timbo4656
join:2005-03-09
San Ramon, CA
1 edit | reply to EG
Re: [Speed] 12/2 or 16/2..what is Comcast smoking? Seriously..
yea thats what i thought. thanks for the quick reply!
is there a a thread here that would tell me when this comes into affect in my market? that is when comcast upgrades the 6mb tier to 12mb. |
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CajunTek
Insane Cajun
Premium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to dadkins
said by dadkins  :said by EG :said by dadkins :When 6/1 gets kicked to 12/2, I'll be dropping back as well. Doin' the same thing here daddio !  I can save the $10 per month for a D3 modem - if they ever sell them. They better... I need the money!!!
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delt4
17 years ... still waiting
Premium
join:2000-07-13
Pittsburgh, PA
·Comcast
| reply to Kearnstd
said by Kearnstd :16/2 is the highest they go on your current modem. to go for 22 and 50 tiers you have to rent their DOCSIS3 Cisco modem(atleast until moto puts the 6120 in a store near you). Does this mean that it may be awhile little longer before Comcast upgrades their speeds again, assuming that there aren't as many DOCSIS3 modems out there as the current ones? I mean if speeds were upgraded farther than 16/2, everyone would have to get another modem from Comcast. |
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Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs: 
| reply to ztmike
I guess they figure that people will do exactly what the poll suggests they'll do. Either downgrade to the 12/2 or upgrade to the 22/5. And, for those who just want to stay on the 16/2 it will be more or less a grandfathered in tier.
I think the 22/5 is very competitive at the 62.95 they're asking. 2 bucks and change a day for speeds like that seems to me to be a real bargain. Not sure yet whether i'll upgrade to it but it will be nice just to have the option to.
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voip_user
join:2006-06-14
Middletown, CT
 ·VoiceStick
| reply to Rob
said by Rob :They should keep the 16/2 tier plan. Not because it makes sense, but because it gives the consumer an extra choice - and more choices is better than less choices. Plus, it helps them compete in some markets. I hope they also add 1/1, 4/1, 6/2, 8/2 for the same price as 12/2, it would give the consumer even more choices |
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AVonGauss
Premium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to ztmike
I don't know, it almost sounds like the consensus on this topic is that they raised the 6/1 tier higher than they needed... |
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bbscript
join:2004-11-09
Fairfield, PA | so when can we see this addiotional speeds. i hear today but havent seen any changes in configurations over the weekend yet. |
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EG
The wings of love
Premium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
| reply to AVonGauss
said by AVonGauss :I don't know, it almost sounds like the consensus on this topic is that they raised the 6/1 tier higher than they needed... SHHHHUSH ..  |
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sammydad1
join:2002-06-28
Lake Worth, FL
·Vonage
1 edit | reply to ztmike
Hi,
AS a test of actual download pipe size/speed, I use the 100MB broadband download test on www.testmy.net With Powerboost working as well as it does on smaller downloads, you need a beefy test to see a more real-world number. Typically I am averaging about 10.5 Mbps according to their test.
SD1 |
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ib50MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
Premium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI
| reply to voip_user
said by voip_user :I hope they also add 1/1, 4/1, 6/2, 8/2 for the same price as 12/2, it would give the consumer even more choices Yah, they could market those slower packages as DSL over Digital Voice.  |
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AVonGauss
Premium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL
3 edits | reply to EG
EG, I'm just sayin'... It sounds like people are confused about the new tiers, maybe if it was 10/1 instead of 12/2 it would be more balanced and people would be more enthusiastic about the change...
