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| Post about PowerBoost and other speed increases here
Continued from ---> »Upload PowerBoost! - See Where It's At
All discussion of PowerBoost belongs in this thread. Please do not start another topic about PowerBoost without prior mod approval.
This is also the place to discuss PowerBoost in general, to avoid filling the forum with PowerBoost threads. Thank you for your cooperation. 
What is PowerBoost?
Actual speeds vary and are not guaranteed. PowerBoost only available with Comcast’s 6.0/8.0 speed plans and above. PowerBoost provides bursts of download speed above the customer’s provisioned download speed for the first 10 MB of a file. It then reverts to your provisioned speed for the remainder of the download.
See also this post.
If you are noticing increased speeds, talk about it here until a determination is made whether it is PowerBoost, Blast! or some other officially-offered by Comcast reason. See this topic ---> »Awesome Speeds Anyone Else Getting This?
If you simply want to discuss something about speed tiers or ask a related question, post in this thread as well.
The object is to leave space in the forum for topics other than speed discussions.
Please post in this thread if you notice PowerBoost upload speeds have arrived in your area.
Please include your details below:
See also (newest reports on top of each list):
»PowerBoost Up In Vermont
»PowerBoost Up In Texas
»PowerBoost Up In Louisiana
»PowerBoost Up In New York
»PowerBoost Up In West Virginia
»PowerBoost Up In Connecticut
»PowerBoost up in Delaware
»PowerBoost Up In Arkansas
»PowerBoost Up In Mississippi
»PowerBoost Up In South Carolina
»PowerBoost Up In Alabama
»PowerBoost Up In Kentucky
»PowerBoost Up In Florida
»PowerBoost Up In Ohio
»PowerBoost Up In Tennessee
»PowerBoost Up In Virginia
»PowerBoost Up In Maryland
»PowerBoost Up In New Jersey
»PowerBoost Up In California
»PowerBoost Up In New Mexico
»PowerBoost Up In Colorado
»PowerBoost Up In Arizona
»PowerBoost Up In Pennsylvania
»PowerBoost Up In Utah
»PowerBoost Up In Kansas
»PowerBoost Up In Oregon
»PowerBoost Up In Washington
»PowerBoost Up In New Hampshire
»PowerBoost Up In Massachusetts
»PowerBoost Up In Georgia
»PowerBoost Up In Minnesota
»PowerBoost Up In Missouri
»PowerBoost Up In Michigan
»PowerBoost Up In Indiana
»PowerBoost Up In Illinois
OK, allowing this public opinion topic as an exception ---> »Concept of powerboost annoys me
Troubleshooting Tips:
»[Speed] Not seeing increased Upload speeds?
Upload cap upgrades noticed:
News: (6Mbps/1Mbps and 8Mbps/2Mbps) »Comcast Upload Speed Increase
»[Speed] Will EX Insight Customers get the 2Meg upload Upgrade?
»8800/2200 upgrade has arrived in Houma, LA
»Upgrade of upload speed
»8/2 with Powerboost in Elkhart, IN
»Chicago Upstream Speed Enhancements
»8/2 in Anoka Minnesota
»8800/2200 in Seattle, WA area
»New HSI Upgrades
»New Tier? 6Mbps down/ 1Mbps upload?
DOCSIS 3.0
»DOCSIS 3.0 "wideband" Service starting with Twin Cities
See also:
»[Speed] Is powerboost available on the Lite tier?
»[Speed] Has download speed also increased?
»Speed Upgrades in TN - June 1
»[Speed] 55569/7879
»Whoo Hoo super fast!!
»Is this what everyone is calling BLAST?
»16mb Connection
»[Speed] How long to wait for higher tier speed?
»Modem Out, Comes Back With New IP and Better Speed
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fonzbear2000
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Saint Paul, MN | Re: Upload PowerBoost (and other discussion of PB speeds)
pretty nice for being on the 6/384 tier! |
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GeorgeB100
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League City, TX
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Comcast Houston has no clue what Powerboost is ...
Apparently it should be available in League City, TX (where I live), but I do not have it yet. I called tech support and they sent a technician today. Guess what: HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT P-BOOST EVEN IS! All he could do is spend 30 min in his truck talking to his uspervisor, after which he gave me the phone number for level 3 internet support, and left the house! Unbelievable ...
