Ripper
Premium
join:2002-02-07
West Palm Beach, FL |  reply to Ripper
Re: West Palm Beach FL. area / HSI transition
Massive PowerBoost today.
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ThunderDawg
join:2002-11-05
Lake Worth, FL | reply to Ripper
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Ripper
Premium
join:2002-02-07
West Palm Beach, FL
 ·Comcast
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The main difference between Adelphia and Comcast speeds is the caps.Adelphia had the caps way above the advertised speeds on down and upload,so you always would get above the advertised speeds on tests.On the other hand Comcast only has caps above advertised on download,so your upload speeds are always going to be lower than the advertised upload(without PowerBoost).Adelphia 384/4000=caps 463/4823, Comcast 384/6000= 384/6600.
My Speedtest Results
Adelphia 445/4600
Comcast 360/6300(without PowerBoost) |
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RChris173
join:2005-02-24
Jupiter, FL | reply to Ripper
Actually, I chnaged various settings, including my RWIN, and I was able to get speeds around ~15 mbps download with ~714 kbps upload on the 8mbps plan using the Atlanta server on speakeasy. |
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johndoe303
join:2003-01-01
Boca Raton, FL
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That is just PowerBoost.. My issue is with my reported latency, powerboost peak speed, and Comcast phone representatives. My latency has been horrible ever since the transition and I hope it gets better with time. As for my peak speeds I see users in the area on the 8Mb tier seeing much higher peaks. My concerns are how I went from the top 99% of download speeds with Adelphia to mid/average with Comcast. Then there's the people at the call centers which I'd rather not get into. All I'll say is that I also hope they get better with time.
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Champer
join:2004-04-07
Buffalo, NY
clubs:
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said by johndoe303  :I still dunno what's going on in this are but this is the best I've seen with the new 8Mb tier:  I just hope in time things will get better..  ummm, you DO realize that, that is WAY above 8Mb right? you're not going to get anything better than that. 
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johndoe303
join:2003-01-01
Boca Raton, FL
3 edits | reply to Ripper
I still dunno what's going on in this are but this is the best I've seen with the new 8Mb tier:
I just hope in time things will get better..
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startech17
join:2002-09-10
Jupiter, FL | reply to HPC
i still dont know why i am not getting PB and you are... |
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HPC
join:2002-02-23
Jupiter, FL
2 edits | reply to RChris173
said by RChris173 :No powerboost. What is the best way you test it for powerboost? I've had some luck using the speedtest.net site and the Atlanta server...
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
Premium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
2 edits | reply to RChris173
I upgraded to the 8000/768 tier too, the best way is just to keep running the speed tests, if you have it you will see something like this (this is actually slow for me, I often see 16000-18000 down, but we've had a lot of congestion problems during peak hours and on weekends ever since Comcast came in)-
Server Location: Elk Grove, CA
Last Result:
Download Speed: 12035 kbps (1504.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2233 kbps (279.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
»speedtest.frontiernet.net/
On the 8000 tier, anything above about 8800 is PowerBoost, I'm not sure on the upload, but probably around 900 and and above. I would try several tests from different sites, sometimes one test won't show it, but another will. One of the best is the OOL FTP test, watch the download rate, here's the link-
»ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/pub/test64
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RChris173
join:2005-02-24
Jupiter, FL | reply to RR Conductor
Yes I rebooted it many times. No powerboost. What is the best way you test it for powerboost? |
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
Premium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to RChris173
Have you rebooted your modem? Sometimes that will do it, it did for me. We (Mendocino County, Northern California) got transitioned to Comcast from Adelphia about 3 weeks ago, and now have both upload and download powerboost, we're part of the Comcast North Bay Network. |
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RChris173
join:2005-02-24
Jupiter, FL
1 edit | reply to ishikawa
I had 4 / 384 with Adelphia, then when I became "comcast", I got a new IP (76.110.*.*) and 6 / 384. That occured a few weeks ago. Then I called Comcast every day asking them if I could upgrade to the 8mbps plan. I called once per day until someone said the codes were available. Finally the code was available and he put it on my account.
It costs $10 more: $52.95 for 8mbps/786 up.
The auctual speed from speakeasy averages around ~7.6 down & 706 up.
Still no sign of powerboost |
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ishikawa
join:2006-01-04
Tulsa, OK | reply to RChris173
RChris173, what do you mean by upgrade? did comcast downgrade you to hsi tier 4/384 from primiere when the network transitioned from adelphia to them? how much extra are you paying you for this upgrade? thanks. |
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krazenyc
join:2003-09-07
Denver, CO | reply to RChris173
Did you run a speedtest yet? |
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RChris173
join:2005-02-24
Jupiter, FL | reply to Techless
I was able to upgrade to the 8 mbps download and 768 kbps today. |
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Techless
Like I care
Premium
join:2002-07-19
Hypoluxo
 ·Vonage
| reply to Champer
I've seen and read about Vonage problems but my service has been rock solid here in West Palm beach area. Hypoluxo to be exact. I hope it stays that way.
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Champer
join:2004-04-07
Buffalo, NY
clubs:
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said by nhgames1010 :And my Vonage wont work! My vonage is in and out too, I called them and THEY are having problems, not your ISP. did you even TRY to call vonage about it?
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nhgames1010
join:2004-12-01
Lake Worth, FL
| reply to joepwpb
My IP has changed to Comcast and the speeds are fine but the connection keeps dropping once in a while. Pages would not load anymore until i rest my cable modem. And my Vonage wont work!
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