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sortofageek @ 21st Mar 06:15PM:
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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
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Obliteration @ 21st Mar 07:33PM:
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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 @ 21st Mar 08:06PM:
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what about us 6mbps users? We will get 10mbps down right or will we stay at 6mbps?
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Steely @ 21st Mar 08:56PM:
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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 @ 21st Mar 09:22PM:
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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 @ 21st Mar 09:30PM:
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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 @ 21st Mar 09:44PM:
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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 @ 21st Mar 09:44PM:
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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 @ 21st Mar 11:24PM:
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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 :uhh:
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CRP @ 22nd Mar 06:44AM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 07:19AM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 07:35AM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 08:53AM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 10:30AM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 10:44AM:
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Test em later today. Something has definitely changed though.
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KlanXX @ 22nd Mar 01:57PM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 06:16PM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 07:25PM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 08:04PM:
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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 @ 22nd Mar 09:28PM:
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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. :p
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owine @ 22nd Mar 10:08PM:
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att needs to speed their ass up with their fiber here in CT. i want some comcastic speeds. theres fios in a small part of the state which is verizon but the rest is att and gets screwed.
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anon @ 22nd Mar 11:22PM:
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judging from Comcast's previous actions,I bet the next speed upgrade,Whatever it is,Wont include HSI only accounts .
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shadow_ @ 23rd Mar 01:30AM:
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Download Speed: 9386 kbps (1173.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 354 kbps (44.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
from speakeasy that is....i remember like a month ago it was around 6400 kbps. So i guess they are boosting up the speeds.
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airhockey @ 23rd Mar 03:35AM:
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Just signed up again in San Jose area and 9400/325 range here for just the basic package
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Steely @ 23rd Mar 07:19AM:
Forget Speakeasy and other Flash or Java tests!
PLEASE folks...
The truest speed tests are based on the time it takes to download a large file from a fast server. Flash and Java tests are convenient, but not necessarily accurate. Here are some of the large downloadable test files (or parent folders of test files) that I use:
1) »ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/pub/test64
2) »speedtest.rochester.rr.com/test.zro
3) »ftp://ftp.aol.com/aol6.0/171340/setupaol
4) »ftp://ftp.newaol.com/aol6.0/179902/
5) »speedtest.rochester.rr.com/
DIRECTIONS: Start the d/l of a large file with IE and let it run at least 50% of the way through. Observe the transfer rate at the point where it settles in at a fairly stable number. That's your speed. Do the same from all five locations above. The best result of the bunch is more or less your *true* maximum speed.
*I'm on the standard "silver" plan. According to the conversion calculation at »www.matisse.net/bitcalc/, my file download clocked at 809 Kilobytes/sec is equal to 6472 kilobits per second, which is totally in line with Comcast's present 6600 kbps download cap.
True Speed | |
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CopperMux @ 23rd Mar 07:26AM:
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Ok, ran those speedtests. Average speed at 50% was 1.3. Ran speakeasy 6 times across a 4 hour period from 6:30 to 10:30 PM, lowest was 11 Meg down, highest was 15 Meg. Either the bursting has been expanded somehow or an upgrade is there.
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Steely @ 23rd Mar 07:52AM:
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Well I just downloaded most of the 64MB optonline FTP test file in IE and got 790 KB/sec (6320 kbps). I also ran a java-based speedtest and got this:
dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-03-23 07:46:39 EST:
12015 / 361
Your download speed : 12015 kbps or 1501.9 KB/sec.
That is 163.5% better than an average user on comcast.net
Your upload speed : 361 kbps or 45.2 KB/sec.
That is 8.1% worse than an average user on comcast.net
Then I ran one of the Flash-based Speakeasy tests and got this:
Download Speed: 9024 kbps (1128 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 356 kbps (44.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Which do I believe???
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riekl @ 23rd Mar 08:12AM:
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I actually prefer the speakeasy test to the optionline one.
Why ? It has always been the more accurate overall number. The Opti test will give you a very good feel for what you can expect downloading a single file. But for me anyway all my traffic is newsgroups with 10 threads running and I ALWAYS beat out the opti test with my news downloading, but the speakeasy test usually shows me what my lines max is and with 10 threads I hit that.
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99664227 @ 23rd Mar 09:06AM:
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said by comp :
Thats what everyone said about cablevision. they didnt go 3.0 and are providing speeds of 15/2 and 30/2
The next version of DOCSIS is 2.0 not 3.0.
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Steely @ 23rd Mar 09:27AM:
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said by riekl :
I actually prefer the speakeasy test to the optionline one.
That's why I provided links to alternate large file downloads. Also, take a look at this:
»[Speed] Finally: A True Comcast Network SpeedTest
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owine @ 23rd Mar 10:40AM:
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theres a .bat file to download the 64mbyte test from the OOL servers, show your speed and then delete it. i mirrored it at »dump.oliverwine.info//files/1/Pu···pool.zip in case you want to use it. i prefer it or a long newsgroups download to any test.
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MrWhippit @ 23rd Mar 11:29AM:
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Hey,
Im about to move to Philly next week (Old City). Never had Comcast in PA before. Gonna call em today or tommorow. And with this thread goin on about possible upgrades, Id like to be as informed as possible
Anyone have advice on if they have any "special" promotions or approaches I should take to get the most outta my service with em. Already checked on FIOS availablity but a no-go so far in the city.
PM with any advice
Thanks alot
MrW
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owine @ 23rd Mar 11:34AM:
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someone posted that the 8mbit tier is seeing 10mbits down but its unconfirmed.
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djrobx @ 23rd Mar 01:11PM:
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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.
3000/128 was a common speed tier back in the old @home days. 23.4:1.
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nasadude @ 23rd Mar 01:15PM:
my predictions
* if you live in an area where you only get comcast HSI, you will not be seeing 10/1 or anything like that except as a more expensive tier, if at all.
* if you don't bundle HSI with another comcast service, you will be stuck at 6M/368K until you either bundle or pay for a higher tier.
* prices will not go down, no matter what.
As long as we only have duopoly competition (no competition for some), comcast will not lower prices. Roberts has said repeatedly he doesn't believe in competing on price. As long as there is no real competition, there will not be lower prices; speeds may increase, but price will not go down.
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vang @ 23rd Mar 02:05PM:
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16 MB down? Yeesh. How 'bout some upload, Comcast? Maybe 2MB like Fios?
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Quaoar @ 23rd Mar 02:05PM:
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From CHSI Denver server to Fort Collins multiple runs average just fractionally **over** 16Mbps (2100KBps). Testmy.net is just over 14Mbps. In the many years I've has HSI, SpeakEasy has never been even remotely reliable except once in a while at 0dark30.
Upload to Testmy.net is 755 which is typical.
I am subscribed to the 8M/768K tier. I usually run a speed test once or twice a week and this is the first time I've seen anything over maybe 8.5Mbps.
Q
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eco @ 23rd Mar 03:22PM:
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said by djrobx :
3000/128 was a common speed tier back in the old @home days. 23.4:1.
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I think most people actually saw faster speeds than that though. I for one got about 10000/1200 back in the @Home days with no transfer caps or anything. The fastest I ever downloaded was 1.33MBytes/sec and fastest upload was 201KBytes/sec and I would sometimes do 500 or 600 gigs a month in transfer.
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sortofageek @ 23rd Mar 03:40PM:
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This topic will probably be huge enough without branching out. If you want to discuss Comcast versus @Home speeds further, please start a new topic. :)
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anon @ 23rd Mar 04:03PM:
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i heard rcn 20/2 speeds are not free ugrades need to pay for that.i would rather not pay and have 16/1 comcast speeds free upgrade.
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BarneyBadAss @ 24th Mar 12:37AM:
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Um.... er... uh.... figuer there might be some form of traffic shaping going on???
Also, there may be some delay depending on what you use to measure your speeds.
When I use straight FTP I seem to get better speeds than trying to download the same file via a browser.
I push some fairly large files via FTP through a VPN and it goes pretty quick. I also have an HTTPS server set up within my VPN and that one seems to be somewhat slower.. in the 30-50% range...
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MrChupacabra @ 24th Mar 03:45AM:
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nasadude,
Comcast has a habit of standardizing things across the board for the most part. Whether or not this remains the same or if there will be dedicated 'test bed' areas is yet to be seen.
The current speeds run at 4Mb(no cable tv), then 6Mb and 8Mb. Whether or not the standard 4Mb speed will get a boost is unknown. My guess is that if the gold tier is booted to 10Mb that the numbers would shift to 8Mb for the silver package and 6Mb for the standard speed. But there is nothing set in stone for that just yet so who knows what will happen.
As for paying higher prices for higher speeds, yes that is a reality. While it'd be nice to give everyone dirt cheap broadband at the prices they want, it just isn't going to happen. Gotta keep people paid to keep all that stuff running after all. :)
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jgantert @ 24th Mar 11:38AM:
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Just got upgraded to 6Mbit/768kbit for standard. According to the website 16/1 is available for $53/mo.
Still more expensive and slower than FIOS.
-John
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owine @ 24th Mar 12:21PM:
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said by jgantert :
Just got upgraded to 6Mbit/768kbit for standard. According to the website 16/1 is available for $53/mo.
Still more expensive and slower than FIOS.
-John
youre located in reston, va i take it?
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jgantert @ 24th Mar 04:13PM:
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Sorry that I didn't like that important fact. Howard County, MD actually. Only county in MD to have FIOS TV. :)
-John
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slow mo @ 24th Mar 07:24PM:
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Fort Wayne, IN (the only city in Indiana with FiOS) is now upgraded. Upon power cycle of SB5100, my speed is now 6000/768. The package of 16/1 is available for $53/month.
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gmoney_indy @ 25th Mar 12:57AM:
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Just got the fastest speed test I've ever seen here in Indy. I'd be curious to see if anyone else in the Indy area gets these kind of results:
I used this test site: »ind-dsl-sun.choiceone.net/speedtest/
dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-03-25 00:49:13 EST:
14081 / 688
Your download speed : 14081 kbps or 1760.1 KB/sec.
That is 204.7% better than an average user on comcast.net
Your upload speed : 688 kbps or 86 KB/sec.
That is 65.7% better than an average user on comcast.net
»/speedtests/14···43265662
I'm on the 8000/768 tier.
EDIT: Disregard this. That speed test is not reliable. Thus the results are inaccurate.
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BIG b @ 25th Mar 03:26AM:
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I am in Connersville, Indiana. About 40 miles south east of INDY ... Only competition to Comcast here is Verizon DSL and wireless ..
Here is what I get from Customer Service when asking about th 16/1 tier ...
Karen(Sat Mar 25 03:13:03 EST 2006)>Thank you for contacting Comcast. I am happy to assist you today. My name is Karen. May I have your name please?
How can I assist you today?
Branden(Sat Mar 25 03:13:08 EST 2006)>I would like to know when the 16/1 speed tier will be available to me ..
Karen(Sat Mar 25 03:13:45 EST 2006)>I'll look into that for you. Just a moment, please while I process your information.
Karen(Sat Mar 25 03:17:17 EST 2006)>We have since launched the new speeds in: Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL . No word yet when new markets will be added.
Branden(Sat Mar 25 03:17:32 EST 2006)>ok do you think Nationwide by end of this year though ?
Karen(Sat Mar 25 03:18:33 EST 2006)>Comcast is extending according to area specifications. Sorry I do not have more information at this time.
Branden(Sat Mar 25 03:18:25 EST 2006)>ok Thank you for your help , are you able to transfer me to the television department I have a question for them too .. Thank You
Karen(Sat Mar 25 03:19:06 EST 2006)>Yes, I would be glad to.
"Comcast is extending according to area specifications."
I take that 1 of 2 ways ...
1) Ability for the area to handle the 16/1 speeds
or
2) What other competition is in the area ...
I just wonder what "area specifications" actually consists of..
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anon @ 25th Mar 07:14AM:
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It's funny, back in the old days in late 98-early 99 when I lived in New Hampshire and had MediaOne I used to get over 10mbps down on speed tests. And now they are just catching up to what I had 7 years ago.
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AWS @ 25th Mar 02:10PM:
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Something going on in Illinois. The other day I posted this, »What Is This?, about new entries in my modem log. Today I downloaded the newest build of Vista and captured this screenshot. The intial burst was over 1800KB. During the whole download it stayed at the level in the shot or creeped a bit higher. Took 30 minutes to download the whole image which was almost 3 gigs.
This was from MS server in Europe also. Couldn't connect to the U.S. server.
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anon @ 25th Mar 11:41PM:
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I am in Fort Wayne, Indiana and I just rebooted my modem. I went from 6000/384 to 6000/768. I guess that's better than nothing.
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arch_slayer @ 26th Mar 12:08AM:
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San Jose, California (Specifically Saratoga):
previously, my speeds from Speakeasy SFO and Seattle servers were at 9000 kbps/723 kbps.
The last three days, when I've tested, East coast was still at around 9500, but west coast servers ran at 12000/723.
Something certainly is happening, even if Comcast is just extending their burst times.
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phatoneusa @ 26th Mar 04:45AM:
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I would really like faster speeds, Ive had to deal with 768 upload for like 2+ years and I would like to see 1.5 upload for hosting games online.
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dailu @ 26th Mar 06:57PM:
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phatoneusa said:
I would really like faster speeds, Ive had to deal with 768 upload for like 2+ years and I would like to see 1.5 upload for hosting games online.
I agree. I've been trying to get additional upload for about the same time, and couldn't even buy. You'd think they would atleast sell you more bandwith if you were willing to pay. My intermediate solution was to buy a second 768k line to run a dedicated on, and then play on the other line. That works a bit, but has never been ideal.
Good luck getting the upgrade. Hope I get it son too.
dailusan
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Klownicle @ 26th Mar 10:36PM:
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Sarasota, FL here!
Just called comcast, they said I got the upgrade.
OWN! *hugs comcast*
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aliasrlz @ 26th Mar 11:02PM:
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I would like some more upload, please ;)
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phatoneusa @ 27th Mar 02:21AM:
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I dunno I just wish I could get DSL cant they ever find a way other then fiber to go over the 20,000 feet from CO, like a new kinda of DSL?
I live in Washington State and somehow I have a feeling that Fios is going to take at least 5 years to install in Washington State if they ever do.
So in the meantime I will probably get a Comcast Upgrade by 1mb every year til its like 15 down and 1 up and the only reason to switch will be price.
Aside from areas with fiber or competing services I doubt there will be a speed increase soon.
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Obliteration @ 27th Mar 02:30AM:
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said by AWS :Something going on in Illinois. The other day I posted this, »
What Is This?, about new entries in my modem log. Today I downloaded the newest build of Vista and captured this screenshot. The intial burst was over 1800KB. During the whole download it stayed at the level in the shot or creeped a bit higher. Took 30 minutes to download the whole image which was almost 3 gigs.
This was from MS server in Europe also. Couldn't connect to the U.S. server.
I'm seeing some bursting in Illinois now but definitely no upgrade yet.
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tshirt @ 27th Mar 02:08PM:
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said by phatoneusa :
I dunno I just wish I could get DSL cant they ever find a way other then fiber to go over the 20,000 feet from CO, like a new kinda of DSL?
I live in Washington State and somehow I have a feeling that Fios is going to take at least 5 years to install in Washington State if they ever do.
Fiber is the solution for DSL distance limitations, whether by FTTP, FTTC, or to serve a remote terminal and provide DSL.
since Fios is starting to be installed in the north king/south snohomish area, I don't think you can say "if they ever do", but 100% buildout anywhere is a long way off.
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AWS @ 28th Mar 12:17AM:
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Mine isn't bursting. Look at the screenshot. Bursting doesn't last for 200+ megs.
I am getting 1200+ plus on every large download I've made since I posted that screenshot. The intial burst has gone as high as 1900, but, that only lasts about 15-20megs and it levels off at 1200+ for the duration.
I am willing to bet the new config file I got set me at 10/768.
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ABitCrazy @ 28th Mar 12:27AM:
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I can confirm a speed upgrade to 17M/1M in Howard County, MD, according to the cap on my cable modem config file. Based on my speed tests, I can't seem to get more than 6M downstream, but easily getting 900+kbps upstream. Not sure if the downstream is a product of the test, my router, other Internet link, etc.
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anon @ 28th Mar 09:37AM:
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this is pissing me off i thought comcast wouldnt be like verizon and only offering to certain areas.i dont see why they would do this if their able to provide to areas with fios why not the whold damn newtwork it cant be that hard.well i guess its business as usual thinking about themselves and not the customers.
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sortofageek @ 28th Mar 12:16PM:
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said by ABitCrazy :
I can confirm a speed upgrade to 17M/1M in Howard County, MD, according to the cap on my cable modem config file.
I would love to see a screenshot if your modem diagnostics shows the config file.
As for the speed, forum help might get some improvement for you. Start a new topic, give info requested here: »/faq/8563
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stratos @ 28th Mar 01:51PM:
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Sarasota, FL here.... 16mbit by 1mbit
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sortofageek @ 28th Mar 03:20PM:
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So far, these are the only recorded speed test results I could find for Sarasota, FL.
»/archive/comca···t=Search
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stratos @ 28th Mar 03:55PM:
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I am trying to run speed tests now for ZIPCODE 34235, but these speed test are HORRIBLE. I am currently testing my downstream by downloading from usenet via my giganews.com account. I am hitting 16mbit on that, and i am uploading to my webserver via ftp, 1mbit on that.
EDIT: None of these speed tests are even getting close to the numbers I am getting from giganews. These speedtests, i assume, are running their tests via HTTP protocol. Maybe comcast has traffic shaping on that protocol, but not NNTP(usenet).
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anon @ 28th Mar 04:32PM:
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This threads making me SICK! Speed upgrades in competitive areas aren't fair to the rest of us who pay the same for much lower speeds.
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jmn1207 @ 28th Mar 06:53PM:
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said by stratos :
I am trying to run speed tests now for ZIPCODE 34235, but these speed test are HORRIBLE. I am currently testing my downstream by downloading from usenet via my giganews.com account. I am hitting 16mbit on that, and i am uploading to my webserver via ftp, 1mbit on that.
EDIT: None of these speed tests are even getting close to the numbers I am getting from giganews. These speedtests, i assume, are running their tests via HTTP protocol. Maybe comcast has traffic shaping on that protocol, but not NNTP(usenet).
They don't work for me either. I was able to reproduce speeds that I normally see when downloading large files by significantly reducing my RWIN (like 44K with a sub 20ms avg. latency?) while testing at the Nac.net server. Usually the speed tests on this site just hang for me.
The 64MB OOL download (~35 seconds) almost always corresponds to what I see on the Washington DC Speakeasy test. That is the one I use when I just want a quick spot check to verify if I am experiencing any congestion.
The tests on this site are wonky for me. For whatever reason they don't work for me too often, and they rarely represent the speeds I see when I'm downloading files or testing from other locations.
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tseryan @ 28th Mar 07:55PM:
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I live Howard County (Clarksville) and was only upgraded to 6/768. Maybe once FiOS is lit they'll up it to 16/1.
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owine @ 28th Mar 09:00PM:
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thats because you have the standard HSI tier. if you pay the $10 extra you get the 16/1.
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eco @ 28th Mar 09:17PM:
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said by phatoneusa :
I dunno I just wish I could get DSL cant they ever find a way other then fiber to go over the 20,000 feet from CO, like a new kinda of DSL?
I live in Washington State and somehow I have a feeling that Fios is going to take at least 5 years to install in Washington State if they ever do.
So in the meantime I will probably get a Comcast Upgrade by 1mb every year til its like 15 down and 1 up and the only reason to switch will be price.
Aside from areas with fiber or competing services I doubt there will be a speed increase soon.
Even if there was such a thing, Verizon wouldn't deploy it in the first place. Why would they spend all the money to upgrade DSL services to this new technology when they'd have to throw it all out in a year or two down the road when they get around to deploying FiOS to your area? It wouldn't make any sense.
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Warzau @ 28th Mar 11:52PM:
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said by AWS :Something going on in Illinois. The other day I posted this, »
What Is This?, about new entries in my modem log. Today I downloaded the newest build of Vista and captured this screenshot. The intial burst was over 1800KB. During the whole download it stayed at the level in the shot or creeped a bit higher. Took 30 minutes to download the whole image which was almost 3 gigs.
This was from MS server in Europe also. Couldn't connect to the U.S. server.
Same here ran a test from Speakeasy and my burst was up to 1800KB and leveled of to 1200KB
I noticed saturday night and moday day my cable was going in and out. Maybe WOW installing Fiber in my neighborhood has something to do with it? HMMMMMMMMMMMM
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stratos @ 29th Mar 12:03AM:
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God, I am stupid. I walked out the door last week, dont remember exactly when, and comcast had dug a trench in my front yard. I didnt question it because I assumed it was for the neighbors too get access.
Now that I think about it, they had a fiber truck out next the vans, had a huge reel on it...why didnt that click.
I guess ive just come to expect comcast to suck or something, maybe its time I change my tune.
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anon @ 29th Mar 04:56AM:
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Going comcast due to last 2 months my Pacbell-SBC/Yahoo-now AT&T.
Due to major slow downs for half the day its good for 450-675 the other half its crap and does 50-120kps .In 7yrs we never had slowdowns or down time. we always got a certain amount all the time when I had different speed but same B-box
384-1.5 speed test was steasy and always was in the 1.2-1.4 bracket
1.5 to 3.0 was always steady testing at 2.2 and 2.4 bracket
My other reason is longtime users get screw like me.
Here is how
My B-box or hub or router was too full The b-box was too full and we were getting major slowdown at 4pm to midnite.
one day they called to tell me I'm moving and the net will be down.
I said why.
They said too full .
I said I am paying 89$ a month and you moving me to a 4000 feet more away and the new users under 24$ can stay I said I am here 7yrs, I said thats not right. She said sorry I cant change this, your on list and said net will be up 15-20mins ever the higher up told me same thing.
Well how you like that I said to self.
So they move me 4000 feet to new B-box or hub or router still slow down 4pm to midnite and its worse due to 4000 feet farther b-box .I saw no differnce going to 6mb due to move of Box and over in good hrs it same as when I had 3.0 due to 4000kb-box move also called comcast they here next day Igot the 8mb/384 up not sure of up. Its cheaper in longer run too.I will after 3 days with comcast call sbc and get rid of home phone and internet I get all my call on cell just crap sellers on home phone.So I feel good now LOL
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rdstoll @ 29th Mar 10:10AM:
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Am going to check on this tonight, but have a few questions:
- Are people finding that you have to power cycle the modem to get the upgrade?
- Is there a modem firmware upgrade needed for this? I thought there were some older versions that capped your speed at around 5.5
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dadkins @ 29th Mar 10:14AM:
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On some modems, the increase will be automatic.
Most should be powercycled anyways(won't hurt).
Firmware, depends on the brand/model of modem. Powercycling will usually force the modem to pull new firmware/config.
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rdstoll @ 29th Mar 10:17AM:
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Thanks! It will be interesting. I've consistently been 6000/384 so I'm sure I'll notice a change.
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stratos @ 29th Mar 10:36AM:
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I am LOVING this 16mbit, though it seems faster, 16mbit would be 2048 KB/s, ive been getting 2200-2600 regularly so far.
FREAKING AWESOME!!11
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chibianh @ 29th Mar 04:18PM:
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wish they were testing these speeds in Denver. :(
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afro561 @ 29th Mar 05:52PM:
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Just got the upgrade in HoCo, MD.
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ludeboy12 @ 29th Mar 09:49PM:
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seriously this better go live for everyone by the end of summer at the latest...
competition availability or not its SOOOO not fair for joe shmoe to get double what i get for the same price....
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Loker @ 29th Mar 11:38PM:
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I just spoke to a friend in Fort Wayne and they just turned it on....he was only getting 13 Mb's but I am assuming thats just because of where he lives and how many people were on....I remember his upload exactly though it was 924 Kbps....
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rdstoll @ 29th Mar 11:40PM:
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Just powercycled the modem and tested my speeds but I'm still stuck at 6000/384. :( That's a bit disappointing. Am in Des Plaines, just north of O'Hare airport. Was hoping we'd be live by now but I have not seen any other Chicagoans chirping about higher speeds.
Is this bump only available for certain levels of service? I guess my 6000/384 would be Silver, no?
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anon @ 30th Mar 01:04PM:
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Well I went Comcast yesterday 3-29-06 Here in SF the 8mb down line. First day test avg 2-5 mb 200+k called to come check it today but since canceled since I woke up to 7-10mb speedtest and from nvidia I did 20mb in 21 second. line starts at 2mb a sec then drops to 1mb and if site can do like nvidia it stays at 1mb. I do tons downloading and game on line.
I still have SBC while testing cable, which ever gives more faster hrs is what I keep. I never had slowdowns from adsl to this yr after having since 98 384-1.5 which was costly back then.
Ill update again
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aliasrlz @ 30th Mar 01:17PM:
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Anyone in Chicago get the upgrade yet? :D
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sortofageek @ 30th Mar 01:31PM:
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said by rdstoll :
Is this bump only available for certain levels of service? I guess my 6000/384 would be Silver, no?
This topic is just a place to discuss the rumors, rdstoll. The closest to any official update on actual upgrades I have seen are those in the news article linked here ---> »Comcast matches Verizon Fios speeds
The article was published on the 28th and stated:
quote:
On Tuesday, the nation's largest cable operator confirmed it has doubled download speeds of its fastest broadband service in four cities: Reston, Va.; Sarasota, Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Howard County, Md.
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Loker @ 30th Mar 01:33PM:
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he sent me his latest speed test...
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aliasrlz @ 30th Mar 01:49PM:
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said by Loker :
he sent me his latest speed test...
Holy Schmolie! DANG!!! I want that! :D :D :D
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MAIZnBLUE @ 30th Mar 03:07PM:
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yeh i have a buddy in ft wayne too and he also is getting
16.3 mbps download and around 950kbps upload.
pretty nice...I hope we all get the chance to have this as well.
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mikedz4 @ 30th Mar 03:30PM:
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I can't believe they are ONLY giving us silver customers 8mbps and not 10 or 12 mbps. That is rediculous. Looks like they aren't even trying to compete with Fios at all ot at&t at all in the speed or price category. Well I guess when I go live in Adelphia country my parents will probably drop the internet and go to dialup unless comcast drops their prices in half or something which i don't see happening.
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anon @ 30th Mar 06:28PM:
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any speed increases in philly area??
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jmn1207 @ 30th Mar 06:51PM:
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said by RU-486 :
any speed increases in philly area??
Doesn't look like it at the moment. I did a search for zip codes beginning with 191** in the speed test archives. I don't see any results that would indicate a speed increase in the area.
»/archive/comca···t=Search
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mario620 @ 31st Mar 12:34AM:
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how about the upgrade for the ca los angeles area!
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HARMANE @ 31st Mar 12:38AM:
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said by jmn1207 :said by RU-486 :
any speed increases in philly area??
Doesn't look like it at the moment. I did a search for zip codes beginning with 191** in the speed test archives. I don't see any results that would indicate a speed increase in the area.
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/archive/comca···t=Search i reg'd to do some line tests..
it actually looks like i have a bit of an increase, at least on speakeasy:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 11405 kbps (1425.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 588 kbps (73.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
gold tier 8000/768
upload is down a bit but i have 2 on lan bt'ing atm and capped at 700 via router.
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Wayne99021 @ 31st Mar 09:44AM:
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I think that must be the bursting I have seen talked about in this forum.
I am in Eastern Washington and my speeds have been consistently above 11000 for the past 3 weeks from speakeasy. I am on the 8000/768
This AM it was:
Download speed:13342 kbps(1667.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload speed: 696 kbps(87 KB/sec transfer rate)
I too have seen my upload speed drop some.
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joe40 @ 31st Mar 01:20PM:
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:(
i hope it comes to connecticut.
not fair only where fios is.
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seanb61 @ 31st Mar 06:53PM:
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I am in Chicago (city) and my 6000 down has been running about 8000-9000 on most tests over the last couple of days
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Netbum @ 31st Mar 08:51PM:
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said by mario620 :
how about the upgrade for the ca los angeles area!
Yeah,remember how long we waited for the "Summer 2005 upgrade"?
Its was December 13th.
If they don't upgrade everyone,well..that's the kind of thing that makes me want to dump Comcast,even for slower DSL :mad:
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aliasrlz @ 31st Mar 10:12PM:
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said by seanb61 :
I am in Chicago (city) and my 6000 down has been running about 8000-9000 on most tests over the last couple of days
I'm still on my 8/768 package, but I have not reset my modem in a long while ;)
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juniorx @ 1st Apr 09:40AM:
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The speed rumors are true. Their only doing a small area right now but as far as i can tell, they plan to eventually give everyone the chance to get those speeds. Going to check later on this afternoon to see if they have any specific info we are able to release(Some of the info is internal :( )
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phatoneusa @ 1st Apr 08:42PM:
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Something Felt a Little Weird so I decided to do some speed tests.
Sammamish, WA
Speakeasy.net Speed Test
Last Result:
Download Speed: 12600 kbps (1575 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 711 kbps (88.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
on the MegaPath Speed Test
dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-04-01 20:44:01 EST:
11429 / 711
Your download speed : 11429 kbps or 1428.6 KB/sec.
That is 143.7% better than an average user on comcast.net
Your upload speed : 711 kbps or 88.8 KB/sec.
That is 72.1% better than an average user on comcast.net
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jmn1207 @ 1st Apr 10:00PM:
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said by phatoneusa :
Something Felt a Little Weird so I decided to do some speed tests.
I'm guessing by your results that this is a good thing?
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anon @ 3rd Apr 06:45PM:
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Try mowing 2 lousy Lawns a month and giving the 10 bucks for the gold tier to your parents..
Geeez
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phatoneusa @ 3rd Apr 08:43PM:
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I used to pay half of the 90+ dollar Comcast Pro.
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ItsEd @ 4th Apr 12:21AM:
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anyone hear anything about parts of LA?
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jansm38 @ 4th Apr 07:01AM:
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I heard there are parts of L.A. that you should avoid at all costs after dark. :)
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Back to topic - Is FIOS available in parts of LA? If so, then those will probably be the areas upgraded first if Comcast sticks to their current trend.
said by ItsEd :
anyone hear anything about parts of LA?
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jefflewis @ 4th Apr 12:29PM:
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We are getting really high results here in Evans, Georgia.
dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-04-04 12:16:43 EST:
17247 / 709
Your download speed : 17247 kbps or 2155.9 KB/sec.
That is 273% better than an average user on comcast.net
Your upload speed : 709 kbps or 88.7 KB/sec.
That is 77.2% better than an average user on comcast.net
Now that's a good cable connection. We do pay extra for the higher speed connection which at the time we purchased it was around 8000 kbps down.
jeff
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jasondhsd @ 5th Apr 12:36AM:
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My DL speeds are high now but my uploads are still the old 350kbps.
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ItsEd @ 5th Apr 04:47PM:
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i know areas like Redondo, Hunting, and parts of santa monica are getting Fios Installed or planned to soon.
Mostly the coastal areas Ive seen are having Fios or have fios put in, these areas Im pretty sure Comcast will up the speeds to compete.
Maybe they are working coastal and then towards inland, but im pretty sure they are going for the richer parts of west la.
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jansm38 @ 5th Apr 05:16PM:
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It makes sense that Comcast would follow Verizon in targeting the more affluent sections first.
said by ItsEd :
i know areas like Redondo, Hunting, and parts of santa monica are getting Fios Installed or planned to soon.
Mostly the coastal areas Ive seen are having Fios or have fios put in, these areas Im pretty sure Comcast will up the speeds to compete.
Maybe they are working coastal and then towards inland, but im pretty sure they are going for the richer parts of west la.
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rdstoll @ 6th Apr 04:41PM:
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I spoke to Comcast last night regarding any potential speed upgrade in my area (Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, by O'Hare) and they said there was a chance I could get upgraded but they would not comment further. Said that 4000/384 were bumped up to 6000/768 and that 6000/768 were bumped up to 8000/768 but my speed zone of 6000/384 was still stuck for now. Weird that the 4000 crew are getting equal or better speeds than me now. They did suggest upgrading to the 8000/768 but I'm holding out for an upgrade, gratis.
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Klownicle @ 7th Apr 02:30PM:
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When I got my 16/1 upgrade via comcast the guy on the phone asked me what my main use for the internet was, I told him video/audio streaming. Using the computer remotely. But anywho he also told me comcast is kinda "hush hush" on this upgrade right now. So you really have to call and ask about the 16/1 upgrade. Only if you have fios devolpment in your area. :)
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swhitney2003 @ 7th Apr 06:33PM:
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to check if you got the upgrade cant you just look at your modem config?...
I have 8000/768 service, but comcast generously has it set at 8800/768... (I get about 8100-8300/710 on speed tests).
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dscline @ 7th Apr 07:20PM:
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said by swhitney2003 :
to check if you got the upgrade cant you just look at your modem config?...
