US Cable Support > Comcast HSI > [Speed] Speed increase. Powerboost gone?

reply to mrschultz02

Re: [Speed] Speed increase.

DiffProbe release. January 2012. Build 1008.
Shaper Detection Module.
 
Connected to server 64.9.225.142.
 
Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 4419 Kbps.
Downstream: 85750 Kbps.
 
The measurement will take upto 3.0 minutes. Please wait.
 
Checking for traffic shapers:
 
Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 4330 Kbps.
 
Downstream: Burst size: 2361-2927 KB;
Shaping rate: 22026 Kbps.
 
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I haven't received anything. Wondering if my area is getting this or not.
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reply to PeteC2
..... then imagine going from 56K to 8Mbps!

MIND = BLOWN!!

Would have friends come over to download stuff all day as they were stuck at home with 56K still. They'd surf the net till the end and then felt like OK nothing more to do, we'll go home now. LOL

(this was in 1998 when i got Optimum Online and my 3Com Sharkfin Modem that I bought at Nobody Beats the Wiz - The Best Buy/Circuit City before there was these others )

My Jump from 15 to 50Mbps though was almost as nice. Suddenly I wasn't gun shy to download a 14GB file (Steam or whatever).

I received the notice today. I was getting 12/3, now I'm getting 12/4. Not sure it was as exciting as the email alluded to!

reply to mrschultz02
I'm not really liking the trend I'm seeing regarding powerboost. The article said it was going away and some people saw that, but I'm seeing more and more people lose US powerboost and then have very minimal DS capped powerboost, similar to what many are seeing on the business class 16/3 and 27/7 profiles.

IMHO, upstream powerboost is WAY more useful so the fact that in many cases they're eliminating that but keeping (small) DS Powerboost is kind of mind boggling.
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reply to mrschultz02
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reply to egeek84
I think you're in the wrong thread.

Or less cocaine... :|

Well speeds are sometimes a little bleh again. I wonder if they're messing with the channels again since I'm pretty much getting a slow upload response when trying to test the upload :/.

reply to mrschultz02
I got the speed test a few hours ago. Lol to bad it only happened once in many speed tests.

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reply to mrschultz02
Ugh, want my speed increase!!

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reply to mrschultz02
Still nothing here

reply to mrschultz02
For those impatient like myself, I think it would be wise for us to just chill at least through the month of March. Start getting impatient if you don't have it by the end of May. :P

reply to mrschultz02
Are we in the southeast (Miami, FL) supposed to get this speed increase as well?

Also, I currently have the Blast! service. This is the one getting bumped to 50/10 correct?

Thanks.
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From what I've been told by Comcast reps here in Chicago, Performance is going to Blast speeds, but will upgraded later. Those on Blast will be going to 50, 50 to 105. Those that got 105 early will just "have to eat" the $250 install fee, but should have their rate lowered to what the Extreme 50 rate was before the upgrade. There is a separate Chicago speed increase thread and in there a user has said he was told this Monday 3/4 for the Chicago Market speed increases. What all areas that includes who knows, but those mostly likely in neighboring states/the Midwest.

reply to mrschultz02
The speed increase arrived here this morning.

Prior:

Upstream: Burst size: 4919-4977 KB; Shaping rate: 2128 Kbps.
Downstream: Burst size: 9634-9821 KB; Shaping rate: 15978 Kbps.
 
 
Current:

Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 4480 Kbps.
Downstream: Burst size: 2208-2349 KB; Shaping rate: 22176 Kbps.

So you went from 16/2 with PB (assuming to ~25/4 ?) to 22/4 sustained?
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