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on another note...
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:05 am
by VonVulcan
Comcast announced recently in an email they have doubled my connection speed at no cost. How nice of them.
http://www.dslreports.com/im/64359924/87822.png
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:24 am
by CDN_Merlin
You'll pay for it later, trust me.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:45 am
by Testiculese
Probably, Merl, being Comcast.
I will say, sometimes companies surprise you. Verizon upped my bandwidth to 5000/1000 right after they dropped my monthly rate by $5. I don't get it. (They're still bastards, because they refuse to offer DSL without the hardline.)
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:46 am
by VonVulcan
Well, comcast is not my only option. Recently Click expanded coverage into my area. They offer a competitive package. I am under no contract. If they up the cost, I'll jump.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:12 am
by Foil
I have no complaints whatsoever with Comcast.
Besides the initial \"bundle discount\", my Comcast bill has stayed the same for over two years, while the bandwidth has just continued to increase.
I started out at something like 6Mbit down / 512Kbit up... the last time I checked, I'm now at something like 12Mbit down / 4Mbit up (and their \"PowerBoost\" thing bumps it up even higher during lower-usage times of day).
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:50 am
by Krom
Free speed upgrades are probably the result of upgrades to the whole system. Most people are on DOCSIS 2.0 modems in the US, however a few areas have rolled out DOCSIS 3.0. IIRC 2.0 has something like a 30-50 Mbit maximum, while 3.0 has a 300 Mbit maximum so it is pretty common to give a speed boost to everyone when they upgrade the network.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:45 pm
by Duper
I got the same e-mail Vulcan. Course, it would be nice if anyone actually UPLOADED at that speed.
I very seldom get anything over a meg down; more likely 600 to 300 Kb. Sometimes I get surprised and a 60 meg d/l (normally some kind of official patch) take a couple of seconds. but that's very rare.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:41 pm
by Spidey
I want my FIOS!!
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:45 pm
by AceCombat
lemme check mine....
nope still 30/3 supposed to be 16/3 but after tweaks im hitting 30 Mb
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:05 am
by DarkShadow
I was on the phone with comcast 2 days ago when they offered me 16 meg down for 5 more a month I am supposed to be at 8down 2 up but I don't think I would spend 5 more a month to slow down.
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:32 am
by Sedwick
Damn it!...
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:18 pm
by Krom
Blah:
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:34 pm
by Sniper
You guys are from Germantown? Nice. I'm in Milwaukee. Work in Brookfield.
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:35 pm
by Sedwick
Waukesha, actually. Sometime soon we need to do some LANing!
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:37 pm
by Aus-RED-5
At Work:
At Home:
Re:
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:51 pm
by Capm
Testiculese wrote:Probably, Merl, being Comcast.
I will say, sometimes companies surprise you. Verizon upped my bandwidth to 5000/1000 right after they dropped my monthly rate by $5. I don't get it. (They're still bastards, because they refuse to offer DSL without the hardline.)
If it was without hardline, then it wouldn't be DSL would it... It'd be wireless. dun dun dunnnn
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:19 pm
by Spidey
No, I think he means the T & R. (tip & ring for those that don’t know) IE: the phone.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:27 pm
by Capm
It was a joke...
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:45 am
by TOR_LordRaven
Waukesha huh?
My father-in-law works for Waukesha Electric - but we live in Ga, and hes pretty much always in Florida.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:57 pm
by AceCombat
i ran across a Comcast line tech couple days ago and he told me that DOCSIS 3.0 is already being started in certain areas of GA
OFF TOPIC: what part of GA?
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:50 am
by BUBBALOU
Testiculese wrote:I don't get it. (They're still bastards, because they refuse to offer DSL without the hardline.)
LOL if you only knew the truth...