Sure, if you happen to use a modem that displays that info. :hmm:
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skelator @ 7th Apr 09:21PM:
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Todays Try LOL
Problem : Connection/Speed
James > Hi Melinda..
Melinda > Thank you for contacting Comcast High Speed Internet Customer Support. My name is Melinda. How may I assist you with your speed issues?
James > I am wondering when the 16/1 upgrade will go into Effect for our area
Melinda > I can help you with this and look up to see when the 16 Mbps downloads and 1 Mbps uploads takes effect.. Is this James?
James > Or am I in the wrong Area?
James > Yes it is
Melinda > You're in the correct area James.
Melinda > I will go check, but I recall it's just being beta tested in a couple of places back East.
Melinda > Boston if memory serves me correctly.
Melinda > Please hold on while I check to see when or if it's being planned to be launched nation wide and to your area.
James > thank you
Melinda > You are welcome!
Melinda > .. thanks for holding.. I am still checking...
Melinda > .. thanks for holding.. I am still checking...
Melinda > The new, increased speeds are currently only available to HSI customers in Reston, VA, Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL. This will allow us to evaluate customer interest in this offering before determining how extensively we will roll it out in other markets
Melinda > Other than Reston, VA, Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL, not at this time.
Melinda > We have added more trial markets (Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL) and will continue to evalute additional markets.
James > Ahh ok and Believe Me there is ALOT of customer interest from Everyone I have talked to in my area.
James > Please feel free to use me as a Beta tester and thank you for the Information
Melinda > We shall! Thank you very much for your interest! Is there anything else I can help with tonight James?
James > Not at all you have a Very nice weekend
James > and thank you
Melinda > Customer has closed chat and left the room
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juniorx @ 8th Apr 11:41AM:
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said by skelator :
Todays Try LOL
Problem : Connection/Speed
James > Hi Melinda..
Melinda > Thank you for contacting Comcast High Speed Internet Customer Support. My name is Melinda. How may I assist you with your speed issues?
James > I am wondering when the 16/1 upgrade will go into Effect for our area
Melinda > I can help you with this and look up to see when the 16 Mbps downloads and 1 Mbps uploads takes effect.. Is this James?
James > Or am I in the wrong Area?
James > Yes it is
Melinda > You're in the correct area James.
Melinda > I will go check, but I recall it's just being beta tested in a couple of places back East.
Melinda > Boston if memory serves me correctly.
Melinda > Please hold on while I check to see when or if it's being planned to be launched nation wide and to your area.
James > thank you
Melinda > You are welcome!
Melinda > .. thanks for holding.. I am still checking...
Melinda > .. thanks for holding.. I am still checking...
Melinda > The new, increased speeds are currently only available to HSI customers in Reston, VA, Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL. This will allow us to evaluate customer interest in this offering before determining how extensively we will roll it out in other markets
Melinda > Other than Reston, VA, Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL, not at this time.
Melinda > We have added more trial markets (Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL) and will continue to evalute additional markets.
James > Ahh ok and Believe Me there is ALOT of customer interest from Everyone I have talked to in my area.
James > Please feel free to use me as a Beta tester and thank you for the Information
Melinda > We shall! Thank you very much for your interest! Is there anything else I can help with tonight James?
James > Not at all you have a Very nice weekend
James > and thank you
Melinda > Customer has closed chat and left the room
Hate to burst the bubble, but when you chat/call comcast, agent do not forward request for speed upgrade. :(
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tiggntaz1 @ 9th Apr 03:40AM:
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the 16:1 is for the people that pay the extra 10 bucks. the standard 6 meg service will be 6/768 and the gold will be 16:1 worth the ten bucks if you ask me
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Scree @ 9th Apr 06:54PM:
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said by tiggntaz1 :
the 16:1 is for the people that pay the extra 10 bucks. the standard 6 meg service will be 6/768 and the gold will be 16:1 worth the ten bucks if you ask me
Indeed, I agree. I was dead set against ever paying the $10 extra, but broke down a couple months ago just to get the 768 up. If the 16/1 is really coming, then it turned out to be one helluva deal afterall. hehe
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anon @ 10th Apr 05:57PM:
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Well here's the story from a comcast HSI tech representative, the upgrade is moving from 6MBPS to 8MBPS as well as starting to complete the CDV project, Comcast Digital Voice our new VoIP system.
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items @ 12th Apr 10:02PM:
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A comcast phone rep (I have no "inside" connection) told me that by the end of this month nationally we should see 16000/1000 on the highest tier. Of course this in reality means two months I would guess, as some areas that probably get it first may see some tweaks before everyone gets it.
I didn't ask about the silver tier as I have the gold. There you have it... :)
md
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fonzbear2000 @ 13th Apr 06:49PM:
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i know im not a moderator, but shouldnt we be staying on topic? i sure hope dreamscapes is right about the 6mbit tier getting upgraded to 8
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sortofageek @ 13th Apr 07:05PM:
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Nerdtalker @ 15th Apr 12:12AM:
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I'm trying to catch up on this whole upgrade thing, and I've got a basic question.
Are all the current 16 megabit speed testing markets still running DOCSIS 1.x? They are, aren't they? Those of you in those upgraded markets, were there any signs of maintenance before the upgrade was done, or was it sudden?
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dbwilson @ 15th Apr 12:39AM:
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said by Nerdtalker :
Those of you in those upgraded markets, were there any signs of maintenance before the upgrade was done, or was it sudden?
Sounds like the best sign of an impending upgrade is the sight of Verizon trucks bearing fiber!
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cypherstream @ 15th Apr 04:11PM:
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Nothing in Reading, although 25 miles east fios is being deployed.... hmm how long does it take to string 25 miles of fiber hmm... then comcast will feel like competing.
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JoeyDee @ 16th Apr 04:21PM:
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said by dbwilson :
Sounds like the best sign of an impending upgrade is the sight of Verizon trucks bearing fiber!
Thanks, that's funny...
Joe :)
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69742511 @ 17th Apr 12:41AM:
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I live next to Huntington Beach but we don't have FiOS here; however they don't have Comcast while we do. I'm confused as to how this will all work out. :huh:
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dr_shmass @ 19th Apr 02:55PM:
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FYI. In Chicagoland I decided, on a whim, to check my speeds...could it be??? Getting consistent almost 12mb down...
11831 kbps was my last attempt. A few weeks ago was getting around 9500 kbps.
EDIT: make that 12551 kbps. :D
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aliasrlz @ 19th Apr 04:35PM:
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said by dr_shmass :
FYI. In Chicagoland I decided, on a whim, to check my speeds...could it be??? Getting consistent almost 12mb down...
11831 kbps was my last attempt. A few weeks ago was getting around 9500 kbps.
EDIT: make that 12551 kbps. :D
WTF? I WANT MINE!!!!! :D
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sortofageek @ 19th Apr 05:22PM:
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dr_shmass, search this forum on the keyword, bursting. I think that will explain what you are seeing, especially if your upload speeds haven't increased to indicate the 16/1 caps.
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dr_shmass @ 20th Apr 12:08PM:
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I know what bursting is. However, this same test I've run dozens of time on my Comcast service and was always around ~9000 and all of a sudden it is consistently around ~11500+.
I don't think you can attribute that to bursting. The Speakeasy tests seem to be large enough files to effectively eliminate false readings due to bursting.
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dadkins @ 20th Apr 12:22PM:
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Trust me, I don't have the 16/1 yet - I'm in Cali! :huh:
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dr_shmass @ 20th Apr 01:44PM:
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said by dadkins :
Trust me, I don't have the 16/1 yet - I'm in Cali! :huh:
I guess it's possible. They've always been reliable before and my friend's tests don't seem to have skyrocketed in the same manner.
Is there a surefire way to test your download cap that is better than Speakeasy's test?
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aliasrlz @ 20th Apr 03:18PM:
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I'll have what their having :D
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dadkins @ 20th Apr 03:55PM:
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Sure!
Find a large download or two from a fast server or two, and have at it!
At about 50%, add up the speeds and see what it's doing.
That is about the only way to see what your line will do. ;)
Microsoft, Adobe, ATI... all usually have FAST servers.
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sortofageek @ 22nd Apr 07:28PM:
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Also, notice the upload speed on dadkins' Speakeasy test reflects the 768 upload cap is still in effect.
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anon @ 23rd Apr 10:33AM:
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ok, I am confused. Live in South Jersey, and one month ago the download speeds went up (using speakeasy test) from ~7000 mb to 9600, but my upload speeds haven't changed a bit (still 354).
Is comcast improving the download speeds first? Will the uploads improve later? Anyone know when?
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dadkins @ 23rd Apr 12:59PM:
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As you can see in my post above, two things happening... Bursting and Speakeasy speed test is a little whacked.
I'm in Cali(last for *ANY* Upgrade) and I have the 8mbps service from Comcast.
There is no way I have 2MB/sec down! I WISH! It is just the screwy speed test and bursting.
Since you are close to this, »ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/pub/test64
Let it run to 50-75% and note the speed it is transferring, then cancel it. That should be a relatively close reading of the speed your line will actually do.
ALL speed tests are flaky. An actual large download is a better gauge of line speed.
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CRP @ 23rd Apr 02:09PM:
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Nevermind. Dadkins beat me to it. :)
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anon @ 23rd Apr 09:22PM:
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You're right. Did the download from the site and transfer rate was ~800 KB/sec
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svttech76 @ 24th Apr 03:42PM:
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i just did that and got 1.00mb/sec that should be right about 8meg I am paying for right?
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dadkins @ 24th Apr 11:46PM:
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said by svttech76 :
i just did that and got 1.00mb/sec that should be right about 8meg I am paying for right?
Oh yeah! :)
1MB/sec - 1.10MB/sec is ideal for 8mbps service! You're doing great!
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dadkins @ 24th Apr 11:50PM:
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said by Steve_from_SJersey :
You're right. Did the download from the site and transfer rate was ~800 KB/sec
You can upload the image here as an image, DSLR is cool with that!
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booeyman @ 25th Apr 10:42AM:
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a phone rep told me to try speedtest.umflint.edu, supposedly he said this is "comcast's most reliable server to test from"
lemme know what you think
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dadkins @ 25th Apr 12:07PM:
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Depends on where you live... Santa Cruz and/or Stanford are better for me here in The S.F. Bay Area.
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jakedi @ 25th Apr 10:47PM:
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Got these result ;
TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.2.0f
click START to begin
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 744.80Kb/s
running 10s inb
Cound test (server to client) . . . . . . 8.45Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
click START to re-test
Close to Speakeasy's test.
Looks good to me.
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dadkins @ 25th Apr 11:11PM:
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From Cali- to Cali:
TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3e
click START to begin
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 726.43Kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 8.67Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
From Cali - to Mich:
TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.2.0f
click START to begin
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 709.72Kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 2.40Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link
It all depends on where you live. ;)
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svttech76 @ 26th Apr 09:04PM:
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NICE!!! this is much faster than I was on DSL.. The news of 16 meg coming made me swithc from verizon, since I live in a mdu I probally will never see FIOS
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EnasYorl @ 27th Apr 06:31PM:
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said by svttech76 :
NICE!!! this is much faster than I was on DSL.. The news of 16 meg coming made me swithc from verizon, since I live in a mdu I probally will never see FIOS
»newscenter.verizon.com/proactive···id=93301
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svttech76 @ 28th Apr 08:40AM:
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I read about that before, but they seem to be targeting the BIG mdu's I live in a small 20-30 unit MDU.. I wonder if verizon will bother working out a agreement just for 20-20 units that may or may not use there service.
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tshirt @ 28th Apr 10:34AM:
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They probably will.......eventually. Probably concentrating one the 500-1000+ sized complexes first, then once it is offered at most of those, smaller complexes also "need it" to compete/raise prices.
It would be interesting to see if the terms of the agreement changes based on the number of units.
in the long run this could save verizon alot on the cost of connects/disconnects and service calls at large complexes
The most competive would be to have both comcast triple play and fios prewired new tennats could pick the one that suits their needs.
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JeepMatt @ 28th Apr 02:41PM:
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Okay, i've been quiet so far on this Upgrade thread, but Comcast really has to get their ass in gear with this upgrade.
Mega earnings, now over 9 million HSI subscribers - and this upgrade is taking forever.
Damn FIOS is already upgrading their speed tiers and we haven't seen crap.
I'm in a "FIOS area" - the damn lines are hanging in my back yard, yet I don't get a 16/1 tier.
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Wayne99021 @ 28th Apr 02:57PM:
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Just talked to a comcast line tech in Spokane WA. who told me this area most likely will not see a 16\1 upgrade this year.
He said they have so many hardware upgrades and repairs that it is just not going to happen anytime soon. The reason they have it in few places back east and in Florida is because of the competition they are getting from Verizon.
He also said they don't see Verizon fios coming in this area in a very, very long time. :(
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EnasYorl @ 28th Apr 04:52PM:
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said by svttech76 :
I read about that before, but they seem to be targeting the BIG mdu's I live in a small 20-30 unit MDU.. I wonder if verizon will bother working out a agreement just for 20-20 units that may or may not use there service.
I would think allot would matter on the landlord working the issue.
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jonez @ 28th Apr 10:27PM:
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said by JeepMatt :
Okay, i've been quiet so far on this Upgrade thread, but Comcast really has to get their ass in gear with this upgrade.
Mega earnings, now over 9 million HSI subscribers - and this upgrade is taking forever.
Damn FIOS is already upgrading their speed tiers and we haven't seen crap.
I'm in a "FIOS area" - the damn lines are hanging in my back yard, yet I don't get a 16/1 tier.
then why are you still on comcast if FIOS is available? :huh:
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tshirt @ 29th Apr 12:23AM:
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said by JeepMatt :
Mega earnings, now over 9 million HSI subscribers - and this upgrade is taking forever.
Damn FIOS is already upgrading their speed tiers and we haven't seen crap.
I'm sure if they could (reliably) double the speed everywhere overnight they would.
I seems they are working on and testing as many areas as possible to prepare for an upgrade.
Even though they get complaints from some here and a little bad press, because it isn't done instantly, imagine how many complaints (for the general public, and the mainstream press) and how many lawsuits would popup if they tried a premature upgrade and few if any could every reach the higher speed.
the fact that they have more subscribers doesn't make it easier, more income/profit only means they could buy more equipment and tech/engineering time if someone at the top believed that was the solution (and would lead to more profit or at least pay for itself.)
if fios is availble for install at or below the CC price you should run to the phone and call in your order.
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NoOneButMe @ 29th Apr 12:59AM:
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i cant wait to see fios here if anythang it will make thangs better speeds will go up prices will drop well be nice ill probly jump ship to fios becuse i want to try something new comcast has allways been a lil flacky at times i wonder if thay will do all of Snohomish/King County with 16mb by 1mb are if thay will just do bothell and such who can get fios up here in washington there doin the rich 1st them thay are goin to move around ide love to have something from comcast like 10mb by 2mb who needs 16mb anyway ? hehe
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JeepMatt @ 29th Apr 07:26AM:
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said by jonez
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then why are you still on comcast if FIOS is available? :huh:
Well, the FIOS in my yard isn't lit yet. :p
And yes, i'm more than aware of all of the upgrades that must take place. Hell, here in the DE/PA/NJ area there is work being done almost EVERY night upgrading router cards, upstream modulation, adding router cards, node moves, you name it - and this has been going on for months now.
I'd just like to see this company be proactive for once instead of reactive.
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anon @ 30th Apr 10:49PM:
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I am in San Fran Cal.
I have the 8mb Down 768k up
I get on the avg speed test in the 10-12mb / 700+k for up range
fastest sites easy 1mb per sec.
I Think a 12D/1.5U maybe coming?
I am just guessing since it feels so fast and not limited and its fight to keep going higher when downling.
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AthlGrond @ 1st May 10:33AM:
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said by JeepMatt :
I'd just like to see this company be proactive for once instead of reactive.
In this part of the country they have been proactive. (That is to say that they certainly aren't reacting to anything Qwest is doing!) So I guess being proactive for a national company is relative.
Would you feel differently about Comcast's upgrades if FIOS was never going to be an option where you live?
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dr_shmass @ 1st May 02:36PM:
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TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.2.0f
click START to begin
Server Busy: Please wait 60 seconds for previous test to finish
click START to re-test
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 722.89Kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 9.18Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
click START to re-test
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aliasrlz @ 2nd May 05:42PM:
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Is this FIOS stuff coming to Chicago? :D
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jasqid @ 2nd May 10:09PM:
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Well, to keep this on topic....
I think we all know what the speeds "will" be.
Standard to 6000/768
Speed Tier to 16000/1000
But anyone know WHEN? (for all markets, not just FIOS..)
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dbwilson @ 2nd May 11:13PM:
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Has there been any "official" confirmation that non-FIOS markets will be upgraded at all?
I live in a BellSouth service area, who has a "gentleman's agreement" not to compete with Verizon. So from Comcast's perspective, when you have the politicians bought and paid for, and the sole competition (BellSouth) is pathetic, why bother upgrading?
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airborne82 @ 3rd May 07:22PM:
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Just had a comcast tech over installing digital voice. He said that they just had a meeting and were advised that there was going to be a "boost" in the area (SouthWest Washington). He said they did not mention any numbers but we already have 8000/768 here....
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otacon @ 4th May 06:02AM:
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Speeds dropped WAY off tonight for about an hour. I found it odd since my connection has always been rock solid. Powecycled the modem, nothing, removed the router, nothing. I waited about and hour and powercycled the modem again and got those numbers. I tested it against all the servers and if I averaged all of them up I'm probably right around 17-18mbps down. I find it a little odd that the upstream has acutally gone down a little. Not sure if they are just testing in my area. If you live in Massachusetts try powercycling your modem. I'm curious if others are getting these numbers in my area.
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Mike Hunt @ 4th May 09:48AM:
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That test is bs. Use a real test:
»ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/pub/test64
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otacon @ 4th May 12:54PM:
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ok
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Mike Hunt @ 4th May 02:34PM:
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oh ya nice!
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anon @ 4th May 02:51PM:
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Otacon,
Just curious. Is FIOS in your area?
Thanks.
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otacon @ 4th May 03:21PM:
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No, I just tried to qualify my address and it says it's not available. I live in Western Massachusetts, the closest FIOS I've head about is in the general Boston area. Could just be testing in my area who knows.
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otacon @ 5th May 01:36AM:
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One thing I've noticed after tinkering with the settings is that if the TCP Receive Window is not set properly I revert back to 8mbps. When I was just getting 8mbps I could throw just about any number in there and it wouldn't affect my d/l speeds at all. Now, any number above or below a certain range affects my d/l speeds greatly. The settings recommended by Tweak Tester are not optimal for me at all. I'm sure everyone's computer is different but just wanted to pass along the info. Another website's TCP optimizer program has hit my window size right on in it's recommendations. Not sure of the rules here about posting another website's URL.
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svttech76 @ 5th May 02:47AM:
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I live in eastern,ma with 2 towns that border me having fios and all I am getting is 8meg speeds. and I just power cycled
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spewak @ 5th May 09:51AM:
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said by otacon :
One thing I've noticed after tinkering with the settings is that if the TCP Receive Window is not set properly I revert back to 8mbps. When I was just getting 8mbps I could throw just about any number in there and it wouldn't affect my d/l speeds at all. Now, any number above or below a certain range affects my d/l speeds greatly. The settings recommended by Tweak Tester are not optimal for me at all. I'm sure everyone's computer is different but just wanted to pass along the info. Another website's TCP optimizer program has hit my window size right on in it's recommendations. Not sure of the rules here about posting another website's URL.
You could post the URL for that optimiser proggy. Just curious, what settings did it recommend? Very interesting how you said that your 8mbps speed tier was not affected by any Receive Window numbers, until it was raised to the 16meg tier.
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dadkins @ 5th May 10:46AM:
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said by spewak :said by otacon :
One thing I've noticed after tinkering with the settings is that if the TCP Receive Window is not set properly I revert back to 8mbps. When I was just getting 8mbps I could throw just about any number in there and it wouldn't affect my d/l speeds at all. Now, any number above or below a certain range affects my d/l speeds greatly. The settings recommended by Tweak Tester are not optimal for me at all. I'm sure everyone's computer is different but just wanted to pass along the info. Another website's TCP optimizer program has hit my window size right on in it's recommendations. Not sure of the rules here about posting another website's URL.
You could post the URL for that optimiser proggy. Just curious, what settings did it recommend? Very interesting how you said that your 8mbps speed tier was not affected by any Receive Window numbers, until it was raised to the 16meg tier.
Possibly?
»www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
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mloebl @ 5th May 11:49AM:
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Just got it here too:
Download Speed: 16004 kbps (2000.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 709 kbps (88.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Still slow upload though :(
-Mike
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mloebl @ 5th May 11:53AM:
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Also it is only bursting... After 30s or so drops to 8mb/s.
-Mike
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otacon @ 5th May 02:32PM:
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Mad Scientist was correct, for some reason their TCP Optimizer program worked for me. Mine seems to be bursting sometimes also, it depends on where I'm downloading from. I'm guessing we haven't been truely upgraded since the upload is still the same.
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swhitney2003 @ 5th May 02:55PM:
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said by otacon :
One thing I've noticed after tinkering with the settings is that if the TCP Receive Window is not set properly I revert back to 8mbps. When I was just getting 8mbps I could throw just about any number in there and it wouldn't affect my d/l speeds at all. Now, any number above or below a certain range affects my d/l speeds greatly. The settings recommended by Tweak Tester are not optimal for me at all. I'm sure everyone's computer is different but just wanted to pass along the info. Another website's TCP optimizer program has hit my window size right on in it's recommendations. Not sure of the rules here about posting another website's URL.
What range of TCP Receive Window values maximized your download rate?
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otacon @ 5th May 06:35PM:
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This is my current setup according to TCP Optimizer:
TCP Receive Window: 513920
MTU Discovery: On
Black Hole Detect: No
Selective ACKs: Yes
Maximum Duplicate ACKs: 2
MTU: 1500
Time to Live: 64
Any deviation in TCP RW do not work well with my setup.
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dscline @ 5th May 06:43PM:
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said by Mike Hunt :
That test is bs.
I've always found the speakeasy tests to be quite accurate.
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otacon @ 6th May 01:00AM:
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I used to think it was too but there is no way that I'm at 23mbps. The test doesn't run long enough. Best test I've found so far is the 512meg test from OOL:
»ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/test512
Let it run for a few minutes and should give you an accurate measurement of your speed.
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JoeyDee @ 6th May 12:08PM:
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»www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
So, Dadkins, I messed with this program this site offered. I shouldn't do this stuff with my primary computer but on Saturday with a cup of coffee and nothing else in particular to do... Well you get the idea.
Anyway, I poked around and made the suggested changes. Then, a little later I downloaded a file from a Microsoft site and got a 1.25 Mbps download speed???? I've never seen more than 1.01 Mbps. (20 meg file, btw. So it wasn't just bursting) Isn't 1.25 Mbps equivalent to about 9000 KBps?
Did Comcast make some over night change making these this unrelated to the change make by the speedguide program.
Hep' me here. I need information! :)
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dadkins @ 6th May 12:13PM:
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GO WITH IT! Don't ask why! ;)
I have seen 1.45 on some downloads, but I aint going to complain about it!
My RWIN is 128480, MTU is 1500. All is peachy! :)
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minkink1 @ 6th May 01:15PM:
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Will i get the speed upgrade if i am using a SB4100? Is this modem even capable of getting these speeds? (16MB)
Let me know thanks.
In the mean time boston/quincy comcast still no upgrade.
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ShadezeRO @ 6th May 05:58PM:
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My prediction:
Comast to upgrade 4mb to 6mb down, with 768up (1mb up as an upgrade/some pro package)
8mb to 16mb down (1mb upload), later on the 2mb upload as an upgrade.
Only to deploy in FIOS areas (gg to everyone else). Customers outside verizons area will most likely start to become targets for upgrades within 2 years. That doesn't mean we ACTUALLY will be getting the upgrades, just they'll begin the testing/
and gg to bellsouth DSL, nice knowin ya. Actually, most likely they'll become some kind of "budget broadband solution"
But, then again, my crystal ball was a bit blurry ^_^
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dberrett @ 7th May 09:31PM:
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said by minkink1 :
Will i get the speed upgrade if i am using a SB4100? Is this modem even capable of getting these speeds? (16MB)
Let me know thanks.
In the mean time boston/quincy comcast still no upgrade.
I got my SB4100 last week and I asked that exact question to the tech. He called into the central office and asked, and they verified that it will support it.
Let's hope so. Since changing over to the SB4100 my speeds almost seem to cap at 6 MB now and only peek at 8 once in a while. I used to get a flatline 8MB with my old modem.
Oh, By the way, anyone know how to actually power cycle the Arris modem since it is on batteries?
We'll see.
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owine @ 8th May 05:48PM:
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said by dberrett :said by minkink1 :
Will i get the speed upgrade if i am using a SB4100? Is this modem even capable of getting these speeds? (16MB)
Let me know thanks.
In the mean time boston/quincy comcast still no upgrade.
I got my SB4100 last week and I asked that exact question to the tech. He called into the central office and asked, and they verified that it will support it.
Let's hope so. Since changing over to the SB4100 my speeds almost seem to cap at 6 MB now and only peek at 8 once in a while. I used to get a flatline 8MB with my old modem.
Oh, By the way, anyone know how to actually power cycle the Arris modem since it is on batteries?
We'll see.
theres a reset button on the back of the arris modem.
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SolarPup @ 9th May 10:30PM:
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said by owine :
theres a reset button on the back of the arris modem.
You can also unplug the power to the modem, and remove the battery as well.
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ericdaley @ 10th May 06:11AM:
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wow i got a speed upgrade
12000/360
I live in MA and i am paying for the cheapest option
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Sanyo @ 10th May 08:36AM:
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You didn't get a speed upgrade, they're just bursting. Try and DL a large file, it'll come back down to 6 megs eventually.
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Loker @ 10th May 10:57AM:
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dunno if this is news or if it is even that reliable but I spoke to my friend who lives in Fort Wayne and the repair tech told him that next month Comcast was making 16/1 standard and 30/2 the speed tier....
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crazydrve @ 10th May 11:58AM:
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Does anyone live in vancouver washington and if so what speeds are u getting. my friends and i are getting higher speed ratings at least with the speedtest.
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dadkins @ 10th May 01:09PM:
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Don't rely on speed tests(any of them!).
Download a large file or two from a known fast server and see what your line is actually doing after 50-75% of the download(s).
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crazydrve @ 10th May 01:27PM:
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ok thanks. should i use the examples on this topic forum?
or do u recommend a different site?
the thing that confuses me is my friend has the basic service and i have, or supposed to have, the 8meg service. and he gets the same speed on doing the speed tests.
thanks again.
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dadkins @ 10th May 01:40PM:
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Try a large download from Adobe or Microsoft, it will likely start out insanely high but settle down to your line's actual speed. See what it's doing at 50% then just delete it.
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chia @ 10th May 03:16PM:
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said by Loker :
dunno if this is news or if it is even that reliable but I spoke to my friend who lives in Fort Wayne and the repair tech told him that next month Comcast was making 16/1 standard and 30/2 the speed tier....
That would kick azz but I'm not going to hold my breath, maybe just keep my fingers crossed. Seems too forwardthinking and extreme for the likes of Comcast. ;)
Thanks for posting it though, this thread has been pretty stale lately on the rumor front. Wish Comcast would give the rest of us outside the test markets some love already.
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bgoodbody @ 10th May 04:32PM:
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FWIW--
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Loker @ 10th May 06:35PM:
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he has called 3 times and 3 different people said the same thing...16/1 would be standard next month and 30/2 would be speed tier
I am taking it for fact at least for Fort Wayne....I can understand if no one believes me here since it is not only hearsay it is double hearsay lol...
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Assassimon @ 10th May 06:57PM:
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is Fort Wayne a verizon fios area?
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Reddking @ 10th May 08:53PM:
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30 / 2...? Now that's just silly!
If you're going to make stuff up... make it believable...
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skelator @ 10th May 10:51PM:
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DOCSIS 2.0 can handle that speed I believe.
Now will comcast let it all go though :o
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salwit @ 11th May 12:07AM:
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drunkinmonke @ 11th May 12:41AM:
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well i am a tech for comcast in mo. and they are talking about doubling speeds. that would be 12/768 for silver and 16/1.5 for gold. they have not said a date yet, but say sometime this summer.
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svttech76 @ 11th May 02:02AM:
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that sounds more realistic. 30/2 is not going to happen from comcast for awile.
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Loker @ 11th May 10:10AM:
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said by Reddking :
30 / 2...? Now that's just silly!
If you're going to make stuff up... make it believable...
I am not making anything up.....if someone in the fort wayne area wants to call and confirm what I am saying I would appreciate it....
and yes assassimon fort wayne is a fios area.....
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skelator @ 11th May 10:19PM:
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Dunk,,, your MY HERO if what you say is true :D :D :D
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anon @ 12th May 10:41AM:
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Channel bonding in SO NJ reportedly pulled speeds of roughly 45D/17.5U. Of course, that was with 16 Qam upstream and ch. 112, 113, 114 or roughly 723.00-741.00 MHz bonded for maximum broadband. But the like scenario at least in the PA/DE region is 16D/2U but the system needs to be pretty much ingress free with no modems higher than 50dB return power.
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chitownjedi @ 12th May 10:50AM:
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Just talked to comcast because i was lowering, or seeing about lowering my Gold pacakge. Ask them about the internet and were they doing "something" supposedly 20/1
Goodbye.
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aliasrlz @ 12th May 01:03PM:
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I want more UPLOAD :p
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anon @ 13th May 12:22AM:
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udontknow,
Your post intrigued me. Is the channel bonding the initial phase or testing of DOCSIS 3.0? In the past Comcast purportedly was going to skip DOCSIS 2.0 and go straight to DOCSIS 3.0. Do you have any knowledge of that? If Comcast is implementing DOCSIS 2.0, I assume it would enable much greater upload speeds in the near future?
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drunkinmonke @ 13th May 02:31PM:
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it might not be anation wide thing at first your system will have to have the equipment to do the upgrade. like for my system we just launched telephone and on demand.
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aliasrlz @ 13th May 03:19PM:
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said by drunkinmonke :
well i am a tech for comcast in mo. and they are talking about doubling speeds. that would be 12/768 for silver and 16/1.5 for gold. they have not said a date yet, but say sometime this summer.
If this happens, I might wet myself :p
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EnorMOZ @ 13th May 09:05PM:
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mo ? As in montgomery county. MD ? If so please keep me in the loop of when you first hear of the upgrade k thanks :D
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MAIZnBLUE @ 13th May 10:14PM:
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I believe mo...is the abbreviation for Missouri...correct me if im wrong.
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anon @ 13th May 11:11PM:
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The idea of channel bonding really got started in DOCSIS 1.1 as a way to increase speeds. But was abandoned with the release of DOCSIS 2.0. But now with Telco's having the ability to offer unreal speeds with FTTH and FTTC, cable companies are looking into channel bonding again to compete with speeds.
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drunkinmonke @ 14th May 02:53AM:
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yes i am in missouri, kansas city to be exact
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Johkal @ 14th May 12:27PM:
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I've never heard of DOCSIS 1.1 utilizing channel bonding. Can you post a link to this?
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iceman2011 @ 15th May 05:48PM:
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chi-town stayed tuned for 1st week of june.
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wags119 @ 15th May 06:11PM:
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I live by Chicago. What's happening the 1st week of June?
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ihateskapunk @ 15th May 06:28PM:
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me too, whats happening?
by the way, you could just have said what was going on in your original post.
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chia @ 15th May 07:26PM:
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said by iceman2011 :
chi-town stayed tuned for 1st week of june.
I don't live in Chicago, but even without any details that just got me excited for some reason. :p
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aliasrlz @ 15th May 09:09PM:
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said by iceman2011 :
chi-town stayed tuned for 1st week of june.
YES!!!!! Bring it ON baby!!!! ;) :p :D :D :D
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iceman2011 @ 15th May 11:40PM:
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patience is a virtue. i will give more detail as we get closer.
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Sanyo @ 16th May 09:24AM:
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No ya damn hippie! TELL US NOW! AHH! And is it only Chicago...?
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cypherstream @ 16th May 10:44AM:
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I don't think its channel bonding per-say, but with docsis 1.1 they can have multiple downstream channels, and assign you to the least busy channel on your node. They can balance node downstream rates by moving modems from channel to channel as they come online.
They also do this with upstream channels. I noticed last week on my modem config page it says I'm on upstream channel 2 (34.5 Mhz). I used to always be on upstream channel 1 (31 Mhz). See its a balancing act
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aliasrlz @ 16th May 09:05PM:
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said by iceman2011 :
patience is a virtue. i will give more detail as we get closer.
Yeah, and its a virtue I never had, lol :p ;) :D
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Hpower @ 17th May 03:28AM:
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I wouldn't get my hopes high. Doubt it'll come near the south california area anyway anytime in the next 5000 years.
