fonzbear2000
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join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
1 edit | 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
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| 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... |
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fonzbear2000
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Saint Paul, MN
1 edit | 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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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) |
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fonzbear2000
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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
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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
·Comcast
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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) |
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fonzbear2000
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Saint Paul, MN
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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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madden2k5
join:2009-04-09
Portsmouth, VA | 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. |
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danry25
join:2008-05-21
Seattle, WA
·Comcast
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Docisis 3 with Powerfaker technology and a off brand Korean made
Docisis 3 modem registered for 12Mbs/2Mbs. |
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PerfectCode
join:2009-06-12
Portland, OR
·Comcast
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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...
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EG
The wings of love
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join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
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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 !!! |
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jkj860
The Final Frontier
join:2002-01-10
Valparaiso, IN
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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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