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4 edits | Unofficial Next Comcast Speed Upgrade Rumor Topic
Our much appreciated tipline caller, Mr. TD Nickell  has brought it to our attention this topic is over 1,000 posts now. Time to put this one to bed and continue here ---> »Unofficial Next Comcast Speed Upgrade Rumor Topic Part II
Thanks, TD Nickell ! 
Let's keep the rumors flowing in this topic only, folks.
If we mods receive whispers, we'll edit this post to let you know. Nothing like a whispered rumor, eh? 
See also:
»Merry Christmas from Verizon FIOS
»[Speed] Over 1mbps upload normal?
»its july and going into august wheres the new speed upgrades
»[Split] Another Speed Upgrade Rumor Topic
»Any word on upload increasing ever?
»[Speed] BIG Speed increase coming ?!
»[Speed] Comcast Speed Upgrades in Washington State!
»[Speed] Is 16/1 avail. in Denver
»Rollout Schedule???
»Comcast upload speed boosts in Maryland?
»[Speed] West Michigan Speedup?
»Speed Increase Methuen MA
»Anyone have a speed increase in the Philly area
»[Speed] 16/1 in Sarasota
»16/1 speeds comcast
»/forum/remark,15677354
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Obliteration
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| Regarding the 16/1Mbps tier rumor.
Is that a healthy ratio? I mean its 16:1.
That is one of the highest ratios of all time if not the highest. Would this high ratio have any bad effect on ping times or anything? Download speed is not important to me after the 5Mbps mark. I am more concerned with ping times for online gaming servers. |
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mikedz4
join:2003-04-14
Weirton, WV | reply to sortofageek
what about us 6mbps users? We will get 10mbps down right or will we stay at 6mbps? |
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Steely
Dumped Comcast for FiOS
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Princeton Junction, NJ
| said by mikedz4 :We will get 10mbps down right or will we stay at 6mbps? Or maybe go to the current "Gold" speeds of 8/768? |
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mikedz4
join:2003-04-14
Weirton, WV | reply to sortofageek
oh yeah while you get double the speed? that seems barely fair to the people who pay $46/month for internet, now doesn't it? |
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dscline
join:2001-09-01
Atlanta, GA
| reply to mikedz4
said by mikedz4 :what about us 6mbps users? We will get 10mbps down right or will we stay at 6mbps? Rumor has it you'll be downgraded to 128k to free up bandwidth for the gold tier upgrade.
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Loker
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said by Steely :said by mikedz4 :We will get 10mbps down right or will we stay at 6mbps? Or maybe go to the current "Gold" speeds of 8/768? from what I have heard from various rumor mills that is in fact what is happening....
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Amadeus
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join:2005-05-02
Miami, FL | reply to dscline
I 2 techs come out on sunday to run some speed test because they were installing some fiber on the next street over the tests at that time came out to around 10/2 but after they were done it went to back normal. |
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Netbum
join:2002-04-08
Oakley, CA
| reply to Loker
said by Loker :said by Steely :said by mikedz4 :We will get 10mbps down right or will we stay at 6mbps? Or maybe go to the current "Gold" speeds of 8/768? from what I have heard from various rumor mills that is in fact what is happening.... Why even bother  |
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CRP
Comcast of Ocean County
join:2005-12-26
Brick, NJ | 8/768 seems pretty fair for an upgrade for silver, if they do go through with 16/1 for gold. We'll just have to wait and see. |
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CopperMux
join:2005-01-18
·Comcast
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Well, just to add fuel.....Got Comcast 2 months back. 8/768 set up. Usual speed test results would have a quick burst mid test to 10 - 12 meg and then level off around 8.
Out of nowhere the speed tests are much faster. On Speakeasy, which I know isnt exactly accurate but is what I use each time, the speed test at 8 PM last night was 13.5 meg down, the usual 700+ up. Ran it again, slightly higher that time. 3 or 4 more times and same results.