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dadkins @ 17th May 12:31PM:
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said by Hpower :
I wouldn't get my hopes high. Doubt it'll come near the south california area anyway anytime in the next 5000 years.
Northern Cali either... :huh:
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pokesph @ 17th May 06:25PM:
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said by dadkins :said by Hpower :
I wouldn't get my hopes high. Doubt it'll come near the south california area anyway anytime in the next 5000 years.
Northern Cali either... :huh:
Of course not.. we've been among the last upgraded in all recent upgrade rollouts and will be last in the next ones as well. _sigh_
one day, maybe..
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svttech76 @ 17th May 10:26PM:
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I am now as of today getting speeds like this on the speakeasy test
Download Speed: 24366 kbps (3045.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
upload is around 768k speeds still.
it has ranged from 17600 to 24000 in 5 tests so far
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svttech76 @ 19th May 01:02AM:
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this is weird,
I have done the 512 meg test many times and it used to start out at 1.01 meg and stay there. now I am getting 3.35 or so that drops into the 2.0 range then back to the low 1.09 or so area (8 meg)
I think what we just got in massachusetts is that speed accelerator thing that comcast was talking about awile back. I forget what this was called but they sent letters out about it in some markets
what this would do is give you a burst of speed for the first minute or so of a download and then go back to 8 meg :(
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AndrewNewton @ 19th May 11:50AM:
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I'm just noticing a big difference this morning in my Boston suburb. In the past week I had seen some limited bursting for 1-2 minutes at very most, but today I see a continued high volume on my downloading almost to the point where I wondered if we got the speed increase in general.
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MooseBudda @ 19th May 12:09PM:
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I'm on the 6/384 tier north of Boston and I'm getting bursting. Large downloads (50MB and above) will start off fast for a minute or two, then drop down to normal. The speed tests from various sites show bursting from 16-28 depending on the site.
Related to another thread... I don't see this bursting through my wired router, only when connected directly to the Arris modem.
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svttech76 @ 19th May 12:47PM:
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this has to be that powerboost thing they were talkign about a while back.. they are probally using this as a test..
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anon @ 19th May 06:08PM:
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It is the powerboost thing, I know a lot about comcasts up and coming stuff...powerboost is the first 10 megs of a download is 10mbs the tappers back to normal after........and the 16D/1U is being tested in markets right now for future release
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rdstoll @ 20th May 06:40PM:
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said by iceman2011 :
patience is a virtue. i will give more detail as we get closer.
Can't wait to hear, Iceman! Been power cycling my modem a few times each week just to see if an upgrade has been issued. No luck so far but looks like we won't have to wait too much longer! Thanks... :D
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rob316 @ 20th May 07:12PM:
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I am a former Comcast HSI customer (I still have Comcast Cable TV though)I switched to Verizon DSL around a year ago and I am also a Verizon Voicewing customer. Well I received a letter from Comcast offering me the Triple Play Package. I have been looking though theses forums and I noticed that alot of Comcast customers are getting speed increases up to 16mg. Is this increase also in NJ (Woodbridge area)? If it is I might take the triple offer.
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BIG b @ 20th May 08:46PM:
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you would probably have to pay more for the 16 meagbit down.. Usually promotions incuding the $99 triple play gives you the lowest (or close to lowest speed tier)
Still a good deal if you do not download alot or need the speed ..
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rob316 @ 20th May 09:10PM:
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Does anyone know when NJ will be getting the 16mg increase?
Rob
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admthex @ 21st May 02:17AM:
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*drool* damn i hope this upgrade isnt only going to the exact neighborhoods fios is going in. i'm close, but not quite =p. fios is being deployed in select citys in nj.
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BIG b @ 21st May 09:23AM:
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I was told again by a CSR that it will be nationwide by the end of the summer ... or Comcast code .... end of the year :)
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aliasrlz @ 21st May 12:59PM:
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said by iceman2011 :
chi-town stayed tuned for 1st week of june.
We're getting close :p :D :p
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iceman2011 @ 22nd May 02:03AM:
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they are signs all around since some states already got the upgrade. ;)
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comp @ 22nd May 11:51AM:
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I am still in awe. I am getting 21k down since saturday. My upload is still at 768
and 2.6 from the OOL speed test
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BIG b @ 22nd May 07:38PM:
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I talked to a local "headend" tech yesterday and was asking about the 16 megabit upgrade and he said we already have it ... I said we have 8 not 16 ... he said the upgrade was to 16QAM .. he is right about that upgrade but he doesn't even know about the speed upgrade yet ...
Are they the last to know or what ? He has been working there for like 15 years ... I figured he would know or maybe he is just very computer illiterate ...
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Blaser @ 23rd May 11:34AM:
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All last week until this morning I had 16Mb download and 368 upload.
I checked again this morning and it went back to 6.
Friends of mine checked it too and the same, went down to 6.
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mloebl @ 23rd May 11:53AM:
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I still have it here, but haven't reset the cable modem yet.
-Mike
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comp @ 23rd May 12:15PM:
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I reset my modem yesterday and am still at around 21-22k down
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bicho6 @ 23rd May 04:32PM:
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Tech replaced my cable modem.
I am getting 22Mbps down. Im in Southeastern MA. The tech says that many cable modems are coming out of the truck this way.
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campsean @ 23rd May 04:51PM:
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Im waiting for speed upgrades in the Annapolis/Edgewater, Maryland area to happen. Anyone from the area hear or know any rumors/news of when the speed upgrade will take place?
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ihateskapunk @ 23rd May 07:03PM:
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i wonder why chicago would be the first non-fios area to be upgraded to 16/1...if that's what iceman is hinting about? maybe they are afraid of project lightspeed which is supposed to be done in a year and a half or so.
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aliasrlz @ 23rd May 09:09PM:
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said by ihateskapunk :
i wonder why chicago would be the first non-fios area to be upgraded to 16/1...if that's what iceman is hinting about? maybe they are afraid of project lightspeed which is supposed to be done in a year and a half or so.
Just checked, still not upgraded yet in the chi ......still on the 8M package.
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iceman2011 @ 23rd May 09:12PM:
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its only going to be bursting.
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comp @ 23rd May 10:23PM:
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i dont know this bursting you speak of. I have been at 20k since saturday and sustain speeds for entire(500 meg) downloads
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iceman2011 @ 24th May 06:24AM:
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its more like speed on demand.uploads will be the same.
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Blaser @ 24th May 07:18AM:
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Looks like every test server reports a different speed
speedtest.umflint.edu reports 8/400
myspeed.visualware.com/voip reports 15/368
dslreports reports 6.8/368
All from the same computer.
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drunkinmonke @ 24th May 12:06PM:
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well had a meeting at work yesterday and looks like missouri will get it in june sometime.
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nuftjedi @ 24th May 01:15PM:
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well I appear to be at 16M/768k speeds now. had my cable box firmware done last night and I figured since they did that I'd just check my speeds and its been solid at the above speeds since then.
will check again tonight to see but it has been a sustained speed, not a burst.
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iceman2011 @ 24th May 02:43PM:
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hey as long as it keeps you guys happy call it whatever you want ;) bursting or sustained speeds
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anon @ 24th May 03:10PM:
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Iceman, so are you saying that it will only be a bursting speed increase and that the average fixed speed will stay the same?
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nuftjedi @ 24th May 03:57PM:
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well i am fully prepared for the rug to be pulled out from under me, but until then I'll be happy with these speeds.
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aliasrlz @ 24th May 08:00PM:
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said by Mikey G :
Iceman, so are you saying that it will only be a bursting speed increase and that the average fixed speed will stay the same?
DAMN! Hope not :(
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iceman2011 @ 24th May 08:19PM:
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check the other threads, people are seeing consistent speeds.
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CableModemtech @ 24th May 10:18PM:
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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.
Try Docsis 3.0 (channel bonding). They just did that because fios is available there. 2.0 will be implemented though
. At best you have a 10mbps per upstream capacity with QAM 16 and better traffic management with 2.0.........the real speed increases will come with 3.0............Gotta love the sales guys.....its fun to write checks somebody else has to cash.
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svttech76 @ 24th May 10:50PM:
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well what ever they did in MA i think was a test.. I am back to 8 meg speeds.. But I still hold the top spot for all of comcast :)
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jcony @ 25th May 08:22PM:
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I called up Comcast to upgrade to the PRO version. The csr said that within the next 3 months they will be increasing the PRO speed to 10Mbit download. I was so excited I forgot to ask if the upload will increase or if the other tiers will increase in speed. I am in the Chicagoland area. Hope to hear a more complete update soon on the main page! :D
Just when I thought comcast would only be upgrading the FIOS areas with new speeds! Well, they are still not as good, but something is better than nothing! :p
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anon @ 25th May 08:37PM:
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In Cambridge, MA I just noticed that I am at 10Mbit.
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LinuxJunkie @ 26th May 03:23AM:
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In southern CT I am experiencing approximately 8 Mbps (900+ KB/s or so) speeds now on nearby servers. I am/was on the 6600/384 "Basic" plan before. Upload seems to have stayed the same though at around 360 Kbps or so.
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anon @ 26th May 04:54AM:
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Actually, I had all sorts of connection probelms and in just talking with customer support she went on and on about the whole bursting thing...like they're upgrading their tech...this of course meant nothing to me since my freaking connection was dead.
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AndrewNewton @ 26th May 08:34AM:
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In Newton, MA we are just seeing the bursting still, no update to cable-modem config or overall speed change at all.
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madrhino @ 26th May 10:39AM:
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I'm in Prince georges County,Md.I called today and asked about the upgrade.They said that 16/1 is nowhere on the horizon.They said that I am on a promo plan at 4MBS and I'll be bumped up to 6MBS with a price increase in 3 months.Since I'm actually already getting 6MBS I said thanks and hung up.
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rpcohen @ 27th May 03:36PM:
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Noticed a download speed boost in Owings Mills (Baltimore County) Maryland to 10+Mbps today. Upload speeds remain the same.
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joe40 @ 27th May 09:31PM:
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in west Ct.
i getting 11mbps but upload stays at 707kbps
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Assassimon @ 28th May 01:08AM:
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wow do you think this is wrong? :D
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tshirt @ 28th May 07:45AM:
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said by Assassimon :
wow do you think this is wrong? :D
Yes,
and we know that test is very easy to manipulate the results.
Which is ok because it's so unreliable it is meaningless
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anon @ 29th May 01:13AM:
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Baltimore (Essex) area has changed.
Speakeasy tests show 23Mbps down, 710kbps up. Uploads unchanged. Visualware shows 27Mbps down!
Downloading a large file via FTP from a fast server shows the truth. using a utility called Net Per Sec, the transfer indeed starts and stays sustained around 27-28Mbps. After perhaps 10-14 seconds, it will drop to 8.8Mbps flatline and stay there sometimes jumping in the teens. Cancel the transfer and resume and it's right back to 27Mbps. The service we have is 8/768. So it's basically a long burst in the beginning. Good for surfing and downloading files that are a couple of megabytes. (See transfers of over 3MB/S sometimes 4MB/S!) Bigger files like MS Service packs will start out at 27Mbps for the first few megs and then drop to the 8.8Mbps. It's like a circuit race and starting off at the line with nitrous. :)
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Vich22 @ 29th May 01:21PM:
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Im speedtesting at speakeasy all over the place anywhere form 9k down to 12k down.... However upload is the same crappy 384k down
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LinuxJunkie @ 30th May 01:32AM:
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Downloading a large file via FTP from a fast server shows the truth. using a utility called Net Per Sec, the transfer indeed starts and stays sustained around 27-28Mbps. After perhaps 10-14 seconds, it will drop to 8.8Mbps flatline and stay there sometimes jumping in the teens. Cancel the transfer and resume and it's right back to 27Mbps. The service we have is 8/768. So it's basically a long burst in the beginning. Good for surfing and downloading files that are a couple of megabytes. (See transfers of over 3MB/S sometimes 4MB/S!) Bigger files like MS Service packs will start out at 27Mbps for the first few megs and then drop to the 8.8Mbps. It's like a circuit race and starting off at the line with nitrous.
That's actually the same thing I've been noticing in my area as well -- it will run very fast for the first ten or twenty seconds and then decrease to about what my cap should be if the download continues longer than that. This is interesting -- it suggests to me that Comcast is implementing, on a national level, the ability to "short burst" downloads and max out the connection speed but then throttle it down to the cap level if the download remains active for a specified period of time. I think it's a pretty nice idea but I hope it doesn't lead to a degradation in overall network performance (e.g., a bunch of people on the same node start downloading fairly large files at the same time). I would hope it's setup to deal with that sort of situation.
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raggamuffin @ 30th May 12:46PM:
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Any word on the atlanta area yet?
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dot_pix @ 30th May 06:08PM:
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im in the atlanta area and im on the 6/384 plan. im currently getting up to 9.2MB down (this is at night when no one is on like 2am) and very rarely 384kb upload. im still waiting for the upload speed to get to 768. ;)
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George_1 @ 30th May 09:58PM:
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If someone would, please explain the networking lingo. I'm not even sure what the ratios are or the new software upgrade that comcast is moving to. My humble and ignorant thanks. :)
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dadkins @ 30th May 11:02PM:
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said by George_1 :
If someone would, please explain the networking lingo. I'm not even sure what the ratios are or the new software upgrade that comcast is moving to. My humble and ignorant thanks. :)
What software? No software is needed to use Comcast...
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theelviscerator @ 31st May 01:55PM:
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Comcast uses software without question, users may not have to.
An example would be docsis :p
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dadkins @ 31st May 02:13PM:
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said by theelviscerator :
Comcast uses software without question, users may not have to.
An example would be docsis :p
There is no "software upgrade" planned in the near future.
Yes, DOCSIS is software, but for the time being(as long as the user has a recent vintage modem), this is not anything to be concerned over. :p
Any "software" that the end user would even consider "important" - isn't! NO ONE needs the Comcast software to use the Comcast service! ;)
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mloebl @ 31st May 03:45PM:
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Anyone know if non-Motorola cable modems are getting the bursting? A friend of mine locally has a Dlink cable modem and didn't get the bursting like the rest of us.
-Mike
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swhitney2003 @ 31st May 04:09PM:
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said by mloebl :
Anyone know if non-Motorola cable modems are getting the bursting? A friend of mine locally has a Dlink cable modem and didn't get the bursting like the rest of us.
-Mike
I have a friend who owns a Linksys BEFCMU10v3 and is getting the bursting. It is registered with DOCSIS 1.1. I currently have a BEFCMU10v2, and it is using DOCSIS 1.0, no bursting. (I do have a newer modem on the way though, so hopefully that will work). To me it seems like a matter of DOCSIS version being used
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Cjaiceman @ 1st Jun 04:42AM:
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My next-door neighbor is using the RCA modem that comcast gave him while he is renting and he isn't seeing the bursting either. I have the SB5100 and AM seeing the bursting. I just wish they would move up to the 10/1 service already. I would be very happy with that... The 8/768 just doesn't cut it for me anymore (and its not the download that I want, its more UPLOAD!!). I would be EXTREMELY happy with a 5/5, or even a 5/3... Hey, I can still dream... right? ;)
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kaila @ 1st Jun 11:56AM:
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Today's WSJ reports Comcast will start to roll out "Powerboost" next week. Which automatically "doubles" bust speeds temporarily when the network conditions can allow it.
No specific markets mentioned, and it bothers me a little that the article says this will increase speeds for "some movie and music files", which would seem to indicate it's content or alliance specific. It could be the reporters lack of understanding though.
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kucharski27 @ 1st Jun 02:19PM:
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I currently have the Pro speed of 8MB download and 768kb upload in the Chicagoland area. I currently have a a SB5100 modem that I purchase at BestBuy over 2 years ago. What is the software version on the modem I should be seeing to get the 16mb down and 1mb up speeds, or has it not completely gotten around to ever area yet.
Thanks,
Michael
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chia @ 1st Jun 02:37PM:
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said by kucharski27 :
I currently have the Pro speed of 8MB download and 768kb upload in the Chicagoland area. I currently have a a SB5100 modem that I purchase at BestBuy over 2 years ago. What is the software version on the modem I should be seeing to get the 16mb down and 1mb up speeds, or has it not completely gotten around to ever area yet.
Thanks,
Michael
The 16mb/1mb is only being "tested" in a handful of markets currently (that also happen to have FIOS available). I'm not holding my breath for a marketwide push to those speeds any time soon, especially now that they will start pawning off "Powerboost" on us. But we can dream. :huh:
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jkj860 @ 1st Jun 03:15PM:
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I just had CDV installed today. Did a speed test right afterwards and now I am showing the "powerboost" on Speakeasy test site. Only does it on Chicago site though.
I have the SB5100 cable modem and a separate Arris phone modem.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 23327 kbps (2915.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 719 kbps (89.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
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anon @ 1st Jun 03:26PM:
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Seeing it here in Tinley Park IL
Last Result:
Download Speed: 22086 kbps (2760.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 718 kbps (89.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
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Big Lar @ 1st Jun 05:56PM:
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Last Result:
Download Speed: 19633 kbps (2454.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 720 kbps (90 KB/sec transfer rate)
I am up in Algonquin Illinois, and have the Bursting now as well, just a heads up.
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fonzbear2000 @ 1st Jun 06:17PM:
until we get new speeds, check this out....
»www.boston.com/business/ticker/2···dow.html
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Steely @ 1st Jun 07:10PM:
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Great link....thanks!
"Comcast chief executive officer Brian Roberts has said he would rather battle his competitors with more features than with lower prices." -what a surprise!
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motoracer @ 1st Jun 07:34PM:
Re: until we get new speeds, check this out....
"In a speech in Waltham last October, he said Comcast's download speeds could be raised to as much as 100 megabits-per-second without upgrading to its underlying network."
Put your money where your mouth is and do it!
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somebodeez @ 1st Jun 08:23PM:
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"Aiming to keep its broadband customers happy without lowering prices, Comcast is introducing a new technology that temporarily doubles users' download speeds."
So we won't be getting higher sustained speeds?
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oldTDNickell @ 1st Jun 08:46PM:
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Speed boost..... :(Comcast is starting to look and act like AOL more everyday. :( :o
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LarryE @ 1st Jun 08:49PM:
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Chicago now has it too. Looks pretty neat.
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aliasrlz @ 1st Jun 09:59PM:
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I'm in chicago and I don't have it yet :(
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djdanska @ 1st Jun 10:04PM:
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said by aliasrlz :
I'm in chicago and I don't have it yet :(
Me too. Im not getting the huge 15 meg spikes i used to get though. It flew to 9mb and stayed there.
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Azz4 @ 1st Jun 10:57PM:
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don't these knuckleheads get it that it's the upload speed which needs increasing, not the download!
I can do just fine with the 6 on the download but 384k on the upload??
I had 90 up with verizon dsl 6 years ago, and 384 doesn't seem much faster
come on comcast get with the program!
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nitros22 @ 1st Jun 11:26PM:
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I dont think that chicago area 3 and 4 has gotten this power boost stuff, i have asked people to do the test and they are getting the speeds they are supposed to. Does anyone know if the arris modem will do these speeds with out a problem?
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LinuxJunkie @ 1st Jun 11:45PM:
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These are the speed tests I've been noticing for the last week or two here in CT. Note I'm on the 6000/384 plan which would suggest to me in that the article posted about Comcast's "Powerboost" feature suggestion that it would only apply to the 8000/768 tier is false.
Okay Comcast, here's my next question: if you can control and vary user download speeds from the head-end and allow them to be maxed out (if possible at the time), why can't the same thing be done for the upload speed?!
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BIG b @ 2nd Jun 08:51AM:
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We have the power boost thing in Indiana as of last night !
I talked to Comcast and they are still planning on having the regular speed upgrade too!
I have found that this bursting is great for graphic intensive webpages !
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LarryE @ 2nd Jun 09:08AM:
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I live on the southwest side, by Midway and we've had it since yesterday. I just did another test at Speakeasy and like this result even better. LOL
el gringo
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chibianh @ 2nd Jun 01:22PM:
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was powercycling of the modem required? Anyone know if this is available in Denver yet?
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AthlGrond @ 2nd Jun 01:40PM:
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As of last night I hadn't notice any improvements.
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fartman1234 @ 2nd Jun 01:50PM:
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I cant get it to work on anything other then the speed test.It will go to 2.3mbps then back down to normal.
this is a dumb dialup speedboost scam
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anon @ 2nd Jun 02:32PM:
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I had to restart modem and router to get new speeds.
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JoeyDee @ 2nd Jun 02:33PM:
What Comcast is really doing....
We HSI subscribers are the least of Comcast's worries.
Interesting Wired Mag article.
»www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/hidef.html
The stuff at the end is particularly interesting.
Joe
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fonzbear2000 @ 2nd Jun 07:43PM:
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said by somebodeez :
"Aiming to keep its broadband customers happy without lowering prices, Comcast is introducing a new technology that temporarily doubles users' download speeds."
So we won't be getting higher sustained speeds?
this doesn't mean we won't get eventually higher sustained speeds-comcast is just doing this for now until they are able to give us an actual speed increase
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CableModemtech @ 2nd Jun 08:19PM:
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Not even a comparison..........That aol crap was nothing more than text compression.........pictures and zip files did not download any faster. Downloading a 30 mb file in less than a minute doesn't sound like something to bad to me
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CableModemtech @ 2nd Jun 08:24PM:
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We would love to ditch analog cable.......Do you have any Idea how many more channels we will be able to give you once we do??
Right now in my system digital makes up only a 1/3 of our total bandwidth (HD channels included) if we could get rid of the analog spectrum we could easily offer 100+ HD channels with bandwidth to spaire
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fartman1234 @ 2nd Jun 09:00PM:
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well actually it seems it sort of is because its only working least for me with HTTP and for most demos/games/movies lots are still on ftp servers.So ya your web pages and text will load very fast :)
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matt96teg @ 3rd Jun 01:21AM:
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2009 this will happen :)
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thataboi @ 3rd Jun 01:27AM:
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I agree, the upload is weaksauce. They talk about blazing speeds for gaming and bla bla, but they never mention that someone else has to HOST the game. So you have to rent a game server from somewhere or play on some other pub. All this download bandwidth and nothing to download unless you want to get sued by the RIAA mafia hit squad. What a gimmick. I can understand someone getting busted for making copies and selling them, but downloading a mp3 is the same thing as someone recording a song off the airways using their old magnetic casette deck, which it was specifically deisgned for! To record songs off the radio. So now when someone does and shares it with a friend they are now suddenly hardcore criminals. I suppose it's against the law too; if I cook some hotdogs and make one for a friend, because oscar meyer has a copyright on their logo packaging. That's how rediculous all this is becoming.
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djdanska @ 3rd Jun 09:17PM:
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Somehow my rwin and mtu changed. Once i fixed that, it went tons faster.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 23257 kbps (2907.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 696 kbps (87 KB/sec transfer rate)
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allgold @ 5th Jun 02:36PM:
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Alrighty then, it's the second week of June and I'm getting impatient. Where is the speed upgrade? :D :D
I sure hope PowerBoost isn't all we get.
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motoracer @ 5th Jun 05:46PM:
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Speed increases are a funny thing...We all (me included) whine and bitch about how slow Comcast is compared to another ISP, and when we finally do get an increase, we whine and bitch until the next one - we're never satisfied :D
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Steely @ 5th Jun 07:31PM:
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said by motoracer :
We all (me included) whine and bitch about how slow Comcast is compared to another ISP, and when we finally do get an increase, we whine and bitch until the next one - we're never satisfied
Because this PowerBoost thing is more smoke and mirrors than a true speed increase, not to mention that it does absolutely nothing for upload, something that REALLY needs a power boost!
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fonzbear2000 @ 5th Jun 08:27PM:
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said by Steely :said by motoracer :
We all (me included) whine and bitch about how slow Comcast is compared to another ISP, and when we finally do get an increase, we whine and bitch until the next one - we're never satisfied
Because this PowerBoost thing is more smoke and mirrors than a true speed increase, not to mention that it does absolutely nothing for upload, something that REALLY needs a power boost!
since we have no proof of what the upload will actually be, lets stop whining until the increase actually happens
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sortofageek @ 5th Jun 09:09PM:
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Just directing traffic:
1. This thread is about speed upgrade rumors, the kind of upgrades which lift caps.
2. Please keep the PowerBoost discussion separate, in this thread ----> »[News] PowerBoost
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Steely @ 5th Jun 09:15PM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :
since we have no proof of what the upload will actually be, lets stop whining until the increase actually happens
The opposite. It's precisely because we've heard nothing about upcoming increased upload speeds that we should be whining, or at least wary.
As it is, upload sucks. Everytime I want to upload a group of pictures from my 5.1 megapixel camera into an online photo album I have to plan on making an evening of it. And JPEGs from some of the newer cameras are even bigger. 44 KB/sec just doesn't cut it anymore. 6½ ago I was getting upload speeds of 120 KB/sec from Cablevision. They've since upgraded many or most areas to DOUBLE that. And I'm talking about their standard plan. Comcast could and should do better for its customers.
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fonzbear2000 @ 6th Jun 12:46AM:
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said by Steely :said by fonzbear2000 :
since we have no proof of what the upload will actually be, lets stop whining until the increase actually happens
The opposite. It's precisely because we've heard nothing about upcoming increased upload speeds that we should be whining, or at least wary.
and because we've heard nothing, we have no proof
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aliasrlz @ 6th Jun 04:52PM:
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yo, with DrTCP, what should my RWIN be set at to realize the new speed?
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anon @ 6th Jun 10:15PM:
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So, when does Southern California get this?
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sortofageek @ 7th Jun 12:46PM:
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anon @ 7th Jun 07:32PM:
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so far this topic going on 17 and we havent heard anything solid about the speeds.looks like comcast wont leak out anything to anybody this time.
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anon @ 7th Jun 07:35PM:
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you dont get the real picture do you this isnt a real speed increase you call bursting for 35to45 seconds a speed increase.
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dadkins @ 7th Jun 08:29PM:
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said by wakeupdude :
you dont get the real picture do you this isnt a real speed increase you call bursting for 35to45 seconds a speed increase.
For 4-6MB "Research Videos" it is! :o
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sortofageek @ 7th Jun 08:49PM:
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whatsup1234, this is a topic started to keep all rumors about coming speed upgrades in one thread. We haven't heard anything solid about "the speeds" because Comcast hasn't announced any coming speed increases. It's a topic for the speculation which kept cropping up in numerous threads in this forum.
wakeupdude, this thread is not for discussion of bursting or the publicized SpeedBoost.
Everyone, please see this post I made a couple of days ago in this topic ----> »Re: Unofficial Next Comcast Speed Upgrade Rumor Topic
I'm hearing my voice echo, so I'm ready to just start hitting the delete button for those who don't distinguish between the two topics and post in the right one.
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anon @ 7th Jun 11:34PM:
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hi i was trying to explain to him that this isnt a real speed upgrade because he was saying that everyone was complaining
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psychoone @ 12th Jun 04:09PM:
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Its not a rumor there IS a speed upgrade coming. Im a Comcast TSR, and some area are already running the 16mbps speeds, but its part of the game invasion package. There is a regular upgrade coming but Im not sure when, but I hear its close ;)
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sortofageek @ 12th Jun 05:02PM:
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Can you post a link to the official Comcast announcement of this "speed upgrade?" If so, we'll start a topic for that.
If not officially announced, it's a rumor. The rumors belong in this topic. :)
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rob316 @ 14th Jun 05:28PM:
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I have been looking through the posts but I cannot find any info. I currently have Verizon DSL which is ok(But I am waiting for FIOS). I live in Central NJ (Union Comcast) Does anyone know when NJ is getting the speed upgrade? Once Comcast jacks up the speed in NJ I am switching.
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sortofageek @ 14th Jun 06:39PM:
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Well, rob316, I think you're not finding anything solid because Comcast hasn't released anything solid. Anything about speed upgrades here is rumor. I suppose you could start a different one if you don't like the ones we have here already, however. ;)
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cypherstream @ 15th Jun 01:03PM:
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Ugh they should do it right and roll out something like 16/3 (Speedtier) and 8/1 (Standard) 16/3 should have powerboosts to 24Mbps, and 8/1 could powerboost to 12-16. I think that would be a good deal!
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elias @ 15th Jun 11:54PM:
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Even if we get 6/1 or 6/768 I'd be happy!
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chmod @ 17th Jun 08:06PM:
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said by elias :
Even if we get 6/1 or 6/768 I'd be happy!
I have 6/768. They increased my upload after I got voip through comcast ymmv.
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otacon @ 17th Jun 10:18PM:
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I check my modem logs every so often, can't really make heads or tails of most of it but just want to see what's going on. Well I noticed just now that it tried to download a software upgrade but it failed so I powercycled the modem and got some new things in the log.
1970-01-01 00:00:15 7-Information DHCP: OFFER: Setting (*) CM TFTP Boot file: d11_m_sb5100_speedtier_c01.cm
Never seen that entry before. Speed tests don't seem any different. I do like that bursting speed of 2-3 MB/sec down for a few minutes. Mine levels out to 1.2MB/sec now.
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anon @ 18th Jun 12:05PM:
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I'm seeing a decrease in speed in Joliet IL. I'm only getting 2mbps, while I pay for 8.
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anon @ 18th Jun 12:14PM:
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Okay, now I'm getting 5mbps that I powercycled, still no 16 :(
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anon @ 19th Jun 04:47PM:
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Just upgraded to the 16mb/1mb tier in Howard County, MD
Modem shows a new flash. Powercycled the modem and now I get consistant 19mb/768mb from the speakeasy speed test to DC. My dlink wireless router is only 802.11g and i can get a maxium of 11mb down when wireless for some reason. I get the speeds stated before when I am wired to the router....
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aliasrlz @ 19th Jun 05:04PM:
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what should my rwin be for 16M?
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mustang46 @ 19th Jun 07:21PM:
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Just run a tweak test ..type in "16000" and see what it recommends
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aliasrlz @ 19th Jun 08:56PM:
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said by mustang46 :
Just run a tweak test ..type in "16000" and see what it recommends
I tried that, and changed my rwin, rebooted, and speed is the same. It is probably my netgear router limiting things, but I'm not going to disconnect my router just to get the faster speed... so it is a futile upgrade for me :(
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Obliteration @ 19th Jun 09:25PM:
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said by aliasrlz :said by mustang46 :
Just run a tweak test ..type in "16000" and see what it recommends
I tried that, and changed my rwin, rebooted, and speed is the same. It is probably my netgear router limiting things, but I'm not going to disconnect my router just to get the faster speed... so it is a futile upgrade for me :(
Umm then try it without the router just to see. If it is that then you at least know that you have it but its being limited. You can plug the router back in after the 3 mins test.
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aliasrlz @ 19th Jun 10:32PM:
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said by Obliteration :said by aliasrlz :said by mustang46 :
Just run a tweak test ..type in "16000" and see what it recommends
I tried that, and changed my rwin, rebooted, and speed is the same. It is probably my netgear router limiting things, but I'm not going to disconnect my router just to get the faster speed... so it is a futile upgrade for me :(
Umm then try it without the router just to see. If it is that then you at least know that you have it but its being limited. You can plug the router back in after the 3 mins test.
I'll do that this weekend or so ..... don't want to be bothered during the week .......thanks :)
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franklin9150 @ 21st Jun 10:06AM:
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Has anyone in Anne Arundel County, MD noticed a speed increase? I did several tests and came up with what seems to be the 16/1 tier.
»/archive/comca···t=Search
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mloebl @ 21st Jun 10:22AM:
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Franklin9150,
If you look at your modem logs, what config file did you get? I have the power boosting right now, and the file I get is d11_m_sb5120_speedtier_c01.cm
-Mike
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franklin9150 @ 21st Jun 12:37PM:
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mloebl,
I don's see much when I look at my config for my modem.
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franklin9150 @ 21st Jun 10:40AM:
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mloebl,
All I ever get when I view my config logs are errors and warnings.
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Johkal @ 21st Jun 11:17AM:
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Keep in mind that your Config file is a standard "Speedtier" file which does not change when your area gets "Boost".
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Johkal @ 21st Jun 11:19AM:
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Looking at your Upload, it's a good bet that you have 16/1.
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franklin9150 @ 21st Jun 11:27AM:
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And that is what I thought. No complaints here, hopefully it stays that way.
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mloebl @ 21st Jun 01:55PM:
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Thanks for checking... Didn't realize the config file didn't control the bursting.
Can't wait for the 16/1. I'm in FIOS country here in Mass (on both sides of me), so just a matter of time before they up speeds or FIOS comes in. :)
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anon @ 21st Jun 05:57PM:
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Still only getting 4 mbps in Joliet IL
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Matthewb @ 21st Jun 09:21PM:
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I got the speed upgrade today. I have a Linksys modem which displays my provisioned rates on the internal status page.
They are now set at:
17600 kbps downstream
1000 kbps upstream
I did have to reset the cable modem. I do pay the extra $10 for better speed.
