Are 16/2 and 12/2 speed tiers in your area? Post here.

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sortofageek Not Trouble Premium,Mod join:2001-08-19 There & Then kudos:13 Host: Comcast HSI Comcast Cable TV Team Helix Distributed Comput.. Linksys 4 edits	Are 16/2 and 12/2 speed tiers in your area? Post here. With or without PowerBoost, Blast! (16/2 tier) and 12/2 tier discussion belongs in this topic. It will be easier to follow the subthreads if each person will use the reply button at the bottom of the post to which he/she is replying, instead of hitting the big ReplyOP button at the bottom right of the forum. That button should only be used to reply to this post of mine here. FAQ link: HOW TO POST IN A THREAD Please make sure you actually have sustained speeds indicative of the 16/2 or 12/2 tier and it is not just PowerBoost before posting an availability report in this topic. What is Blast? Blast! is an actual speed upgrade to 16/1 or 16/2, which will be reflected in measures of actual download and upload. See the speed tiers here ---> »Comcast High Speed Internet FAQ »What are the actual Provisioned Speeds? Because of PowerBoost, you cannot demonstrate the Blast! upgrade has been received using flash and java speed tests or other tests which don't download/upload enough data to avoid giving skewed results. You can tell by measure of actual download and upload of large files, by looking at the capped speed in some modems' diagnostic pages, or by charges on your Comcast bill (if you have actually ordered the Blast! tier.) How can I show confirmation I have the 16/2 or the 12/2 tier? Since PowerBoost can make finding sustained speed impossible using the speed test sites, dadkins demonstrated how to find sustained download speed. Show a screenshot of an actual download and then an upload of about 100 MB of a much larger file which demonstrates that you do have the new speeds, sustained and not just an initial burst like PowerBoost. Show a screenshot of a letter or email you received which confirms the new speed tier is available to you in your area. Post a screenshot of a scan of a Comcast invoice which shows you have the Blast! tier on your account. (Be sure to obscure personal identification information.) If you have a Motorola Surfboard 5120 modem, this post will explain how to confirm you have the Blast! tier via your modem logs. Since a recent firmware update the Motorola 5100 is again showing the config filename in the modem logs. See this post. Some older Linksys modems will show the name of the config file in their diagnostic pages as well. Show us the screenshot, please. This post recaps current config file names and translates what they indicate in terms of speed caps. Newer Linksys modems, such as Model BEFCMU10, Version 4 will show the caps on your connection. Go to the connection link via »192.168.100.1 and look at the provision rates for both downstream and upstream channels, as shown in this post. Upload a screenshot. The various java and flash speed tests cannot confirm Blast! tier because they don't test download/upload past the bursts of PowerBoost. Reports of availability to date: (Remember, also, if DOCSIS 3.0 is available in your area, the 16/2 and 12/2 tiers should be also. Check DOCSIS 3.0 availability reports in the first post of this topic ---> »Is the DOCSIS 3 rollout complete in your area? Post here. ) »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Alabama »Blast! Tier Availability in Arkansas »16/2 or 12/2 tiers in California »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Colorado »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Connecticut »Blast! Tier Availability in Delaware »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Florida »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Georgia »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Illinois »16/2 and 12.2 Tier Availability in Indiana »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Kentucky »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Maryland »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Massachusetts »Blast! Tier Availability in Michigan »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Minnesota »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Missouri »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in New Hampshire »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in New Jersey »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in New Mexico »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in New York »Blast! Tier Availability in Ohio »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Oregon »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Pennsylvania »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Tennessee »Blast! Tier Availability in Texas »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Utah »Blast! Tier Availability in Virginia »Blast! Tier Availability in Washington, DC »16/2 and 12/2 Tier Availability in Washington State »Blast! Tier Availability in West Virginia »Comcast boosts business class to 16/2 speeds If you are sure Blast! is available in your area, please tell us: 1. Your location 2. Whether FIOS is available in your area or not. READ THIS FIRST! READ THIS, TOO! DOCSIS 3.0 Modem for a DOCSIS 2.0 Tier »Do I need a DOCSIS 3.0 modem in order to see the new 12/2 tier? »Is a DOCSIS 3.0 modem compatible with DOCSIS 2 tiers? »Docsis 3 modem for lower tier useful? »DOCSIS 3 modem without DOCSIS 3 service See also: »ChattanoogaTN Comcast doubling Internet »Comcast speed doubling... when? »20/4 Blast Available in TX... »Portland/SW WA, check your speeds 12/16 »About the 12/2 upgrade »[Speed] Detroit-8/2 Current, upgrade to 16/2? When? »Christmas present from Comcast to Colorado »unable to downgrade from 16/2 to 12/2 »[Speed] 2200 to 2000 upstream cap downgrade? ~FIXED~ »8/1 and 16/2 Houston, TX Speed Tiers »Seattle area gets Blast only/first in Verizon territories »Is this what everyone is calling BLAST? »[Speed] How long to wait for higher tier speed? »Blast + Surboard SBV5220 Logs »Blast Tiers: what's available? »Question ... if you have Blast! and a Linksys BEFCMU10 ver. 4 »"Blast" 16Mbps with PowerBoost! »Does this mean i have Blast 16mbps in my area?(South Philly) »Is Blast! available in your area? - Not PowerBoost »[Speed] No Blast for Houston »Odd...powerboost not shutting off for me »How much is 16/1? »[Speed] 16/1 Blackwood, NJ »Is this 16/1? »[Speed] Anyone in Philly 19146 have 16/1 yet? »[Speed] 16/2 Blast Service »12/2 update only to new customers??? »[Speed] What exactly are the Seattle tiers? »Speed Tier Upgrades in Connecticut ? »[Speed] 16Mb shows on webpage, can't order it »I just want Blast!! ; ; »Will my Arris phone modem work with the 12/2 tier? »Comcast promised Doubling of speed locally?? »Anyone in Atlanta seeing the faster speeds? »Anyone else getting Blast speeds in Atlanta? »Are the rumors true, everyone will be raised to 12/2? »Did Comcast recently give new speed upgrades? »Has anyone been able to successfully order Blast! in Vermont? »16/2 Tier with Motorala SB 6120 »[Speed] Coming Soon...The Fastest Fast from Comcast »[Speed] New Blast Tier? »New Higher Speeds? -- Join Team Helix * I am praying for these friends .
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fonzbear2000 Premium join:2005-08-09 Saint Paul, MN	Re: Is Blast! available in your area - Not PowerBoost Pt 2 i sure hope they bring this to minnesota soon!
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sortofageek Not Trouble Premium,Mod join:2001-08-19 There & Then kudos:13 Host: Comcast HSI Comcast Cable TV Team Helix Distributed Comput.. Linksys	(topic move) PowerBoost Up In Denver, CO Moderator Action The post that was here (and all 3 followups to it), has been moved to a new topic .. »PowerBoost Up In Denver, CO stated reason was: OT in Blast! thread. Please read first post in the thread.
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Clymber join:2007-08-03 Richmond, VA 2 edits	reply to sortofageek Blast! Tier Availability in Richmond, VA I have 16mbps/2000kbs blast available in Richmond, Virginia. This is not powerboost. I can upload large files (500MB or more) at over 200kb/sec. Interestingly enough, I called Comcast last week telling them I was switching to Fios unless blast was available in my area. They told me that it wasn't available. However, a few days later I received a new cable modem config file (d11_m_sb5120_speedtierextreme2_c01.cm) and now I have blast speeds.
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Smilebit8 join:2002-05-21 Chester, VA 1 edit	Blast! Tier Availability in Chester, VA Have it here in Chester, Va as well.
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fonzbear2000 Premium join:2005-08-09 Saint Paul, MN	Re: Blast! Tier Availability in Richmond, VA smilebit, that could be powerboost because your upload is above 2000
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Smilebit8 join:2002-05-21 Chester, VA	said by fonzbear2000: smilebit, that could be powerboost because your upload is above 2000 I have the config setting d11_m_sb5120_speedtierextreme2_c01.cm I've had powerboost before...this ain't powerboost Have had this newer speed for a couple of months. I wake up in the morning and it's still uploading at 2Mb
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EG The wings of love Premium join:2006-11-18 Union, NJ kudos:9 1 edit	N.M.
