Comcast Speed Increases Official

[qwikstreet]

Ah my RCN cable is 5Mbps.

I get digital cable (150 channels), local and regional phone, and 5Mbps 2 way for $90 a month.

[mdnky]

In my area cable internet service is poor. $50/month (approx.) for a 1.5/128 connection, and 2 people I know who have had it never saw above 300k (down) while most barely got above 600K during peak times. One day Joe's was running at the equilivant of a 14.4 modem....that's just sad.

We pay about $35 a month for the DSL Line & Internet Access, and get the 768k/384k speed (slightly higher actually). Only had 1 or 2 short downtimes in the past 4 years, and those were short (hours, not days). For $18 more we can go to the 1.5m/768k version.

They're supposedly going to double these within the next few months, that's why I haven't upgraded to the 1.5 one yet. Love being in an all fiber area.

[Trip]

Ok, according to the info posted before I was suppost to get a 3 mbps upgrade yesterday...but when I test it out I'm still peaking at 2.2 mbps. Why?!?!

[mdnky]

Read the fine print....I'm sure somehow they've included "speed is not guaranteed" somewhere in there.

I'd say the increase for all users may be putting a strain on the system.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Originally Posted by mdnky

Just because they give 3mps down as a peak, doesn't mean anyone will see it on a steady basis.

Who here that has had their service before has actually seen consistent speed out of it? Most cable users I know are very disappointed with their service, and many only get 1/4 of what's advertised on a regular basis. That's why DSL is a nice option, albeit a bit slower (numbers wise) but always constant.

Arden, how is 1.5mps slow anyways? Must be your area or something, but in my area you get 768/384 or 1.5/768 ADSL options. The limits for DSL lines are 8mps up/ 1mps down on ADSL and around 2.3mps both ways on SDSL.

PLC promised to make a difference, but that is most likely dead in the us. You can thank the Amature Radio (aka Hams) for killing any hope of it.

Boy, we've got some crappy and then some excellent DSL service down here in Texas. I've got SBC Yahoo! DSL, and their basic package, for $30/month is 384k down, 128k up. That's the crappy side. The GOOD side is you can get 1.5MBit down, 128k up for the same price from the same company! Screwy, huh? I've got 1.5MBit down, 128k up and my only complaint is the upstream speed. Sure, they've got their "business class DSL," which offers 6Mbit down, 384k up, but that's $160 a month... ouch.

[mdnky]

Yea, I couldn't survive on that kind of plan. I do alot of file transfers, and 128 up would drive me nuts. Heck, 384 is doing that to me. Waiting to hear on a date for the upgrade to our services out here, else I'm paying the extra 18$ a month for the 1.5/768 line.

[Trip]

bah! 2.1 forever!
lol, why am i complaining...i don't need it for anything!