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Matthewb @ 21st Jun 09:22PM:
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said by franklin9150 :
Has anyone in Anne Arundel County, MD noticed a speed increase? I did several tests and came up with what seems to be the 16/1 tier.
I noticed it today Franklin!
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Johkal @ 21st Jun 09:59PM:
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Could you post your log entries please. I would love to see if the Config file is present.
Thanks!
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Matthewb @ 21st Jun 10:57PM:
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said by Johkal :
Could you post your log entries please. I would love to see if the Config file is present.
Thanks!
Johkal, no problem. However, I don't seem to have any config file information, just two unrelated warnings I assume occurred after I cycled the power:
2006-06-15 10:47:54 critical SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to receive MAC SYNC frame within time-out period
1970-01-01 00:00:15 critical DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.
I remember seeing config names a long time ago with Docsdiag, but I haven't tried that in a year or so.
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franklin9150 @ 21st Jun 11:07PM:
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Matthewb
I get those warnings all the time. I asked a tech about them, and he told me not to worry, as long as everything was running fine. Seems kinda strange, but I haven't had any problems, so I'm not too worried about it.
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rdstoll @ 22nd Jun 11:51AM:
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For anyone in the Chicago area or in the know: Has there been any confirmation of the rumored Comcast Speed Upgrade in our area? There is a post from a month or so ago saying we'd see something by mid-June but I have not seen anything yet and there aren't any posts on here indicating that others have gotten it yet.
Thanks in advance.
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somebodeez @ 22nd Jun 12:08PM:
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said by franklin9150 :Has anyone in Anne Arundel County, MD noticed a speed increase? I did several tests and came up with what seems to be the 16/1 tier.
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/archive/comca···t=Search I'm in AA County but haven't noticed an increase in speed.
I'm on the silver plan (supposedly 6000/384).
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Johkal @ 22nd Jun 01:09PM:
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I'm surprised that with the recent upgrade, that the config file wasn't listed. Maybe it's a Linksys issue.
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makaze @ 22nd Jun 10:09PM:
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said by somebodeez :said by franklin9150 :Has anyone in Anne Arundel County, MD noticed a speed increase? I did several tests and came up with what seems to be the 16/1 tier.
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/archive/comca···t=Search I'm in AA County but haven't noticed an increase in speed.
I'm on the silver plan (supposedly 6000/384).
I think it was only for Northern AA, with the speed tier bootfiles..
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Johkal @ 22nd Jun 11:09PM:
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Now; unofficially, the areas that were to be upgraded from 8000/768 to 16/1 should also see the 6000/384 tier go to 6000/768. This is what I understood.
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Andrew J @ 23rd Jun 07:47AM:
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Lancaster, PA has the boost upgrade. This morning Newsleecher lists max connection at 2.12 MB/s, on the Gold tier. Although it went back to 1 MB/s after 20 seconds.
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Johkal @ 23rd Jun 11:05AM:
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Can you post some tests. I didn't find any results for all the Zips in Lancaster.
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Andrew J @ 23rd Jun 01:26PM:
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Download Speed: 14371 kbps (1796.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 701 kbps (87.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
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Johkal @ 23rd Jun 01:30PM:
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Because the upload is still around 768, this is Boost, not the 16/1 tier.
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jmn1207 @ 23rd Jun 01:58PM:
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I can verify that the 16/1 tier is not seeing PowerBoost for anyone that cares to know.
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Johkal @ 23rd Jun 02:00PM:
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Ya know, I never thought about anyone with the 16/1 tier not being able to use Boost. Very interesting!
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franklin9150 @ 23rd Jun 02:41PM:
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Not so sure, looks like a little boost to me. Maybe just a fluke?
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anon @ 23rd Jun 02:57PM:
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Keep your powerboof. Give us that 16/1.
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jmn1207 @ 23rd Jun 03:08PM:
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said by franklin9150 :
Not so sure, looks like a little boost to me. Maybe just a fluke?
I suppose if PowerBoost has nothing to do with your modem config file, as I understand it, it makes sense that it could be implemented in 16/1 tier areas. Very difficult to identify PowerBoost with 16MB download speeds.
I use the OOL 64MB download file for testing my speed. My speeds just slowly ramp up to around 2MB/sec and hold steady for the entire download.
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Johkal @ 23rd Jun 04:12PM:
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I would think a 16/1 connection without Boost would see download speeds near the cap (i.e. 17600 kbps) Just a guess.
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jmn1207 @ 23rd Jun 04:39PM:
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said by Johkal :
I would think a 16/1 connection without Boost would see download speeds near the cap (i.e. 17600 kbps) Just a guess.
Yes, just convert that to Mega and divide by 8 and that is what IE uses to show transfer speeds. I use Opera mostly, and Firefox for testing purposes, but IE actually reports the total time for downloading a file and it copies over an existing file from scratch, so I don't have to delete the OOL file before re-downloading.
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jmn1207 @ 23rd Jun 07:16PM:
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Here is the completed download of the full 64MB OOL test file. Just about 2MB/sec. I don't see any bursting at all, just a steady transfer rate. This is with a 16/1 connection.
I'd be interested to see the results from someone that has PowerBoost enabled. Not just a snapshot in the middle of the download, but the results from the completed download. Also, for comparison reasons, how about the results from an 8MB user without PowerBoost?
I'd love to see how much of an impact PowerBoost has on a file of this size.
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anon @ 23rd Jun 09:01PM:
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So has this rumor of 16/1 been confirmed as a fact? This is after all a rumor thread but people are speaking as though they are seeing this as fact.
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franklin9150 @ 23rd Jun 09:26PM:
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Hey Fez,
I've had two solid days of 16/1 speeds, both from speedtests, and actual downloads. I can't speak for during peak time, as that is when I'm at work, but from 12:30 am until 2:00 pm my connection is rock solid.
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sortofageek @ 23rd Jun 10:45PM:
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I have seen some evidence of fact, based on the uploads, in areas of Maryland and Florida, but have seen no official announcement. So the rumors continue. Nobody is officially sure of anything, whether these are limitied trials, unannounced upgrades in areas where competition is stiff, or what. So far, we're free to make up our own stories, I guess. Hence the "rumor" title. :)
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danny9894 @ 23rd Jun 11:36PM:
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said by jmn1207 :
Here is the completed download of the full 64MB OOL test file. Just about 2MB/sec. I don't see any bursting at all, just a steady transfer rate. This is with a 16/1 connection.
I'd be interested to see the results from someone that has PowerBoost enabled. Not just a snapshot in the middle of the download, but the results from the completed download. Also, for comparison reasons, how about the results from an 8MB user without PowerBoost?
I'd love to see how much of an impact PowerBoost has on a file of this size.
I have an 8MB without Powerboost and here are my results.
FTP Test | |
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jmn1207 @ 24th Jun 01:22AM:
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said by danny9894 :said by jmn1207 :
Here is the completed download of the full 64MB OOL test file. Just about 2MB/sec. I don't see any bursting at all, just a steady transfer rate. This is with a 16/1 connection.
I'd be interested to see the results from someone that has PowerBoost enabled. Not just a snapshot in the middle of the download, but the results from the completed download. Also, for comparison reasons, how about the results from an 8MB user without PowerBoost?
I'd love to see how much of an impact PowerBoost has on a file of this size.
I have an 8MB without Powerboost and here are my results.
Thanks for that, but why not show the completed download? My browser shows 2.4MB+/sec during part of the test, even close to the end sometimes. You had 2MB left in the download in your screen-shot.
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jmn1207 @ 24th Jun 01:25AM:
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said by sortofageek :
I have seen some evidence of fact, based on the uploads, in areas of Maryland and Florida, but have seen no official announcement. So the rumors continue. Nobody is officially sure of anything, whether these are limitied trials, unannounced upgrades in areas where competition is stiff, or what. So far, we're free to make up our own stories, I guess. Hence the "rumor" title. :)
They call my speeds a Beta test when I can ever get someone to acknowledge that I exist. If a technician would like the MAC address of my modem I would be willing to divulge that information if my speeds could somehow be verified.
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dkeigley @ 24th Jun 01:37AM:
DCM-202 works with bursting
I've got a D-Link DCM-202 and I've got the bursting. Even if your friend's area has it, the modem still needs to be power cycled for it to take effect.
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dscline @ 24th Jun 06:52AM:
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said by jmn1207 :
Thanks for that, but why not show the completed download?
Since his check box is checked to close the dialog box when the download is complete, perhaps he's just used to that configuration, and tried to capture it before it closed. Some people don't even notice that option. Let's just say for arguments sake that despite the fact that his download rate shows (like mine) a very clear adherence to the 8mb download cap, his suddenly did spike in the last two MB. How much do you think that last 3% of time would affect the result? Even if his rate DOUBLED at the very end, that would only affect the average rate by .03MB/s. Is that worth even mentioning?
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Mei Guo Ren @ 24th Jun 10:27AM:
22Mb/sec in Mont. Co. MD
Of course, my upstream power and latency went to crap until a line tech visited; even after the visit, upstream power is dBmV.
I have the "Silver" 8.8mb service. Upstream speed is still 352kbps (384kbps officially, but I never test above 352-353).
On large file downloads the speed settles to 1.5MB/s to 2.0MB/s depending on the speed of the server. I suspect that a rated speed by comcast would be 20Mb/sec.
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Steely @ 24th Jun 12:10PM:
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said by Mei Guo Ren :
I have the "Silver" 8.8mb service. Upstream speed is still 352kbps (384kbps officially, but I never test above 352-353).
I thought "silver" was 6.6mb/384kb?
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dadkins @ 24th Jun 12:17PM:
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said by Steely :said by Mei Guo Ren :
I have the "Silver" 8.8mb service. Upstream speed is still 352kbps (384kbps officially, but I never test above 352-353).
I thought "silver" was 6.6mb/384kb?
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aliasrlz @ 24th Jun 12:21PM:
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Even with changing my rwin and shutting off modem for 5 min, complete rebooting of everything ... I only get 8mb package speeds :(
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jmn1207 @ 24th Jun 03:25PM:
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said by dscline :said by jmn1207 :
Thanks for that, but why not show the completed download?
Since his check box is checked to close the dialog box when the download is complete, perhaps he's just used to that configuration, and tried to capture it before it closed. Some people don't even notice that option. Let's just say for arguments sake that despite the fact that his download rate shows (like mine) a very clear adherence to the 8mb download cap, his suddenly did spike in the last two MB. How much do you think that last 3% of time would affect the result? Even if his rate DOUBLED at the very end, that would only affect the average rate by .03MB/s. Is that worth even mentioning?
It doesn't show an average while the file is being downloaded, it attempts to display the transfer rate in real time. Only the end result shows the file size divided by the total time for a true average. Like I've said, it has shown over 2.4MB/Sec just before the completed download, only to report 1.88MB/Sec at 35 seconds when it was done. The difference could be much greater than .03MB/Sec, you really can't tell. So I say again, why don't more people show the completed download results so we can get an accurate measure of transfer rates?
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dadkins @ 24th Jun 04:17PM:
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Well, this of no real help to you or me... OOL's test has never downloaded fast for me.
I assure you, my connection is fine. OOL to here in The Bay Area(at least to me, here in Hercules) is slow.
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dscline @ 24th Jun 04:30PM:
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said by jmn1207 :
It doesn't show an average while the file is being downloaded, it attempts to display the transfer rate in real time. Only the end result shows the file size divided by the total time for a true average. Like I've said, it has shown over 2.4MB/Sec just before the completed download, only to report 1.88MB/Sec at 35 seconds when it was done.
Hmmm, that's not the way mine behaves. During the beginning of a download, the transfer rate fluctuates a lot, but towards the end, it's much more steady, as the greater amount of data and time cause the fluctuations to have a much smaller impact. If I start two downloads as close to the same time as possible, they will both show a transfer rate of about half of what my total bandwidth is. But if I start a download, let it run for a long time, then start a second one much later, the 2nd download will show a rate of about half of my bandwidth, while the first one will still show a rate close to my full bandwidth. So for a brief moment, it appears like the two together add up to 1.5x my total bandwidth. The first download rate will slowly lower as the amount of half-bandwidth transferring has a greater and greater effect on the average.
Fixed uneven quote tags. ~sorto'
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jmn1207 @ 24th Jun 08:07PM:
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said by dadkins :
Well, this of no real help to you or me... OOL's test has never downloaded fast for me.
I assure you, my connection is fine. OOL to here in The Bay Area(at least to me, here in Hercules) is slow.
You can download any file that gives you your maximum transfer rate. I would try and find a file at least 20MB. I'm hoping to see the results from someone that has PowerBoost. I would think that we would see results that were higher than what could be attained on a regular 8MB connection.
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jmn1207 @ 24th Jun 08:15PM:
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said by dscline :said by jmn1207 :
It doesn't show an average while the file is being downloaded, it attempts to display the transfer rate in real time. Only the end result shows the file size divided by the total time for a true average. Like I've said, it has shown over 2.4MB/Sec just before the completed download, only to report 1.88MB/Sec at 35 seconds when it was done.
Hmmm, that's not the way mine behaves. During the beginning of a download, the transfer rate fluctuates a lot, but towards the end, it's much more steady, as the greater amount of data and time cause the fluctuations to have a much smaller impact. If I start two downloads as close to the same time as possible, they will both show a transfer rate of about half of what my total bandwidth is. But if I start a download, let it run for a long time, then start a second one much later, the 2nd download will show a rate of about half of my bandwidth, while the first one will still show a rate close to my full bandwidth. So for a brief moment, it appears like the two together add up to 1.5x my total bandwidth. The first download rate will slowly lower as the amount of half-bandwidth transferring has a greater and greater effect on the average.
Fixed uneven quote tags. ~sorto' I apologize dscline. You are absolutely correct. It does appear that the download transfer rate reports the average based on what has been downloaded and how much time has expired to that point. There is usually a small drop just as it finishes, but nothing as significant as I had first assumed. Sorry, and thanks for setting me straight. :)
I'd still like to see the results of a completed download rather than at some point in the middle of one; or at least at the very end of the download as was posted above by danny9894.
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anon @ 24th Jun 08:27PM:
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Here is a completed download.
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otacon @ 25th Jun 12:20AM:
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»ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/test512
Let that run for say 3-4 minutes then see where it's at. Anything less than 200-300MBs is not going to give an accurate test of your AVERAGE d/l speed. I hate those speakeasy tests, it's good if you just want to see how fast you can burst d/l I guess. If you're still holding around 2MB/sec after 3-4 mins? then I'd say you've been upgraded but I'd venture a guess most will be below 1.5MB/sec by that time. Now if you have a bad pipe to OOL your results are going to be crappy of course.
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Cjaiceman @ 25th Jun 12:57AM:
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When I test on speakeasy I get 9-12Mbps, but when I download a large file I get 8.8-10.4Mbps. So, I guess this is boost, but I'm not impressed. Its nice and all, but I would take more upload over the speedboost.
P.S. - Does anyone know when another speed boost will happen in Denver? (I have the gold package) If so what will the new speeds be? I've heard all sorts of things, like 10/.768, 12/.768, 12/1, 16/.768, 16/1, 16/2, 20/2... I just want a real answer... Personally I would leave the 8Mbps in place and move up to 1.5Mbps upload. Any news would be helpful.
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chibianh @ 25th Jun 10:31AM:
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Those speeds are pretty good considering we don't have PowerBoost in Colorado yet.
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Yullose @ 25th Jun 11:23AM:
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Speedboost seems to be working well here in Reading, PA...
I'm only on the 6/384 package and get speeds like this...
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Cjaiceman @ 25th Jun 01:45PM:
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Those speeds are pretty good considering we don't have PowerBoost in Colorado yet.
Are you sure? Because I took this speed test @ 11:30 in the morning...
Here is my current power readings as well:
Downstream Value
Frequency 609000000 Hz Locked
Signal to Noise Ratio 37 dB
Power Level 0 dB
Upstream Value
Channel ID 8
Frequency 25000000 Hz Ranged
Power Level 47 dBmV
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Johkal @ 25th Jun 01:54PM:
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Doesn't look like Boost. dadkins had gotten speeds like that before Boost consistently.
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jmn1207 @ 25th Jun 05:02PM:
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said by jmn1207 :
I can verify that the 16/1 tier is not seeing PowerBoost for anyone that cares to know.
I found this FAQ at Comcast regarding the 16/1 tier and PowerBoost.
»www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.j···ost18506
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Johkal @ 25th Jun 05:08PM:
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I love the question in that FAQ, but it never answered whether Boost will work with 16/1 or did I miss something?
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divinewind @ 25th Jun 07:40PM:
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Comcast West Valley City HSI:
Speed upgrade recently to 8/768, also with the upgrade in speed was a decrease in price($35)
though with connectivity issues right now, we arent paying a thing for internet or TV... because my internet "sputters" refer to my other post of how comcast treats their wiring :)
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jmn1207 @ 25th Jun 11:59PM:
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said by Johkal :
I love the question in that FAQ, but it never answered whether Boost will work with 16/1 or did I miss something?
But it does give some evidence that there is indeed a 16/1 tier. Wish I saved the mailer I got about it. :)
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Johkal @ 26th Jun 07:11AM:
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Yep, good point! I missed the forest for the trees. :D
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Silent15 @ 26th Jun 02:38PM:
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Any idea when these speeds will be hitting Georgia?
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dbwilson @ 26th Jun 04:41PM:
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said by Silent15 :
Any idea when these speeds will be hitting Georgia?
About the same time FIOS does, in other words .... never.
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Kayrac @ 26th Jun 05:17PM:
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theres a 16/1 tier? How did you guys get it? call comcast? it cost more?, Sorry i'm coming in like 3/4th through this thread just noticed all the 16/1 talk, i want it :P
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Johkal @ 26th Jun 05:19PM:
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It's only being tested in select areas.
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Kayrac @ 26th Jun 05:23PM:
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Hmmmmm i am in new england, that is usually where they test, it's an automatic upgrade yes?
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Johkal @ 26th Jun 05:25PM:
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If you presently subscribe to the 8000/768 tier, you would be upgraded to 16/1 if available.
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Kayrac @ 26th Jun 05:27PM:
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doh, nothing for me then, still crappy 8/786 :), thanks for clarifying
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Johkal @ 26th Jun 05:31PM:
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Periodically do a search for your Zip and see what people are getting in your area. Keep in mind the difference between "Boost" & 16/1: the tell tale that you have 16/1 and not just Boost is the upload.
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Kayrac @ 26th Jun 05:33PM:
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Yeah nothing even posted for my area code of 03077 so :P
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skelator @ 26th Jun 07:34PM:
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said by Kayrac :
doh, nothing for me then, still crappy 8/786 :), thanks for clarifying
OMFG you guys shoulda been around for the 1200/2400 days :D
I got my first USR 2400E external ($700.00 US)and I thought THAT was the Sh17 Back then lol.
To see someone calling 8/768 Crappy makes me chuckle..
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motoracer @ 26th Jun 08:32PM:
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Considering back in the day when 1200/2400 was the 'sh17,' hdd's were rated in the megabytes...so a huge connection would be useless back then. Compared to today when hdd's are in the gigabytes (and terabytes), faster connections are required to fill up the space.
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fonzbear2000 @ 26th Jun 10:53PM:
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said by skelator :said by Kayrac :
doh, nothing for me then, still crappy 8/786 :), thanks for clarifying
OMFG you guys shoulda been around for the 1200/2400 days :D
I got my first USR 2400E external ($700.00 US)and I thought THAT was the Sh17 Back then lol.
To see someone calling 8/768 Crappy makes me chuckle..
and for those of you complaining about it taking too long to send pics of the kids to grandparents, chill out-put the pics in the email and hit send and let it go-what's the big hurry? just be glad you don't have to send them using dial up
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Netbum @ 26th Jun 11:01PM:
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said by Johkal :
It's only being tested in select areas.
Translation,Never in California :huh:
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Lukster @ 27th Jun 08:33AM:
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Testing over heeeya in chicago area. Been getting a shaky dl from 1000kbps to 2000kbps d/l. Not bad for ftp! :P
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dbwilson @ 27th Jun 09:15AM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :
and for those of you complaining about it taking too long to send pics of the kids to grandparents, chill out-put the pics in the email and hit send and let it go-what's the big hurry? just be glad you don't have to send them using dial up
Back in the dial-up days the phone service carried the internet to you, now for many of us it's the other way around and that is one of the reasons why greater upload speed is a real need.
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dadkins @ 27th Jun 10:30AM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :
]and for those of you complaining about it taking too long to send pics of the kids to grandparents, chill out-put the pics in the email and hit send and let it go-what's the big hurry? just be glad you don't have to send them using dial up
Ok, send the video of "Johnny's" last birthday, or "Janie's" graduation to Grandma...
NOTE: I once went to Berkeley and connected to Cal's connection and fired off a couple files... WOW! :o :D ;)
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93468698 @ 27th Jun 12:44PM:
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So what about Colorado, anyone think we'll ever see this speed upgrade at all and how about the speed boost. I havent seen that yet either.
I did cycle my modem, nothing yet :(
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Cjaiceman @ 27th Jun 01:30PM:
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quote:
So what about Colorado, anyone think we'll ever see this speed upgrade at all and how about the speed boost. I havent seen that yet either.
And I wouldn't expect anything soon either, from what I have gathered and past experience Colorado is one of the last to get upgrades from Comcast. I remember there were only a select few markets that hadn't upgraded when comcast moved from the 3/384 to 4/384 and gold from 4/768 to 6/768. I don't think colorado will see the 16/1 upgrade till sometime next year. :(
It would be nice to have a 16/1 though...
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fonzbear2000 @ 27th Jun 06:03PM:
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said by dbwilson :said by fonzbear2000 :
Back in the dial-up days the phone service carried the internet to you, now for many of us it's the other way around and that is one of the reasons why greater upload speed is a real need.
i have no idea what you mean by that statement
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fonzbear2000 @ 27th Jun 06:04PM:
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said by dadkins :said by fonzbear2000 :
Ok, send the video of "Johnny's" last birthday, or "Janie's" graduation to Grandma...
NOTE: I once went to Berkeley and connected to Cal's connection and fired off a couple files... WOW! :o :D ;)
same with video-just hit send, leave your computer on all night and let it go-how fast is cal's connection?
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dadkins @ 27th Jun 08:07PM:
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About 40mbps... at least that's what I was told. Dumbass me didn't fire off a speed test. :(
Slammed a folder to a server rather quickly though! HDD light was almost constantly lit, flickered a bit, but mostly on. :)
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dbwilson @ 27th Jun 08:42PM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :said by dbwilson :said by fonzbear2000 :
Back in the dial-up days the phone service carried the internet to you, now for many of us it's the other way around and that is one of the reasons why greater upload speed is a real need.
i have no idea what you mean by that statement
I was just trying to point out that most of those who seem impatient for greater upload speeds have other reasons besides sending pics to grandma – like VoIP for example – hence my statement about “the other way around” – that is the internet carries the phone service.
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fonzbear2000 @ 27th Jun 08:55PM:
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well, i am in fact being a bit hypocritical because i did start a thread at comcast.net's forum saying that we need more upload-i guess i could live with it if we didn't get more, but people who, like dbwilson said, have services like voip and people who game online could for sure benefit from it
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Cjaiceman @ 28th Jun 01:56AM:
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VoIP, Video conferencing, VPN (for those of us who telecommute). I just think that ALL ISP's should keep the upload download ratio to about 6/1. Not all of use need symmetrical internet, but it would also be nice to have a ratio better than the upcoming 16/1...
If they would give me 16/3 I would be happy :D (Hey, I can hope... let me have my fun :D)
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fonzbear2000 @ 28th Jun 10:15AM:
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i wonder how many websites can actually upload at 16mbit-it would be kind of pointless to have that speed if you couldn't download that fast
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93468698 @ 28th Jun 11:23AM:
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I can really care less about the 16 down, considering I live in Colorado and it will likely never come. But how about some upload increase, why the heck is Comcast so stingy about that. I'm not that much of a geru, but I'm sure it cant be that hard to increase the upload speed, right?
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dadkins @ 28th Jun 12:40PM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :
i wonder how many websites can actually upload at 16mbit-it would be kind of pointless to have that speed if you couldn't download that fast
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Andrew J @ 28th Jun 07:16PM:
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Cable was invented for one way data only(TV). So yes, more data the other way is a problem.
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ss4vegito7 @ 29th Jun 11:19PM:
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said by Andrew J :
Cable was invented for one way data only(TV). So yes, more data the other way is a problem.
Well Comcast has since converted its networks to work with two way communication, obviously or else we would be using our phone lines for upload like some RCN customers. So that is not a reasonable excuse. I would go more towards that fact that Comcast still believes that the average user doesn't need more upload bandwidth.
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Overtkill @ 30th Jun 06:30PM:
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What would be really helpful is a map. I seem to recall last year someone had a map (linked from this site's forum to another site) of the U.S. showing where the updates were being implimented. Related to posts titled "A little birdy told me" or something to that effect. Very helpful posts and information.
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sortofageek @ 30th Jun 08:12PM:
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The map was done by one of our members here. I did the "little birdy whispers" because I was hearing unofficial information about when officially announced nationwide upgrades might likely be done. To my knowledge, Comcast has not officially announced nationwide upgrades are in progress, so I don't see how that could be useful.
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tshirt @ 1st Jul 04:17AM:
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said by ss4vegito7 :said by Andrew J :
Cable was invented for one way data only(TV). So yes, more data the other way is a problem.
Well Comcast has since converted its networks to work with two way communication, obviously or else we would be using our phone lines for upload like some RCN customers. So that is not a reasonable excuse. I would go more towards that fact that Comcast still believes that the average user doesn't need more upload bandwidth.
One of the unfortunate facts about the current Hybrid fiber-coax plant is the unbalanced upload/download ratio, that is a limition of that technology.
Unless they decide to dedicate more of the download bandwidth to some other download only purpose (as yet unknown) or to leave much of the download pipe unused (very unlikely), cable will always offer somewhere around a 16:1 ratio.
given the demand, there is no doubt, if the could offer more upload they would (for a price, as high as the market would bear)
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anon @ 1st Jul 09:25AM:
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It is OBVIOUS that they CAN. I don't think Cablevision is any more magical than Comcast and they offer 2Mbps upload. If they can do it so can Comcast. :uhh:
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jmn1207 @ 1st Jul 08:22PM:
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said by CrazyNinja22 :
It is OBVIOUS that they CAN. I don't think Cablevision is any more magical than Comcast and they offer 2Mbps upload. If they can do it so can Comcast. :uhh:
Perhaps the Cablevision customers are not over-crowding the infrastructure as much as the Comcast users, making it more feasible to allow 2MB upload speeds? The "magic" is in the users per node.
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Idiotunes @ 2nd Jul 08:41AM:
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Then the answer is: Build more nodes, Run more Fibre.
Cablevision is in a densely populated area, So your theory is just short of making sense.
Then again. OOL does cap abusers so that could be it.
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ch1c0 @ 2nd Jul 10:22AM:
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well, i just did a test and got this...
Download Speed: 22479 kbps (2809.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
upstream seems to be the same though... ~45KB/sec
i'll have to do some multi file download to see how much faster i can get the downstream though =)
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anon @ 6th Jul 03:25AM:
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so has the 16/1 roll out stopped since power boost? the rumors pointed to the 8mbit users getting a 16/1 upgrade come summer... well its July 5th and all most of us have seen is power boost(good for http traffic... but it wont boost my usenet traffic for more than 1min).
was the 16/1 only for fios-area users?
philly NEEDS faster speedsssssssssss.
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da sponge @ 6th Jul 07:32PM:
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wrong thread :(
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Konceptz @ 7th Jul 07:47AM:
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Not sure when they started but I'm getting around 13mb down/384kb up in Chesterfield,VA
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anon @ 8th Jul 01:33AM:
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they are rolling out the speed increase in Fios areas first, then working to other areas.
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actor90 @ 8th Jul 06:07AM:
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I posted this to another thread:
I do believe we have the 16mb download speed in New Jersey now. I used an ftp download, »ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/pub/test64 to test the speeds. This is a screen capture of the 64mb download. It started out with a burst of almost 36mbps then settled down to around 16mbps. It averaged 17.53mbps. The upload speeds I haven't tested yet. I'll post my results with that soon.
To update, looks like the upload speeds are still set at 768kbps. It seems we are on a 16mb/768kbps gold speed tier in New Jersey.
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Steely @ 8th Jul 08:15AM:
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You might be on to something...
I'm on the 6 mbps "silver" plan and just got these OOL-like speeds while downloading large files from known fast servers. I used to top out at just over 800 kbps.
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jmn1207 @ 8th Jul 03:37PM:
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Well, here are the results using a 16/1 connection without PowerBoost.
This was captured after downloading a little over 150MB of OOL's 512MB test file. I have never seen drastic bursting speeds that doubled my average transfer rate. Also, 16/768 is not an option I have ever heard about. It seems to me that the NJ area you are from has PowerBoost, but not 16/1. Just my guess. Try using the larger test file and see what your results are after downloading a bit more.
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actor90 @ 8th Jul 04:07PM:
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said by jmn1207 :Well, here are the results using a 16/1 connection without PowerBoost.
This was captured after downloading a little over 150MB of OOL's 512MB test file. I have never seen drastic bursting speeds that doubled my average transfer rate. Also, 16/768 is not an option I have ever heard about. It seems to me that the NJ area you are from has PowerBoost, but not 16/1. Just my guess. Try using the larger test file and see what your results are after downloading a bit more.
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anon @ 11th Jul 12:11PM:
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I recently got Comcast 6mbps connection, since getting it I frequently run at 17mbps-22mbps (except today, where I seem to be running unusually slow).
I have a friend who works for comcast in the area and I know something is in the making very soon, but I dont know details.
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anon @ 11th Jul 12:27PM:
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:) If my area actually got 16/1 I would stay with comcast rather than switch to fios.
If my area does not get 16/1 I will switch to fios when available.
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danny9894 @ 11th Jul 12:47PM:
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If FiOS is ever available here in Minnesota, I would jump off the Comcast train in a heartbeat since you cannot beat that hefty upload Verizon provides :).
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dscline @ 11th Jul 06:29PM:
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said by Bronx Johnny :
If my area actually got 16/1 I would stay with comcast rather than switch to fios.
If my area does not get 16/1 I will switch to fios when available.
And conversely, if fios becomes available in your area, 16/1 would probably become available to you from Comcast. And if it doesn't, well, who knows. :D
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kindle @ 11th Jul 06:45PM:
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:::.. testmy.net test results ..:::
oh yeah
Download Connection is:: 53555 Kbps about 53.56 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)
Download Speed is:: 6537 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 756 Kbps about 0.76 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 92 kB/s
Tested From:: »testmy.net (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2006/07/11 - 3:37pm
D-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-KMS8IUGAO
U-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-Z3XFSM2KQ
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!]
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anon @ 11th Jul 09:50PM:
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just to put all the rumour at ease... no theres not "immediate" 16:1 ratios in the works, residential currently is as follows
4mbps/384k
6mpbs/384k
8mbps/786k
next rollout later this year possibly january next
10mbps/768 mbps
currently only commercial acct have upload 1mbps
and there next upgrade rollout is 12mbps/2mbps
as of 7/06
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anon @ 11th Jul 09:53PM:
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I meant 10mbps/768kbps...sorry comcast Utah
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djdanska @ 11th Jul 09:54PM:
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It's not everyday you get a post from tci.com
:o
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Steely @ 11th Jul 09:57PM:
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I think you meant to type 8mbps/768k for that last current residential tier, and 10mbps/768kbps for the next rollout. ;-)
Speaking of that next rollout, is that to replace the 6/384 tier or the 8/768 tier?
(or do you have no idea what you're talking about! ;-))
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kindle @ 12th Jul 12:10AM:
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:::.. testmy.net test results ..:::
Download Connection is:: 79689 Kbps about 79.69 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)
Download Speed is:: 9728 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 756 Kbps about 0.76 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 92 kB/s
Tested From:: »testmy.net (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2006/07/11 - 8:46pm
D-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-PUX2MLKR8
U-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-MYUBWGX4K
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!]
SMOKING :o
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anon @ 12th Jul 01:08AM:
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So are you saying that these people reporting 16/1 are delusional? People are saying they are seeing these consistant 16/1 speeds.
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jmn1207 @ 12th Jul 12:12PM:
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said by flyfisherman3 :
So are you saying that these people reporting 16/1 are delusional? People are saying they are seeing these consistant 16/1 speeds.
I really do have 16/1 speeds. I even received a mailer from Comcast that listed this as an option for customers in my area, where Fios is available. This speed is also listed in the FAQ's at Comcast if you look on the previous pages for the link in this very thread. It's real, at least for now.
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sortofageek @ 12th Jul 12:39PM:
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said by jmn1207 :
This speed is also listed in the FAQ's at Comcast if you look on the previous pages for the link in this very thread.
