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fonzbear2000
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join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN

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Did Comcast recently give new speed upgrades?

I just got a magazine called Mac World and they list some high speed ISP's and the speed tiers they offer and for Comcast, they list the following:

download/upload
15/3 $43/month
20/4 $53/month
30/5 $63/month

Unless those are the powerboost speeds. But I thought the powerboost speed for the 12mbps tier was up to double the advertised speed.

Mod Note to all: Question was answered here ---> »Re: Did Comcast recently give new speed upgrades?

Please keep further discussion about the various speed upgrades in the appropriate stickied topic.

Thanks, ~sorto'


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PerfectCode

join:2009-06-12
Portland, OR

said by fonzbear2000:

I just got a magazine called Mac World and they list some high speed ISP's and the speed tiers they offer and for Comcast, they list the following:

download/upload
15/3 $43/month
20/4 $53/month
30/5 $63/month

Unless those are the powerboost speeds. But I thought the powerboost speed for the 12mbps tier was up to double the advertised speed.
Where have you been that isnt here?

PS: I am still very disappointed in Comcasts lack of symmetric speeds...


fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN

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said by PerfectCode:

said by fonzbear2000:

I just got a magazine called Mac World and they list some high speed ISP's and the speed tiers they offer and for Comcast, they list the following:

download/upload
15/3 $43/month
20/4 $53/month
30/5 $63/month

Unless those are the powerboost speeds. But I thought the powerboost speed for the 12mbps tier was up to double the advertised speed.
Where have you been that isnt here?

PS: I am still very disappointed in Comcasts lack of symmetric speeds...
Huh? What do you mean?

Ummmmmm, I don't think any residential ISP's offer symmetrical speeds.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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said by fonzbear2000:

Huh? What do you mean?

Ummmmmm, I don't think any residential ISP's offer symmetrical speeds.
FiOS has 20/20
Surewest has 10/10 20/20/ and 50/50.
Paxio has all the way to gigabit/gigabit.
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fonzbear2000
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join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN

said by dadkins:

said by fonzbear2000:

Huh? What do you mean?

Ummmmmm, I don't think any residential ISP's offer symmetrical speeds.
FiOS has 20/20
Surewest has 10/10 20/20/ and 50/50.
Paxio has all the way to gigabit/gigabit.
Well, it is pretty rare.
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fonzbear2000
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Saint Paul, MN

reply to fonzbear2000
Anyway, can someone tell me if these are new speed upgrades or are they Comcast's advertised powerboost speeds?
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Imitation

join:2009-02-10
Pittsburgh, PA

Those speeds include Comcast's PowerBoost.

15/3 = 12/2 (Performance)
20/4 = 16/2 (Blast!)
30/5 = 22/5 (Ultra)



fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN

said by Imitation:

Those speeds include Comcast's PowerBoost.

15/3 = 12/2 (Performance)
20/4 = 16/2 (Blast!)
30/5 = 22/5 (Ultra)
Ok, thanks.
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jkj860
The Final Frontier

join:2002-01-10
Valparaiso, IN
Reviews:
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said by fonzbear2000:

said by Imitation:

Those speeds include Comcast's PowerBoost.

15/3 = 12/2 (Performance)
20/4 = 16/2 (Blast!)
30/5 = 22/5 (Ultra)
Ok, thanks.
And 22/5 looks like this with powerboost:

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tshirt
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join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3
Reviews:
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reply to PerfectCode

said by PerfectCode:

PS: I am still very disappointed in Comcasts lack of symmetric speeds...

Better get used to it, it is a technical limitation of DOCSIS A choice made long ago, to have an unbalanced frequency distribution, favoring download over upload because that is the way MOST end user connections use it.
even GPON fiber has a 2:1 ratio BY DESIGN.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_de···ndwidths
DOCSIS 3 offers a better?/more balanced ratio of 4:3. (this becomes approx. 3:1 in a fully bonded 8 down/4up system, something nobody has (or needs) yet)

Offering balanced bandwidth to resdential users is doublely wasteful, first because you must profitable sell/use the remaining download capacity (or charge the same for a 10/10 link that you charge for a 50/10 connection) and secondly because few will use an equal downstream/upstream ratio UNLESS they are running servers (against the TOS for MOST residential services)


fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN

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reply to jkj860

said by jkj860:

said by fonzbear2000:

said by Imitation:

Those speeds include Comcast's PowerBoost.

15/3 = 12/2 (Performance)
20/4 = 16/2 (Blast!)
30/5 = 22/5 (Ultra)
Ok, thanks.
And 22/5 looks like this with powerboost:

12/2 looks pretty great here too!

Yet speedtest.net still only gives Comcast 3.4/5
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lilstone87

join:2009-04-09
Portsmouth, VA
kudos:3

LOL.... you got a 3.4/5 because thats what comcast internet service is rated threw speedtest.net. It has nothing to do with your speedtest, and its results.


danry25
Premium
join:2008-05-21
Seattle, WA
Reviews:
·Comcast

reply to fonzbear2000

Docisis 3 with Powerfaker technology and a off brand Korean made
Docisis 3 modem registered for 12Mbs/2Mbs.

PerfectCode

join:2009-06-12
Portland, OR

reply to jkj860

said by jkj860:

said by fonzbear2000:

said by Imitation:

Those speeds include Comcast's PowerBoost.

15/3 = 12/2 (Performance)
20/4 = 16/2 (Blast!)
30/5 = 22/5 (Ultra)
Ok, thanks.
And 22/5 looks like this with powerboost:

Really? Lucky you. This is what it looks like for me at best...



EG
The wings of love
Premium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
kudos:9

reply to danry25

said by danry25:

Docisis 3 with Powerfaker technology and a off brand Korean made
Docisis 3 modem registered for 12Mbs/2Mbs.
100 up w/PB. ROFL !!!


jkj860
The Final Frontier

join:2002-01-10
Valparaiso, IN
Reviews:
·Comcast Digital ..
·Comcast

reply to danry25

said by danry25:

Docisis 3 with Powerfaker technology and a off brand Korean made
Docisis 3 modem registered for 12Mbs/2Mbs.
symmetrical speeds. Awesome! And look at that ping.
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