 cacoPremium
join:2005-03-10
Whittier, AK | This happens here also. Just look at Comcast forum. Every other week there is some thread Is this Blast? or hey look at my speeds. Slashdot is not the only site that seems to rediscover the wheel every couple of weeks.
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 | quatrixPremium
join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
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1 edit | Re: This happens here also. That's what I was thinking. Is it really news that someone posted about something already discussed? Do we need a "news" item for each one?
On the other hand, I felt like running a speed test again after reading this, and now I'm getting over 30 Mbps as opposed to 18 - 20 a couple weeks ago. | |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Huh? Karl:
With all due respect, duplicated stories on Slashdot are not news.  | |
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|  hopeflickerCapitalism breeds greedPremium
join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
kudos:1 | Re: Huh? said by pnh102:Karl: With all due respect, duplicated stories on Slashdot are not news. I find it funny that this was tipped by Cabal, one of our cable lovers. Perhaps he's trying to rile up all of the cable greed haters.
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| | | | Re: Huh? It's the day after a holiday, he must have been bored.
Nothing makes for better entertainment then getting a bunch of nerds started up on their soapboxes.
Gotta love reading some of the comments. I'll admit that it helped my morning.
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|  tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3
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1 edit | said by pnh102:Karl: With all due respect, duplicated stories on Slashdot are not news. Or perhaps the story is that, mentions on slashdot are easliy manipulated to multiply the effect of a single story.
Not journalism, hardly even tabloid/pulp fiction.
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| | | I hard to believe that some slashdot users have been sleeping under rock over the last couple of years. If the term PowerBoost is household name for the Slowskys or The Snailskis, This story is old news. | |
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| |  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | Re: Huh? said by siouxmoux:I hard to believe that some slashdot users have been sleeping under rock over the last couple of years. If the term PowerBoost is household name for the Slowskys or The Snailskis, This story is old news. Concur. nothing new here, move on folks!
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Ya lost me at.... ... Slashdot.  | |
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| | . . . . . BBR: "I can do anything you can do better. I can do anything better than you!" | |
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| | Still... Whether or not they are choobs for not understanding what PowerBoost is or that it exists, it's a completely valid point to say that PowerBoost is basically a performance gaming technique.
If I test my b/w and it comes to 3MB/s, I will then expect that a 3GB file will take 1024s. | |
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 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | And this is broadband news because? This isn't news. Instead of posting worthless items, skip a few hours.
I would venture to guess that DSLR users prefer quality over quantity. | |
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join:2005-05-26
Annapolis, MD | Another thing to consider is... I think they came up with powerboost in a way for them to make it look like they are trying to squeeze a little more speed out until DOCSIS 3.0 to comes out. They were hoping it would give a placebo effect to keep people from leaving and going to FIOS or other competition. Giving folks the perception that they got a speed increase.
I also agree that there is something to the notion that this was put into place to blur the lines of speed tests so they aren't getting nagged by folks who aren't getting the speeds they are supposed to. I have seen a decline in those posts over on the Comcast help forums since powerboost came out. | |
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|  funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | Re: Another thing to consider is... said by AnnaS8:I think they came up with powerboost in a way for them to make it look like they are trying to squeeze a little more speed out until DOCSIS 3.0 to comes out. They were hoping it would give a placebo effect to keep people from leaving and going to FIOS or other competition. Giving folks the perception that they got a speed increase. I have no doubt. Just look at Comcast Rick talk about it as if Powerboost and bandwidth were the same thing.
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| |  hobgoblinSortof AgoblinPremium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
kudos:4 | Re: Another thing to consider is... "I have no doubt. Just look at Comcast Rick talk about it as if Powerboost and bandwidth were the same thing."
I agree that its a smoke and mirrors thing!
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 NOYBSt. John 3.16Premium
join:2005-12-15
Forest Grove, OR
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1 edit | Burst Better Than Alternative (nothing)Well it is a pretty good means of speeding up heavy web page loads while at the same time preventing Bit Torrents from saturating the network.
If I were a Comcast HSI customer I would welcome it. Better than no burst with same ol' slow speeds.
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|  gaforcesUnited We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | Re: Burst Better Than Alternative (nothing) Dunno about the bit torrent part but I expect that cable with powerboost is probably better than a kick in the pants aka uverse.
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