I read that FAQ as being about PowerBoost, rather than a true speed upgrade (caps lifted on both up and down speeds).
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Services > PowerBoost
Is PowerBoost available with your 4 Mbps service or markets where you've rolled out 16/1?
Initially, the rollout of Comcast's PowerBoost technology will focus on our 6 Mbps and 8 Mbps speed services. These speed tiers cover the vast majority of our broadband customer base and they are ideal for our customers who are interested in the latest broadband-intensive services and applications.
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jmn1207 @ 12th Jul 04:13PM:
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Is there anything I can do or provide to prove that I do have 16/1 in Reston, VA?
I can record a call to customer support.
Don't we have any trusted support tech's that visit this site like we had at Adelphia?
I can give them my modem MAC and they can look it up.
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Johkal @ 12th Jul 06:36PM:
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As I found out, the Techs don't have the same capabilities to check MACs from home & the company frowns on participation in these informal forums.
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chia @ 12th Jul 07:00PM:
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said by jmn1207 :
Is there anything I can do or provide to prove that I do have 16/1 in Reston, VA?
I can record a call to customer support.
Don't we have any trusted support tech's that visit this site like we had at Adelphia?
I can give them my modem MAC and they can look it up.
You shouldn't have to prove anything. It's been known for awhile that Reston, VA has been testing a 16/1 tier.
»www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co···374.html
Sure wish this "test" by Comcast would migrate down to my neighborhood. ;)
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danny9894 @ 12th Jul 09:38PM:
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Or up to mine in Minnesota :)
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dadkins @ 12th Jul 09:42PM:
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Hello! Cali? LOL!
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anon @ 13th Jul 12:02AM:
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No you don't have to prove anything. I believe you. I was wondering why that other fella sort of dismissed the 16/1 thing altogether.
I think it is great that at least some people have this and even the aforementioned faq stated that the tier does indeed exist.
Like the previous poster expressed, let's hope this spreads to other markets and eventually all of us who choose to give our money to comcast.
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Cjaiceman @ 13th Jul 12:14AM:
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How about Colorado?!?!? Our choices are Comcast or Qwest. Even with Qwest some can't get DSL, so for some its Comcast or nothin...
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jmn1207 @ 13th Jul 01:22AM:
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said by Bronx Johnny :
No you don't have to prove anything. I believe you. I was wondering why that other fella sort of dismissed the 16/1 thing altogether.
I think it is great that at least some people have this and even the aforementioned faq stated that the tier does indeed exist.
Like the previous poster expressed, let's hope this spreads to other markets and eventually all of us who choose to give our money to comcast.
From the tci.com post it seems like the 16/1 tier is simply a desperate attempt to hold on to some customers where a ton of infrastructure has been placed that competes with Verizon Fios.
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fonzbear2000 @ 13th Jul 03:15AM:
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from this site:
»www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co···374.html :
"Comcast's standard customers get an unchanged 6 megabits per second for downloads, but their upstream speeds have doubled, to 768 kilobits per second, said Comcast spokesman Jim Gordon."
what a joke the powerboost is! they're temporarily increasing the speed of the 6mbit customers, but when the real increase happens, they won't get anything! well, an upload increase at the very least which is another insult because before comcast added the 8mbit tier, the upload for the 6mbit was 768kbit-hopefully i'm wrong and when comcast does roll out new speeds for everyone, all tiers will go up for both download and upload-we shall see, but i'm not holding my breath
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spike010101 @ 13th Jul 07:40PM:
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gnn
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ditka_b @ 13th Jul 08:25PM:
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I test at 25000 to 32000 with the new speed burst and get nice 1900L Dl speeds from big pipe sites like microsoft and the likes. It's definitely COMCASTIC!
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rseiler @ 13th Jul 08:31PM:
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Not that I've sifted through every single post here, and not that everyone lists their location, but this mainly seems to be an East Coast event so far, right?
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noshooz @ 13th Jul 10:25PM:
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said by jmn1207 :said by Bronx Johnny :
No you don't have to prove anything. I believe you. I was wondering why that other fella sort of dismissed the 16/1 thing altogether.
I think it is great that at least some people have this and even the aforementioned faq stated that the tier does indeed exist.
Like the previous poster expressed, let's hope this spreads to other markets and eventually all of us who choose to give our money to comcast.
From the tci.com post it seems like the 16/1 tier is simply a desperate attempt to hold on to some customers where a ton of infrastructure has been placed that competes with Verizon Fios.
Comcast is offering 16/1 for the Gold tier package here in Howard County, Maryland to counter Verizon FIOS, which is being installed throughout Columbia and Ellicott City, MD.
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madrhino @ 13th Jul 11:06PM:
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said by Bronx Johnny :
Comcast is offering 16/1 for the Gold tier package here in Howard County, Maryland to counter Verizon FIOS, which is being installed throughout Columbia and Ellicott City, MD.
Does that automatically upgrade the 8/764 plan?Or do you have to make a request?
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Johkal @ 13th Jul 11:11PM:
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If available, you will be upgraded automatically. A modem reboot is normally required.
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madrhino @ 13th Jul 11:30PM:
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From a live chat session a few minutes ago.The CSR was pretty nice.She didn't know what I meant by 16/1 at first but she came back strong.She found out what she could quickly and filled me in with no BS.Score a rare one for customer service.--
Tina.7213 > I do not know what you are referring to.
Tina.7213 > what is 16/1?
wayne > connection speed
wayne > 16 megabytes download/1megabyte upload
Tina.7213 > That speed is only available in a few, select markets.
Tina.7213 > Regular speed for $42.95 is 6MBs.
wayne > IT's available in the surrounding counties but I'm not sure about mine
Tina.7213 > I am checking the markets.
wayne > thank you
Tina.7213 > Reston, VA was the first market to launch and we will continue to evaluate customer interest in this offering before determining how extensively we will roll it out in other markets.
We have since launched these new speeds in: Ft. Wayne, IN, Howard County, MD, and Sarasota, FL
Tina.7213 > The above list are the only markets which, to my knowledge, have the new 16MBS speed.
Tina.7213 > I have not been given an update.
Tina.7213 > I was not aware that anyone in Maryland was receiving it.
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franklin9150 @ 13th Jul 11:38PM:
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FYI...
I'm in Anne Arundel Co, MD, and I've been upgraded to the 16/1 tier. I haven't talked with Comcast about it, nor have I heard anything official about it, but the speeds are there, so I'm fine with that.
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madrhino @ 14th Jul 12:01AM:
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Anne Arundle too?I'm in PG county.That's the counties north,west(not counting DC) and east of me.I'm surrounded like General Lee at Appomatox.
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Vamp @ 14th Jul 01:52AM:
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I did a test from a Comcast connection, it looks like they did an upgrade in AAco over night early thursday morning. I could be wrong though?
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anon @ 14th Jul 01:48PM:
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Speed tests are not relavant as they are so small a file the powerboof is still in effect. Large files will show that regular speed is quickly restored , which is not comcastic at all. It stinks and I don't like it.
If your LARGE files are comming in as fast as you claim, you have more there than powerboof.
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ditka_b @ 14th Jul 06:21PM:
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I get between 1000K and 3000K on big downloads probably averaging 2500K. Your nodes prob maxed out is all.
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Matt9 @ 15th Jul 05:21PM:
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I'm in New Bedford, Massachusetts and I had no idea a Comcast upgrade was in the works. I found this thread and decided to unplug my modem and restart. My speed test results have changed, it appears I do have the download increase but not the upload increase. Is this possible?
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Netbum @ 15th Jul 08:00PM:
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California gets shiit on once again.
Tell your state reps. to vote to allow more competeition here in Cali.
We want Verizon,Not Comcast.
There is no reason for Cali to be last.EVERYTIME. :mad:
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dadkins @ 15th Jul 08:35PM:
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I don't want Verizon!
I want something better than Verizon! Something... REAL!
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fonzbear2000 @ 15th Jul 08:39PM:
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said by Matt9 :
I'm in New Bedford, Massachusetts and I had no idea a Comcast upgrade was in the works. I found this thread and decided to unplug my modem and restart. My speed test results have changed, it appears I do have the download increase but not the upload increase. Is this possible?
it's probably powerboost
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oldTDNickell @ 15th Jul 08:53PM:
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I would think that July 31.2006 being the date for the Adelphic& Time Warner deal being complete.
Now Comcast can go forward with a new speed upgrade,don't ya think? :D
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Johkal @ 16th Jul 04:26PM:
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Here ya go: »www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6353445.html
"Time Warner plans to boost basic cable modem Internet connection speeds for Adelphia customers by a third, to 6 megabits per second, or more than 100 times faster than standard dial-up service. It will increase Comcast's high-end service from 8 to 10 megabits per second. The company plans to keep contracts in place so that third-party providers such as EarthLink Inc. can offer Internet service on Time Warner's system."
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kyal @ 16th Jul 08:56PM:
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Thanks sortofageek. I just unplugged my modem (SB 5100) for 10 seconds and waited until all the lights came back on and ran a test which follows.
I have 8000/768 in Indiana.
dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-07-16 20:33:09 EST:18321 / 693
Your download speed : 18321 kbps or 2290.1 KB/sec.
That is 210.1% better than an average user on comcast.net
Your upload speed : 693 kbps or 86.7 KB/sec.
That is 71.9% better than an average user on comcast.net
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Chiyo @ 18th Jul 01:58PM:
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Man I hope Minnesota gets the upgrade soon :)
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sortofageek @ 18th Jul 02:38PM:
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said by kyal :
Thanks sortofageek.
I'm glad you're pleased, kyal, but I deserve no thanks. I'm just another Comcast customer, like you. :)
Your test result appears to show you may have PowerBoost since your upload didn't increase. This topic isn't about PowerBoost, however.
This is the PowerBoost topic ---> »[News] PowerBoost
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BIG b @ 18th Jul 04:06PM:
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I haven't checked this thread in awhile .. is it still just a few places that have 16/1 or is ti spreading? I already have powerboost.
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doomed999 @ 18th Jul 05:23PM:
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No speed upgrade in Chicago burbs that I have seen.
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danny9894 @ 19th Jul 02:01PM:
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Where in Minnesota are you at?
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Chiyo @ 19th Jul 04:07PM:
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I'm assumeing your asking me :) Brooklyn Park
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fonzbear2000 @ 20th Jul 03:19AM:
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said by BIG b :
I haven't checked this thread in awhile .. is it still just a few places that have 16/1 or is ti spreading? I already have powerboost.
it's only in places that have verizon fios
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sortofageek @ 20th Jul 03:20PM:
(topic move) [Split] Coon Rapids Probably has PowerBoost
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spewak @ 22nd Jul 12:03AM:
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In my neighborhood there have been alot of Comcast trucks rolling around. They are stopping at all the nodes and I have no idea what they are up to.
Will keep all posted. Very interesting though.
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Scree @ 22nd Jul 12:59AM:
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Probably testing for leakage and putting blockers on to kill internet connection. lol (happened to me last year)
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madrhino @ 22nd Jul 02:45AM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :said by BIG b :
I haven't checked this thread in awhile .. is it still just a few places that have 16/1 or is ti spreading? I already have powerboost.
it's only in places that have verizon fios
Only in some of them.
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ayashchu @ 22nd Jul 05:23PM:
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Are you kidding me???
I'm getting:
2006-07-15 14:18:02 Speed test @ speed.nap.wideopenwest.com 30515/702 kbps
Something for people to consider though.
Directly connected to my computer I get 30 mb download speed.
connected through a netgear FVS318v3, I was getting no more than 6 MBs. If you dig on their website you will find that WAN is rated up to 12MB only!!!! poor suckers do not know this since this info is nowhere on the retail box.
So I purchased an FVS338 and it get about 23MBs even though their website claims WAN of up to 90MBs. Bunch of bull-defecation...
So I'm waiting for yet another higher model which has a faster CPU and more memory but still 90MB WAN limit.
Pretty soon consumers will begin realizing that a very large portion of these firewalls they've purchased in stores can't deliver the speed that comcast can....
The main issue for this is statefull packet inspection.
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rdstoll @ 22nd Jul 06:36PM:
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said by iceman2011 :
chi-town stayed tuned for 1st week of june.
Is there any update on this? Sounded like Chicago area was due to get the speed upgrade but I have yet to see anything. I do live in Des Plaines, just over by O'Hare, so maybe that has something to do with it, but I haven't seen any Chicagoans trumpeting new speeds on here anyway.
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JohnnyZ28 @ 23rd Jul 01:51AM:
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I didn't read this entire thread. However, the SpeedBoost did kick in for our Minnesota customers. I have been on vacation for awhile so I haven't been using my PC. I just got my first "Speed Burst" and downloaded 3dMark03 at 1.34MB/second. I was flyin' pretty nice.
I also just did a speed test and got 8400kb down/412kb up. This is just my standard employee account which is the "normal" 6mb service. :)
As far as "rumors" regarding higher internet speeds... ya'll will just have to wait a little longer. Comcast users WILL NOT be disappointed. :)
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Rexter @ 23rd Jul 08:32AM:
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No crap, I would be just as happy with 2mb/1mb!
Upload mb per $ is all I look at when searching for a new ISP.
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allgold @ 23rd Jul 06:02PM:
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said by rdstoll :said by iceman2011 :
chi-town stayed tuned for 1st week of june.
Is there any update on this? Sounded like Chicago area was due to get the speed upgrade but I have yet to see anything.
He didn't say which year. :D
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fonzbear2000 @ 24th Jul 01:51AM:
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said by ayashchu :
Are you kidding me???
I'm getting:
2006-07-15 14:18:02 Speed test @ speed.nap.wideopenwest.com 30515/702 kbps
Something for people to consider though.
Directly connected to my computer I get 30 mb download speed.
connected through a netgear FVS318v3, I was getting no more than 6 MBs. If you dig on their website you will find that WAN is rated up to 12MB only!!!! poor suckers do not know this since this info is nowhere on the retail box.
So I purchased an FVS338 and it get about 23MBs even though their website claims WAN of up to 90MBs. Bunch of bull-defecation...
So I'm waiting for yet another higher model which has a faster CPU and more memory but still 90MB WAN limit.
Pretty soon consumers will begin realizing that a very large portion of these firewalls they've purchased in stores can't deliver the speed that comcast can....
The main issue for this is statefull packet inspection.
so even though my wireless router says 54mbps, i can only get up to 12mbps? :huh: :uhh:
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mike19519 @ 24th Jul 03:06AM:
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The speed upgrade was the power boost.I had it since the first week in june.
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Johkal @ 24th Jul 08:18AM:
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Powerboost isn't considered a tier upgrade. :)
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dadkins @ 24th Jul 09:11AM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :
]so even though my wireless router says 54mbps, i can only get up to 12mbps? :huh: :uhh:
More like 22-24mbps. ;)
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ayashchu @ 24th Jul 10:22AM:
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54 wireless is your LAN side connection.
The issue is with the throughput of the WAN side.
Check your speed through the router and directly connecting your modem to your system, you'll see the difference.
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hectik @ 25th Jul 12:58AM:
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Not to mention that anytime you see a network item marketed as 54-Mbps or 100-Mbps that it is that devices' theoretical throughput, not it's actual.
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fonzbear2000 @ 25th Jul 03:44AM:
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said by ayashchu :
54 wireless is your LAN side connection.
The issue is with the throughput of the WAN side.
Check your speed through the router and directly connecting your modem to your system, you'll see the difference.
so, is the 54mbps the speed at which i can transfer files between computers on my network and WAN is the top download speed i can get from my ISP?
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dadkins @ 25th Jul 09:17AM:
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Best you can do on 54mbps wireless is 22-24mbps actual transfer rate. Whether it is LAN or WAN.
Seing as Comcast isn't supplying *us* with anything near this(aside from bursting) don't worry about it!
I still see 18000k+ bursting on my wireless - D-Link DI624/this VAIO.
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Idiotunes @ 25th Jul 02:05PM:
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been getting some crazy bursting in dallas lately, in the 30mbps+ range..
yet most web downloads never tend to break 300-600KB/s :(
stupid ATT routing :/
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fonzbear2000 @ 25th Jul 10:28PM:
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said by dadkins :
Best you can do on 54mbps wireless is 22-24mbps actual transfer rate. Whether it is LAN or WAN.
even though it says i'm connected at 54mbps?
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dadkins @ 25th Jul 11:16PM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :said by dadkins :
Best you can do on 54mbps wireless is 22-24mbps actual transfer rate. Whether it is LAN or WAN.
even though it says i'm connected at 54mbps?
Yep! Even point blank to the router.
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fonzbear2000 @ 26th Jul 12:48AM:
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what do you mean by "point blank"?
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dadkins @ 26th Jul 01:07AM:
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Like, right next to the router.
Within 2 feet from the router.
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arnemetis @ 27th Jul 10:53AM:
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this has been a thread hijack, but ill chime in...I had gotten the netgear 108mbps router and card shortly after they came out around 2 years ago. testing showed i was getting around 1/4 of wired 100mbps. i knew it would be slower, but i was hoping by no more than half. called up netgear's overseas support,, this is the final explanation they gave me - 108mbps is the 'speed you connect to the router', thoroughput speed varies and cannot be guaranteed because of so many variables like walls and interference. So, basically, you connect to the router really fast, they say hi to each other faster than you can blink, but then its slowmo from there, I think right on top of mine I pulled around 40mbps actual thoroughput at best. When we see routers claiming 600mbps or so, then we may approach wired 100mbps thoroughput (my personal estimation).
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dadkins @ 27th Jul 11:06AM:
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As soon as I save up for a new router, or this one dies... laptop here has gigabit, so I will likely get a gigabit router. ;)
Seeing as Comcast isn't going to hit *us* any time soon with anything near the 22-24mbps that "g" will actually deliver, I see this as a non issue.
YMMV.
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sortofageek @ 27th Jul 01:34PM:
(topic move) AA Co., MD Upload Speed Doubled, not a rumor
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actor90 @ 27th Jul 08:40PM:
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It's pretty clear that in areas that have FIOS competition, the speed tiers are 6/768 and 16/1. The only question is, will other areas see these speed increases? I would have said yes a year ago, but now, I'm not sure. Comcast use to have uniform speed tiers through out the country. Sure, there would be delays as it was implemented in stages across the country. I don't think that will be the case this time. It's looking like if your in a FIOS available area you'll get speed increases, if your not, your out of luck, at least for the foreseeable future.
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spewak @ 27th Jul 10:05PM:
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Here in Elk Grove, Surewest is rapidly laying FTTH. Comcast has yet to step up to the "speed tier" plate. I have noticed quite a few Comcast trucks going thru the neighborhoods. I am interested to see what happens in the near future. Will keep you all posted.
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theelviscerator @ 28th Jul 12:06AM:
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madrhino @ 29th Jul 08:12PM:
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said by actor90 :
It's pretty clear that in areas that have FIOS competition, the speed tiers are 6/768 and 16/1.
No it's not.I live in PG county Md and I can't get 16/1 but i can get FIOS.
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jmn1207 @ 29th Jul 09:55PM:
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said by madrhino :said by actor90 :
It's pretty clear that in areas that have FIOS competition, the speed tiers are 6/768 and 16/1.
No it's not.I live in PG county Md and I can't get 16/1 but i can get FIOS.
And I live in Reston, VA, where I can get 16/1 Comcast, but Fios is not available to me.
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Johkal @ 30th Jul 03:32PM:
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Do you fall under the same situation as me? I live outside of State College, PA. They are a FiOS area and of course Adelphia has 16/2. Since my feed is from State College, I get the 16/2, however, no FiOS or DSL is available.
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jmn1207 @ 30th Jul 07:41PM:
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said by Johkal :
Do you fall under the same situation as me? I live outside of State College, PA. They are a FiOS area and of course Adelphia has 16/2. Since my feed is from State College, I get the 16/2, however, no FiOS or DSL is available.
Basically yes, I am in a similar situation. Verizon's FiOS is all around me, but my house is adjacent to a heavily wooded trail and creek. It is a bit too remote to bring fiber close enough to serve me. Cable, on the other hand, is already available on my street, so all that was needed was to ensure my signal levels were adequate.
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franklin9150 @ 31st Jul 02:20AM:
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Same here, I'm on a military installation that has only Comcast, but also in Anne Arundel Co, MD, which has FiOS. I get the benifits of 16/1 for a few more months, then I move to a TWC market. Can't have it all forever. :)
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airborne82 @ 31st Jul 03:37PM:
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Comcast Tech stopped by out of the blue and told me to power cycle my modem and run a speed test. I cycled the modem and jumped up to 9800 down from a usual 7800. So there has been some type of bump in Washington. I see test results from a nearby zip code to mine showing a result in the 12000 range.
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buggs1a @ 31st Jul 05:15PM:
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There's no change in Washington. Speed tests suck. They don't tell you anything really. The only way to know anything is just download a large file using a few connections to the one file and that's yer speed. speed tests are crap. i had a comcast 6mb connection to get in speed tests 12-19mb which is crap cus it's not that fast. i would download files at 6mb. i now have an 8mb connection and in speed tests get 9700 - 13000 or so but my downloads are 8-9mb only. so you can see right there speed tests mean crap.
People!! Give it up, sheese!!
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dadkins @ 31st Jul 05:25PM:
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Last time I stated that, I was more or less flamed into oblivion. LOL!
Speed test are *NOT* to be trusted! Any of them!
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castanza128 @ 31st Jul 10:17PM:
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speed tests like that are possible!!! with the "mistake" config comcast made a while back and then quickly removed from the tftp's so don't go thinking those speeds are so outrageous because i have seen EVEN FASTER on comcast.
As for the speed upgrade, i don't know where you guys are getting this 16/1 info because the "speedtierextreme" config has been on comcast tftp for like 6 months now and all the L33T M0F0S have already known about it since it first popped up... it is 17.6/1 actually if you want to be technical, here is the class of service section from the config (the rest ommited to discourage haxors):
NetworkAccess = Yes
Start ClassOfService
ClassID = 2
MaxRateDown = 17600000
MaxRateUp = 1000000
PriorityUp = 1
GuaranteedUp = 0
MaxBurstUp = 0
PrivacyEnable = Yes
EndOf ClassOfService
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dadkins @ 31st Jul 11:17PM:
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LMAO! Faster?
I've had as high as 46... speed tests are junk!
Actual downloads are 8.4 - 8.6mbps, consistantly.
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jmn1207 @ 1st Aug 12:35AM:
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said by castanza128 :
MaxRateDown = 17600000
MaxRateUp = 1000000
Thanks, I knew the download rate was a bit over 16MB, but I was not certain by how much. The Terayon modem I am leasing does not have that information available.
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danny9894 @ 1st Aug 02:52PM:
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said by dadkins :
LMAO! Faster?
I've had as high as 46... speed tests are junk!
Actual downloads are 8.4 - 8.6mbps, consistantly.
Cheater!!!
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anon @ 2nd Aug 02:39AM:
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hmm, do all comcast users have at least the 6Mb service? Because mine has been 4Mb since I got it and it still is. I'm from massachusetts btw.
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Johkal @ 2nd Aug 09:53AM:
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No!
»/faq/comcast/1···ngs#7072
»/faq/comcast/1···ngs#7024
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dadkins @ 2nd Aug 11:19AM:
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said by zioxide :
hmm, do all comcast users have at least the 6Mb service? Because mine has been 4Mb since I got it and it still is. I'm from massachusetts btw.
If no Comcast TV service, basic HSI is the 4mbps service.
If you *DO* have any TV service from Comcast, 6mbps is the basic HSI service.
All outlined in the FAQ links Johkal posted. :)
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danny9894 @ 2nd Aug 02:45PM:
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said by zioxide :
hmm, do all comcast users have at least the 6Mb service? Because mine has been 4Mb since I got it and it still is. I'm from massachusetts btw.
Nope, 8megabit connection for me :)
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AnnaS8 @ 2nd Aug 09:33PM:
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I just got a letter from Comcast stating they are upping my speed to 16/1 for no extra charge. I am in Anne Arundel County in MD. I am sure this is in answer to the franchise agreement that the county government just approved for Verizon. Though I have a feeling that this 16 down speed is including the stupid "speed burst" crapology. Too bad everyone is jumping ship now that Verizon has TV. Lower price and faster upload...When will Comcast learn?
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Johkal @ 3rd Aug 10:22AM:
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The 16/1 is a tier and has nothing to do with Speedboost. Post some speed tests when you get a chance.
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jmn1207 @ 3rd Aug 11:50AM:
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said by AnnaS8 :
I just got a letter from Comcast stating they are upping my speed to 16/1 for no extra charge. I am in Anne Arundel County in MD. I am sure this is in answer to the franchise agreement that the county government just approved for Verizon. Though I have a feeling that this 16 down speed is including the stupid "speed burst" crapology. Too bad everyone is jumping ship now that Verizon has TV. Lower price and faster upload...When will Comcast learn?
Definitely not seeing Speed Burst with my 16/1 connection.
Look above for recently posted modem configuration settings for this tier.
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AnnaS8 @ 3rd Aug 04:14PM:
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Give it time. When PG county approves Verizon for TV then you will see the speed increase for sure. Personally I am hoping that the Comcast speed increase will get Verizon to discount the 30/5 tier like they did in NJ area with Cablevision.
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fonzbear2000 @ 4th Aug 10:20AM:
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said by zioxide :
hmm, do all comcast users have at least the 6Mb service? Because mine has been 4Mb since I got it and it still is. I'm from massachusetts btw.
for only $2/month extra, you can get 6mbps :)
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ihateskapunk @ 15th Aug 08:45PM:
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with all of these other companies increasing their tiers to 7-10, i would not be surprised if comcast follows suit in the next six months or so.
man i want some docsis 3.0 speeds...3 years out?
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Gravy_Dave @ 16th Aug 09:35AM:
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How about Sacramento California for an upgrade? :(
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anon @ 19th Aug 12:29AM:
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comcast chicago area I just tested using speakeasy, pulling 28.2 meg download!!! And I am only paying for 6, ya gotta love it!
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anon @ 19th Aug 04:53AM:
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Well, Im in the michigan area and paying for 6mbps, I've seen it go as high as 22mbps on speakeasy! The upstream still sucks at 368kbit though. :(
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fonzbear2000 @ 20th Aug 05:28AM:
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said by chevsuz12 :
comcast chicago area I just tested using speakeasy, pulling 28.2 meg download!!! And I am only paying for 6, ya gotta love it!
it's called powerboost
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anon @ 20th Aug 07:19AM:
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I'm paying for the 8mb/768 package. My download speed doubled and my upload also increased a little today to 16365/935.
If I call to downgrade back to the 6mb package what will my actual speeds be like?
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BIG b @ 20th Aug 10:26AM:
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Looks like you got the 16/1 upgrade(because of your close to 1 megabit upload)
Where are you located?
You should register on the site also. It makes things alot easier.
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mrweirdo @ 22nd Aug 03:25AM:
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said by Gravy_Dave :
How about Sacramento California for an upgrade? :(
agreed . I could use for an increase in upload :D
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spewak @ 22nd Aug 10:56AM:
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said by mrweirdo :said by Gravy_Dave :
How about Sacramento California for an upgrade? :(
agreed . I could use for an increase in upload :D
I could use both! ;)
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dworks @ 23rd Aug 10:04AM:
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I live in MI and I get about 30Mbps down for 3 sec then levels off to 6mb after. That powerboost sure is nice; kinda makes you want what you're missing.
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TraumaJunkie @ 25th Aug 12:57AM:
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NM
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NordicPC @ 27th Aug 12:21AM:
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While on the 8 meg tier, I averaged 4 megs, I changed to the 6 meg tier and averaged about 5.5 megs, so I slowed down to speed up.
I NEVER see anything above 6 megs and rarely see 6 megs, where ever this magical speed boost is, it isn't in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, heck either is 8 megs.. they sell it, but you don't get it.
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mike19519 @ 27th Aug 01:28AM:
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I live in Des plaines and have had it since june.Powerboost is in the Chicago northwest suburbs.I just hit 30250/717.
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jmn1207 @ 27th Aug 01:44PM:
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said by mike19519 :
I live in Des plaines and have had it since june.Powerboost is in the Chicago northwest suburbs.I just hit 30250/717.
Des Plaines! Des Plaines! There, I said it.
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danny9894 @ 27th Aug 08:39PM:
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said by NordicPC :
While on the 8 meg tier, I averaged 4 megs, I changed to the 6 meg tier and averaged about 5.5 megs, so I slowed down to speed up.
I NEVER see anything above 6 megs and rarely see 6 megs, where ever this magical speed boost is, it isn't in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, heck either is 8 megs.. they sell it, but you don't get it.
What kind of cable modem do you have?
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booeyman @ 28th Aug 09:39AM:
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try speedtest.umflint.edu, ive always gotten the most accurate numbers there
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captblaze @ 28th Aug 12:50PM:
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could it be??? se mich seems to have gotten a bump today!!!
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fonzbear2000 @ 30th Aug 03:30AM:
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said by captblaze :
could it be??? se mich seems to have gotten a bump today!!!
it's probably powerboost-do a speedtest and see what your upload is
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captblaze @ 30th Aug 08:25AM:
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same old same old with the upload... i guess one shouldn't expect xmas in august
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Gravy_Dave @ 30th Aug 10:13AM:
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spewak, please please keep me informed of the Surewest deal in Elk Grove. I've been hammering them trying to get a date or year when they're coming into our area. ;)
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spewak @ 30th Aug 10:36PM:
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Will do Gravey! I also have been calling with regards to starting in our area but no one seems to know squat. Oh well. I have Comcast now, it blazes. Frontier is overpriced. Not yet in the upper range of speeds.
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anon @ 6th Sep 11:14PM:
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Ack! My cousin gets 10.5 mbps and 375kbps up, very nice compared to slow poke TWC!!
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wlanderson @ 11th Sep 10:18AM:
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I replaced my D-Link modem with a standard Motorola from Comcast and my download speed jumped from 6 megs to near 10 megs. The modem swap was done to fix a VOIP problem, but the speed increase was pretty nice! I'm in Auburn, WA.
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gate1975mlm @ 12th Sep 11:13AM:
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So when are we all going to see the 16/1Mbps speed upgrade?
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ropeguru @ 12th Sep 11:18AM:
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said by gate1975mlm :
So when are we all going to see the 16/1Mbps speed upgrade?
Who knows. Here in Richmond we have FIOS going in a lot of places yet we still don't even have the much talked about Powerboost.
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spewak @ 13th Sep 10:52AM:
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said by ropeguru :said by gate1975mlm :
So when are we all going to see the 16/1Mbps speed upgrade?
Who knows. Here in Richmond we have FIOS going in a lot of places yet we still don't even have the much talked about Powerboost.
Ditto here in Elk Grove, Ca.. FIOS is spreading rapidly, yet not a peep from Comcast. Interesting.
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ropeguru @ 13th Sep 10:54AM:
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said by spewak :said by ropeguru :said by gate1975mlm :
So when are we all going to see the 16/1Mbps speed upgrade?
Who knows. Here in Richmond we have FIOS going in a lot of places yet we still don't even have the much talked about Powerboost.
Ditto here in Elk Grove, Ca.. FIOS is spreading rapidly, yet not a peep from Comcast. Interesting.
AS usual, the big companies are certainly picking and choosing for their day trader share holders to make that buck..
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fonzbear2000 @ 16th Sep 09:58AM:
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so, what's the latest on speed upgrades? it's been kind of quiet here lately
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Steely @ 16th Sep 03:12PM:
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The latest? Other than the somewhat dubious PowerBoost and a very few 16/1 test markets there's really been nothing new of significance since this thread began some 6 months ago. At that time the rumors were flying about the "upcoming" across-the-board speed hikes which never arrived. While companies like Cablevision keep forging ahead (now in the process of rolling out a 30/5 "boost" tier) Comcast has been stuck in neutral. The standard upload ceiling of 384 kbps is really starting to look pathetic as we head toward 2007 and watch other providers work in multiples of megabits per second up, not kilobits.
Over the past year Comcast has made great strides in digital television service. Internet service has been a totally different story.
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Johnny @ 17th Sep 04:27PM:
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so, what's the latest on speed upgrades? it's been kind of quiet here lately
DSLR needs a "search thread" function so I can search this thread for "Atlanta".
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tshirt @ 17th Sep 04:34PM:
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said by Johnny :so, what's the latest on speed upgrades? it's been kind of quiet here lately
DSLR needs a "search thread" function so I can search this thread for "Atlanta".
Near the top of this page is a search box,
try Atlanta in there
it will limit itself to the page and sub forum of the page you are currently on.
EDIT: I see you mean to search only one topic
Try advanced search with all /part of the topic name in the limitations
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spewak @ 17th Sep 07:49PM:
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said by Steely :The latest? Other than the somewhat dubious PowerBoost and a very few 16/1 test markets there's really been nothing new of significance since this thread began some 6 months ago. At that time the rumors were flying about the "upcoming" across-the-board speed hikes which never arrived. While companies like Cablevision keep forging ahead (now in the process of rolling out a
30/5 "boost" tier) Comcast has been stuck in neutral. The standard upload ceiling of 384 kbps is really starting to look pathetic as we head toward 2007 and watch other providers work in multiples of megabits per second up, not kilobits.
