nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | good news, bad news
the good news is we finally get to see speeds they've had in Europe and Asia for a couple of years now.
the bad news is it cost 4x as much
must be our competitive market. |
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jammmin
join:2000-12-14
Upper Marlboro, MD
| I would never go back to Comcrap. Six years of spotty internet service that never got fixed.
Constant patch work by repair guys that never totally solved the issue.
Since I switched to Verizon FIOS a few months ago, consistently fast speeds and no downtime. Couldn’t be happier. |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
 ·Embarq
| reply to nasadude
said by nasadude  :the good news is we finally get to see speeds they've had in Europe and Asia for a couple of years now. the bad news is it cost 4x as much must be our competitive market. Nothing to see here; it's only the 'invisible hand' in your pocket.
Wait till its little friend maneuvers for the 'reach-around'.
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use
what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use room for more uncompressed HD not there over compressed hd that they have now. |
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burgerwars
join:2004-09-11
Northridge, CA | 50mbps
Until I win the lottery, there's no way I can justify spending $139.95 a month for 50mbps. |
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alexandriaWhen
@dtra.mil | When will Northern Virginia
Does anyone know when the new speed be available in Northern Virginia, ALexandria area? |
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JahsDisciple
Living my life like it's golden
Premium
join:2007-07-07
Baltimore, MD | reply to burgerwars
Re: 50mbps
i concur. lol... |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to Joe12345678
Re: what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use
they need a bigger cap
at 50Mbit/sec you could use 250GB in one day
50/8(bit byte conversion)*60sec*60min*24hours/1024=527.34375
then *28(shortest month)/1024=14TB
so ya the cap is to low |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to JahsDisciple
Re: 50mbps
Well if not 50/10 why not 22/5+Powerboost |
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doughnet
join:2002-03-22
Newark, CA | When?
I wonder why they wait so long to get DOCSIS 3.0 setup in the Silicon Valley, California. Huge market area; no reason to neglect it. |
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swhitney2003
I can't drive 55.
Premium
join:2003-06-13
NH
clubs: 
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| reply to DarkLogix
Re: what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use
How much total you can download is irrelevant to the types of things you do on the internet. Having 50mbps doesn't mean you can now download 14TB, it just means you can get your content faster. .1% of customers are 'affected' by this cap, meaning people with 50mbps probably wont be downloading any more than they would with 6mbps. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to Joe12345678
said by Joe12345678 :what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use room for more uncompressed HD not there over compressed hd that they have now. Most people couldn't play uncompressed video even if it were available.
~247mbps? HDDs can't keep up!
Maybe you meant "Less Compressed" - sure! That would be nice.
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not quite right
I'm not cool enough to be a Mac person
join:2001-06-23
Puyallup, WA | Extreme 50
$140 a month riiiiiight! not gonna happen  |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to swhitney2003
Re: what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use
well thats just lame you pay more and get only responsiveness
how about this you can put gas in your car and pay taxes and you may only drive 200miles a month
oh well they'll learn someday how truely lame the CAPs are |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to swhitney2003
said by swhitney2003 :How much total you can download is irrelevant to the types of things you do on the internet. Having 50mbps doesn't mean you can now download 14TB, it just means you can get your content faster. .1% of customers are 'affected' by this cap, meaning people with 50mbps probably wont be downloading any more than they would with 6mbps. Some people think they are buying a OC line for $50-$60(or $130) per month.
They forget all too quickly(or don't understand) what residential means. 
I have gone from 1.5mbps to 16mbps and still consume ~30GB per month... my downloads just finish WAY faster.
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swhitney2003
I can't drive 55.
Premium
join:2003-06-13
NH
clubs:
·Skype
·Verizon Wireless B..
·Comcast
| reply to DarkLogix
Your analogy makes no sense. Does not relate to this at all. Having a ferrari and an aveo is a better comparison. You can get to work a lot faster (neglecting speed limits) in the ferrari, but you still travel the same distance to and from work every day. Your MILAGE (gigabytes) remains the same, but speed changed.
And I'm sure they are really worried about these truly lame caps. They take off the heavy hitters of the subscriber base, make more money off them, and the overall crowd is actually unaffected. Yea, they are in a horrible position with them. Considering almost every other provider has caps, Comcast has been one of the most generous in terms of available bandwidth. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to DarkLogix
said by DarkLogix :well thats just lame you pay more and get only responsiveness how about this you can put gas in your car and pay taxes and you may only drive 200miles a month oh well they'll learn someday how truely lame the CAPs are That would be similar to metered billing.
Use as much as you want and pay accordingly.
Drive til you drop if you will...
I welcome something like this - my bill would probably be less than $10 per month!
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
| reply to not quite right
Re: Extreme 50
said by not quite right :$140 a month riiiiiight! not gonna happen Look at this way: you've got your haves and your have_a_lot_mores 
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swhitney2003
I can't drive 55.
Premium
join:2003-06-13
NH
clubs:
·Skype
·Verizon Wireless B..
·Comcast
| reply to dadkins
Re: what is the point of 50Mbps with a 250gb cap they should use
said by dadkins :I welcome something like this - my bill would probably be less than $10 per month! One can only hope that becomes the case. The majority of households probably use about the same as you (30GB). I would think Comcast would price accordingly so that they made the same or more off of customers if a change happened. Also a flat rate of $10 is probably going to be charged just for a connection, then on top of the the throughput used. We can dream, right? If this model ever came around I would surely cut back drastically on my downloading. |
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stupid
@comcast.net
 from:
TKJunkMail
| Does It Matter?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like this won't help anyone but BitTorrent users. If I'm trying to download a movie from iTunes or three 100MB Illustrator files from a designer's server, I'm going to be severely limited by the speed on THEIR end anyway, making my 50Mbps connection 40Mbps of overkill. Right? |
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