 Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI
1 edit | Speed does NOT AFFECT CAPS!!! Who ever keeps saying the new tires will take up bandwidth a lot, NO. It just makes internet faster for you, I can now maybe Get a better ping on my game server, download music faster, streaming videos are faster, Everything is faster. You can now do more things without lag spikes, your internet cutting off. You will still spend the same amount of bandwidth if you do the same things on the 6/2 or the 50/10 only difference is the 50/10 guy got his things faster.
So let me ask you a question, if you say the higher speeds don't matter because of the bandwidth.. then I hope Comcast only moves up to 12 mb and caps you at 70 gigs a month and then I still wont be affected and you are going to be crying. I mean slower speed less bandwidth right? Seams right thats what people keep on saying I like this idea....
^ IDIOTS
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
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| Re: Speed does NOT AFFECT CAPS!!! said by Chaldo  :Who ever keeps saying the new tires will take up bandwidth a lot, NO. It just makes internet faster for you, I can now maybe Get a better ping on my game server, download music faster, streaming videos are faster, Everything is faster. You can now do more things without lag spikes, your internet cutting off. You will still spend the same amount of bandwidth if you do the same things on the 6/2 or the 50/10 only difference is the 50/10 guy got his things faster. So let me ask you a question, if you say the higher speeds don't matter because of the bandwidth.. then I hope Comcast only moves up to 12 mb and caps you at 70 gigs a month and then I still wont be affected and you are going to be crying. I mean slower speed less bandwidth right? Seams right thats what people keep on saying I like this idea.... ^ IDIOTS edit: also bring dis crap to Detroit already!!!!! You are correct for the most part, however, I find myself doing more with the increased speeds that I now have. I watch more videos, transfer more files, send more photographs at higher resolutions, and generally use way more bandwidth than I ever did with my Comcast 16/2 connection. A significant upgrade in your speed could change your internet habits, too. It did for me. | |
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join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | Re: Speed does NOT AFFECT CAPS!!! use 250 gigs then come back to me and then ill say your one crazy internet user, get a t3 line. | |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| Re: Speed does NOT AFFECT CAPS!!! said by Chaldo :use 250 gigs then come back to me and then ill say your one crazy internet user, get a t3 line. Doesn't take long with a 50/20 connection. T3's hinder my downloads. | |
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K3
join:2008-05-06
Kankakee, IL
1 edit | There is no Docsis 3.0 in Illinois so why is there a link in the forum for Docsis 3.0 availability in Illinois if its not available in illinois yet? | |
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Kfedka
Premium
join:2005-05-06
Spokane, WA
2 edits | Spokane, WA As of today no speed upgrade avaliable in Spokane, WA above 8mb. There is 8/2, 6/1, and 4/384kb($27.50). The last one is news to me. | |
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jgraessley
join:2003-07-28
| 250 gig limit still apply? At 50 megabit, I think it takes just under 12 hours to reach that 250 gig limit. It sounds like that's going to be a problem.
This whole obsession with speeds providing different pricing tears seems pretty obnoxious. When I get power from PG&E, I don't pay different amounts depending on whether I want to be able to draw enough juice to run the over and the A/C at the same time. PG&E will provide quite a lot of power, so much that I don't really think about it until I pop a circuit breaker, but that's usually a limitation of my wiring, not theirs.
PG&E charges me based on how much I use. But they don't charge me through the nose like the evil cell phone companies charging an obscene $0.20/sms. PG&E charges enough that I don't leave the lights on constantly, but I don't think twice about how much it's going to cost me in my power bill to watch a movie. A few of the ISPs that have proposed usage based billing have the numbers all wrong. It shouldn't cost $2 to stream the bits of a movie I'm renting from netflix. That's obscene.
It's time for Internet connectivity to be treated and regulated as a utility. | |
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Comcast support
@comcast.net | FYI The 16/2 tier provides higher powerboost limits on both the dl and ul speeds than the 12/2 tier does. So, the difference isn't just in the 4Mb dl. | |
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Scree
In the pipe 5 by 5
join:2001-04-24
Mount Laurel, NJ
 ·Comcast
2 edits | woah "($42.95 "Performance" 6Mbps/1Mbps and $52.95 "Performance Plus" 8Mbps/2Mbps tiers became 12Mbps/2Mbps and 16Mbps/2Mbps)"
Is that right both have the same upload speed now?! Damn, I think I'll save $10!!
[Scratch that idea, discovered their trick on their website, 42.95 is "up to 12 with powerboost" which I assume means it's really 8 then and goes up to 12, whereas the 52.95 is "up to 16 ... and even faster with powerboost" meaning really 16 and goes up to 32 (as I have).] | |
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Quento21
join:2007-09-28
Laurel, MT
| Montana? I wish Bresnan would upgrade to a DOCSIS 3.0....The only other option here is Qwest, Fixed-Wireless from some local provider, or there is i think one FTTP isp which is Lightnex and they offer 15mbps but then again they only serve Bozeman/Belgrade area. | |
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AnonMe
@verizon.net
| 250 GB Cap makes faster speed less relevant Faster speeds are less about benefiting the subscriber and more about marketing. What is the point of having ungodly downstream speeds when you reach your limit within a couple days. Most servers dont allow you download that fast anyway. 250GB may be a lot of data by today's standards but looking forward it could be considered minuscule. Up until the late 90's 1.4MB floppies were dominant. Now usb flash drives up to 64GB are available. I do not believe comcast has intentions of keeping caps up to pace with the rapid improvement in technology and digital distribution trends. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ | Only 10mb up for the best tier STILL not beating fios' 20/20 tier.
C'mon comcast, break out some true upload!
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centc408
join:2008-11-08
Fort Wayne, IN
1 edit |  Well
Why?
CHSI always went out on me at least twice a week.
Verizon has never went out on me.
Oh yea I'm in Fort Wayne IN.
Edit: Prices are pathetic. | |
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RL1138
join:2008-11-14
Wallingford, CT
·Comcast
| Too pricey for me but... I suppose there will come a time sooner than later where the 50MPS will be standard and much more affordable.
Funny about the speed rating on the performance package which I have. I have reached download speeds 18-22MPS on a consistent basis and uploads of around 2-2.5MPS. The lowest I have ever seen is 13MPS but I'm usually well above that. I have never clocked a reading of only 6MPS. I realize that power boost plays some role in all of this. Overall I feel that I get a nice value at $42 a month. The extra 10 bucks is not worth it to me. | |
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JamesDax
join:2001-02-24
Philadelphia, PA | Comcast home town screwed again... No love for Philadelphia again. | |
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hurrburr
@comcast.net | Awesome! Now I can hit the cap in 11 hours! | |
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| CatchingSpy
join:2002-09-08
Atlanta, GA | Re: Awesome! Has anyone upgraded to a Docsis 3 modem only?
If you have what is your opinion of the new modem?
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