Over the past year Comcast has made great strides in digital television service. Internet service has been a totally different story.
Steely,
Although I can't comment on the digital television strides thing as I have Dish, you are absolutely spot on with your assessment of their Internet service speeds. ;) Every cable provider is leapfrogging them. Interesting.
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ihateskapunk @ 18th Sep 07:35PM:
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come on, there has to be some technician out there that knows something. anybody know if a 16/1 tier is going to be rolled out nationwide?
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mierwins @ 19th Sep 09:02AM:
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They know, but they won't tell!
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madrhino @ 20th Sep 11:50AM:
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It's almost like Verizon stockholders have taken over Comcast.Evidently they are willing to do absolutely nothing and let Verizon drain off their customers.
Evidently they have made a decision that they can remain profitable without being competitive.
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anon @ 20th Sep 07:09PM:
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these are not rumor as i have verified them with comcast and yes the 6 will go up to i believe he said 10/762 and the 8 will go to 16/1 but the technology isnt set yet he said they are testing two formats of firmware and going to decide which of the two to go with
the places like sarasota which he did tell me about have it at no additional cost but its odd cause he said like your first 20 megs will fly at 16 then slow then fly again
i'm not sure to the specifics but we talked [comcast tech ] for like 40 minutes about it lol
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tshirt @ 20th Sep 07:43PM:
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said by D0nnie :
your first 20 megs will fly at 16 then slow then fly again
What you just described is POWERBOOST, already released in many markets.
It does work for small files, but isn't a true speed tier upgrade.
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Steely @ 20th Sep 11:57PM:
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said by D0nnie :
these are not rumor as i have verified them with comcast
So let me get this straight. You, D0nnie the anonymous and unregistered, say you've *verified* these new 10/762 and 16/1 speeds with an unidentified Comcast tech and therefore we're to now call this fact rather than rumor??? Sure, whatever you say D0nnie boy.
BTW, the original rumor surrounding the upgrades was that the new speed tiers would be rolled out by the summer of '06. Hmmm.....doesn't summer end like TOMORROW?
PS - Look how OLD this thread is and how nothing of significance has happened!
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tdumaine @ 21st Sep 12:36AM:
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said by Steely :
PS - Look how OLD this thread is and how nothing of significance has happened!
Lots of things of significance has happened. Comcast is losing lots of subscribers to fios.
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anon @ 21st Sep 12:56AM:
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Care to post a citation or a link to support your contention?
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tdumaine @ 21st Sep 01:02AM:
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said by cracker 52 :
Care to post a citation or a link to support your contention?
Me?
Look all over the forums. It's obvious.
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jmn1207 @ 21st Sep 02:01AM:
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said by tdumaine :said by cracker 52 :
Care to post a citation or a link to support your contention?
Me?
Look all over the forums. It's obvious.
I looked through the forums and I could not find a lot to support your statement. In my query, I did notice that you seem to be a strong supporter for all things Verizon.
Comcast reported a record revenue-generating unit for the last quarter.
"High-Speed Internet revenues increased 22% to $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2006, reflecting a 1.6 million or 20% increase in subscribers from the prior year and stable average monthly revenue per subscriber. Comcast ended the second quarter of 2006 with 9.3 million high-speed Internet subscribers or 22% penetration of available homes."
»phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zht···ghlight=
Comcast is doing just fine, and if anything, Verizon is losing customers to Comcast in their wired phone service due to CDV.
Verizon's numbers are high mostly because of their discounted DSL offerings, not because of FiOS. There just aren't enough FiOS subscribers, yet, to cause any kind of emergency-like reaction from Comcast.
FiOS Internet customers accounted for 111,000 of the net broadband connection additions in the second quarter 2006 and now make up 375,000 of the company’s 6.1 million total wireline broadband connections, which have increased 47.9 percent compared with the second quarter 2005.
»investor.verizon.com/print.aspx?···ID%3D759
So, there you have it. Less than 400K FiOS subscribers with only a 15% average penetration in existing markets. Comcast has 9.3 million HSI subscribers and they are looking at a 20% increase from last year with over a 20% penetration in the market.
Nothing of any real significance has occurred to give Comcast reason to flinch. Hopefully that will change soon, for everyone's benefit.
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tdumaine @ 21st Sep 04:09AM:
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Well, i'm supportive of verizon because i didnt even know they were laying fiber out here where i am till i got the ad in the mail sayin it was here. I finaly have a choice other than comcast or slow dsl.
You don't see all the different posts asking if this or that is fiber that the construction crews are laying? All the posts that ask how long from once its laid till it gets lit at the CO?
Once the fiber is out there, i would think alot of people would want to get away from the spotty service in some comcast markets. I would also think alot of people would want to save money. (not sure if all markets are the same, but i'm savin $12 a month). A handful would want it for faster speeds.
Comparing growth on an already built out network, to one still being built is not the best example really.
So verizon loses a few pots lines to comcast for CDV. Then theres the issues with losing modem sync, etc and your CDV isn't working so great anymore. Such as:
»[Connectivity] Intermittent Signal Loss - HSI, HDTV & Digital Ca
»[Speed] Tallahassee, FL and Surrounding Area
»[Speed] Near Dialup Speeds Lately
»[Connectivity] Illinois NW suburbs intermittent problems
»Minneapolis Northwest Suburbs
more if you like.
Now, they may not go back to verizon for a pots line, but if comcast cant keep the network working decently, that means your nice little CDV isn't going to be working so well either.
I'm so very glad fios is here in my area. If i gave my true opinion of comcast, i'd be banned pretty quick! :D
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jmn1207 @ 21st Sep 10:19AM:
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I'm not suggesting that Verizon FiOS is not a superior product to Comcast HSI, I was simply pointing out that the sluggish deployment is not having a desperate, immediate effect on Comcast's current HSI subscribers. Evidently, as has been pointed out earlier, not enough to cause Comcast to react.
CDV is not a typical VoIP phone service such as Vonage. I'm not relying completely on the internet from point to point when making a call. I have a separate modem for my phone service from my HSI service. I have had my CDV for 6 months now and I have never had a dead line, even through a power outage.
I will agree that FiOS is great, IF you can get it; however, I have Verizon telephone service too, and it cannot compare in quality or price to Comcast's CDV. And there are many more instances of CDV replacing Verizon's phone service than FiOS replacing Comcast HSI.
There are over 9 million HSI subscribers, you could show me 1000 posts where people have had connection issues and it still would not mean very much when looking at the whole picture.
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jmn1207 @ 21st Sep 10:21AM:
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said by tdumaine :
I'm so very glad fios is here in my area. If i gave my true opinion of comcast, i'd be banned pretty quick! :D
As I stated above, I got the same impression that you were extremely subjective on this issue.
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ropeguru @ 21st Sep 10:32AM:
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said by jmn1207 :
I'm not suggesting that Verizon FiOS is not a superior product to Comcast HSI, I was simply pointing out that the sluggish deployment is not having a desperate, immediate effect on Comcast's current HSI subscribers. Evidently, as has been pointed out earlier, not enough to cause Comcast to react.
I don't think the sluggishness to react has as much to do with the slow rollout of FIOS as you may think. Comcast has inherintly been behind the curve when it comes to reacting to competition and speed upgrades. Most every other provider is pretty much done with upgrades before Comcast even starts to think about them.
To me, it is all because they know that in most of their coverage area they are the only game in town and people have no other choice.
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jmn1207 @ 21st Sep 11:28AM:
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I understand that Comcast is often much slower to fully implement upgrades, but I have had 16/1 service since I signed up with Comcast in March. I do have competition in my region with Verizon FiOS, although Verizon has not yet, nor will they ever, drag fibre to my door.
It's seems as though the size of Comcast, added with the lack of competition, is what causes upgrades to stagnate.
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ropeguru @ 21st Sep 11:38AM:
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said by jmn1207 :
I understand that Comcast is often much slower to fully implement upgrades, but I have had 16/1 service since I signed up with Comcast in March. I do have competition in my region with Verizon FiOS, although Verizon has not yet, nor will they ever, drag fibre to my door.
It's seems as though the size of Comcast, added with the lack of competition, is what causes upgrades to stagnate.
Yeah. And just to add, I am in Richmond, VA where FIOS is currently rolling out and as you are, I am in an area of Richmond where we are pretty much scheduled to be last for the roll out. Comcast here has yet to even roll out Powerboos, much less increase speeds to compete against FIOS.
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anon @ 21st Sep 12:02PM:
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tdumaine,
Pointing to a few postings on this board compared to the 10 million Comcast HSI customers is nothing more than anecdotes, which certainly is not any meaningful support of your claim. I was looking for third party reports of actual numbers, which you haven't shown.
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rdstoll @ 26th Sep 03:27PM:
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I'm convinced this speed rumor upgrade was a scam from Day 1 to keep people from switching from Comcast to FIOS. Unless you have or are getting FIOS in your area, I think there is zero chance you will see any speed upgrade out of the goodness of Comcast's heart.
I'm in Des Plaines, IL (just by O'Hare) and have heard those sweet whispers that an upgrade is 'right around the corner' but there is nothing going on.
:mad:
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dadkins @ 26th Sep 06:00PM:
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Hmmm... over the past three years, speeds have increased from 1.5mbps to 6mbps - FOR FREE!
There was no FiOS then, so what you say is wrong friend!
Comcast upped the speeds for the hell of it, or because there was a demand for it, or to blow DSL out of the water... whatever.
I'm here in Cali, we get to wait longer for *ANY* upgrade that is pushed by Comcast than anyone else.
No signs of this PowerBoost yet, but I'm not complaining about it.
There will be another speed upgrade.
When? Who the hell knows!
It will happen though... ;)
Yeah, we here in Cali will get it LONG after all of you get it - Oh well, huh?
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youreWhere83 @ 27th Sep 12:42PM:
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I heard that all of the myspace servers (which are inadvertently owned by the goverment) are being run on COMCAST HSI with speed upgrades. Quite impressive I say
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OZZYHEAD @ 28th Sep 03:31AM:
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So true...
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dberrett @ 28th Sep 08:04AM:
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FYI, here in Needham MA, I just got a notice in the mail that FIOS is now available on my street.
Hopefully that will kick in these "rumored" new speeds, instead of the burst mode which seems to have turned on last week.
If not, FIOS looks awfully tempting...
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quatrix @ 28th Sep 11:28AM:
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said by dadkins :
I'm here in Cali, we get to wait longer for *ANY* upgrade that is pushed by Comcast than anyone else.
No signs of this PowerBoost yet, but I'm not complaining about it.
There will be another speed upgrade.
I thought after moving from CA to FL we would get these upgrades faster, but no PB here yet either.
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Trinijoy @ 28th Sep 02:31PM:
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Anything is better then 15000/200 lol
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mikedz4 @ 28th Sep 08:09PM:
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I think comcast will skip 16/1 and 10/768 and go to 30/3 and 20/2 BUT it may be 6 to 10 months off AND may entail a price increase as well. If you keep watching some of the news conferences and stuff steve burke and the gang are having you will find them pretty interesting what they have in store for the next year or two.
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ihateskapunk @ 28th Sep 10:04PM:
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that would be incredible...but i wonder if theyve got the capacity to offer those kind of dl speeds right now. any techs know the answer?
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dadkins @ 28th Sep 10:17PM:
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From what I have been told, Comcast is using only white light to attain the speeds we(all 10 million of us) are getting now.
There are a few other wavelengths of light they can stuff down that HFC in my front yard(more colors = more everything!) ;)
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fonzbear2000 @ 2nd Oct 02:53AM:
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said by mikedz4 :
I think comcast will skip 16/1 and 10/768 and go to 30/3 and 20/2
only in our wildest dreams! :p
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xyzzytest @ 3rd Oct 02:48PM:
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I recently upgraded to 15m/2m FiOS service, and it runs rings around Comcast. OTOH, I still have the Comcast service and I noticed that they've at least temporarily increased the speed to 16m/784k locally. I'm in NE-PA. We live in interesting times. :)
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FiOStech @ 3rd Oct 02:49PM:
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Comcast 16/1 here
Verizon trucks are everywhere, someone is scared... :)
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ropeguru @ 3rd Oct 03:19PM:
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All I have to say is, "You suck!!!" :D
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AnnaS8 @ 3rd Oct 03:55PM:
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said by FiOStech :Comcast 16/1 here
Verizon trucks are everywhere, someone is scared... :)
It sure isn't Verizon that is scared. I have 16/1 as well. The only reason I don't have FIOS yet is because it is currently not available to me. Though it is to every community around me. Which really sucks. Not that I don't like Comcast but the low upload is killing me.
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FiOStech @ 3rd Oct 04:01PM:
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Wasn't talking about verizon....
I was talking about comcast...
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AnnaS8 @ 3rd Oct 04:20PM:
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And I am just agreeing with you my friend.
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dadkins @ 3rd Oct 04:22PM:
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One more time people... don't trust speed tests. ;)
To my 16/1 friends... I WANT SOME! Too bad here in NorCal it will never happen, huh? :(
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FiOStech @ 3rd Oct 05:05PM:
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I trust the test plenty, i get the same numbers from most of the servers.
Looks like you have what i used to have.
8/768k with speed boost.
I would hit 20 some for download
and 600k-800k for upload
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dadkins @ 3rd Oct 05:12PM:
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No. Cali does not have SpeedBoost yet.
I have other tests from this server in the 30mbps range as well. I have Speakeasy tests in the 40mbps range...
From last month...
Not bloody likely!
Speed tests are not to be trusted.
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ihateskapunk @ 3rd Oct 07:15PM:
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yeah, i think we've discussed this in some other places, the maximum throughput for docsis 1.1 is like 38 mbps down...those numbers are impossible without caching going on in your computer. so yeah, this just goes to show you that speedtest can be quite inaccurate.
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madderhatter @ 4th Oct 04:03PM:
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said by youreWhere83 :
I heard that all of the myspace servers (which are inadvertently owned by the goverment) are being run on COMCAST HSI with speed upgrades. Quite impressive I say
Owned by the government ? The parent company for MySpace is News America Corp.
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AnnaS8 @ 4th Oct 04:14PM:
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Just another nail in the coffin to me as far as myspace goes. I wouldn't touch those things with a 30 ft pole.
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derision @ 4th Oct 05:02PM:
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haha, lucky! mine is this sluggishness.
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nick2005 @ 4th Oct 08:30PM:
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I have spoken with several comcast techs and confirmed the speed upgrades (kind of). I have actually hit between 14 and 16 down but the upstream only has hit 716kb up.
»www.speedtest.net/result/46180121.png
The comcast techs told me that it is a new technology they are trying out in various areas in which you receive high speed bursts. One day before my service started crapping out I hit a constant 12-14 down all day long. I think this will be great when all the kinks are ironed out.
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dadkins @ 5th Oct 12:31AM:
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»/nsearch?board···werBoost
It's called PowerBoost...
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jmn1207 @ 6th Oct 08:48PM:
Possible Upload Increases!
Ok all, here is what I did.
I went to this site:
»pdoru.from.ro/upload-progress-me···ndex.php
And I uploaded the OOL 64MB test file.
Here are my results after monitoring the upload for 3 minutes:
[att=1]
I am living in Reston, Virginia and I have been getting the 16/1 service until recently. I noticed that a file I was uploading through my company's VPN was transferring much faster than usual, so I did some investigating. I discovered that my regular speed test sites all showed a significant increase with my upload speeds, but I had no authentic way to prove this to anyone else with a screen-shot, especially with a typically unreliable speed test site.
I hope my DU Meter screen capture will give a bit more credence to my claims. I really am seeing these upload speeds. No PowerBoost-like bursts, just a steady, average upload transfer rate that you see in my screen capture of the DU Meter Stopwatch above.
And it's freakin' awesome!
Edit: It looks as though I can now get the modem configuration info.
[att=2]
64MB File Upload | |
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divinewind @ 7th Oct 03:08PM:
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In West Valley City, Utah, I have seen my speeds doubling. In january, they had us sign a contract($35/m for a year) to get the higher speeds(4mbps). Well, around june it hit 6-7mbps, and now it is up to about 15mbps down, but still about 768kbps up.
When this expires I might get UTOPIA through XMISSION. It is a fiber-optic of 15mbps up AND down for $45/m residential.
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AnnaS8 @ 8th Oct 07:37AM:
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said by divinewind :
When this expires I might get UTOPIA through XMISSION. It is a fiber-optic of 15mbps up AND down for $45/m residential.
Lucky bastard. lol
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fjcag @ 9th Oct 01:11PM:
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Just received a call from Comcast they said speeds would be increased this week at no additional cost. No other info. I live in central New Jersey
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spewak @ 9th Oct 03:14PM:
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said by fjcag :
Just received a call from Comcast they said speeds would be increased this week at no additional cost. No other info. I live in central New Jersey
Hey fj,
Call Comcast and tell them you live in Elk Grove, Ca. and ask them about any possible speed increases here. ;)
I'm too scared :huh:
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Steely @ 9th Oct 04:05PM:
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said by fjcag :
Just received a call from Comcast they said speeds would be increased this week at no additional cost. No other info. I live in central New Jersey
Whoa....you "just received a call from Comcast"...why??? So they could tell you about an upcoming free speed increase? Why would they call you about that and nobody else? Yeah, I'll believe it when we get verification from at least one or two other reputable posters.
BTW, I live in central NJ too. Nobody from Comcast called me today.
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CRP @ 9th Oct 04:26PM:
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Haven't received any call announcing speed upgrades here in Ocean County.
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MarkAtHome @ 9th Oct 04:39PM:
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I just walked in and found a voicemail from Comcast, as well, about an impending speed increase. No other info was provided. I'm in northern NJ.
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papaborya @ 9th Oct 04:41PM:
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I am not sure I can consider myself as a reputable poster enough, but I just got the exact same call. I am in Livingston, NJ.
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Johkal @ 9th Oct 04:49PM:
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Every member is reputable. :)
Was the call automated?
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Steely @ 9th Oct 04:58PM:
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said by papaborya :
I am not sure I can consider myself as a reputable poster enough...
LOL!
Okay, okay...I BELIEVE! Anyhow, it's about time! This thread started last MARCH!
So, anyone want to speculate on the specifics? I can tell you this... I spoke to a Comcast CSR last week (in person) who works in Eatontown, NJ. He didn't know when it was going to take place, but he said the buzz was that current 6/384 customers (like me) would be seeing a doubling of their upload speed to 768 kbps while the download cap would remain at 6 mbps. Current 8/768 customers, he said, would increase on both the u/l and d/l side to 16/1. That just might be enough to sway me to fork over the 10 extra bucks a month for the speed package......maybe.
EDIT: I just remembered. Every time this happens we get a flurry of posts from all parts of the country complaining that THEY haven't gotten the increase yet, why not, when is it coming, blah, blah blah. And then the modem problems... This modem or that modem doesn't accept the new config file. Why not? What should I do, etc.
I can't wait! ;-)
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Johkal @ 9th Oct 05:02PM:
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The 16/1 has been verified that it is 16/2 now.
All this is coinciding with the transitioning of Adelphia areas. The 6000/384 to 6000/768 is correct. I who was just transitioned, do indeed have 6000/768 & have the option to get 16/2.
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Steely @ 9th Oct 05:06PM:
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Will it be 16/2 everywhere or only in the ex-Adelphia and FiOS areas? I'm fairly certain the rep I was talking to last week said 16/1 here in NJ although I could be wrong.
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Johkal @ 9th Oct 05:09PM:
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Any area presently 16/1 will be upgraded to 16/2. For now, the 16/2 will roll out in response to FiOS areas.
Those same areas will have the 6000/768 tier also.
Look at the post above from jmn1207. »Possible Upload Increases!
He has been updated to 16/2. Look at the last pic on the post.
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jmn1207 @ 9th Oct 05:10PM:
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said by Steely :
Will it be 16/2 everywhere or only in the ex-Adelphia and FiOS areas? I'm fairly certain the rep I was talking to last week said 16/1 here in NJ although I could be wrong.
That is an interesting question. With Adelphia, I believe they are largely setup with DOCSIS 2.0, which would significantly improve the upload potential. In FiOS areas, there just aren't as many Comcast customers using the infrastructure anymore, paving the way to increased uploads with current DOCSIS configurations.
Just an observation with no facts to back any of this up.
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Johkal @ 9th Oct 05:15PM:
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Comcast has unfortunately changed our excessive caps. They now match your present provisioning. In fact my area(State College, PA) was fortunate to have QAM64 for upload and was put back to QAM16. I lost my original provisioning of 7235/926 & now have 6600/768. Subsequently our Extreme provisioning of 19300/2410 was changed to 17600/2000.
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chia @ 9th Oct 05:31PM:
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Wow, this thread has some life in it for the first time since......ever. :p
Do the folks in NJ who recieved calls from Comcast live in FIOS areas?
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Steely @ 9th Oct 05:35PM:
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said by Johkal :
I lost my original provisioning of 7235/926 & now have 6600/768. Subsequently our Extreme provisioning of 19300/2410 was changed to 17600/2000.
Fortunately for you those differences don't amount to much in a "real time" sense; it's doubtful you'll notice the difference.
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Steely @ 9th Oct 05:45PM:
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I didn't receive a call nor is my area FiOS-ready yet, but West Windsor/Princeton Jct is officially slated for FiOS deployment according to Verizon.
The irony for me is that even with this upcoming Comcast increase I am STILL well below the speeds I was getting six years ago with Optimum Online (10 mbps down, 1 mbps up)...and paying more!
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Johkal @ 9th Oct 05:46PM:
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Sure I notice a difference when uploading.
I was consistantly at 860 kb/s for upload, now I see on average 697 kb/s.
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ms01814 @ 9th Oct 06:30PM:
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I received the call (South Jersey).
I know Cherry Hill, NJ is getting FIOS right now, but I have heard nothing about it closer to my area (about 15 miles south of Cherry Hill). I have seen lots of trucks running some form of cable, but no evidence that it is fiber of any kind.
I'll wait for the letter they spoke of to see what the deal really is.
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pcabuser @ 9th Oct 07:48PM:
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I just got the call today too in Union County (Rahway) I am praying for FIOS to come to town.
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rob316 @ 9th Oct 09:36PM:
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I just called Comcast about the upgrade and they said that only the 8mg tier or as they called it the premium tier was raised to 16mg. I am currently a DSL user and former HSI customer and was thinking of switching back to Comcast. They told me the 6mg tier will remain the same no upgrade. There is no promotion going on right now for the premium tier and is $ 52.95 a monthy. I live in Carteret NJ and on the Union II segment of Comcast for my cable tv.
Rob
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Steely @ 9th Oct 10:20PM:
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said by rob316 :
They told me the 6mg tier will remain the same no upgrade.
According to my contact that is true only for the download speed. Maximum upload should double from 384 to 768 kbps. We shall see.
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princekane @ 10th Oct 02:34AM:
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Download Speed: 15935 kbps (1991.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 351 kbps (43.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Whats up with my upload speed. Northeren New Jersey :huh:
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Johkal @ 10th Oct 02:38AM:
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Looks normal for the 6000/384 tier with "Bursting" on the download.
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princekane @ 10th Oct 02:41AM:
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I'm not on that Tier thoough. I should be getting the 16/1.
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Johkal @ 10th Oct 02:43AM:
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Then, I would call support. You most likely have the wrong config file.
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ericnyce @ 10th Oct 11:11AM:
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Just got a letter, for 10.00 a month I can upgrade to 16 MEG and 1 MEG Upload. I am on the Basic 6MB Plan. I live in Limerick, Pa Montgomery County. Anyone else get this letter make the switch? I am on hold with them now, waiting for them to complete the change. Needless to say, I dont care about FIOS now!
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ericnyce @ 10th Oct 11:30AM:
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What a waste! They told me after being on hold 30 mins, it was not launched in my area. They said Chester County and Montgomery County Pa will be the first to get the upgrade to the "Blast" service, but not for another week or two. The rep read me an email he was sent with regards to this. So why the hell did they send out a nice glossy, pretty letter if the service was NOT aval!
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ropeguru @ 10th Oct 02:09PM:
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said by ericnyce :
So why the hell did they send out a nice glossy, pretty letter if the service was NOT aval!
So they have something they can use to justify rate increases..
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anon @ 10th Oct 02:32PM:
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What HSI rate increase? I've been paying the same $42 per month since I've been with Comcast in 2002, which should be the same for all Comcast users across USA.
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ropeguru @ 10th Oct 02:41PM:
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said by cracker 52 :
What HSI rate increase? I've been paying the same $42 per month since I've been with Comcast in 2002, which should be the same for all Comcast users across USA.
Go away cracker... I guess I forgot the sarcastic tags...
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actor90 @ 10th Oct 04:08PM:
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I just got off the phone with the Toms River, NJ Comcast office. They had information on paper about the changes.
The speed increases will be rolled out through out New Jersey between October 9th, 2006 to October 17, 2006. The new official speeds will be 6mb/768kbps for silver and 16mb/1mb for gold.
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anon @ 10th Oct 04:15PM:
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That's too bad; I'm not going away.
That's good news actor90. Hopefully, those new speed tiers will spread to the Atlanta area soon.
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chibianh @ 10th Oct 04:20PM:
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and denver probably won't see these until Nov.. 2007. :P
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chia @ 10th Oct 04:23PM:
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Nice to see some progress on other markets getting faster speeds! But why NJ? :D
Hope this spreads across Comcastland soon.
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Wayne99021 @ 10th Oct 04:58PM:
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I e-mailed comcast tech support in Seattle about a speed issue that I have had for 3 months. In that e-mail I ask if there was any information on upcoming speed increases for Washington or the West coast.
The person said they have heard about the 16/1 but WE would not be getting them this year or anytime soon.
That doesn't surprise me at all though.
:huh:
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Steely @ 10th Oct 10:06PM:
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said by actor90 :
The speed increases will be rolled out through out New Jersey between October 9th, 2006 to October 17, 2006.
The 9th has come and gone and soon we can say the same for the 10th. Will tomorrow be the lucky day for someone? Stay tuned.
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anon @ 11th Oct 09:26AM:
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any word on ma getting these speeds because we are one of the states that get it faster than others.
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JamesDax @ 11th Oct 09:28AM:
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Will former Roadrunner customers in Philly be getting the new speeds??
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mloebl @ 11th Oct 10:44AM:
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I was curious about Mass too. I have FIOS surrounding me on almost all sides at this point. My node is pretty dead (mostly DSL people here), so always get full speed, so hopefully I'll see it at 16mb/s too :)
-Mike
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alfnoid @ 11th Oct 01:31PM:
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said by cracker 52 :
That's good news actor90. Hopefully, those new speed tiers will spread to the Atlanta area soon.
I'll second that!! I would like to see it in the metro Atlanta area also.
peace
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anon @ 11th Oct 07:41PM:
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Nothing here in MA yet. Fios isn't available in my town, but it's available about I dunno 10 mile sor so from me? So my area is pretty heavily wired for Fios, but haven't heard a word on a speed increase;(
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thebulldan @ 11th Oct 08:21PM:
Just Got the Letter in the Mail
Got the letter in the mail today:
-All 6/384 customers will go to 6/768
-All 8/768 will go to 16/1
Called and upgraded already.
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chia @ 11th Oct 08:24PM:
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said by thebulldan :
Got the letter in the mail today:
-All 6/384 customers will go to 6/768
-All 8/768 will go to 16/1
Called and upgraded already.
Wow, that's awesome..congrats! Is FIOS available in your area by chance?
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ihateskapunk @ 11th Oct 10:21PM:
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what about us poor chicago folks?!?!?!
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alfnoid @ 11th Oct 11:04PM:
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said by ihateskapunk :
what about us poor chicago folks?!?!?!
heh, at least you have powerboost already...we still don't have that.
Nor have the local reps I have talked to even heard of it.
peace
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alfnoid @ 11th Oct 11:05PM:
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said by thebulldan :
Got the letter in the mail today:
-All 6/384 customers will go to 6/768
-All 8/768 will go to 16/1
Called and upgraded already.
so is it 16/1 or 16/2 now?
what are you seeing speedwise?
and is fios in your area or no?
peace
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ihateskapunk @ 12th Oct 12:33AM:
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ha, yeah weve got powerboost :)
im definitely not complaining about chicago's situation.
I just really want a little higher upload.
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Steely @ 12th Oct 12:40AM:
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Last Result:
Download Speed: 20477 kbps (2559.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 353 kbps (44.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Nothing doing here yet. Didn't even get a letter or phone call. :(
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jkirkbride @ 12th Oct 07:41AM:
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Got the letter in the mail yeaterday. Power-cycled my modem this morning and went from 8800/768 kbps to 17600/1000 kbps.
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CRP @ 12th Oct 12:07PM:
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said by Steely :
Last Result:
Download Speed: 20477 kbps (2559.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 353 kbps (44.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Nothing doing here yet. Didn't even get a letter or phone call. :(
Nothing here in Ocean County as well. I'll do a powercycle later to see if anything changes. They plan on having all areas of NJ upgraded to the new speeds by Tuesday October 17, so there still is time.
dslreports.com speed test done 2006-10-12 12:04:49 EST:
12638 / 364 Kbps ·or· 1542.7 / 44.4 KB/sec
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thebulldan @ 12th Oct 04:05PM:
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Not my immediate block, but a few miles away in 3 directions.
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thebulldan @ 12th Oct 04:06PM:
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See my other reply about Fios avail...
As to speed, I am seeing 15800 and 990.
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z00medu @ 12th Oct 05:59PM:
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so will chicago EVER expect an upgrade......ill take 10/1 (BOY do i miss rcn :( )
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Birolo @ 12th Oct 07:12PM:
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Only a few cities, that is not fair :(
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anon @ 13th Oct 05:16PM:
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I never get a call or letter when the speed is increased.Have to look in these forums to see if someone in my state just got upgraded.so guys report, report, report,when you get upgraded.I live in ma by the way and fios is nowhere in site or around me.
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fonzbear2000 @ 13th Oct 08:20PM:
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no download increase for the 6 meg? that's total B.S.! :mad:
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tshirt @ 13th Oct 08:41PM:
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said by fonzbear2000 :
no download increase for the 6 meg? that's total B.S.! :mad:
Why? Don't you believe it's in ComCast's interest to promote the higher level of service? (with additional cost)
The added upload makes the base tier a much more balanced product.
The gold tier will attact those who "NEED" (or think they need) more. (16/2 would balance that tier better than 16/1, and offer a clear marketing advantage)
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Big_D @ 13th Oct 09:37PM:
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I think most people will agree that 6/768 is a much welcomed improvement, especially considering (knock on wood) they are doing this without any rate increases.
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Gravy_Dave @ 13th Oct 09:42PM:
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Hell ya!!!! Better than 356 upload. Now only if they cared in California.
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fonzbear2000 @ 13th Oct 10:24PM:
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i guess i'm a bit surprised because in the past, there has always been an increase in BOTH up and down for ALL speeds-also, before the 3 speeds of 4/384, 6/384 and 8/768, the 2 speeds available were 4/384 and 6/768-then, when comcast added the 8meg speed, they lowered the upload for the 6 back to 384 so i feel they owe us-what else is sad is that i think i heard that the 4meg isn't getting any increse-oh well-better than nothing
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dpierce @ 14th Oct 08:16AM:
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There is a huge temporary fenced area up the street that Verizon put in during the spring of this year will hundreds of large (car size) spindles of orange tubing/cable. I can only imagine that is for the FIOS that they are rolling out in the area. More on the comcast note. I havn't received any call about an upgrade in NJ and havn't seen any increased speed other then the bursting. I don't expect anything until Verizon starts offering the service in the area.
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mig288 @ 14th Oct 09:13AM:
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I have not received any letter, or phone call for that matter, about a pending speed upgrade. FIOS is being installed about 5 miles from here(Cherry Hill). I would sure like the upgraded speed. However, if and when FIOS becomes available, I'm going to give them a "shot", while keeping my Comcast for backup purposes! :)
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nascar @ 14th Oct 07:35PM:
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Got the letter today. Amazing what competition does. My area should have FIOS Intenet very soon and TV to follow! :D
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zentera7 @ 14th Oct 08:06PM:
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Hya nascar, I got the call last week but never received the letter. Does it tell you the date you can expect the upgrade? - Thanks ;)
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nascar @ 14th Oct 10:07PM:
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said by zentera7 :
Hya nascar, I got the call last week but never received the letter. Does it tell you the date you can expect the upgrade? - Thanks ;)
Yes. On Tuesday, October 17th we go from 384/6 to 768/6 up. For $10 more you can go to 1/16. They call it Blast. I already get bursts up to over 14 now.
