slimshady26
join:2003-07-16
Jersey City, NJ
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January 7th, @12:57PM
| New Tier? 6Mbps down/ 1Mbps upload?
Linked here --->
»Post about PowerBoost and other speed increases here
Discussion of these noted cap increases should be discussed in the above thread. ~sorto'
I had an unexpected upgrade in Jersey City. It's an odd package that I haven't heard about before as I am getting 6 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up. Originally on the 6000/384 plan. See modem diagnostics that show the re-provisioned speeds: |
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EG
The wings of love
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join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ | Re: 1Mbps upload in NJ
Hmmm... I've never seen this tier offered before...
I'm going to ask a contact about this. Thanks 
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Johkal
Cool Cat
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Happy Valley
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EG
The wings of love
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Union, NJ | Thanks for that info Jk
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sortofageek
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| reply to slimshady26
Re: New Tier? 6Mbps down/ 1Mbps upload?
I moved this out of the other topic. Unless we find this is a variation of Blast, I'll let this stand as a separate topic for now.
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yurkinator
join:2007-07-30
Newark, DE
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December 29th, @08:49PM
| silverpboost bootfile
this is in areas that have 16/2 like New Castle County Delaware |
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sortofageek
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| said by yurkinator  :silverpboost bootfile this is in areas that have 16/2 like New Castle County Delaware Are you saying certain tiers in New Castle County are automatically getting Blast! 16/2 and the lower tiers get the silverpboost bootfile which gives them 6/1 caps? If not, please explain. If so, then this belongs in the Blast! topic.
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Johkal
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Just for reference: »New HSI Upgrades |
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Yes, this area and many other area's in the NJ and PA markets are getting speed updates. The old SpeedTier is now Blast speeds and the lower tier gets boosted as well, should be moving to 8/1 on the old 6/384, 6/768 tiers. I would have to check again when I got to work on monday to be sure on the tiers. |
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Johkal
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December 30th, @03:20AM
| 8/1?
It's 6000/1000 for the base tier upgrade now. |
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ztmike
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| reply to Comcast Tier 2
said by Comcast Tier 2 :
Yes, this area and many other area's in the NJ and PA markets are getting speed updates. The old SpeedTier is now Blast speeds and the lower tier gets boosted as well, should be moving to 8/1 on the old 6/384, 6/768 tiers. I would have to check again when I got to work on monday to be sure on the tiers.
Any word on other locations for speed upgrades?
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ebubman
join:2002-01-17
Enola, PA | reply to slimshady26
umm, here in cumberland county pa, on 12/26 i saw upload speeds consistently go from 360 or 380 to well over 900 and in some case 1000.
wow!!!!! bub |
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bbscript
join:2004-11-09
Fairfield, PA | when can we see this upgrade in adams county to me its considered cumberland county neighbor. we should have the same speeds. |
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JeepMatt
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| That would make sense - my buddy in Wilmington is getting around 9000/1500 on a 6000/384 tier.
Now, not sure how much PB is playing into that - but I thought the upload was unusually high.
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aguiar0016
join:2006-01-23
New Bedford, MA | reply to slimshady26
Comcast does offer a 6/1 speed tier but it is only on areas where FiOS internet is. If FiOS is not in your area than you have the 6/384. |
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EG
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Union, NJ
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January 1st, @03:12PM
| said by aguiar0016 :Comcast does offer a 6/1 speed tier but it is only on areas where FiOS internet is. If FiOS is not in your area than you have the 6/384. How would 6/1 compete with Fios ?
I believe that they are offering the 16/1 16/2 Blast speed tiers in market areas where Fios is or will soon be available.
Heck, I've had 16/2 for two years now and Fios is nowhere in sight in my area...
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sortofageek
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January 1st, @03:13PM
| I get notices on my front door nearly weekly now to let me know FIOS will be here soon and yet there is no hint of any increase in Comcast HSI speeds here. Since we're in an ex-ATTBI area, I'm having doubts we'll see 6/1, 16/1 or 16/2 even after FIOS is a reality.
I'm not complaining, just saying ...
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Jay_Are
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| reply to slimshady26
No FIOS or Blast in my area but it looks like I have the new speed tier. |
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ztmike
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join:2001-08-02 | reply to slimshady26
So the people with 6/1 ..are these test markets? Cuz i'm getting tired of 384 upload. |
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Steely
I used to have OOL
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Princeton Junction, NJ
| reply to sortofageek
said by sortofageek :I get notices on my front door nearly weekly now to let me know FIOS will be here soon and yet there is no hint of any increase in Comcast HSI speeds here. FiOS is already available in limited spots in my town, and my development scheduled to go live this March, yet we've seen NO speed increases from Comcast. They say they'll increase our speeds once FiOS is here (which it already is) but my take on this is that if the technology for higher speeds is in place NOW they should give us the increase IMMEDIATELY. By purposely withholding it as a marketing chip they have caused me to lose any remaining inkling of loyalty I may have once had. When FiOS comes knocking this spring and I call Comcast to cancel, the promise of a free upgrade to higher speeds will be a case of too little too late. |
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