Then ran a test before work this morning, 17.5 meg down, 700+ up. Tested 3 times, same thing.
Could be a burst that stuck around too long or something is up with a possible upgrade coming soon. Either way, its nice to see higher speed, whether its legit or not! |
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jasqid
Fiber In Your Diet?
join:2002-04-02
East Palestine, OH
| reply to sortofageek
I have heard regular speed (Silver Tiered) folks will only get the upload doubled. 6000/768. And Speed Tier to 16000/1000.
My neighbor had a talk with a rep over the weekend and it was mentioned 2000 upload on the speed tier. So... wait and see. Time will tell. |
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Steely
Dumped Comcast for FiOS
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Princeton Junction, NJ
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said by CopperMux :On Speakeasy, which I know isnt exactly accurate... Read this and report back:
»Re: Anyone have a speed increase in the Philly area |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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said by jasqid :I have heard regular speed (Silver Tiered) folks will only get the upload doubled. 6000/768. And Speed Tier to 16000/1000. My neighbor had a talk with a rep over the weekend and it was mentioned 2000 upload on the speed tier. So... wait and see. Time will tell. That is exactly what is happening in Reston. The tiers are 16M/1M and 6M/768K. I can't imagine that we will see an upload bandwidth increase until DOCSIS 2.0 is implemented. |
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CopperMux
join:2005-01-18
·Comcast
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Test em later today. Something has definitely changed though. |
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KlanXX
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join:2003-03-19
Hamtramck, MI
·Comcast
| reply to jmn1207
said by jmn1207 :said by jasqid :I have heard regular speed (Silver Tiered) folks will only get the upload doubled. 6000/768. And Speed Tier to 16000/1000. My neighbor had a talk with a rep over the weekend and it was mentioned 2000 upload on the speed tier. So... wait and see. Time will tell. That is exactly what is happening in Reston. The tiers are 16M/1M and 6M/768K. I can't imagine that we will see an upload bandwidth increase until DOCSIS 2.0 is implemented. They are not going to DOCSIS 2.0, they're waiting for 3.0. |
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comp
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Concord, NC
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| said by KlanXX :said by jmn1207 :said by jasqid :I have heard regular speed (Silver Tiered) folks will only get the upload doubled. 6000/768. And Speed Tier to 16000/1000. My neighbor had a talk with a rep over the weekend and it was mentioned 2000 upload on the speed tier. So... wait and see. Time will tell. That is exactly what is happening in Reston. The tiers are 16M/1M and 6M/768K. I can't imagine that we will see an upload bandwidth increase until DOCSIS 2.0 is implemented. They are not going to DOCSIS 2.0, they're waiting for 3.0. Thats what everyone said about cablevision. they didnt go 3.0 and are providing speeds of 15/2 and 30/2 |
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Nerdtalker
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said by KlanXX :They are not going to DOCSIS 2.0, they're waiting for 3.0. Nope, I thought the same but recently got it confirmed with no less than 3 extremely reputable sources that they're not going to wait.
They're going to begin DOCSIS 2.0 deployment soon, actually, and not wait for DOCSIS 3.0 to begin laying down some faster speeds.
I also got word that some of the speed upgrades will only available in markets where competitors offer faster speeds (aka FIOS). If so, this is a major blow to people in markets where Comcast is the only broadband provider, like mine.
I don't know anything other than that at this point. If someone who knows more came on and set the record straight, it would be really valued.
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nshulga
join:2002-06-06
Morrisville, PA | reply to sortofageek
I upgraded to 5/2 back in September.. could have been 30/5 but I decided to save some money instead.
No, it wasn't cable |
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AthlGrond
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join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO
·Comcast
| reply to Nerdtalker
said by Nerdtalker :I also got word that some of the speed upgrades will only available in markets where competitors offer faster speeds (aka FIOS). If so, this is a major blow to people in markets where Comcast is the only broadband provider, like mine. I'm sure Qwest will be relieved to hear this. 
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