P.S. Did I mention that I'm glad after this post that this board does not work on a karma system? I think I might get voted off the island if it did... |
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EG
The wings of love
Premium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
| said by AVonGauss :EG, I'm just sayin'... It sounds like people are confused about the change, maybe if it was 10/1 instead of 12/2 it would be more balanced and people would be more enthusiastic about the change... I'm agreein' with ya bud ! |
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GLIMMER
join:2004-01-17
Urbana, IL
| reply to Kearnstd
said by Kearnstd :16/2 is the highest they go on your current modem. to go for 22 and 50 tiers you have to rent their DOCSIS3 Cisco modem(atleast until moto puts the 6120 in a store near you). how the hell do you figlure that?
most docsis1.1 builds will do 4-6 up and 20-30 down. Here in former insight land we are docsis 2.0 and it will do up to 10 up I have seen the speed tests before comcrap took over the area |
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
·voip.ms
·Vitelity VOIP
·Callcentric
·VoiceStick
·ViaTalk
·Comcast
 ·Embarq
| said by GLIMMER :how the hell do you figlure that? most docsis1.1 builds will do 4-6 up and 20-30 down. Here in former insight land we are docsis 2.0 and it will do up to 10 up I have seen the speed tests before comcrap took over the area Comcast isn't going to provision 22mbps for a single user into a 38mbps channel. By policy, they'll only give you the 22mbps tier if they can use a D3 modem to balance your traffic across at least 3x38mbps downstream channels. So yes, while it is indeed possible for a D1.1/2.0 modem to do 20-30mbps downstream, it is highly unwise to provision it that way given the current subscriber loading of the downstream channels.
You'll find this out when you try to order the Ultra service once it becomes available. |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| reply to GLIMMER
said by GLIMMER :said by Kearnstd :16/2 is the highest they go on your current modem. to go for 22 and 50 tiers you have to rent their DOCSIS3 Cisco modem(atleast until moto puts the 6120 in a store near you). how the hell do you figlure that? most docsis1.1 builds will do 4-6 up and 20-30 down. Here in former insight land we are docsis 2.0 and it will do up to 10 up I have seen the speed tests before comcrap took over the area because its company policy for the 22/5 and up tiers.
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matthew330ci
join:2005-02-10 | reply to ztmike
are you guys getting charged a ridiculous fee to change your level of service? i was told there would be some fee (I forget the amount) if I ever change my level of service. |
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Johkal
Cool Cat
Premium,MVM
join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
clubs:
·Comcast Digital Vo..
·Comcast
·Vonage
| said by matthew330ci :are you guys getting charged a ridiculous fee to change your level of service? i was told there would be some fee (I forget the amount) if I ever change my level of service. Not that I know of. I've changed back & forth for research reasons and did not notice any fees.
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
Premium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
·Comcast
3 edits | reply to ztmike
Just thought of something..maybe Comcast can go for 16/2 instead of 12/2 and current 16/2 users would be upgraded to 22/5, and 8/2 users would see the bump to 16/2-but pay the same price as users from the 6/1 tier.
That way everybody is happy and Comcast would be leading the way for speeds/pricing..
But we all know Comcast doesn't like making sense..so I doubt it will happen. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
| said by ztmike :Just thought of something..maybe Comcast can go for 16/2 instead of 12/2 and current 16/2 users would be upgraded to 22/5, and 8/2 users would see the bump to 16/2-but pay the same price as users from the 6/1 tier. That way everybody is happy and Comcast would be leading the way for speeds/pricing.. But we all know Comcast doesn't like making sense..so I doubt it will happen. 22/5 requires a doc 3.0 modem. That's a lot of doc 3.0 modems. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| said by Rob :said by ztmike :Just thought of something..maybe Comcast can go for 16/2 instead of 12/2 and current 16/2 users would be upgraded to 22/5, and 8/2 users would see the bump to 16/2-but pay the same price as users from the 6/1 tier. That way everybody is happy and Comcast would be leading the way for speeds/pricing.. But we all know Comcast doesn't like making sense..so I doubt it will happen. 22/5 requires a doc 3.0 modem. That's a lot of doc 3.0 modems. ... and for those of us that own our modems, this means new modem rental charges. No thanks!
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