Does anyone know if Powerboost is REALLY available in League City (Houston), TX? |
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evergreek
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PowerBoost Up In Miami, FL
We got upload powerboost in MIAMI FINALLY! 
Download powerboost aswell, just didnt work on that try lol |
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hpasian
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Friendswood, TX
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Re: Comcast Houston has no clue what Powerboost is ...
said by GeorgeB100  :Does anyone know if Powerboost is REALLY available in League City (Houston), TX? It is available in the Houston area. I helped a friend in Friendswood who was not getting PowerBoost. I figured it was a config file not being read correctly by the modem.
My friend and I chatted with Comcast Billing and finally was able to persuade the guy to push a new config file to the modem. My friend was immediately able to use PowerBoost and was quite happy.
So chat/call Comcast Billing (don't waste your time with incompetent tech support for Houston). Insist they reprovision your modem or push a new config file (some techs don't know how to push, so they reprovision). It will work as long as your modem is supported (some ancient TWC modems aren't supported).
Also, make sure you have been transitioned to Comcast. You can check this by checking your WAN ip/hostname. If it has a .comcast.net at the end then its Comcast, if its .houston.rr.com then you're still on RR and won't see PowerBoost. |
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GeorgeB100
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League City, TX | reply to sortofageek
Re: Upload PowerBoost (and other discussion of PB speeds)
Thank you much, that is very helpful ... will do. |
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Re: Comcast Houston has no clue what Powerboost is ...
said by GeorgeB100 :Does anyone know if Powerboost is REALLY available in League City (Houston), TX? »PowerBoost Up In League City, TX
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lmacmil
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South Bend, IN
| Upload PB gone again in South Bend, Ind
Got it in May for 4-5 weeks then disappeared until a Comcast tech put the correct modem in their database (they had my last modem which I hadn't used for 3 years). Had it for 1 week but today my uploads are back to sub-384Kbps.
This is so wacky. Gotta be something at the Comcast end because my hardware hasn't changed. Also been losing my signal today off and on for the last 3 hours. That's why I called a week ago but they couldn't see anything at their end. |
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evergreek
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Re: PowerBoost Up In Miami, FL
Much better now  |
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SneakyBastar
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PowerBoost Up In Modesto, CA
Is THAT why my upload speed just ..... ummmm ..... quadrupled??
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SneakyBastar
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Modesto, CA
| Re: Upload PowerBoost (and other discussion of PB speeds)
And by the way...... Is this speed result normal for someone who is supposed to have a 6000/384 connection?? The download speed has been fairly consistant for the last 3 months......During a real load transfer (300 - 600 MB packages) my download speed reads 1.5 - 2 MBs. Not the expected 600 - 700 KBs (that is the avg. speed for a 6 Meg connection, right?) but it actually SAYS 1.5 to 2 Mb Sec in the download window. |
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| The short answer is that there is no normal when it comes to PowerBoost, up or down. You get what you get, both speed and duration, depending on where you are and when. I think it may also have something to do with cloud formations over dadkins ' house and what you had for breakfast, but don't quote me on that.
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said by sortofageek :The short answer is that there is no normal when it comes to PowerBoost, up or down. You get what you get, both speed and duration, depending on where you are and when. I think it may also have something to do with cloud formations over dadkins ' house and what you had for breakfast, but don't quote me on that. Dadkins is a PB God. He is a prime example of getting insane PB speeds both up and down.
If something is going on in Comcast land speed wise, he likely knows about it. |
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PowerBoost Up In Stockton, CA
Finally got the upload powerboost here in Stockton, CA. Had the download powerboost for quite some time.
16417kbps down, 2075kbps up. |
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| PowerBoost Up In Houma, LA
About 45 minutes ago, my modem died, and when it came back on, I found I have Upload Powerboost now.
I'm in Houma, Louisiana.
Here's a speed test of my 8/768 tier.
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Re: Comcast Houston has no clue what Powerboost is ...
My daughter lives in the Rustic Oaks subdivision and I checked her speed and it was running over 17000Kbps\2500Kbps just this last week.
Here in Freeport I am still at 6000\350Kbps. I am going to take my old PCX2200 Toshiba modem and trade it in on a newer one. |
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PowerBoost up in Lake City FL
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Re: Upload PowerBoost (and other discussion of PB speeds)
Providing link to this topic, which should be in this one:
»Can someone tell me if this is accurate..or a fluke??
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