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EG The wings of love Premium join:2006-11-18 Union, NJ kudos:9 2 edits	reply to Smilebit8 said by Smilebit8: said by fonzbear2000: smilebit, that could be powerboost because your upload is above 2000 I have the config setting d11_m_sb5120_speedtierextreme2_c01.cm I've had powerboost before...this ain't powerboost Have had this newer speed for a couple of months. I wake up in the morning and it's still uploading at 2Mb Well for what it's worth, that is indeed the correct name of the Blast 16/2 config file... I should know because I am paying for it, and that is exactly the same name of the config file that I currently have.. -- Let us never forget 9/11
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brianmcd Premium join:2000-09-06 Norristown, PA 4 edits	reply to sortofageek Blast Upgrade Available in Norristown, PA I signed up for a Free 6 Month Upgrade to Blast in Norristown, PA. At first I was not getting anything close to 16 Down until I switched out my Router/Switch with a new one and now I am getting 16/1 and better on the Speed tests. FIOS is not yet available in my area, but the fiber optic cables have been pulled and can be seen all over the area. See also ---> »Me too: Blast available in Norristown, PA 19401
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techhii @comcast.net	No Blast yet here in South Jersey area (Erial) I called here in the South Jersey area (Erial) and still no blast. I been paying the extra $10 a month for the 8 for a few years now. I know its down the road about a mile but not around here yet. ANd I called Comcast and talked with 3 people and they can't do anything not no modem config files nothing. Another person on the phone told me the blast is in areas that have FIOS. SO I have no FIOS around here yet but will keep an eye out for the Verizon trucks. I know a few people that have FIOS internet and TV in Cherry Hill
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Illuminated join:2007-08-06 USA	reply to sortofageek Me too: Blast available in Norristown, PA 19401 I got the letter (Blast! at no extra charge for 6 months) and called a few weeks ago. After spending probably an hour on the phone with the Comcast monkeys, they finally got it working for me. Verizon has not put down fiber in my neighborhood yet, but I know they have in other nearby neighborhoods. I suppose I am benefiting from the upcoming competition. I see speeds between 15.0 and 22.0 Mbps down from Giganews using all 10 connections.
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AnonName @comcast.net	Nice Illuminated. I have been waiting patiently for similar speeds from usenet. I hope they roll out blast here at my location. However, each time they tell me it is scheduled it always seems to get postponed for exactly six weeks. I am starting to think they are full of baloney and are told to lead people on by advancing the day of inquiry by six weeks and telling customers that's when to expect Blast.
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Klownicle join:2005-03-15 Sarasota, FL	reply to sortofageek Re: Is Blast! available in your area - Not PowerBoost Pt 2 Just a note, I mentioned a 1.5mbps upload recently. I uploaded at 200kb for 7 hours stright it never dipped. Not upload powerbost, but its not the 2mbps upload that some people get with 16/2 either. I have 16/1 as far as I know..
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sortofageek Not Trouble Premium,Mod join:2001-08-19 There & Then kudos:13 Host: Comcast HSI Comcast Cable TV Team Helix Distributed Comput.. Linksys 2 edits	If you are in Florida, that is doubtful. Is Blast! itemized on your statement? Notice the Florida reports for PowerBoost in the PowerBoost topic. Notice where the confirmed Blast! reports are coming from. By confirmed, at this point, I mean official notice from Comcast that Blast! is now available to you. While they may have unannounced testing going on intermittently in various places, we have had no confirmed reports it is officially available in Florida. -- Join Team Helix * I am praying for these friends .
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fonzbear2000 Premium join:2005-08-09 Saint Paul, MN	reply to sortofageek according to this thread at comcast.net, blast is available in new hampshire: »forums.comcast.net/comcastsuppor···id=14221
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sortofageek Not Trouble Premium,Mod join:2001-08-19 There & Then kudos:13	reply to sortofageek (topic move) PowerBoost Up In Austin, TX Moderator Action The post that was here (and all 2 followups to it), has been moved to a new topic .. »PowerBoost Up In Austin, TX stated reason was: Probably PowerBoost, not Blast
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mtotho @comcast.net 1 edit	reply to sortofageek Blast Upgrade Available in Lambertville, NJ Actually i get up to 28mbps down. I have the Blast(not power boost) i live in Lambertville, NJ 08530. No fios competition here.. or any other internet for that matter
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mtotho @comcast.net	Re: Is Blast! available in your area - Not PowerBoost Pt 2 Also i live in central jersey on the border between PA and NJ (NEW HOPE PA) 10 minutes north of Trenton
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jrudol join:2001-01-23 Pipersville, PA 2 edits	reply to sortofageek Blast Upgrade Available in Plumsteadville, PA Comcast has offered free 6 months of Blast here in Plumsteadville PA. Of course the only reason is Fios is now available --20/5 for 49.95 a month with a 1 year contract
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