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reelbigfish

join:2002-06-06
Boston, MA
·Comcast
·Comcast Digital Vo..

reply to Phil
Re: fake speed tests

This really is a great little technology. It is like back in the old days when you had dedicated lines with burst rates and contracted rates. When I download the latest iTunes or some updates from Microsoft, it's great to get around 16Mbps, while my actual speed is more like 8Mbps for sustained downloads.


Phil
Rojo Sol
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join:2001-06-11
Camarillo, CA
·Verizon FIOS

This is fine, but I can see it being marketed as a 16Mbps connection with the an asterisk next to that number. The majority of people probably won't even realize this thinking there getting 16Mbps speeds the whole time. In my opinion this is just another means of the cable company attempting to compete with FTTH and saving a couple minutes here and there doesn't sell it to me.
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