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smokarz
join:2006-07-24
West Hartford, CT | Do I need a new modem??? I am intrested in the 12/2 uprade for free since I am on the 6/1 plan now. But do I need to get a new DOCSIS 3.0 modem for this? | |
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 |  Chris 313Come get somePremium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
 ·AT&T U-Verse
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| Re: Do I need a new modem??? said by smokarz:I am intrested in the 12/2 uprade for free since I am on the 6/1 plan now. But do I need to get a new DOCSIS 3.0 modem for this? No, you don't. Your current D2 modem can do this. All you need to do is probably power cycle after the new speeds make their way to your area. | |
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| | smokarz
join:2006-07-24
West Hartford, CT | Re: Do I need a new modem??? how do I power cycled? just unplugg the power cord, wait for 1min and plug back in? | |
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| | | Chris 313Come get somePremium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
·Comcast Digital ..
·Comcast
| Re: Do I need a new modem??? said by smokarz:how do I power cycled? just unplugg the power cord, wait for 1min and plug back in? Yes, unless you have the Comcast phone service, then you need to hit the reset button, as pulling the power cord only will do nothing as the battery will keep the modem on.
(There are people who reset these modems by pulling both the battery and power cord, but personally, I find hitting the reset button on the back a lot easier.) | |
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|  aaronwtPremium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
·Verizon FiOS
1 edit | Re: CAPS? the caps started October 1st. I don't see where you hit 250GB yet for this month.
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nitzanPremium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
kudos:2 | Useless. Higher speeds are completely useless since Comcrap throttles everything and anything that takes bandwidth to begin with.
Sure, you'll be able to get your email attachment in 1.2 seconds instead of 2.7 seconds - but good luck downloading any video files.
I am starting to hate Comcast more and more these days.. it used to be a passive "they suck" - which is now turning into "why the hell am I not in Fios territory?!?". | |
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jca2050Premium
join:2002-02-04
Hacienda Heights, CA Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| sweet That's good news, hopefully they will lower the price on the 50/10 tier a bit and deploy it in North Texas soon (FiOS heavy area). Then Verizon will have to lower their 50/20 tier to a more affordable price and I can get it.  | |
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| | lag They can deploy docsis 3.0. , 4.0 , 5.0 . verizon will always be one step ahead. | |
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| | Comcast prices Why is comcast so much cheaper for everyone else?
I live in Central Illinois, and for me to just get Comcast Cable internet it would be 80 a month for 16 speed.
No tv, no phone, just internet. | |
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|  K3
join:2008-05-06
Kankakee, IL | Re: Comcast prices competition....no competition=higher prices | |
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| | | | Re: Comcast prices True, however there are 2 dsl companies in this area, and neighbors of mine are paying $43 for the same service.
I don't understand why they are charging so much for new customers. | |
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join:2005-04-24
Woodstock, GA
1 edit | Re: Comcast prices Well, I do not like this
12/2 $ 42.95
16/2 $ 52.95
Just 4+ down, same up for an extra $ 10.00
This is a really bad move. They should re-think about it. Many people will downgrade, no doubts. | |
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join:2008-05-06
Kankakee, IL
1 edit | yea but what are their speeds? anywhere close to 16Mb? If not then it cant be considered as competition,thats why the higher prices, same story in my town, at&t is the only competition and their fastest speed is 6/768 | |
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SlyLoK
join:2007-10-19
Sugar Grove, VA | Tiring I am honestly getting tired of these companies increasing speeds and at the same time leaving large portions of the areas they are supposed to cover untouched. And the whole " unprofitable " bs just gets old.
Kudos to anyone who can get the new tiers anyway. | |
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spartus4
join:2005-01-04
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dates? Does anyone have some projected dates? I just wonder so I have an idea when to start resetting my modem. | |
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| | | Re: Dates? It should be autorolling now. | |
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| | comcast docsis 3.0 Thats great about the speed, but what about the number of hops it takes to get out of comcast to the internet??? Do a trace route and you'll find about 10 hops in comcast alone. Can anyone tell me why is?? | |
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| | caps need to go up If I'm getting 50 down I'm gonna download Blueray movies instead of DVD-9, and HD Videos and contents rather then lower quality. This will add up very quickly, and its not a matter of me being greedy. | |
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| | Fool me once, Fool me twice, Not gonna fool me thrice I went to Comcast's new "Is it here yet?" part of their site, and even though it claims it's not here yet for my area, people I know [who live all over my Comcast coverage (new and old houses) area] are already getting 2mb up, while I'm still stuck at 786kb, and I'm paying for performance plus while their only playing for performance and I'm also closer to the Comcast CO then them also. Also, this isn't gonna be able to compete with Verizon's fios option. | |
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