me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | Wow 100m!
With a 250GB cap. |
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bobolina
join:2004-05-28
Beverly Hills, CA | Lame
Yes fast download speeds with a cap on how much you can download. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | 100 meg
Everyone should strive to offer the fastest speeds possible.
But beyond 10Mbps I don't see a heck of a lot of difference for most home users. |
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jhacker
join:2001-12-11
Peoria, IL
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| said by Eat Me  :Everyone should strive to offer the fastest speeds possible. But beyond 10Mbps I don't see a heck of a lot of difference for most home users. Exactly!! I'd be happy if I could just get the 10mbps I pay for on a consistent basis. I do have to give kudos to Comcast for the upload speed, though. I consistently get 3-4mbps for upload. But, I only use it about twice a week. |
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decifal
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN
| wow
Impressive, but caps do hamper that feature a bit... Granted 250 gig caps aren't the worst solutions, I rather a download limit prior to packet deprioritizing to lesson the priority of those people constantly leaving p2p programs running, but I can deal with it.. If i can just do the house count from the way I told them, and not from the direction their corporate office decides to do it, i'd qualify for buildout potential... |
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baineschile
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join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
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Re: Wow 100m!
At least they are moving forward with internet speeds, which cant be said for most cable.
Remember, increased speed doesnt mean increased downloading. I would love a faster connection for gaming, which doesnt use more than 3 gig/mo
I suppose they are trying to get the a marketing standpoint; the "100 plan"
100 HD stations
100 Mb internet
100 (hours talktime on the phone maybe?)
As I am sure most people agree, a 100Mb connection isnt NECESSARY for anyone in this day and age (but will be in the future), but it will make a good marketing standpoint. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC | A faster connection doesn't mean lower latency for gaming either. |
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ztmike
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join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | reply to me1212
said by me1212 :With a 250GB cap. QFT |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| Meh
I don't see any use for anything above their 22 Mbps package with a 250GB cap. Also, upload speeds comapred to fiber are anemic; I'm guessing Comcast will trot out 15 Mbps like Cablevision did and call it a day?
Given the two services at the same price, I'd choose 50/20 FiOS over 100/15 cable. Comcast would have to bond four channels to make 100 Mbps doable with their node-to-subscriber ratios, at least from what I've seen (at peak times I get maybe 22 Mbps on PowerBoost). Correct me if I'm wrong, people who have D3 tiers and PowerBoost.
Still don't like the caps. Some people will resent me saying this but I'd be fine with rate limits on P2P uploads (say 1 Mbit) in exchange for a higher, or no, cap.250GB is okay for 99% of stuff...the other 1% icnludes heavy-duty online backup which...surprise...needs both upload speed and high/no caps. FiOS does both, Comcast really does neither.
Anyway, once D3 gets to my area I'm either getting 12/2 (cheaper) or 22/5 (better upload, don't care about download beyond 15 Mbps when price is an issue). If they have higher caps on the higher tiers maybe I'll bite, but right now there's absolutely zero reason for me, or 99.99% of the population, to even think about anything above 22/5. |
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baineschile
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join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | reply to Matt
Re: Wow 100m!
Thats true, but the upload helps with hosting  |
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Matt
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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said by me1212 :With a 250GB cap. That is not that bad. I left Hulu HD running for 15 or 16 hours yesterday and it used a whopping 4GB or so. I can't separate out my other traffic usage, but the entire day was only 5GB. |
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17
1 edit | Meanwhie, on the 4th largest city...
We're piddling along at 8Mbit/sec max.
[Edit] - Looks like Comcast just pulled my Powerboost right after I wrote this to punish me. |
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major marco
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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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1 edit | reply to me1212
Re: Wow 100m!
said by me1212 :With a 250GB cap. You can enjoy 100 Mbps and exceed the cap, just make sure that you write Comcrap a blank check for the privilege. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to Matt
Yes it is a decent cap, but when CV has 101m with no cap verizon is rumored to be testing 100m and has no cap, CC looks not so great. They could at least make it a 1TB cap for the 50m and 100m packs. |
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baineschile
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Re: Meanwhie, on the 4th largest city...
Biggest cities dont necessarily get upgraded first; especially where there is no competition. There is the most equipment and thus, the most potential problems and truck rolling for the area.
I called Comcast today, and my area isnt even slated for D3 until 2010, and I live near Detroit (9th largest city).
Its mainly because the fiber isnt here; but there is WOW cable and UVerse; both which offer 15-18 Mb speeds. |
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anon none
@senescomarine.com
| just anohter way to hit the caps
this is nothing but just another way to hit the caps faster
and make them look like they can compete
have fun with your over fee
i can see it now hey where going to give you 100/20 for 49.99 for the first 6 months then 79.99 there after for 2 years
but you only get 250 trans up and down a month
with a .10c a kb over is that what the wireless are charging now
with there $20,000 5 gig download limit sling box rate
lol
i really think this is all but nohting but funny
and the most funny thing is every one is going to turn a blind eye let it happen and then complain when its too damn late |
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bac522
join:2003-08-04
Manchester, NH
| How???
I'd like to know how Comcast plans on support these speeds. Simply put...on a 1000MHz cable plant there is only so much speed one can offer and at what point does Comcast say that it's more import to provide HD channels then it is to support Internet. Look at any company report Comcast clearly makes more money from video then they do from Internet. At some point Comcast is going to have to stop robbing Peter to pay Paul! |
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Matt
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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| reply to me1212
Re: Wow 100m!
said by me1212 :Yes it is a decent cap, but when CV has 101m with no cap verizon is rumored to be testing 100m and has no cap, CC looks not so great. They could at least make it a 1TB cap for the 50m and 100m packs. When viewed against their competition, you are absolutely correct. |
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Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Beachwood, NJ
1 edit | Check out this thread
»[Speed] Rumor: 100 Meg tier soon?
Also I recieved word that Comcast might be considering raising their cap limit for users of D3 speed tiers. |
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baineschile
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join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | reply to Matt
Re: Wow 100m!
What markets do FiOS and Comcast overlap in? I am aware of a few places on the east coast (Virginia, NJ) are there any others in the midwest or west? |
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