  dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Minutes? "... which delivers an extra kick of bandwidth for the first few minutes of a download"
Seconds maybe, but minutes?
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | Re: Minutes? said by dadkins:"... which delivers an extra kick of bandwidth for the first few minutes of a download" Seconds maybe, but minutes? Actually, here lately for me, it seems like it really is going for 1+ minutes, I know it's sounds crazy, but I could just be crazy as well    | |
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| | dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Re: Minutes? 10-12 seconds here at best - right at 40MB usually, sometimes more...
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| dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Re: works for 5+ minutes for me. Might be stress testing.
When Comcast first lit it up here, it gained the name of *PermaBoost* - 3500+KB/sec for hundreds of MB.
It was cool as hell! 
Now it is backed off to normal PowerBoost that lasts for 40MB, then drops back.
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 UnKownThe Underground Network
join:2002-09-08
Orlando, FL | figures you gotta have turbo so this crap doesnt work if your just the normal cable speed customer. | |
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See my post here:
»[Internet] How is everyones speed in CFL... | |
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| Not in the CFL region? I have the Brighthouse 15/2 business at my house. After reading this thread I did a speed test (using the Brighthouse server), unplugged my home router & cable router and did another speed test. My results? 14.5M down, 1.9M up both times...
I'll give it a couple days, and if I don't have it I'll call BrightBiz tech support. | |
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| | It's been out for over a week I noticed it about a week ago. I was getting 30/2 when I first noticed it. Speedtest today gave 21/2. So it seems it has gone to normal.
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Just a con job I lvoe how people on powerboost post speedtest results like that actually get those speeds 24/7. In fact whose to say if you're on say 16 mbps you're not getting 8 Mbps most of the time? Since the speedtest results will always be inflated. I hope Charter never stoops to using this crap. If I'm paying for 10 Mbps I like to know I'm actually get 10 Mbps and not 5 Mbps. | |
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| dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Re: Just a con job said by BF69:I lvoe how people on powerboost post speedtest results like that actually get those speeds 24/7. In fact whose to say if you're on say 16 mbps you're not getting 8 Mbps most of the time? Since the speedtest results will always be inflated. I hope Charter never stoops to using this crap. If I'm paying for 10 Mbps I like to know I'm actually get 10 Mbps and not 5 Mbps. PowerBoost does have it's use - kills off the first 40MB of a download pretty quick - I like it!
As for sustained, I'm on the 16/2 Blast from Comcast... this is what I get - sustained.
Does ok. 
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|  dnoyeBFerrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
·Comcast
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"PowerBoost" ensures speed tests are well and consistently inflated. It should help web apps and browser plugin downloading too though.
For proper 'downloading' I don't think its very useful.
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| |  ccnetengComcast EmployeePremium,VIP
join:2008-02-06
Philadelphia, PA
1 edit | Re: Just a con job Powerboost is volume based, not time based. The boost window is designed around 99%+ of user downloads. Since 99%+ of all downloads are inside the PowerBoost window it provides a noticeable speed increase for the vast majority of users' experience.
There is also no reason why the boost window won't increase over time. I think there is a long history of speed increases which prove this.
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| | Stupid I think powerboost is absolutely stupid. Either give it to me full time or don't do it at all. Not gaining all that much from some stupid little burst, but I bet they have found a way to gain a little more capital from this. If not yet, they will!!
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| | | Re: Stupid It's amazing, for once they give you a little extra for nothing and people still find a reason to bitch about it. | |
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| |  QumahlinNever Enough TimePremium,MVM
join:2001-10-05
united state | Re: Stupid Having worked in other countries, you'll find this is primarily an American phenomenon. American consumers are the absolute worst and for some reason feel entitled to everything at the lowest possible cost.
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| | | | | Re: Stupid THIS is very true and I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed this. | |
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 NickDPremium
join:2000-11-17
Princeton Junction, NJ | PowerBoost If you're downloading a 1 GB file at night (like 1 AM), PowerBoost might stay on the whole time because there's excess capacity. | |
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