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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus

join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI

reply to BF69
Re: Just a con job

And we have a winner!

"PowerBoost" ensures speed tests are well and consistently inflated. It should help web apps and browser plugin downloading too though.

For proper 'downloading' I don't think its very useful.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16


ccneteng
Comcast Employee
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join:2008-02-06
Philadelphia, PA


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Powerboost is volume based, not time based. The boost window is designed around 99%+ of user downloads. Since 99%+ of all downloads are inside the PowerBoost window it provides a noticeable speed increase for the vast majority of users' experience.

There is also no reason why the boost window won't increase over time. I think there is a long history of speed increases which prove this.

The reality is, you cannot please all of the people, all of the time. But 99%+ is pretty good
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