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Re: [Speed] Northeast speed changes coming.I talked to a Tech on chat earlier today and she stated I should see an email soon about the upgrade but I'm still on DOCSIS 2.0 and the manager of the area told me that I wouldn't see 3.0 till next year but I'm assuming even 2.0 can get the 50/10 speeds. |
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2012-Aug-3 10:14 pm
said by sava700:I talked to a Tech on chat earlier today and she stated I should see an email soon about the upgrade but I'm still on DOCSIS 2.0 and the manager of the area told me that I wouldn't see 3.0 till next year but I'm assuming even 2.0 can get the 50/10 speeds. Your assumption would be wrong, but if you are lucky and your node is not heavily loaded you might get up to ~35mbps downstream (but don't count on that being a reliable steady rate). |
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(topic move) [Speed] Can anyone help me fix my speed?Moderator ActionThe post that was here (and all 6 followups to it), has been moved to a new topic .. » [Speed] Can anyone help me fix my speed? |
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Re: [Speed] Northeast speed changes coming.said by NetFixer:Your assumption would be wrong, but if you are lucky and your node is not heavily loaded you might get up to ~35mbps downstream (but don't count on that being a reliable steady rate). That wouldn't make sense then to tell me one thing and it be another.. according to the wiki I can get speeds down up to 42.88Mbps and upload up to 30.72Mbps and I know my node is not at all loaded down. If I can't get that full push they are advertising then perhaps its time to start blowing up their phones to see if I can get a push of DOCSIS 3.0 in this area a little faster. Seems they only get to really going with any upgrades around here if users complain enough. |
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Well that might be true that if enough customers complain, something gets accomplished, its also possible that it will fall on deaf ears. I mean who exactly would you be calling, the tech support and sales departments don't have any actual power, all they can do is say they'll take down the information and that's it, they don't actually have a direct contact with the Corporate office. The best bet would be to actually call their Corporate number in Philly, or speak to ComcastSteve, but although ComcastSteve is a god in the cable industry even he can't force an area to be ready for something they aren't any faster. I feel your pain and I understand your frustration so do know that. |
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You are wasting your time getting DOCSIS 3 pushed to you faster. Contacting ComcastSteve about when you'll get D3 won't get you anywhere because he has no idea about that stuff. I've been told from him directly for the last 2 years there is no ETA for the upgrade. |
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said by sava700:said by NetFixer:Your assumption would be wrong, but if you are lucky and your node is not heavily loaded you might get up to ~35mbps downstream (but don't count on that being a reliable steady rate). That wouldn't make sense then to tell me one thing and it be another.. according to the wiki I can get speeds down up to 42.88Mbps and upload up to 30.72Mbps and I know my node is not at all loaded down. If I can't get that full push they are advertising then perhaps its time to start blowing up their phones to see if I can get a push of DOCSIS 3.0 in this area a little faster. Seems they only get to really going with any upgrades around here if users complain enough. I was just offering you some real world advice, not the theoretical max limits that you would only see if you were the only user on your node. Push as hard as you wish; I am not a Comcast employee, so it won't bother me at all. I hope you don't get too severe a headache from banging your head against the brick wall. |
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Hmm? I've had D3 for about three years now. I was just saying I feel his pain in wanting something and having to wait so long, such as the "world of more" HD rollout, the speed increase, IPv6 activation, to name a few. |
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Unplug the power to your modem for 10-30 seconds. Plug it back up. Re-test your speed once the modem is fully operational. If you haven't yet done this before now, then your modem may download a new modem firmware and profile and could restart itself which may take longer to come back up. Then re-test. said by overk29:I've gotten the email about the speed increase and my bill specifically mentions Blast!, but I'm only seeing 25/4 rates on speedtest.net. Is this correct, or should I see 50/10 as others are reporting?
