I have a few comcast cable internet questions?
First of, I have the extreme 50 service.
50 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2961382269.png
I pay a monthly total of $139.99 including basic cable t.v. and phone with this service…
Okay now the questions….
1.) my comcast provided (rental) wifi router/modem combo has 4 downstream bonded channels and 3 usable upstream channels. So from this I figure I have around 152Mbps total download bandwidth and maybe 30Mbps total upload bandwidth. My wifi usually maxes out around 25Mbps to 42Mbps download and 10 upload with 11 to 25ms ping rates. How do I get my wifi connections to go up to 50Mbps download which is what my service is?
2.) Is it possible to increase my total cable internet bandwidth by getting a better modem? Say something with 8 channel bonded downstream and 4-8 channel bonded upstream.. I say that would make my bandwidth to around 300Mbps which would be better…
3.) Will my current 4 channel bonded downstream modem work with the comcast extreme 105Mbps 20 upload service? If I upgrade to this service how much wifi speeds can I expect to get?
Comcast says the extreme 105 service is "not available" in my particular area, but I swear people in my city have the extreme 105 service?
4.) Also, how much will each wifi device in my place get when connected all at the same time (including 2 cable t.v. boxes)? I usually have an ipad, 2 laptops and an xbox 360 all on wifi at the same time, although sometimes I have the xbox 360 hooked up directly to the cable modem via ethernet cat5e cable….
5.) I heard of "G.fast" which is supposedly fiber optic up to the last 300m of your house which would be all copper cable. I read this in "Maximum PC" magazine and it sounds like a compelling tech for the future. I've done some research and they mention 1Gbps for 100M of copper and 500Mbps for 300m of copper… Will AT&T U-verse have this in the future as an upgrade for the current DSL service? It sounds like a cool piece of technology, although I don't' know how quickly and the costs for the adoption rate will be?
6.) Will google fiber EVER deploy to more cities in the future? The pricing structure seems reasonable for 1Gbps symmetrical speeds. They'll probably upgrade that to like 2Gpbs and more in the future I'm guessing to compete with comcast and other providers….
I can definitely use such a service…
7.) Lastly, there's a provider in my area that uses "microwave" to provide service. They're basically called "Etheric Networks" and they're based in the san fran bay area. They offer up to 35Mbps symmetrical to residential and I dont' know if its possible to get the 2.5Gbps or so service to residential since those highly priced services are for "enterprise"....
The 1Gbps symmetrical is around $1,500 or so...
What technology is this? Must be Wi-max my best guess?
[Not that I can afford this service at this time... ]
Thanks very much ahead of time for any responses!
First of, I have the extreme 50 service.
50 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up
http://www.speedtest.net/result/2961382269.png
I pay a monthly total of $139.99 including basic cable t.v. and phone with this service…
Okay now the questions….
1.) my comcast provided (rental) wifi router/modem combo has 4 downstream bonded channels and 3 usable upstream channels. So from this I figure I have around 152Mbps total download bandwidth and maybe 30Mbps total upload bandwidth. My wifi usually maxes out around 25Mbps to 42Mbps download and 10 upload with 11 to 25ms ping rates. How do I get my wifi connections to go up to 50Mbps download which is what my service is?
2.) Is it possible to increase my total cable internet bandwidth by getting a better modem? Say something with 8 channel bonded downstream and 4-8 channel bonded upstream.. I say that would make my bandwidth to around 300Mbps which would be better…
3.) Will my current 4 channel bonded downstream modem work with the comcast extreme 105Mbps 20 upload service? If I upgrade to this service how much wifi speeds can I expect to get?
Comcast says the extreme 105 service is "not available" in my particular area, but I swear people in my city have the extreme 105 service?
4.) Also, how much will each wifi device in my place get when connected all at the same time (including 2 cable t.v. boxes)? I usually have an ipad, 2 laptops and an xbox 360 all on wifi at the same time, although sometimes I have the xbox 360 hooked up directly to the cable modem via ethernet cat5e cable….
5.) I heard of "G.fast" which is supposedly fiber optic up to the last 300m of your house which would be all copper cable. I read this in "Maximum PC" magazine and it sounds like a compelling tech for the future. I've done some research and they mention 1Gbps for 100M of copper and 500Mbps for 300m of copper… Will AT&T U-verse have this in the future as an upgrade for the current DSL service? It sounds like a cool piece of technology, although I don't' know how quickly and the costs for the adoption rate will be?
6.) Will google fiber EVER deploy to more cities in the future? The pricing structure seems reasonable for 1Gbps symmetrical speeds. They'll probably upgrade that to like 2Gpbs and more in the future I'm guessing to compete with comcast and other providers….
I can definitely use such a service…
7.) Lastly, there's a provider in my area that uses "microwave" to provide service. They're basically called "Etheric Networks" and they're based in the san fran bay area. They offer up to 35Mbps symmetrical to residential and I dont' know if its possible to get the 2.5Gbps or so service to residential since those highly priced services are for "enterprise"....
The 1Gbps symmetrical is around $1,500 or so...
What technology is this? Must be Wi-max my best guess?
[Not that I can afford this service at this time... ]
Thanks very much ahead of time for any responses!
Last edited: