oldTDNickell
Premium
join:2000-12-19
Federal Way, WA
| reply to CMCSAnews
Re: [News] PowerBoost
These are the normal bursting D/L speeds i have been seeing for the last year.One test was done today.
No PowerBoost here. 
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rseiler
join:2001-11-01
| said by oldTDNickell  :These are the normal bursting D/L speeds i have been seeing for the last year.One test was done today. No PowerBoost here. » /archive/comca···t=Search I can't make heads or tails of that. See my posts on the last page for how things changed here with PowerBoost. It's a noticeable difference when you look at the speeds of big downloads like SP2. |
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oldTDNickell
Premium
join:2000-12-19
Federal Way, WA
1 edit | Here are my speed test for the last three months.
As you can see there is no difference.
I'm not saying you don't have PowerBoost,I'm just saying i don't.
Time (EST) Test Results.. Comment..
del 2006-08-03 15:31:02 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11453/695 kbps
del 2006-07-26 10:17:26 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11154/678 kbps
del 2006-07-22 09:08:15 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11334/697 kbps
del 2006-07-20 07:39:20 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11334/696 kbps
del 2006-07-15 00:30:50 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11525/669 kbps
del 2006-07-12 14:50:51 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11154/698 kbps
del 2006-07-11 10:40:41 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11240/696 kbps
del 2006-07-11 03:24:04 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11525/691 kbps
del 2006-07-11 02:39:28 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10403/700 kbps
del 2006-06-29 07:25:41 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11429/697 kbps
del 2006-06-29 07:08:16 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11240/697 kbps
del 2006-06-29 02:26:15 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10979/684 kbps
del 2006-06-22 10:55:10 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11339/698 kbps
del 2006-06-19 23:43:45 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10508/694 kbps
del 2006-06-19 12:25:00 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11154/700 kbps
del 2006-06-18 20:58:41 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10979/696 kbps
del 2006-06-17 18:36:43 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11063/696 kbps
del 2006-06-16 23:09:29 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11063/669 kbps
del 2006-06-15 07:32:00 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11246/698 kbps
del 2006-06-14 08:10:45 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11429/698 kbps
del 2006-06-14 07:38:20 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11334/698 kbps
del 2006-06-13 07:53:50 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11339/698 kbps
del 2006-06-12 15:17:21 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10891/643 kbps
del 2006-06-10 08:02:37 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11423/697 kbps
del 2006-06-05 09:03:05 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10979/695 kbps
del 2006-06-02 09:17:53 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11423/698 kbps
del 2006-05-25 17:00:40 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11399/676 kbps
del 2006-05-21 09:48:01 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11063/697 kbps
del 2006-05-21 09:45:57 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11334/698 kbps
del 2006-05-14 18:39:04 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 10805/691 kbps
del 2006-05-13 07:11:25 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11718/698 kbps
del 2006-05-01 08:26:27 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11334/700 kbps
del 2006-05-01 08:25:00 Speed test @ dslr-west1.megapath.net 11519/698 kbps
Here is one i just ran.
dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-08-03 22:20:10 EST:
10837 / 698
Your download speed : 10837 kbps or 1354.7 KB/sec.
That is 73.6% better than an average user on comcast.net
Your upload speed : 698 kbps or 87.2 KB/sec.
That is 68.5% better than an average user on comcast.net |
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matt96teg
join:2005-01-31
Marysville, WA | reply to CMCSAnews
Today our FFO Manager or whatever told us today that PowerBoost is in our area so I am guessing Lake Stevens, Marysville (confirmed that today), Everett and surrounding areas should have it. Reboot the modem (unplug from wall for 30 sec). |
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oldTDNickell
Premium
join:2000-12-19
Federal Way, WA
| said by matt96teg :Today our FFO Manager or whatever told us today that PowerBoost is in our area so I am guessing Lake Stevens, Marysville (confirmed that today), Everett and surrounding areas should have it. Reboot the modem (unplug from wall for 30 sec). Thanks for the info matt96teg ,but i have done all of that and still nothing new here.
Maybe its just my setup,but still no powerboost in Federal Way. |
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rseiler
join:2001-11-01
2 edits | reply to CMCSAnews
TD, what is your rated download speed? When downloading something like a MS Service Pack file, describe your rate over the first 45 seconds or so, and then describe how much more time elapses before you hit your rated speed. In my case, I stay at or above 10Mb/s for the first 50 seconds very consistently (more like 15Mb/s or higher at first before the fade), and it trickles down to my rated 6.6Mb/s after another 30 seconds or so.
In the old days (last week), if I even saw 10Mb/s at all it was for an instant, and I disregarded it as a calculation error of the browser or whatever I was using. It used to settle down to my rated speed in a couple seconds.
Edit: typo. |
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Mike415
join:2005-03-20
San Anselmo, CA | reply to oldTDNickell
Did the bay area just get bursting or what. because I just noticed it after resetting my modem and router because of some problems. Did we just get it or did I just need to reset my stuff? |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| said by Mike415 :Did the bay area just get bursting or what. because I just noticed it after resetting my modem and router because of some problems. Did we just get it or did I just need to reset my stuff? I've had crazy bursting for about(over?) a year here in Hercules - East Bay.
