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[Express] Express & Extreme Get Speed/Cap Upgrade

whats the point of upgrading speeds if they can't even handle what they have now. I don't get my extreme plus speeds at night, now it's just going to get worse

reply to abitbent
Oh, great. Rogers: HOW ABOUT AN UPGRADE TO THE UPLOAD SPEEDS??? A 28:1 ratio makes perfect sense, right? Wrong! Oh, and maybe you could think about rolling out IPv6 before the next century? Comcast is doing it, why aren't you?

Idiots.

reply to abitbent
Speed increase for 'existing' customers is March 8th, AFTER the price increase. Sure, treat your loyal customers like shit. But give the new guy quick speed a month BEFORE you, and at a reduced rate. Thanks for pissing me off once again, Rogers. I don't need the 18 **#&$MB connection, I only download a couple Linux ISO a year (yes, real Linux ISO's), my #**# Netflix has reduced quality because of your GD'ed caps, you bastards. My Rogers bill is going up like $12 starting March 1...that's like 2% of my bill..bastards. over the course of a year, that's $144, that's like 3 tanks of gas for the car, a good 4 weeks of driving. Guess I'll just have to tell the kids that they won't be getting anything from me this year. Jerks.
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reply to plebel
You seen the upload on Express? like 400kb..what a joke.

This quote ... with some other uses afterwards ... I think explains why download gets the speedboost, but not the upload ...

"Rogers customers are increasingly watching movies on Rogers on Demand Online ..."

reply to abitbent
Upgrade is only for those with Docsis 3.0 modems.

Speed increases don't mean anything when Rogers throttles everything...

I mean how fast do you want to open your email?? Other applications are still throttled at this point..

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reply to abitbent
my d2 modem which was suposed to top out at 10 mb is running just fine on the current 12 mb profile

my downloads max out at 1400Kb/s even torrents.
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reply to abitbent
my loop isnt that bad but thinking of trading in this modem soon anyway. had it for more than 6 years so i expect it to esplode eventually.
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reply to abitbent
When is this supposed to go into effect?

I'm seeing 28Mbps on my Extreme right now.

reply to abitbent
Yes, DOCSIS 2 modems will work at speeds up to about 30Mbps ... BUT ... the problem comes if there are two of you on the same frequency channel with a D2 modem on your cable segment, you're gonna share that 30 Mbps ... depending how the packets arrive at the CMTS for delivery down the cable. Now bear in mind that there are lots more than just 2 modems on a cable segment on the same frequency, you're gonna share that 30Mbps amongst many people if they all have packets queued up at the CMTS.

So, with D3 modems with 4 frequencies bonded the total available speed is now about 120 Mbps ... so you can have 4 simultaneously downloading users at 30 Mbps before they notice congestion or 10 Express users. etc.

So, if you want the speeds, then you need the modems to avoid congestion.

What about the earlier thread about increased upload speeds? Does this announcement mean all hope is lost for faster uploads? I've been holding out on upgrading from Express to Ultimate until they clearly advertise the rumoured faster upload speeds, hopefully 10Mb/s.

reply to abitbent
News release said Rogers will be rolling out the speed upgrades starting Jan 26th. Anyone seeing the new speeds?

Considering people in aurora have been having speed consistency problems, something tells me that they've started rollout there

reply to bbhog
I'm in west end of Mississauga seems like I got it few days ago.