I am using a new SB6121 modem. Baltimore area. |
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Well appears the phone call got them on the ball.. got my line upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0 over night now I just gotta call and complain about the speeds a little.. only getting around 36Mbps down and upload is horrible as in hardly 1Mbps. See if you do a little complaining and pushing you get things done! |
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(topic move) Just talking about DOCSIS 3.0 RolloutModerator ActionThe post that was here (and all 2 followups to it), has been moved to a new topic .. » Just talking about DOCSIS 3.0 Rollout |
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Westfield, MAI got the upgraded speeds 2 nights ago didn't even realize it but i am as happy as a pig in shit. I could care less about the download speed it's the upload that is awesome. And speeds match up to.
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Re: [Speed] Northeast speed changes coming.What's up with the download speeds going back?
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SunnyRuns from Clowns
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Did you try the server where you saw a higher download before? This one? |
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here is my recent...the only real notice I've seen since I was pushed to DOCSIS 3.0 last night and with me calling about this upgrade was a 10Mpbs increase over normal speedtests for download and my upload doubled which is nice but I want that 50/10. |
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said by sava700:
here is my recent...the only real notice I've seen since I was pushed to DOCSIS 3.0 last night and with me calling about this upgrade was a 10Mpbs increase over normal speedtests for download and my upload doubled which is nice but I want that 50/10. Well, if your area just got Docsis 3, watch over the next few weeks, you'll get the upgrade. I've seen areas that just got D3 get the 20/4 upgrade, a week later go 25/4 and then like 2 weeks after that get whatever is most current for their level. So watch, wait and report back. It shouldn't be long. |
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noomi85
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2012-Aug-10 5:44 pm
Same thing here...
About 2-3 days ago I was having a blast (no pun intended) downloading at 50Mbps. Noticed while trying to download anything today, my download speed is down to 30-35Mbps, but upload around 10Mbps.... very strange. |
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2012-Aug-10 6:16 pm
said by noomi85 :Same thing here...
About 2-3 days ago I was having a blast (no pun intended) downloading at 50Mbps. Noticed while trying to download anything today, my download speed is down to 30-35Mbps, but upload around 10Mbps.... very strange. Perhaps in some areas Comcast overestimated their bandwidth capacity, and now with more higher speed users, their automated network management is kicking in? |
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2012-Aug-10 6:46 pm
said by NetFixer:Perhaps in some areas Comcast overestimated their bandwidth capacity, and now with more higher speed users, their automated network management is kicking in? Good point NetFixer ! |
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said by NetFixer:said by noomi85 :Same thing here...
About 2-3 days ago I was having a blast (no pun intended) downloading at 50Mbps. Noticed while trying to download anything today, my download speed is down to 30-35Mbps, but upload around 10Mbps.... very strange. Perhaps in some areas Comcast overestimated their bandwidth capacity, and now with more higher speed users, their automated network management is kicking in? Went back to 50mbps today. Maybe some sort of throttling? I've done about 200GB in 10 days. |
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2012-Aug-11 12:35 am
said by Alcohol:said by NetFixer:said by noomi85 :Same thing here...
About 2-3 days ago I was having a blast (no pun intended) downloading at 50Mbps. Noticed while trying to download anything today, my download speed is down to 30-35Mbps, but upload around 10Mbps.... very strange. Perhaps in some areas Comcast overestimated their bandwidth capacity, and now with more higher speed users, their automated network management is kicking in? Went back to 50mbps today. Maybe some sort of throttling? I've done about 200GB in 10 days. You might find Comcast's explanation of their network management useful: Frequently Asked Questions about Network Management |
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Any one yet on business class internet got these new speed tiers ? |
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said by greg925:Any one yet on business class internet got these new speed tiers ? No. Don't count on that happening for a long time. |
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Moving here for reports of the upgrades ---> » [Speed] Report recent Extreme, Blast or Performance upgrades herGeneral discussion of the upgrades can remain in this topic. |
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2012-Aug-13 10:43 am
So does this mean that comcast is going to upgrade other areas besides the northeast? Otherwise the new sticky is kind of pointless. |
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2012-Aug-13 10:46 am
I don't know. I don't think it is pointless, however. It makes pretty clear that, so far, there is no upgrade for a lot of areas and, so far, no word that the rest of us will get that increase. Let's keep that topic for reports from people who did get the upgrade and return this topic to general discussion of the upgrade. If anyone wants to question my decision to sticky the topic, please take it to private message. TIA. |
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