US Cable Support > Comcast HSI > Speed increase for businss starter - northeast

Wow. These "new" speeds are a joke.

"In early October, Starter and Premium Internet speeds will significantly increase."

Significant increase my ass.

Meanwhile, residential speeds were doubled at half the cost of business service. Without any increase in price.

Instead, we get a bump up in price without any increase in speed.

Dear god I wish I didn't have to put up with this pathetic company.

I guess to be fair to Comcast, when you're offering such little, poor service to begin with, you can play the percentage game.

Since this is the first time in 4 years we've seen a "significant" increase, maybe in another 4 years we'll be fortunate enough see something like 35 mbps for only $150/mo or so.

Our business account in Wilmington, which was originally set up as 22/5 in Oct of 2011 - was pulling 100 down on a speed test I ran last week in the store... increases definitely are on their way.

Keep an eye on business.comcast.com/newspeeds

The link should go active soon.

With speed test its reporting on what you get with PowerBoost. Here in VT mine show's 87-130 with PowerBoost active. For a true test run ShaperProbe
»www.cc.gatech.edu/~partha/diffpr···obe.html

With speed test its reporting on what you get with PowerBoost. Here in VT mine show's 87-130 with PowerBoost active. For a true test run ShaperProbe
»www.cc.gatech.edu/~partha/diffpr···obe.html

It would be nice to get a speed boost, 12/2 for $67 is highway robbery, but I'll believe it when I see it.

12/2 for $67 in my area isnt that bad since comparable resi accounts are just $5-10 difference.

you need to consider other things when paying a fee like support / service etc. to justify your cost.

I used to have WOW before I moved. They have 15/2 plan for $50/month, month to month no ETF fee, no installation fee when I signed up, modem fee is waived if you bring your own modem. Comcast that I have right now is more expensive, slower, and I'm locked into contract with hefty ETF. So yes, it is bad, and I'm being hosed because I have no choice...

You have to go to »testmy.net and do a couple of tests with 200 meg download sample size to see what you are truly pulling. Mine is smoking with the speedtest.net test, but reality sets in with testmy.net since it negates Powerboost. I get what I am paying for, nothing more. Even Comcrap tech support admitted the comcast.speedtest.net reading was pure fantasy when I pressed them on it. I wish I'd get 55 Mbps down on our 12/2 connection like their test says.

Not sure that I trust testmy.net. I am on a 1Gb connection and they could only serve up 24Mbps to my location.