. To bad. I'm no Comcast fanboi but I think Comcast came up with a winner with PowerBoost. Very handy for those patches, updates, small Freeware downloads. Q for Comcaster's, how do you speed test removing the PowerBoost effect ? Downloading and uploading large files for a few minutes at a time from/to fast sites (like Comcast's web servers or upload FTP area) is a pretty good test.
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CrazyFingers
join:2003-10-01
Columbia, MO | Slashdot?...Ric Romero?...Flamewar?...
Are you trying to convince me that Slashdot is woefully late reporting on a reasonably well-known technology, and that their discussion thread devolved into an utterly unrelated flamewar?
I'm shocked.
SHOCKED!!
(Score:-1, Offtopic) |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | LMAO!
It's Slashdot!
Not exactly the brightest bulbs on the tree.  |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to CrazyFingers
Re: Slashdot?...Ric Romero?...Flamewar?...
said by CrazyFingers :Are you trying to convince me that Slashdot is woefully late reporting on a reasonably well-known technology, and that their discussion thread devolved into an utterly unrelated flamewar? I'm shocked. SHOCKED!! (Score:-1, Offtopic) Say it aint so! 
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anon234
@snet.net
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dadkins
| reply to CrazyFingers
You must be new around here. |
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Zaber
When all are gone, there shall be none
join:2000-06-08
Cleveland, OH
clubs:
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| reply to dadkins
Re: LMAO!
said by dadkins :It's Slashdot! Not exactly the brightest bulbs on the tree. This may be true, but it is still entertaining to read.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to Mactron
Re: The fuse was Lit here...
said by Mactron : Q for Comcaster's, how do you speed test removing the PowerBoost effect ? Like this...
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Time4aNAP
Premium
join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL | Nice to Know...
...that /. is now officially passé. |
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rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA
| reply to dadkins
Re: Slashdot?...Ric Romero?...Flamewar?...
said by dadkins :said by CrazyFingers :Are you trying to convince me that Slashdot is woefully late reporting on a reasonably well-known technology, and that their discussion thread devolved into an utterly unrelated flamewar? I'm shocked. SHOCKED!! (Score:-1, Offtopic) Say it aint so! What???? I thought iPod-equipped online game-playing 20-something programmers living in their moms' basements compiling Linux kernels who despise management, for-profit businesses, commercial software, religion, and family values were up on technology and could discuss something without flamewars or retaliatory moderation???!!?? |
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Scree
In the pipe 5 by 5
join:2001-04-24
Mount Laurel, NJ | wubba-wubba!
I hear they have this thing called the microwave now too........ |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
| reply to Mactron
Re: The fuse was Lit here...
said by Mactron :From the OP at Slashdot... "I know my father is not paying for a 10+ Mbps connection. Is Comcast giving priority to popular speed-test sites?"The thread appears to have spiraled downward from there. To bad. I'm no Comcast fanboi but I think Comcast came up with a winner with PowerBoost. Very handy for those patches, updates, small Freeware downloads. Q for Comcaster's, how do you speed test removing the PowerBoost effect ? Don't be such a FanBoi! Sheesh! But yes, PB is great |
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qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA | Slashdot's been SLOW lately
They just posted the story about the $19 million dollar toilet for the ISS today...and it was on the network TV news last weekend. |
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felipetoscano
@ameritech.net | PB
I wish Comcast was as cheap as DSL here is. I've noticed when starting a download it starts off at about 536 kb/s then goes down to 102 kb/s. Interesting i thought. (BTW I use DUMeter.) |
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