Comcast Speed Increases Official

bobw · #1 October 23rd, 2003, 07:11 PM

Comcast Speed Increases Official
Users should see 3Mbps by year's end
Though they've been tinkering with downstream bandwidth levels for months, Comcast today officially announced they'd be raising speeds for their standard broadband package customers. According to the company, all users of Comcast's standard broadband service should see their download speeds doubled by the end of this year. "Our job No. 1 is increasing speed -- increasing from 1.5 megabits downstream to 3 megabits downstream," said Steve Burke, president of Comcast's cable division. According to users in our Comcast forum, the company has been raising the download speed of their Comcast Pro service from 3.5Mbps to 3.8Mbps in some markets.

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Trip · #2 October 23rd, 2003, 07:21 PM

YES!
I got comcast about 2 months ago. I've been really impressed with it so far! If those speed upgrades include me I think I'll love comcast forever.

bobw · #3 October 23rd, 2003, 07:30 PM

Here are the Comcast 3mb download rollout dates:
Atlantic
Market Name Market Date
Pittsburgh (Tri-State) 08/04/03 -
Chesterfield, VA 10/22/03 -
Elyria, OH 11/01/03 -
Baltimore, MD 12/01/03 -
Washington, DC 12/01/03 -
Richmond, VA 10/22/03 -
Miami, FL 11/01/03 -

East Market Name Market Date
NJ North, NJ 11/03/03 -
Reading (PA West), PA 11/03/03 -
NJ South, NJ 12/01/03 -
Phila Metro, PA 12/01/03 -
Hartford, CT 11/01/03 -
Hamden, CT 12/30/03 -
Northeast, MA 01/27/04 -

Midwest
Market Name Market Date
Detroit 1 (Mich A), MI 10/01/03 -
Independence, MO 10/01/03 -
Muncie, IN 10/01/03 -
Olathe, KS 11/01/03 -
Detroit 2 (Mich B), MI 12/01/03 -
Chicago, IL 12/15/03 -
Michigan, MI 12/16/03 -
Indianapolis, IN 12/23/03 -
Fort Wayne, IN 12/30/03 -
Minnesota, MN 01/27/04 -
Indiana, IN 12/15/03 -

Mountain
Market Name Market Date
Pima (Tucson), AZ 10/15/03 10/15/03
Albuquerque, NM 10/17/03 -
Dallas, TX 12/02/03 -
Denver, CO 12/05/03 01/05/04
Salt Lake City, UT 11/01/03 -
Portland, OR 01/20/04 -
Seattle, WA 01/02/04 -

South
Market Name Market Date
Knoxville, TN 07/01/03 -
Atlanta, GA 08/22/03 -
Dallas, GA 10/01/03 -
Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS 10/01/03 -
Lake County, FL 10/01/03 -
Meridian, MS 10/01/03 -
Mobile, AL 10/01/03 -
Panama City, FL 10/01/03 11/01/03
Savannah, GA 10/01/03 -
Tuscaloosa, AL 10/01/03 -
Little Rock, AR 10/17/03 -
Naples, FL 10/17/03 10/20/03
W. Florida (Srsta), FL 10/17/03 10/20/03
Charleston, SC 11/01/03 -
Paducah, KY 11/15/03 -
East Tenn, TN 12/02/03 -
Huntsville/Florence, AL 12/23/03 -
Tallahassee, FL 12/29/03 -
Augusta, GA 12/30/03 -
Chattanooga, TN 12/30/03 -
Nashville, TN 12/30/03 12/22/03
Jacksonville, FL 12/15/03 -

West
Market Name Market Date
Sacramento, CA 12/01/03 -
Bay Area, CA 12/16/03 -
Southern California 01/13/04 -

Arden · #4 October 25th, 2003, 07:22 AM

I wish DSL went so fast.

Trip · #5 October 25th, 2003, 01:16 PM

Just a few more days until the SLC HQ gets it!!! That will effect me...will it not? *I live in Provo, a 2 hour drive from SLC.

UNIX X11 · #6 October 25th, 2003, 01:32 PM

comcast sucks. i gotta switch to a new isp.

**mdnky** · #7 October 25th, 2003, 05:05 PM

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.

Trip · #8 October 25th, 2003, 06:49 PM

*COUGH*

I have been VERY PLEASED with comcast. All my speeds are constant, the line has NEVER cut off on me, and it's so fast! I have no idea how anybody can whine like this. Comcast has got to be THE BEST ISP in the world. I, for one, plan on staying with Comcast until I die (or until the fiberoptic lines are turned on in Utah).