Still waiting for this PowerBoost stuff. 
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danny9894
Student
join:2004-03-05
Minneapolis, MN
| said by dadkins :said by Mike415 :Did the bay area just get bursting or what. because I just noticed it after resetting my modem and router because of some problems. Did we just get it or did I just need to reset my stuff? I've had crazy bursting for about(over?) a year here in Hercules - East Bay. Still waiting for this PowerBoost stuff. I want 40mbps bursts  |
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Johkal
Cool Cat
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join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
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| said by danny9894 :said by dadkins :said by Mike415 :Did the bay area just get bursting or what. because I just noticed it after resetting my modem and router because of some problems. Did we just get it or did I just need to reset my stuff? I've had crazy bursting for about(over?) a year here in Hercules - East Bay. Still waiting for this PowerBoost stuff. I want 40mbps bursts Check under your pillow tonight!  
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buggs1a
join:2000-12-24
Seattle, WA
| reply to Wayne99021
Remember that is only the speed test, not in actual downloading. I have gotten over 15mb in a speed test, but in downloading never more then my 6mb at the time. So speed tests to me are stupid. There is in my opinion only one speed test. Download something, not those claimed speed tests we all use. Those are ok for ceartin things, I'm not sure what though lol. |
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buggs1a
join:2000-12-24
Seattle, WA
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I just tried the SP2 from MS web site with 300kB/sec. It's crap. The CC installer from beaverton thingy spikes 4400kB/sec or so for a couple seconds then goes down, but the 26mb downbloads over 1200kB the whole time. To me this seems more just like a burst then this stupid new powerboost. If I am getting powerboost on that beaverton thing then it sucks in my opinion as I get that type of speed only from that link, nothing else. In newsgroups from giganews I do get 1.5mB/sec for a little bit, but only when I connect and download the first file. Then it's only 8mb normal after this. So powerboost i hear would be for every file the first 20mb or so, but with the newsgroup thing I get 1.5mB/sec or slightly less and only for the very first connection/file for a few seconds, maybe 20 or so and then it goes to normal. I've no clue if I have powerboost because obviously it's nothing special and being I don't know it must suck crap cus it's nothing I can tell. if i can't tell then it's a freaking stupid thing.
i would and will continue to say i have no powerboost and it's not available untill that day comes when i actually notice it. and if it's on now and i can't notice it right now then it's nothing. F comcast i say. i do say that anyhow for rip off and slow speeds. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to buggs1a
said by buggs1a :Remember that is only the speed test, not in actual downloading. I have gotten over 15mb in a speed test, but in downloading never more then my 6mb at the time. So speed tests to me are stupid. There is in my opinion only one speed test. Download something, not those claimed speed tests we all use. Those are ok for ceartin things, I'm not sure what though lol. Cool looking numbers? 
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rseiler
join:2001-11-01
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buggs, is this where you tried SP2?
»www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en
That's most definitely not a slow link. Maybe you hit it at a bad time, but I've never seen it have a bad time myself. If we're in the same boat, you'll see results just like I described, which endures beyond any kind of inflation effect. |
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buggs1a
join:2000-12-24
Seattle, WA | Yes I went to that link. Sloooow for me. |
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buggs1a
join:2000-12-24
Seattle, WA
| Ok, not slow this time. It bursted at the vfery beginning to just like 4200 or so and then went to like 1.5mB/sec for a little bit then right away normal after that. It was at 4200kB or so only for a couple seconds though and then went to 1.5mB/sec for a tiny bit.
If this is powerboost it sucks. |
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mattseattle3
join:2001-10-01
Seattle, WA
1 edit | I received my Comcast bill yesterday and it said the Seattle area has Powerboost now.
It's not very noticeable if we do have it. |
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Wayne99021
Premium
join:2004-12-28
Mead, WA
| reply to CMCSAnews
This may just be a coincidence but I am finding something strange with this power boost thing.
I have reset the modems and tested speeds on 4 family and friends who are on the 6 meg down tier and their speeds for most part have doubled on speakeasy and downloads from Microsoft for about the first 30 seconds or so then drops back to normal.
On the other hand the 3 people with 8 meg down including myself are seeing very little speed increase under the same conditions.
All are behind routers and all but one have the same modem.
As I said probably just a coincident, but? |
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oldTDNickell
Premium
join:2000-12-19
Federal Way, WA
| said by Wayne99021 :This may just be a coincidence but I am finding something strange with this power boost thing. I have reset the modems and tested speeds on 4 family and friends who are on the 6 meg down tier and their speeds for most part have doubled on speakeasy and downloads from Microsoft for about the first 30 seconds or so then drops back to normal. On the other hand the 3 people with 8 meg down including myself are seeing very little speed increase under the same conditions. All are behind routers and all but one have the same modem. As I said probably just a coincident, but? That could be the reason that I'm not seeing PowerBoost either.
Maybe we should all cancel the 8 meg and go back to the 6 meg. |
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matt96teg
join:2005-01-31
Marysville, WA | Yeah I have 8 Mbps and I am not getting PowerBoost, my buddy a couple miles away has 6meg and the same modem and router and he is getting PowerBoost up to 18meg. All new 6meg installs I have done the past couple weeks all have had Powerboost. |
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