SlickEnW
Premium
join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| Not bad CC
Still not happy about the caps, But I likes speed.
I am also enjoying the essentially free upgrade that we've gotten for the digital switch in my area, especially since I can get all the local HDs and about 30+ or so other channels in ClearQAM. |
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rcabor
join:2007-04-17
Grand Prairie, TX | Please come back!
A few years ago we had comcast, and then they switched with Time Warner, and things have gone downhill ever since......I would love for them to come back.... |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:
 ·QuantumVoice
 ·AT&T Southeast
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by rcabor  : things have gone downhill ever since...... welcome to the greedy corp. of cable. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| charity
100% by end of 2010? Even boondocks markets?
Thats a million times better than TW which is going to redline most of their cable franchises against all capital upgrades that don't result in turn-key revenue (PPV), since no competition.
You don't need to be in a FIOS or Uverse or Muni Fiber area to get Comcast D3 service. Comcast is being a charity with this plan. They need to prepare from stockholder heat. |
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SyNiSt3r
join:2007-04-26
Morristown, TN | At least you dont have charter
My guess is by the time charter deploys this technology doc 3 will have become 4.
Thats if they make it through bankruptcy. Comcast fast speeds ftw. |
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gate1975mlm
Premium
join:2001-09-30
Philadelphia, PA | When is this coming to Northeast Philly?
More speed the better! |
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baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
·Comcast
·magicjack.com
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
| reply to patcat88
Re: charity
I live in Metro Detroit, so I am hoping the digital switch and D3 come here soon. But, at my families cabin up north we have Comcast; up there, digital and internet are not even offered yet. The movie channels (all 3 of them) are still on a trap system, and not done through digital boxes. |
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baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
·Comcast
·magicjack.com
·Verizon Wireless B..
1 edit | reply to patcat88
D3 upgrades cost $100/customer...you dont think they will make that back over the next 2 years? Cmon, its a wonderful investment, without a major network upgrade (FTTC)
There are muni's and fiber that are going to have upwards of gig speeds within 5 years; its good to see that cable is stepping to compete. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| said by baineschile :D3 upgrades cost $100/customer...you dont think they will make that back over the next 2 years? Cmon, its a wonderful investment, without a major network upgrade (FTTC) Thats a horrible, unjustified investment, I want that $100 per customer as dividends. It better increase ARPU by 20% or its a charity. |
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Jovi
join:2000-02-24
Mount Joy, PA
·T-Mobile US
| Can't win...ever.
Just like we don' have blast here, We wont see Docsis 3 till the whole world freezes over, too.  I am just south of Harrisburg and can't wait till they ramp up the speed.
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"Where's my coffee? Oh. I guess it's my turn to make it."  |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA
| Payback?
Verizon has received a lot of criticism for cherry picking but when you see how much is involved with overbuilding an area with a PON most of that criticism seems unjustified. However some of the Pittsburgh area suburbs Verizon chose to bring FiOS TV to first were apparently served by lousy Comcast headends. While the Harrisburg area now has some FiOS, before Verizon brings FIOS to all of its Central PA areas Comcast will have paid for its DOCSIS 3 upgrades throughout the region. |
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SLD
Premium
join:2002-04-17
1 edit | Meanwhile in other, larger markets...
Houston languishes with 8Mb/sec max. 4th largest city in the nation.
Verizon - come out here! We need some competition! |
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TechnoScott
Premium
join:2003-03-25
00000 | reply to SlickEnW
Re: Not bad CC
It's been in Harrisburg, Oregon for quite some time... |
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JasonOD
@comcast.net
| reply to patcat88
you jest..........
said by patcat88 :Thats a horrible, unjustified investment, I want that $100 per customer as dividends. It better increase ARPU by 20% or its a charity. Get over it. Comcast will make a fortune off of the inevitable cap+overages or straight byte-billing. DOCSIS 3 puts them in a place where they'll be ready to take full advantage. |
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d1gw33d
@comcast.net
| What about current 16/2 customers?
I'm in Fresno, CA and currently run "Performance Plus" at 16/2 mbps. This is not a BLAST! tier... nor am I referring to power boost. My powerboost hits 3MB/sec (24mbps) while I maintain a steady 2MB/sec (16mbps) after powerboost degrades.
I'm sure we're not the only market like this... what happens to us when DOCSIS3 is rolled out? And yes I'm 100% sure its not already. |
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u3912974
join:2007-07-31
San Francisco, CA | I'm in SF @50MB on docsis 3..... |
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Voyager2K2
join:2001-10-04
Wayne, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Damage Mode in Philly
FIOS is coming to Philadelphia.
Comcast cut our rates in half to retain my business and added TV and telephone and upped us to 16/2 to lock us for two years.
I will drop CC like a bad habit in two years which is what FIOS projects they will be here.
CC can't keep up with the P2P usage in our neighborhood which is the root for their problems. We now see about 8/1 due to network congestion on our node.
Wake up Roberts family! Who gives a poop about The Flyers? |
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favhick
@rcn.com | competition good 4 all
comcast is doing this just to fight off fios in harrisburg. so thank fios for increased speeds from comcast. otherwise they would not care about this hick town. |
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MRCUR
join:2007-03-09
Columbia, PA | reply to Jovi
Re: Can't win...ever.
Grrr, we're soooo close, yet so far. I'd love, LOVE, for Comcast to just give us Blast!. |
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karmaghost
join:2005-01-14
State College, PA
| DOC 3.0 in State College
I will never understand why State College has had DOCSIS 3.0 speeds since December 08. We're usually the very last to get anything and we've had faster speeds than a lot of areas before we even had more HD channels.
There is no Verizon FiOS in the area and Verizon DSL has terrible speeds outside of the downtown area. I can only imagine that it has something to do with the old Adelphia setup, which was apparently part of the reason why we got more HD channels before some other local areas. But I know nothing about this kinda stuff, so I'm still, essentially, baffled. |
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