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mig288 @ 14th Oct 11:45PM:
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said by nascar :said by zentera7 :
Hya nascar, I got the call last week but never received the letter. Does it tell you the date you can expect the upgrade? - Thanks ;)
Yes. On Tuesday, October 17th we go from 384/6 to 768/6 up. For $10 more you can go to 1/16. They call it Blast. I already get bursts up to over 14 now.
Is this for the entire state of New Jersey, or just Verizon FIOS areas?
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sdgeiger @ 15th Oct 09:06AM:
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I just received a letter in the mail yesterday from Comcast saying that they are doubling the download speeds to 16MB and 1MB upload for customers paying the extra $10 who are receiving 8 Mbps. (attached is the exact test of the letter).
Verizon's FIOS is 15MB for $44.95. The price for 16 Mbps with Comcast is still $52.95.
I have Comcast, but am moving into an area that has FIOS so I now find the decision to switch to FIOS a bit harder.
Is anyone else having difficulty making the switch now that Comcast has "stepped up to the plate?"
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anon @ 15th Oct 09:40AM:
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does anybody know the real reason for all the hold up with the speed increase.the demand is there so why take so long to offer these speeds when cable co like rcn already offer 20/2 speeds.i mean i could understand their offering these speeds to fios areas but i thought comcast ceo said he wasnt worried about fios but they go ahead and offer only to fios areas.man more and more i wished there were more competiton in our areas like for instance companys from outside of the us starts competing for the us markets.
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ihateskapunk @ 15th Oct 05:06PM:
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comcast has also said they have barely tapped the amount of bandwidth they have available.
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anon @ 15th Oct 05:59PM:
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And they also said they aren't worried about FIOS. I don't believe half the shit these guys say.
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jalynn @ 16th Oct 12:43PM:
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It's still a very easy decision for us non-Comcast TV customers: Comcast punishes me by charging an extra $17 per month to get 6M service because I use DirecTV. The only way I would stay with Comcast would be for them to give me the 16M service free for a year and then drop it to $40 per month. They owe me a lot of money they've been overcharging me. The Verizon contractors installed the conduit in front of my house last week. As soon as FIOS is avaialble, Comcast is history.
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sdgeiger @ 16th Oct 01:20PM:
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Right, and Comcast has barely tapped the amount of money they'll be charging us in the future either.
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mloebl @ 16th Oct 02:06PM:
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After seeing the "MA bursting stopped" thread and noticing bursting here stopped I chatted with Comcast... turns out something changed so speed tests now aren't showing bursting BUT it does still burst. However... the tech said over the next 3 months they are rolling out the speed upgrades to Massachusetts starting in towns that have FIOS.
-Mike
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Steely @ 16th Oct 10:36PM:
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Considering the length and longevity of this thread, and the fact that tomorrow is the day many of us are supposed to see upgraded speeds, there seems to be very little posting activity around here. Has the talk of an impending upgrade been going on for so long that now that the moment might actually be near it has become anticlimactic? Just wondering.
BTW, I'm hopeful but not really expecting anything different when I run that first speed test tomorrow morning.
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actor90 @ 16th Oct 11:23PM:
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said by Steely :
Considering the length and longevity of this thread, and the fact that tomorrow is the day many of us are supposed to see upgraded speeds, there seems to be very little posting activity around here. Has the talk of an impending upgrade been going on for so long that now that the moment might actually be near it has become anticlimactic? Just wondering.
BTW, I'm hopeful but not really expecting anything different when I run that first speed test tomorrow morning.
The paper they had in Toms River said the 9th through the 17th. I am cautiously optimistic. Hopefully tomorrow will all wake up in NJ to a nice early Christmas present. Since I have a Linksys BEFCMU10 ver. 4 I can tell if my provisioning is changed. I'll post here and let everyone know either way.
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Steely @ 16th Oct 11:40PM:
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BTW, I got no phone call, no letter, and saw nothing in the paper about my area. Nevertheless, I'm half-expecting to see the upgrade here tomorrow.
If not, it will only makes me that much more inclined to switch to FiOS the moment it becomes available. And if Comcast doesn't make good on the increase, I promise to carry out a personal crusade to convert each and every one of my neighbors and local friends to Verizon.
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nascar @ 17th Oct 06:03AM:
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Upgraded here.
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kissbb @ 17th Oct 07:39AM:
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Looks like they rolled it out here in Cherry Hill. My config file changed from xxx-speedtier-xxx to xxx-speedtierextreme-xxx which i am guessing is the newer speeds. But, so far the tests are only showing 16000/600... whereas before with their powerboost feature.. i was getting 23000/600 so I am hoping my upload will go up. Will test again later. Would suck to lose the extra download i was getting from certain sites and still have the exact same upload. :(
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Steely @ 17th Oct 07:48AM:
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Last Result:
Download Speed: 18792 kbps (2349 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 354 kbps (44.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Not happening here. S.O.S. (...and yes, I rebooted the modem) :mad:
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kissbb @ 17th Oct 09:27AM:
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It came through. They messed up the config file. I had two IP addresses allocated and was running 2 routers but they only allocated one. I reconfigured the network and now have a steady 16500d/850-950u. Good thing is I just called and dumped the 2nd ip and get to save $7 a month as well. Figured I wasn't really utilizing the 2nd ip to it's full potential.
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anon @ 17th Oct 09:56AM:
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I'm in Lunenburg and don't expect to see FIOS possibly ever, are there any happenings in Ayer as Ayer is not what could be considered a thriving Metro area either lol. But for whatever reason I have been getting well above what I am supposed to from comcast granted I do pay the extra $10 a month and get the allocated upload but for this entire year my download has been well above 23,000kb/s sustained not burst .
Ever since I replaced my cable modem its been like that,and if I remember correctly long before comcast started to advertise about the burst implementation .
Would love to have that extra 256 upload though even at the cost of some of my download . I am only 2000' from the C.O. so I have DSL as well and use it as my primary connection but man I have told them (verizon) that Ill run the fiber myself , after all its only 2000' and I'll use my own electricians , their not going for it :P
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mloebl @ 17th Oct 11:03AM:
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LOL, no nothing in Ayer. They are working on Shirley, Groton and Westford, so I'm surrounded on all sides except Harvard by FIOS. Maybe by 2008 I'll get it... though I live in a townhouse condo, so I would be lucky to get it even if it came to town. I see 20 - 30mb/s, but only bursting. Which config file do you have if you look at your modem's logs? I have d11_m_sb5120_speedtier_c01.cm .
-Mike
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CRP @ 17th Oct 01:00PM:
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Nothing in Ocean County yet. Hopefully by this evening the upgrades will be in place for both "Silver" and "Gold" tier users down here.
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KPunk3 @ 17th Oct 01:11PM:
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moorestown new jersey has the updates, now i just restarted my modem and got a new config. Check your logs the new standard package config is called d11_m_sb5120_silverdeluxe_c01.cm now. Like that one you should see silverdeluxe in the config name.
I also got the letter in the mail today telling me about the upgrade.
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TKJunkMail @ 17th Oct 02:12PM:
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said by KPunk3 :
moorestown new jersey has the updates, now i just restarted my modem and got a new config.
I also got the letter in the mail today telling me about the upgrade.
Confirm that. A friend of mine lives in Moorestown and I ran him thru the modem recycle and a speed test and he is now getting the 768 upload speeds.
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TD Nickell @ 17th Oct 03:11PM:
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I wonder what is in store for all the rest of Comcast country,east coast and west coast.
Any little birds chirping? :D
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kissbb @ 17th Oct 03:26PM:
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The config file I noticed this morning was d11_m_sb5120_speedtierextreme_c01.cm. Yesterday the config file was d11_m_sb5120_speedtier_c03.cm (I had 2 IP's allocated up until yesterday so i guess that is where the 3 comes into place).
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Sbrav77 @ 17th Oct 03:32PM:
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I'm in Bourbonnais, Illinois and still don't have powerboost. I guess it's just the very close Chicago suburbs that have gotten it so far. We were the last in the area to get HSI, now, we'll be the last to get powerboost I guess.
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TD Nickell @ 17th Oct 03:47PM:
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Most of the country has powerboost now and we are looking forward to a REAL SPEED UPGRADE! :) :)
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alfnoid @ 17th Oct 04:01PM:
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said by TD Nickell :
Most of the country has powerboost now and we are looking forward to a REAL SPEED UPGRADE! :) :)
I would agree with you on the looking forward to a real upgrade. the 16/2 would be great and really compete with fios even if it costs more.
I wonder though what areas of the country DON'T have Powerboost.
I don't in the Atlanta Metro area.
Maybe I'll start a thread about it and we'll all see.
peace
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anon @ 17th Oct 04:01PM:
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Plumsted Township NJ here and I see no increase. Guess it's because we don't have Fios yet. That's why when we do I will be switching no matter what.
You would think they would want to keep the customer happy instead of playing games and only upgrading when there's competition.
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TD Nickell @ 17th Oct 04:28PM:
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alfnoid i have been reading your posts for years and i have the upmost respect for you,but when it comes to PowerBoost its nothing more then a slick marketing tool for Comcast and other ISP's.
To me its nothing more then the little toy you would find in your childs cereal.But good luck with it anyway. :D
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chia @ 17th Oct 04:46PM:
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said by TD Nickell :
alfnoid i have been reading your posts for years and i have the upmost respect for you,but when it comes to PowerBoost its nothing more then a slick marketing tool for Comcast and other ISP's.
To me its nothing more then the little toy you would find in your childs cereal.But good luck with it anyway. :D
Woops, I just said pratically the same thing in the other thread. :huh:
Just skip the PB for my area and gimme some love at 16/1. It's not my fault I don't live in an area with FIOS. :D
Congrats to all that have been upgraded so far.
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alfnoid @ 17th Oct 04:49PM:
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said by TD Nickell :
alfnoid i have been reading your posts for years and i have the upmost respect for you,but when it comes to PowerBoost its nothing more then a slick marketing tool for Comcast and other ISP's.
To me its nothing more then the little toy you would find in your childs cereal.But good luck with it anyway. :D
Well thanks :)
I agree with you about what powerboost is...just curious about how far it made it as far as national deployment.
Believe me I would much rather have the 16/1 or 2 tier than powerboost. The higher upload is what I am waiting for.
peace
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TD Nickell @ 17th Oct 05:43PM:
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said by alfnoid :said by TD Nickell :
alfnoid i have been reading your posts for years and i have the upmost respect for you,but when it comes to PowerBoost its nothing more then a slick marketing tool for Comcast and other ISP's.
To me its nothing more then the little toy you would find in your childs cereal.But good luck with it anyway. :D
Well thanks :)
I agree with you about
what powerboost is...just curious about how far it made it as far as national deployment.
Believe me I would much rather have the 16/1 or 2 tier than powerboost. The higher upload is what I am waiting for.
peace
I'm trying to think of a better way to find the areas where its been deployed,but i haven't come up with anything yet. :)
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mig288 @ 17th Oct 06:52PM:
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said by kissbb :
Looks like they rolled it out here in Cherry Hill. My config file changed from xxx-speedtier-xxx to xxx-speedtierextreme-xxx which i am guessing is the newer speeds. But, so far the tests are only showing 16000/600... whereas before with their powerboost feature.. i was getting 23000/600 so I am hoping my upload will go up. Will test again later. Would suck to lose the extra download i was getting from certain sites and still have the exact same upload. :(
That's strange! Why would Comcast upgrade Cherry Hill and not the rest of Camden County residents? I guess I have to play the waiting game.. //sigh
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comtrash142 @ 17th Oct 08:38PM:
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I'm seeing it here in Audubon, NJ which is South Jersey
Download Speed: 11827 kbps (1478.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 925 kbps (115.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
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comtrash142 @ 17th Oct 08:46PM:
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ownload Speed: 15563 kbps (1945.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 921 kbps (115.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
All I did was powercycle my modem :)
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actor90 @ 17th Oct 08:48PM:
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Nothing here in southern Ocean County yet. The provisioning hasn't changed.
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Netbum @ 17th Oct 08:56PM:
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said by TD Nickell :
Most of the country has powerboost now and we are looking forward to a REAL SPEED UPGRADE! :) :)
Nope..Nothing In Cali..no power boost..no nuttin :mad:
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Steely @ 17th Oct 08:57PM:
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Still getting around 354 up here in Mercer Co. :(
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TD Nickell @ 17th Oct 09:11PM:
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Just remember that you will have it long before i will Steely. :)
At one time i had a contact at Comcast,but i haven't heard from him since last Jan.
He probably got mad about all my comments i have made about PowerBoost. :D
Maybe Comcast will put out some information on the speed upgrade soon.
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fonzbear2000 @ 17th Oct 09:49PM:
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to find out if you have the new speeds, go here and enter your information:
»www.comcast.com/16/
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kissbb @ 17th Oct 11:39PM:
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Just a guess but Cherry Hill was on some official Verizon announcement last year and they have been deploying fiber here. I still can't get it but I do know that they have been rolling it out. I see 3 or 4 Verizon trucks a day in a line working on the poles.
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fonzbear2000 @ 18th Oct 01:57AM:
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»New Speeds in Phila area starting 10/17
according to this thread, comcast is raising speeds in non-fios areas
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TD Nickell @ 18th Oct 02:10AM:
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The best i can tell,it seems to be the case fonzbear2000,we'll have to wait and see for sure. :)
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tomstevens55 @ 18th Oct 05:23AM:
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I agree with the earlier comment about Roberts inclination to hike speed rather then lower price. Speed will increase as competition does. There are wireless providers moving in and they will typically provide speed of about 1 to 1.5 MB/sec. or less. DSL will be able to provide speeds up to 8MB/sec, FIOS is set up to provide 30MB/sec. Cable modems can theoretically provide speeds up to 40MB/sec. It is relatively "inexpensive" to up cable speeds to that theoretical maximum. One only needs to increase the amount of network nodes in a neighborhood, and increase fibre throughput to the backbones. I think Roberts model is flawed though. There are many people who don't or can't pay $43 a month for high speed, but don't want dialup. If you could offer 256kb to 1.5 MB for $20 - $30 a month, some DSL providers do, you could capture a lot of market. The technical problem a lot of people face is that a lot web servers cannot upload fast enough. While it may be possible to get downloads at 6MB/sec, many web servers cannot dish it up that fast. When you look at actual download speed for many sites, you'll be lucky to get anything faster then 1.5MB/sec. because they are utilizing T-1's which while dedicated both up and down are maxed out at 1.5MB/sec, with no other traffic on them. Comcast is trying to improve that with proxy servers for popular sites, but the last I heard about that was @home doing that, and they went out of business. It is an evolutionary process.
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fjcag @ 18th Oct 10:51AM:
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We have it in Scotch Plains, NJ
»www.speedtest.net/result/51821469.png
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TD Nickell @ 18th Oct 11:00AM:
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And would your area be FIOS or not?
This information would be very helpful to let everyone know if comcast is just keeping up with the Jone's or their starting a nation wide speed upgrade.Thanks.
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bkushner @ 18th Oct 11:06AM:
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After a power cycle I have the 16 and 1 and I'm in Audubon
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fjcag @ 18th Oct 11:10AM:
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Not yet see info below from verizon web site
»www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios/
Verizon FiOS Internet Service is not currently available at your address. Our network is continually being expanded, and we don't want you to the miss the opportunity to get this state-of-the art Internet service.
With Verizon FiOS Internet Service you'll be able to take advantage of the most advanced applications on the Web today, and ensure you're ready for the next generation of Internet applications.
Please fill out the form below, and we will let you know when Verizon Online broadband service becomes available at your address.
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dbwilson @ 18th Oct 12:38PM:
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Based on your upload speed, it just looks like PowerBoost.
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fjcag @ 18th Oct 03:22PM:
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Power boost is download which stayed the same my upload went from 350 to 700. I have basic service no extra $10.00 for 16/1 so the increase was a gift i do not pay extra for it
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AndrewNewton @ 18th Oct 03:32PM:
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A postal letter came today stating Newton, MA, a Boston suburb already offering FIOS as well as competing RCN internet service, had been moved to 16Meg/1Meg..what is called Comcast's "Blast!" service.
I am routinely testing 9-12Meg down and 900+ up so far, but I don't see the power boost kicking in as it was before (no initial transfer peaks of 20+meg which I was seeing).
I had to call Comcast yesterday about a line taken down by a tree limb: neither the call center yesterday nor the techs who came today said they had any idea when 16/1 would come to our area, so it was a surprise to see the letter and the actual speed increase this afternoon.
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fonzbear2000 @ 18th Oct 05:36PM:
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so, it seems there are some official speed increases in non-fios areas-so, shouldn't there be a new thread with official speed increases?
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Baubus5 @ 19th Oct 10:38AM:
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Damn, I'm only like 6 miles from you in Rahway, and I dont have it yet :mad:
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fjcag @ 19th Oct 12:54PM:
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Did you recycle your modem?
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minkink1 @ 19th Oct 02:07PM:
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If your in the boston area dont bother asking when to expect the information this is my log of the convo with them:
Problem : Connection/Speed
Deborah > Thank you for contacting Comcast, my name is Deborah, how may I assist you today.
Matthew > hi
Matthew > I was just wondering do you have any info on if or when my area will be getting the 16/1 update
Matthew > or should I expect to wait till FIOS
Deborah > I can help you with that, can you hold for one moment while I process your information?
Matthew > yup
Deborah > I appreciate your patience; I am still working on this for you, would you mind holding for a little longer?
Matthew > no problem
Deborah > Could you please verify the username that you would like me to reset the password for?
Matthew > ?
Matthew > no password reset
Deborah > sorry incorrect response
Matthew > information on 16/1 speed update...
Deborah > This is not available in you area at this time.
Deborah > I am unsure of the time frame I would give a check back around November 17th.
Matthew > ok
Matthew > thanks
Deborah > You're Welcome and sorry for the delay.
Matthew > bye
I was on hold for 25 minutes plus before being asked what was the account that password needed to be reset again. Typical I hope people who have a choice between comcast and FIOS dont chose Comcast just cause they finally updated they are horrible at tech support and scam as much as possible.
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mig288 @ 19th Oct 02:20PM:
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said by Baubus5 :Damn, I'm only like 6 miles from you in Rahway, and I dont have it yet :mad:
Don't feel bad. I live less then two blocks from Cherry Hill and don't have it either! :mad: As a matter of fact, all of the surrounding towns here in South Jersey have been upgraded as far as I can tell. :huh:
My speed is good, but I want the extra upload! ;)
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Obliteration @ 19th Oct 03:42PM:
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said by Sbrav77 :
I'm in Bourbonnais, Illinois and still don't have powerboost. I guess it's just the very close Chicago suburbs that have gotten it so far. We were the last in the area to get HSI, now, we'll be the last to get powerboost I guess.
Are only the suburbs in Chicago, IL getting it? I'm in the city and I've seen no signs of upload increase. I've been getting the 20Mbps+ powerboost for a long time now though.
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fjcag @ 19th Oct 05:35PM:
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You do have the increase you have 700 upload are you paying the extra $10 for 16/1. Below is my reading I do not pay any extra
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CRP @ 19th Oct 05:54PM:
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So is there any word on when the speed upgrades in NJ could be completed? Many of us are still stuck on the old speeds.
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mig288 @ 19th Oct 06:15PM:
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said by fjcag :You do have the increase you have 700 upload are you paying the extra $10 for 16/1. Below is my reading I do not pay any extra
Yes, I have been paying the extra $10.00/month for the 8 Mb package. Do I have to pay an additional $10.00 for the increase? If that's the case, then I will not be upgrading.
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Steely @ 19th Oct 07:14PM:
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said by CRP :
So is there any word on when the speed upgrades in NJ could be completed? Many of us are still stuck on the old speeds.
Yeah, unfortunately I'm one of those still stuck at the old levels:
Download Speed: 19226 kbps (2403.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 355 kbps (44.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
I called this morning to inquire about what's in store for central NJ and was connected to a so-called "New Jersey specialist" (that's what she called herself!) in Lousiana. Anyway, she put me on hold for a minute or so, then came back and said that according to the "high-speed Internet folks" the rollout to all of NJ *should* be completed by the end of this month. Hope that helps.
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mig288 @ 19th Oct 07:25PM:
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said by Steely :said by CRP :
So is there any word on when the speed upgrades in NJ could be completed? Many of us are still stuck on the old speeds.
Yeah, unfortunately I'm one of those still stuck at the old levels:
Download Speed: 19226 kbps (2403.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 355 kbps (44.4 KB/sec transfer rate)I called this morning to inquire about what's in store for central NJ and was connected to a so-called "New Jersey specialist" (that's what she called herself!) in Lousiana. Anyway, she put me on hold for a minute or so, then came back and said that according to the "high-speed Internet folks" the rollout to all of NJ *should* be completed by the end of this month. Hope that helps.
Cool, thanks for the info.. ;)
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pazuzu5 @ 19th Oct 09:07PM:
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Anyone in Montgomery County, PA has the new upload speed?
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madrox07 @ 20th Oct 12:45AM:
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Last Result:
Download Speed: 22586 kbps (2823.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 356 kbps (44.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
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madrox07 @ 20th Oct 12:50AM:
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Konceptz @ 20th Oct 04:15AM:
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Rudy7 @ 20th Oct 04:48AM:
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i just spoke to a comcast guy today about the speed upgrade in the bay area. he said it wasn't going to happen for another three weeks and even then it wasn't really an upgrade, he just said comcast would be giving out more bandwidth if you needed it. ie. if you were downloading large files.
bummer.
also, comcast may be buying sprint?
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dadkins @ 20th Oct 11:23AM:
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Hey Rudy! ;)
PowerBoost in a month(more or less)... ah well. Can't wait to see what I can do to speedtests when it finaly arrives! LOL! :D
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Johkal @ 20th Oct 12:55PM:
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You watch, once they implement it, you'll drop below your normal crazy speeds. ;)
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sortofageek @ 20th Oct 12:56PM:
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said by dadkins :
... Can't wait to see what I can do to speedtests when it finaly arrives! LOL! :D
I have started a petitiion to have you banned from speed test sites. $fontbg :p ;) $Fontbg
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fjcag @ 20th Oct 01:21PM:
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No you should get 16/1 for the price your paying. Did you recycle your modem. Pull the power plug for 30 seconds then replug it in the electric your modem should then recycle. Re try the test I have the new speed in Scotch Plains NJ see below I dont see why you would pay extra for 16/1 anyway
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dadkins @ 20th Oct 01:59PM:
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LOL! :D
What? :o
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DJRaid @ 20th Oct 05:17PM:
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I've been upgraded from 6/384 to 6/768 as of 10/20/06 in Montgomery County, PA. Thanks Comcast :)
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mrweirdo @ 20th Oct 05:37PM:
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said by Rudy7 :
also, comcast may be buying sprint?
mayby he ment that comcast will be adding sprint as a peer for bandwidth which is actualy a good thing. More peers = more redundencys and or bandwith availible. Curently I believe comcast only peers with the at&t and level3 backbones.
The other thing they might be doing is starting to offer bundle deals with sprint/nextel celular service like what was discussed awhile back.
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Baubus5 @ 20th Oct 05:49PM:
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said by fjcag :
Did you recycle your modem?
6 times over the last few days, nada.
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delta46 @ 20th Oct 11:23PM:
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They told me that since I am still on promotional pricing, $19.99 a month for six months, I will not be given the new speed until I am paying full price.
And this after bothering me with an automated phone call and a letter telling me that I would be getting the new speeds.
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mig288 @ 21st Oct 10:14AM:
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said by delta46 :
They told me that since I am still on promotional pricing, $19.99 a month for six months, I will not be given the new speed until I am paying full price.
And this after bothering me with an automated phone call and a letter telling me that I would be getting the new speeds.
I wonder why I did not receive such a letter, considering the fact that Maple Shade, Audubon, Collingswood, Cherry Hill, etc.. is a "hop, skip & a jump" from Merchantville. :mad:
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TKJunkMail @ 21st Oct 10:52AM:
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said by mig288 :
I wonder why I did not receive such a letter, considering the fact that Maple Shade, Audubon, Collingswood, Cherry Hill, etc.. is a "hop, skip & a jump" from Merchantville. :mad:
There may be a good reason for that. South Jersey was made up of separate cable operators that Comcast bought up. One was Garden State Cable. Another was Cablevision of xxxxxx. They still operate almost as separate entities as far as local management is concerned. The rollout may be based on these local management setups than closeness of geography.
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anon @ 23rd Oct 02:15AM:
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I live in Marlton, and our cable modem connection has been HORRIBLE lately...lots of droppages, slowness, etc. I work part time at a large electronics store (computer dept) and customers who live near me complain of the same thing, so I know it's not just me (yes, I've power cycled the modem a zillion times). Comcast service for us has been great up until a couple months ago (translated, when they started screwing around with stuff).
We have the regular monthly service (40 bucks) so it might not be uberfast/new/whatever, but I don't expect it it drop nearly as much as it has been.
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Steely @ 23rd Oct 04:48PM:
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So here's the latest:
Was in the middle of an important phone conversation last Friday (10/20) when my Call Waiting indicated an incoming call from Comcast. Thinking it might be about the speed upgrade, I asked the other party to hold. By the time I hit the flash button and flipped over to the incoming Comcast call no one was there. I figured they'd leave a voice mail and/or call back, but they didn't.
Today I decided to call Comcast to see if I could get more info. Useless! First I got someone in tech support who said I had to speak to someone in billing. She transferred me, but then I got a recording telling me there were too many callers and I should call back later. CLICK (the system auto-disconnected me). I called back a few hours later and actually got a CSR in Toms River, NJ. I politely told her I was aware that many parts of NJ and PA had already been granted speed increases to 6/768 and 16/1, and I was calling to find out when my area would see those same upgrades. You know what she said? She told me if I wanted faster speeds I should pay an extra $10 a month for 8 megs, or, for even faster speeds (at higher cost), I should contact Comcast's "professional" services department. When I AGAIN told her that people right here in NJ were now getting 16 mbps down rather than 8 mbps for the extra $10/mo she told me those were only "professional" speeds offered by the "professional services dept" at significantly higher costs. Exasperating!
Then I mentioned the missed phone call the other day, but all that did was give her an excuse to go off into a 5-minute pitch about CDV. After a few minutes of that I reached a point where I couldn't take it anymore and started invoking the word "FiOS" as many times as I could with as much sarcasm as I could gather up. One thing I know for sure: By the time FiOS is offered here (probably less than a year from now) she and the other useless phone reps will be singing a different tune when someone like me calls in and asks a simple question or two about Internet speeds.
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chintu504 @ 23rd Oct 07:57PM:
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I live in Plainsboro and last week Verizon was laying cables all over...the work went on for a week...so I guess FiOS will be offered to Plainsboro and Princeton Jn. pretty soon and I guess Comcast will follow
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Konceptz @ 24th Oct 02:09AM:
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I'm on the silver tier and I'm getting speeds consistently over 11MB down.
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anon @ 24th Oct 01:34PM:
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This is what I am getting here in West Orange, NJ after simply doing a power cycle reset. Oh, and I DON'T pay for the extra $10/month speed tier. Bottom line, is to just keep resetting your modem, and when comcast turns up the upgraded speed, you will simply get them. --Ben
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jansm38 @ 24th Oct 04:40PM:
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Has anyone in Gloucester County NJ received the upgrade yet? I'm not seeing anything here in Washington Twp (Turnersville).
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rpertusio @ 24th Oct 11:50PM:
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jansm38,
No speed upgrade here yet (Turnersville also).
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Chuck66 @ 25th Oct 12:39AM:
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Woodbury Area-- NO
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spewak @ 25th Oct 11:11AM:
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Nothing here in Elk Grove, Ca.
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anon @ 25th Oct 03:03PM:
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nothing here in palmyra, nj(SJ). moorestown is like 5 min from me and no upgrade. spoke to someone who seemedto know what they were talkin about and he said I was on a different "box" than those in moorestown... so that was why moorestown got it and i didnt. as an earlier post explained... nj.. atleast south jersey was all smaller companies before bought up by comcast.
moorestown = garden state
palmyra = cablevision
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mig288 @ 25th Oct 03:42PM:
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said by autoprime :
as an earlier post explained... nj.. atleast south jersey was all smaller companies before bought up by comcast.
moorestown = garden state
palmyra = cablevision
I can still remember those days when cablevision & garden state cable tv where in the South Jersey area. Service was horrible back then! ;) If you live in palmyra, you must be routed the same as I am. We will both receive the upgrade at the same time.
Fixed uneven quote tags. ~sorto'
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anon @ 26th Oct 05:27PM:
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exactly the same route.. :)
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jhavoc3 @ 27th Oct 02:42AM:
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Any news on when Chicago will be getting this? I hope soon because Comcast has competition with RCN now. Chicago doesn't have FIOS at the moment, but RCN another cable/tv/phone provider has a 20/2 plan they dubbed MACH 20.
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TD Nickell @ 27th Oct 09:13AM:
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There was a time that any speed upgrade would be leaked here first,but i don't believe that is the case anymore.
If you want the first word on speed upgrades now you need to log on to help forums at comcast.net and read their.
And then rush over here and tell us. :D :D
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Wayne99021 @ 27th Oct 10:24AM:
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I called Comcast corporate a couple weeks ago about a speed problem and during the conversation I ask the rep. about the 16/1 in certain areas and when it was going to be rolled out to the rest of the country. She said that the 16/1 is being tested in those areas and the rest of the country will see the upgrade anywhere from 3 months to a year? That's one hell of a big window, so one can only guess.
And like a good Comcast employee not once did she mention competition or fios.
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TD Nickell @ 27th Oct 02:06PM:
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We will see an increase about Feb.or Mar.07, I'd guess for Washington and Oregon market.
That's just based on past upgrades.I think we will here something more solid very soon. :)
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tshirt @ 27th Oct 03:05PM:
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said by TD Nickell :
We will see an increase about Feb.or Mar.07, I'd guess for Washington and Oregon market.
That's just based on past upgrades.I think we will here something more solid very soon. :)
Which fits the 3-12 month window pretty well.
That is not at all an unreasonable estimate for the time required to bring most/all areas up to speed.
Anyone with any IT~networking experience is (or should be) awed by Comcast efforts to increase speeds and reliability across a network of this size on that sort of time table.
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Steely @ 27th Oct 05:13PM:
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Give me a break!
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CRP @ 27th Oct 05:20PM:
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said by Steely :
Give me a break!
Upset that Comcast hasn't come through with the speed upgrade yet?
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Steely @ 27th Oct 05:25PM:
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You don't really want to get me started, do you??? ;-)
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talmania @ 27th Oct 07:28PM:
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We will see an increase about Feb.or Mar.07, I'd guess for Washington and Oregon market.
That's just based on past upgrades.I think we will here something more solid very soon.
I would have thought we'd have seen it sooner. I've had FIOS for at least 6 months now in Oregon and still nothing (yes I haven't dropped my Comcast account yet---I keep saying I'll get around to it. :D ).
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jmn1207 @ 28th Oct 02:35AM:
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said by talmania :We will see an increase about Feb.or Mar.07, I'd guess for Washington and Oregon market.
That's just based on past upgrades.I think we will here something more solid very soon.
I would have thought we'd have seen it sooner. I've had FIOS for at least 6 months now in Oregon and still nothing (yes I haven't dropped my Comcast account yet---I keep saying I'll get around to it. :D ).
Getting a nice tax break too, I'm guessing?
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Steely @ 31st Oct 09:01AM:
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So here it is, the final day of October, and I've yet to see the speed upgrade (actually it's really just an upload speed upgrade for us 'silver tier' peasants) that I was told by Comcast would be here by the end of this month. Yeah...Happy Halloween! :mad:
Funny how my friend in Bucks County, PA 13 miles from here has the new speeds....and FiOS availability.
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Str1der3 @ 31st Oct 11:26AM:
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No speed upgrade here yet (Delaware County), I got the upgrade letter today.
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Steely @ 31st Oct 08:33PM:
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Did your letter say what date to expect the upgrade?
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fartman1234 @ 3rd Nov 12:35AM:
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any1 in chicago seem to be going real fast? im dl at2.06MB steadily.
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ihateskapunk @ 3rd Nov 03:13PM:
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what is your upload "fartman1234" (should i have to feel awkward typing someones name)? if it hasnt gone up, must just be powerboost
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rdstoll @ 3rd Nov 03:37PM:
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I have not seen a damn thing in the Chicago area.
The fact of the matter is that we will not see a speed upgrade unless there is another competitor in the market. The whole reason why Comcast is doing these upgrades out east is because Verizon is making big inroads.
Stuck on 6000/376 until I call them for a paid upgrade.
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dadkins @ 3rd Nov 05:21PM:
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said by rdstoll :
Stuck on 6000/376 until I call them for a paid upgrade.
»www.comcastsupport.com/sdcxuser/···tart.asp
Takes just a few minutes. ;)
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Steely @ 3rd Nov 06:17PM:
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Hey dadkins, I followed your link to a live rep named "Lois." She (I assume female by the name) was no more helpful than the phone reps I usually get. I explained in detail that I was looking for the free upgrade from 6/384 to 6/768 that many neighboring areas had already receieved. Her comeback was that "8M" was available to me for $10 additional per month and would I like for her to change my account now. I again explained that the upgrade I was talking about affected only upload speed and did not involve a price increase. I also told her that those upgraded areas no longer had an "8M" plan as they had been moved up to 16/1 for only $10 extra. So then she tells me to power cycle my modem and I would have the new speeds. Hmmm. I told her I did that as recently as this morning and it had made no difference. When I asked her to confirm that I was coded for the higher speeds she admitted I was not. OK, so when? Her response: "Please call your local office or go to www.comcast.com."
And there you have it!
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jkj860 @ 3rd Nov 07:57PM:
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said by fartman1234 :
any1 in chicago seem to be going real fast? im dl at2.06MB steadily.
Sweet mother of God. That's awesome!
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dadkins @ 3rd Nov 09:09PM:
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Well, if it's a free upgrade, then why are you asking for it via Live Chat?
When it is available to you, it will just happen!
My post was in response to rdstoll so he wouldn't have to sit on hold on the phone.
Live Chat is the fastest, easiest way to get the Speed teir added to your account. They even reboot your modem for you(at least they did mine), and away you go!
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Steely @ 3rd Nov 10:05PM:
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From the tone of rdstoll's post I took it as if he feels stuck at his current speeds for the foreseeable future unLESS he were to call for a paid upgrade....not that he really wanted to do that.
Anyway, since I never tried the online route I figured it was one more avenue to getting information about my area. Obviously not since they just ended up referring me back to 1-800-COMCAST.
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dadkins @ 3rd Nov 11:17PM:
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Never said they were smarter... :(
For the paid upgrade, it's just faster.
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CRP @ 4th Nov 06:25AM:
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I think what would've been better is if Comcast either called people with an automated message telling them of the upgrade or sent out a letter. The phone call factor actually took place in some NJ areas, but as of this day I haven't received any notification whatsoever. If I was just the average joe who didn't visit this website, I wouldn't even know that a speed upgrade would be occurring. The misinformation and overall lack of information is what ticks me off.
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Steely @ 4th Nov 08:42AM:
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said by CRP :
The misinformation and overall lack of information is what ticks me off.
Exactly. Neither you nor I has received notification because nothing's doing yet in our respective areas - we know that now. But when we call to inquire we shouldn't always know more about the subject than the person at the other end.
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anon @ 6th Nov 02:21AM:
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I've yet to be out smarted in my network or any overall technical knowledge since I've been a tech here in the WA market...... =P
Oh btw, I know we have sent out flyers regarding the speed boost upgrade, at least here in the WA market.
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Steely @ 6th Nov 07:58AM:
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said by Comcast Tech206 :
I've yet to be out smarted in my network or any overall technical knowledge since I've been a tech here in the WA market...... =P
Then please do us all a big favor and move East....PLEASE! You're on the wrong side of the country! We need you here! ;-)
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fartman1234 @ 7th Nov 06:08PM:
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so i dont know how this can be speedboost or download speed increase upload seems to be same as always on 8mbit/gold package.I am getting these speeds the whole time even as i type its over 2.36MB/sec
ok im not a math man so this should give better idea I just downloaded 1.54GB in 14min so what would that = avg speed? and would that be correct more to speedboost or some kind of download speed upgrade?
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MAIZnBLUE @ 7th Nov 07:41PM:
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Something along the lines of around 2.08MB/s ... Correct me if im wrong. Because I can download 1 gig in 16 minutes and that is roughly 1.16 MB/s.
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fartman1234 @ 7th Nov 09:15PM:
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so thats like 16mb the whole time seems very odd to just be powerboost to me.
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Bungie @ 7th Nov 11:36PM:
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Anyone have an idea if it's in MN and if not, when? Sorry, I don't feel like perusing 800+ posts on 42 pages to find it. Considering the links in the first post are to old outdated info...
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CRP @ 9th Nov 03:41PM:
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Sorry to keep sounding like a broken record, but is there any general news or updates on when the rest of NJ will see the speed upgrades? As each day goes by w/o a letter, phone call or any type of notification, I'm beginning to think that we won't be getting the upgrade anytime soon. Can anyone refute this opinion?
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Steely @ 9th Nov 04:56PM:
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said by CRP :
As each day goes by w/o a letter, phone call or any type of notification, I'm beginning to think that we won't be getting the upgrade anytime soon.
I know exactly how you feel! :(
Last Result:
Download Speed: 19642 kbps (2455.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 353 kbps (44.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
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scanpa @ 12th Nov 09:02PM:
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I can tell you all this much on the 2007 CHSI Speed Tiers:
The current speeds:
4000/???
6000/376
8000/768
will become in 2007:
6000/??? - For non Cable or CDV Subscribers
8000/768 - Basic service
12000/1000 - Silver service
16000/1000 - Speed or Gold service
Only testing is ongoing. NO COMCAST AREA HAS GOT THE FULL ROLL OUT AS OF YET.
ROLL OUT IS SOMETIME IN 1ST. Qtr. 2007 in most areas.
Price codes have not been updated so CSR's will mostly be clueless about this info.
You must have the newer modems that max out at 30000 - 40000 speeds. These modems we use include the Moto SB 512x series & the RCA DCM425C. These will be able to handle the burst speeds of 20000+ that can be reached with comcast powerboost.
:)
They are also looking into the next generation of cable modem products and hope to give another big boost in speeds by end of 2007
There hoping to be able to provide 32000 + base speed with 3000 - 5000 upload.
Just give them time, alot goes into these types of changes.
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alfnoid @ 12th Nov 09:57PM:
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said by scanpa :
8000/768 - Basic service
12000/1000 - Silver service
16000/1000 - Speed or Gold service
If that is true I see a lot of people downgrading from the gold down to silver.
You don't really need the extra 4000 down for anything and if the upload is the same, I for one will be saving the $10.
If the upload for the gold tier was higher on the other hand...
peace
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bshelly @ 12th Nov 10:18PM:
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scanpa,
Would the SB5100 not be able to handle the burst speeds?
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TD Nickell @ 12th Nov 10:23PM:
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said by bshelly :
scanpa,
Would the SB5100 not be able to handle the burst speeds?
That is what i have and look at this powerboost speed test! :)
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TD Nickell @ 12th Nov 10:30PM:
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said by scanpa :
I can tell you all this much on the 2007 CHSI Speed Tiers:
The current speeds:
4000/???
6000/376
8000/768
will become in 2007:
6000/??? - For non Cable or CDV Subscribers
8000/768 - Basic service
12000/1000 - Silver service
16000/1000 - Speed or Gold service
Only testing is ongoing. NO COMCAST AREA HAS GOT THE FULL ROLL OUT AS OF YET.
ROLL OUT IS SOMETIME IN 1ST. Qtr. 2007 in most areas.
Price codes have not been updated so CSR's will mostly be clueless about this info.
You must have the newer modems that max out at 30000 - 40000 speeds. These modems we use include the Moto SB 512x series & the RCA DCM425C. These will be able to handle the burst speeds of 20000+ that can be reached with comcast powerboost.
:)
They are also looking into the next generation of cable modem products and hope to give another big boost in speeds by end of 2007
There hoping to be able to provide 32000 + base speed with 3000 - 5000 upload.
Just give them time, alot goes into these types of changes.
Well i have never met you,but you sound like you may be on the up and up. :)
If you are thank you you very much for the heads up!
It would be great if someone else would confirm your info. :)
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alfnoid @ 12th Nov 10:45PM:
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I heard from a comcast employee about speeds going up to 12 and 16 pretty soon, but I didn't know if he was talking about caps or powerboost.
He said they are in the process of kicking all the old modems off the network (his words) because of the upcoming upgrade.
So not confirmation, but very similar info from an employee.
peace
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Steely @ 12th Nov 10:51PM:
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said by scanpa :
Price codes have not been updated so CSR's will mostly be clueless about this info.
CSR's clueless??? Shocking! It's been my recent experience that CSR's are just about always clueless, no offense to the two or three of you who actually do know what's going on.said by scanpa :
Just give them time, alot goes into these types of changes.
I'll give them until the first moment Verizon FiOS is available at my location....and not one second more. Maybe not even that long. Comcast has already issued no-charge speed upgrades to areas not far from here, most of which, co-incidentally I'm sure, are FiOS-enabled, or soon to be. The fact that they passed over my area while rolling out higher speeds to nearby parts of NJ and PA, or that they haven't at the very least told the CSR's when we will be upgraded, is a slap in the face.
Why should I "give them time" when they haven't even caught up to the speeds I used to get from Cablevision six years ago for less money? I've already given them too much time. Let them give me my money's worth for a change. And right now!
PS - This is not meant to be a personal assault. Assuming your information is accurate I appreciate your post.
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Vin4 @ 12th Nov 10:55PM:
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Only testing is ongoing. NO COMCAST AREA HAS GOT THE FULL ROLL OUT AS OF YET.
ROLL OUT IS SOMETIME IN 1ST. Qtr. 2007 in most areas.
I can tell you that I have had this Config File in my Modem for over a Month now. ;)
And no, it's not Powerboost, I have 932 Kbps up.
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hobgoblin @ 12th Nov 11:00PM:
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"PS - This is not meant to be a personal assault."
So its just a general assault against CSR's eh?
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Steely @ 12th Nov 11:23PM:
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The "no personal assault" comment was for the person whose post I replied to, the one who was kind enough to post what is hopefully accurate information. Obviously THAT person, who may or may not be a rep, is knowledgeable.
Sarcasm aside, I stand behind the other comments I made because they're factual. The last few times I've called Comcast I've gotten nice but clueless CSR's. The only reps who should take that personally are the truly ignorant ones who took my calls. They wanted to help, but they didn't know what they were talking about.
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scanpa @ 13th Nov 12:42AM:
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yes there testing. They select an area and do random testing of nodes with users who get the new speeds. Your in an area that is testing. my home area is testing, they have changed the modems config file 2 times in 2 Months. First we were at 12, now were at 16.
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Johkal @ 13th Nov 04:39AM:
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Seems suspicious to me.
1) Doesn't know what the present upload is for the 4000 tier. ( 4000/384 )
2) States 6000/376. Upload is 384, not 376.
3) States 3 guesses on new tiers but has no clue on the 6000 tier.
4) Makes no sense to have a 12000/1000 & 16000/1000
5) Doesn't seem to know that Comcast has a 16/2 & 6000/768 in the Ex-Adelphia areas and a few people in Comcast's existing area have reported 16/2 as well.
Fishy!!!!!!!
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Str1der3 @ 13th Nov 11:20AM:
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It didn't say when, just something to the extent of "We are upgrading your service...". No upgrade here in Delaware County as of 11/13/06.
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scanpa @ 13th Nov 12:25PM:
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said by Johkal :
Seems suspicious to me.
1) Doesn't know what the present upload is for the 4000 tier. ( 4000/384 )
2) States 6000/376. Upload is 384, not 376.
3) States 3 guesses on new tiers but has no clue on the 6000 tier.
4) Makes no sense to have a 12000/1000 & 16000/1000
5) Doesn't seem to know that Comcast has a 16/2 & 6000/768 in the Ex-Adelphia areas and a few people in Comcast's existing area have reported 16/2 as well.
Fishy!!!!!!!
ROFLMAO,
My info is from my Boss who is the asst Head end Mgr at the Reading PA Plant.
Upload speeds will be increased. For now there capped at 1000 in the test areas. This is for Comcast areas only. Not areas that were built out by other cable co. Roll Out is in 2007 for the new tier.
They have not yet decided on a max upload speed for HSI users only in the NEW 2007 Speed Tier Roll Out.
If you dont like the info I provided, then please ignore the post.
Have a great comtastic day.
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Johkal @ 13th Nov 12:57PM:
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As per the title of the thread: "Unofficial Next Comcast Speed Upgrade Rumor Topic"
I think you fulfilled the main thrust of the topic: "Unofficial" & "Rumor"
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Rob @ 13th Nov 02:45PM:
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So the newly acquired Adelphia/RR areas won't see any speed upgrades?
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Johkal @ 13th Nov 03:57PM:
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Some of the Ex-Adelphia areas already have better services anyway.
6000/768
16000/2000
DOCSIS 2.0
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alfnoid @ 13th Nov 05:20PM:
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said by Johkal :
Some of the Ex-Adelphia areas already have better services anyway.
6000/768
16000/2000
DOCSIS 2.0
are you actually able to call up comcast and order those speeds though?
peace
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Johkal @ 13th Nov 05:28PM:
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Yep, and that's the only choices I have.
I can't get 4000/384 or 8000/768.
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alfnoid @ 13th Nov 07:27PM:
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Heh! I wish I had that problem.
peace
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Rob @ 13th Nov 07:42PM:
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said by Johkal :
Some of the Ex-Adelphia areas already have better services anyway.
6000/768
16000/2000
DOCSIS 2.0
But i'm not in one of those Ex-Adelphia areas that already "have better services anyway".
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Johkal @ 13th Nov 09:15PM:
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Ya I know, but the comment was in general to Ex-Adelphia areas.
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dscline @ 13th Nov 10:04PM:
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said by alfnoid :said by scanpa :
8000/768 - Basic service
12000/1000 - Silver service
16000/1000 - Speed or Gold service
If that is true I see a lot of people downgrading from the gold down to silver.
... I for one will be saving the $10.
Is there a silver tier now? I thought there was only std & gold. Isn't gold $10 more than std?
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Big_D @ 13th Nov 10:18PM:
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Currently silver is the 6/384 tier.
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Vin4 @ 13th Nov 11:12PM:
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said by scanpa :
yes there testing. They select an area and do random testing of nodes with users who get the new speeds. Your in an area that is testing. my home area is testing, they have changed the modems config file 2 times in 2 Months. First we were at 12, now were at 16.
Not......... Config confirmed by my superiors !!!
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anon @ 15th Nov 01:08AM:
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There are currently 2 new tiers in testing in select areas, according to new information provided to our tech support division. The primary upgrade appears to be a 16/1 tier with further testing occuring on an 18/2 profile.
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ihateskapunk @ 15th Nov 01:26AM:
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any word on a possible rollout schedule?
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Vamp @ 15th Nov 09:59PM:
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said by anonymous_one :
There are currently 2 new tiers in testing in select areas, according to new information provided to our tech support division. The primary upgrade appears to be a 16/1 tier with further testing occuring on an 18/2 profile.
18/2??
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spewak @ 17th Nov 09:25AM:
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said by Vin4 :
Only testing is ongoing. NO COMCAST AREA HAS GOT THE FULL ROLL OUT AS OF YET.
ROLL OUT IS SOMETIME IN 1ST. Qtr. 2007 in most areas.
Just spoke with a Salesperson/Tech that the upgrades will commence here in the 1st qrtr. of 2007. ;)
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dadkins @ 17th Nov 11:45AM:
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So, Cali will see them 4th qrtr? :huh:
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AthlGrond @ 17th Nov 12:56PM:
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said by dadkins :
So, Cali will see them 4th qrtr? :huh:
5th qrtr, just after Colorado. ;)
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dadkins @ 17th Nov 01:51PM:
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said by AthlGrond :said by dadkins :
So, Cali will see them 4th qrtr? :huh:
5th qrtr, just after Colorado. ;)
Sounds about right... :(
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spewak @ 17th Nov 06:20PM:
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said by dadkins :
So, Cali will see them 4th qrtr? :huh:
:D Well Dad, it is a start.....
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Gravy_Dave @ 17th Nov 07:58PM:
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It's about time Cal.got with the program.
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Netbum @ 17th Nov 08:58PM:
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March 31st. 11:59:59 seconds,or,did they mean,the first quarter of their "fiscal year"? :D
Ok,is that upgrade you heard about,the 16/1?
or....
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spewak @ 17th Nov 10:20PM:
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said by Netbum :
March 31st. 11:59:59 seconds,or,did they mean,the first quarter of their "fiscal year"? :D
Ok,is that upgrade you heard about,the 16/1?
or....
12/1 for Silver
16/1 for Gold
It was stated that they are nearly done upgrading all equipment for Digital Cable and HSI.
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alfnoid @ 18th Nov 01:48AM:
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said by spewak :
12/1 for Silver
16/1 for Gold
I know I already said it, but that is just stupid...
if that is what the tiers are going to then I will just save myself some cash and downgrade.
Even though it would still be an upgrade. I only pay extra for the gold because of the extra upload. It would be an upgrade on both up and down for less money than I am paying now. Unless of course they are planning on raising rates too.
Am I the only one that thinks like this?
For me at least there would have to be some extra offering to get me to pay more for only 4Mb more download when I am already at 12Mb and my upload would be the same either way.
Maybe 4 extra IP's included with gold. That would be nice.
Lemme ask...
If you have gold now and the tiers go to 12/1 silver and 16/1 gold will you keep paying extra for it? Assuming that the only difference is download speeds.
One vote for no, no I won't.
peace
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anon @ 18th Nov 04:11AM:
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im getting 24/1 right now in seattle washington
3.4mb down 125kb/s up
No idea if its a mistake or fluke
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anon @ 18th Nov 10:32AM:
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I am a tech. support agent for comcast and can give you a little bit of info on the subject. Currently its only being tested in certain cities in a hand full of states, and there are no set times on when the rest of us will be upgraded. the actual speeds after the benefit are 16mbs DOWNLOAD and 1.5 UPLOAD these new speeds were the same for both the standard(6mb, 768mb)and the upgraded (8mb)accounts. this will probably change in order to benefit the upgraded customers.
All this for no extra cost, to bad I live in oregon and probably wont see the upgrade for a while. if any one is interested i can post the current cities that it exists and a list of cities that are next to be upgraded
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Rob @ 18th Nov 12:49PM:
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said by justin15 :
if any one is interested i can post the current cities that it exists and a list of cities that are next to be upgraded
That'd be nice! Yes please. But only if it doesn't endanger your job.
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spewak @ 18th Nov 02:52PM:
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said by alfnoid :said by spewak :
12/1 for Silver
16/1 for Gold
Lemme ask...
If you have gold now and the tiers go to 12/1 silver and 16/1 gold will you keep paying extra for it? Assuming that the only difference is download speeds.
One vote for no, no I won't.
peace
I would either upgrade to the 12/1 tier, or downgrade to the 12/1 tier. Not sure which way it is going to go. I am currently on the 8/768 speed tier.
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Gravy_Dave @ 19th Nov 09:56AM:
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Spewak, any word from Surewest yet?
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kenshell @ 19th Nov 02:56PM:
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I cant see the upload being the same for Silver/Gold
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spewak @ 20th Nov 10:42AM:
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said by Gravy_Dave :
Spewak, any word from Surewest yet?
Nothing. It sucks big time.
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scanpa @ 25th Nov 02:48PM:
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The upload is the same due to the fact that they will be changing it higher before the end of the year (2007).
they want to have 1.5 & 2.5 min upload speed at least, by end of year (2007).
It all depends on the layout of your nodes and plant capacity.
Like someone else posted. There is no charge for these speed increases. (yet!)
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anon @ 25th Nov 03:15PM:
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by that time fios will be here to little to late.can anybody enlighten us why its taking so long for the upgrades.is it no man power or docis change or just lack of management to really care to compete.
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anon @ 26th Nov 02:00AM:
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I just got this today
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Johkal @ 26th Nov 10:22AM:
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"The upload is the same due to the fact that they will be changing it higher before the end of the year (2007)."
How in the world does that make any sense at all? That is ridiculous. :uhh:
To create a 12/1 which would be more inviting to customers than the 16/1 because of a lower price and the same upload, would be a loser for Comcast. Why would Comcast want to lose revenue offering a cheaper tier with equivalent upload speeds? Consider also that 16/1 does not have PowerBoost, where as a 12/1 tier might. Just another reason to downgrade to 12/1.
Any ISP would try to keep a customer at their present level of service if it's profitable.
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scanpa @ 26th Nov 11:36AM:
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All the new tiers will have access to Powerboost.
And alot more people request faster download speeds then upload speeds.
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Johkal @ 26th Nov 11:48AM:
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Faster download? I don't think so.
»[Speed] what type of upgrade would you MOST like to have?
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dadkins @ 26th Nov 12:42PM:
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said by scanpa :
All the new tiers will have access to Powerboost.
And alot more people request faster download speeds then upload speeds.
Speak for yourself! I have plenty of download now at 8-??? download.
768k upload is, shall we say - lacking.
My PowerBoost(download) regularly hits 3-4MegaBytes/sec... meh.
My upload sits at 720k.
*I* want more upload!
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Chris 313 @ 26th Nov 02:02PM:
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said by dadkins :said by scanpa :
All the new tiers will have access to Powerboost.
And alot more people request faster download speeds then upload speeds.
Speak for yourself! I have plenty of download now at 8-??? download.
768k upload is, shall we say - lacking.
My PowerBoost(download) regularly hits 3-4MegaBytes/sec... meh.
My upload sits at 720k.
*I* want more upload!
I agree. Give us 12/1 and 16/2 and I'd be very happy for a while.
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Steely @ 26th Nov 02:42PM:
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At this point I'd be happy satisfied with 6/768. It's been over a month since Comcast upgraded other nearby systems in NJ and PA from 6/384 to 6/768 and from 8/768 to 16/1. If you guys think 768 is an inadequate upload speed, how do you think I feel still stuck at 384, especially having come from an OOL area where I got 1 meg up going back to late 2000? :mad:
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dadkins @ 26th Nov 02:45PM:
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You can always do like I did... pay the extra $10.00 per month to get the higher speeds. ;)
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Steely @ 26th Nov 02:58PM:
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said by dadkins :
You can always do like I did... pay the extra $10.00 per month to get the higher speeds.
I could...but I don't want to. Not to take anything away from your decision to upgrade, but I refuse to on general principles. Based on a few things I don't care to elaborate on right here and now, my mindset is to not give Comcast an extra nickel if I don't have to. In fact, I can't wait for Verizon to get here with FiOS so I can tell Comcast to take a long hike.
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noblepaladin3 @ 26th Nov 06:56PM:
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said by scanpa :
And alot more people request faster download speeds then upload speeds.
The average customer might request faster downloads, but often the average customer doesn't know what he really wants (this is the case in most technology stuff). 8Mbs (about 1 megabyte/sec) is very fast, there are very few servers out there that can send stuff that fast. The only reason why someone would need more than 1 megabyte per second download speed is that they share with multiple users at home or they have access to private servers or paid newsgroups that can actually send faster than a megabyte a second.
For people who share their connection with multiple users at home, upload becomes important. What the average user does not understand is that if you use up all your upload, your download gets crippled too (TCP protocol requires acknowledgments, low upstream means that you can't acknowledge all the packets you are downloading, so the speed is crippled), if you experiment with file sharing applications, you'll find this out quickly. And let's be honest here, most of the time when people complain about speeds is P2P file sharing, and in P2P, almost all of the time, slow downloads are caused by saturating the upstream or because the hosts are not fast enough (in both cases, making download faster won't fix anything).
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Steely @ 26th Nov 09:28PM:
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I don't agree that 1 mbps is sufficient as a maximum download speed, but in general you make some good points about the merits of a larger upload pipe. Nevertheless, after all is said and done, at the end of the day it's the download speed the general public can most easily relate to. Internet providers stress it in their ads and other marketing tools, and most people grasp the concept of faster downloads and use it pretty much exclusively when evaluating or comparing Internet service plans. That's just the way it is.
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rob2006 @ 26th Nov 10:38PM:
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i think 8/8 both ways is nice.
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ss4vegito7 @ 30th Nov 04:28PM:
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said by Steely :
At this point I'd be happy satisfied with 6/768. It's been over a month since Comcast upgraded other nearby systems in NJ and PA from 6/384 to 6/768 and from 8/768 to 16/1. If you guys think 768 is an inadequate upload speed, how do you think I feel still stuck at 384, especially having come from an OOL area where I got 1 meg up going back to late 2000? :mad:
I'm stuck in the same position as you Steely, I've been checking once a week to see if my upload is any faster. I think my upload speed has been the same ever since i had Comcast when it was at 1.5mbps download. Thats kind of sad.
I'm just hyped for more upload because it will drastically improve my bit torrent downloads. And i upload to FTP often.
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ihateskapunk @ 30th Nov 06:33PM:
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1.5 up would be awesome...just to be equal to T1
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Steely @ 30th Nov 08:06PM:
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Actually I have a story about that...
When my most recent Comcast bill came a few days ago I saw that my 12-month TV promotion had expired and I was back up to "regular" rates - a jump of about $50/mo. I figured it was a good time to call and complain about a local channel issue here (the reassignment of channel 4 WNBC New York to digital-only channel 253) as well as the lack of a speed upgrade as we've been discussing here in this thread.
I called during regular business hours hoping to speak to a local rep but naturally my call got rerouted to the Louisiana call center. Anyway, the woman told me there was nothing she could do about the TV prices for at least 6 months, after which time I *might* qualify for another promotion. I asked if maybe she could at least help me out with an Internet deal if she couldn't work from the TV end. She paused and then replied that she indeed could lower the HSI price to $34.95 and save me $8 per month. I questioned the duration of the promo and she told me it would be for 12 months. Feeling bold, I asked if that would be the 8-meg tier. "No, 6," she said. I didn't say anything and after a few seconds of silence she suddenly said she could do the 8/768 plan for me at the same price. "I'll take it," I immediately said, then thanked her and got off the phone quickly before she could change her mind.
There's more to the story (including an aggravating period of time I was completely offline), but suffice it to say that in the end I successfully got switched to 8/768 speeds at $29.95/mo, supposedly for a full year (still have to call and verify that). Hopefully that 8/768 tier will convert to 16/1 if and when they ever hit us with the "free" upgrades.
So right now I'm happy with my speeds! ;-)
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spewak @ 30th Nov 10:41PM:
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Here is a snippet of the email I sent to Comcast:
Dear So&So,
My friend Steely here on dslreports.com is gloating. Please put some coal in his stocking!
Many thanks.
Spewak ;)
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Steely @ 1st Dec 02:12AM:
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LOL! :-)
Can't gloat too much....yet. The bottom line is my monthly Comcast bill just shot up around $40 and more rate increases are on the horizon. But I'll have my chance to really gloat sometime next year when Verizon activates FiOS Internet and TV service and I finally get the opportunity to tell Comcast to kiss off.
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CRP @ 1st Dec 11:56AM:
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So Steely, have you done any speed tests yet, to see if you have the Gold Tier speeds? I might have to try getting in on this offer when my TV promo expires next month. Even though it's still not anywhere near OOL or FIOS speeds, it's better than nothing.
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Steely @ 1st Dec 01:28PM:
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said by CRP :
So Steely, have you done any speed tests yet, to see if you have the Gold Tier speeds?
I'm pretty sure this is Gold Tier! ;)
Ran a few tests the other day just to make sure I was back online after they hosed my entire Internet connection. Got this:
And here's one I ran just a few minutes ago:
Also ran a couple of test file transfers using IE and posted a couple of screenshots for you. I actually downloaded the 64MB OOL test file in its entirety three times. The downloads took 24 seconds, 28 seconds and 25 seconds respectively....and that includes a few seconds to transfer the data from the temporary location to the targeted folder destination. Speeds peaked at 2.80 MB/sec and dropped no lower than 2.09 MB/sec. (Best I ever got when I had OOL as my Internet provider was about 1.15 MB/sec and roughly one full minute download time. Of course they've since upgraded their speed tiers too since then.)
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jmn1207 @ 2nd Dec 03:46PM:
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said by ihateskapunk :
1.5 up would be awesome...just to be equal to T1
Comcast has been testing 2MB upload speeds around here, so you never know.
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Johkal @ 2nd Dec 08:29PM:
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I did a search of all zips in Reston & no one has logged any 16/1 tests or 16/2 tests. I think you are the only one. LOL!
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arch_slayer @ 2nd Dec 09:35PM:
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Here in Saratoga, I seem to be getting approximately 1400kB/s downloads off of newsgroups (from newshosting). This rounds off to 12000kb/s, and shouldn't be using powerboost because newsgroups download massively huge files at once.
My upload is still at the 768 side after a speakeasy test, however.
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jmn1207 @ 3rd Dec 12:14AM:
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said by Johkal :
I did a search of all zips in Reston & no one has logged any 16/1 tests or 16/2 tests. I think you are the only one. LOL!
Yes, they all have FiOS.
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bigjamesd @ 3rd Dec 12:24PM:
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i got it new comcast speeds in olympia washington!
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alfnoid @ 3rd Dec 12:40PM:
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said by bigjamesd :
i got it new comcast speeds in olympia washington!
No, don't think so. Looks like powerboost since your upload remains the same.
peace
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Chubzilla07 @ 3rd Dec 01:42PM:
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if im already on the 8 meg/768 tier will i be automaticly upgraded to 16/1?
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anon @ 3rd Dec 01:42PM:
Speed through router
I have a netgear fvs318v3 router. If i plug the modem directly into my computer, i get around 17.5 mbps... but if i plug in the router, i only get 6. is there a way to fix this?
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Big_D @ 3rd Dec 01:46PM:
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Does the WAN interface on your router have a light to indicate 10/100 mode? Could be stuck on 10.
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anon @ 3rd Dec 01:54PM:
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Yes, the lan port is 100MB port
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MDs6 @ 3rd Dec 02:00PM:
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This is MDs... I registered on the forums. I know this isn't the place for this topic, but any information would be helpful. IF anyone know where i should post, i will be happy to go there
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CRP @ 3rd Dec 04:45PM:
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said by Chubzilla07 :
if im already on the 8 meg/768 tier will i be automaticly upgraded to 16/1?
When or if Comcast rolls out the upgrade in Toms River.
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Steely @ 3rd Dec 05:54PM:
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said by CRP :said by Chubzilla07 :
if im already on the 8 meg/768 tier will i be automaticly upgraded to 16/1?
When or if Comcast rolls out the upgrade in Toms River.
According to my conversation with a Comcast exec it's happening pretty soon, whatever "soon" is.
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chpthrll @ 7th Dec 07:53AM:
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Just got off the phone with customer service here in Augusta,Ga and was told the new 16/1 rollout will begin jan 10-15 2007.Maybe Big_D can confirm this :)
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Big_D @ 7th Dec 01:02PM:
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Unfortunately my best contact got stolen away by AT&T. D'oh! I haven't heard anything, but I do know that Augusta is a well maintained market so it certainly could be possible.
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TD Nickell @ 7th Dec 01:20PM:
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said by Big_D :
Unfortunately my best contact got stolen away by AT&T. D'oh! I haven't heard anything, but I do know that Augusta is a well maintained market so it certainly could be possible.
I believe you were one of the first to get upgraded the last time around Big_D!
I also don't have any inside Comcast contacts anymore.
I haven't had a contact in almost a year,but then again i haven't tried to contact him either.
I believe that when word comes down it will come down first over in the Comcast.net forum.
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Netbum @ 7th Dec 03:10PM:
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So,It sounds like its time to develop a new Mole. :D
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TD Nickell @ 7th Dec 03:25PM:
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said by Netbum :
So,It sounds like its time to develop a new Mole. :D
I think its time to send over a spy
i have someone in mind.
Right now he has a red hat and white beard and looks a little disturbed.You know anyone like that? :D
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ss4vegito7 @ 7th Dec 06:19PM:
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I did the same thing as you steely!! Thanks for the idea.
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Steely @ 7th Dec 10:10PM:
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You're welcome! :)
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darcilicious @ 7th Dec 11:16PM:
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said by MDs6 :
Yes, the lan port is 100MB port
The WAN port is on the Internet side. The LAN port is where you connect your computer(s).
Is the WAN side 10Mb or 100Mb?
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xraijx @ 8th Dec 12:45AM:
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that would be a yes.. on most equipment the ethernet port is genericly a 10/100 port, meaning if the network is set to a 10Mb capacity that will be the max, but if there is no set max it will default to 100Mb capability, unless you've got a Gigaswitch.. in that case well... you can figure it out
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anon @ 8th Dec 07:01PM:
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Here's what I'm getting!
and Speakeasy says:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 25811 kbps (3226.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 362 kbps (45.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
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Daniel8802 @ 8th Dec 07:27PM:
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Still haven't gotten any new upgrades in south jersey. Has anyone down here?
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anon @ 10th Dec 08:53AM:
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My speed
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MDs6 @ 13th Dec 03:43PM:
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The wan port is a full 100MBps port but the router is still being restricted
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ihateskapunk @ 13th Dec 04:24PM:
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so back on topic....do we now think the next nationwide upgrade will be to 16/1 or 16/2?
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alfnoid @ 13th Dec 04:37PM:
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said by ihateskapunk :
so back on topic....do we now think the next nationwide upgrade will be to 16/1 or 16/2?
that is where the rumor comes back into play.
Nationwide? I guess we will see.
I hope it is 16/2, but there is nothing suggesting that will be the nationwide tier. It may only be where competition like fios is.
Time will tell.
peace
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