Comcast to move to 8Mbps

[GamerExpress]

Yep I already have the 8 UP in my area.

 

[DaFinn]

I am getting 12/1 Mb now for ? 55,- (ADSL2). ADSL 2+ will be available beginnig next year, 24/1 Mb for ? 63,-.
But this is Finland...

 

[stag3]

hmm whoever said it was up in los angeles, anyone else verify? i just reset my modem and it is still @ 4 down

 

[SirWoj]

Verizon Fios is still better and cheaper.

 

[RiDE]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: Kalbi
comcast has major lag. can barely play CS.

and thats if its even on. i cant go an entire week without the internet cutting out at least once. comcrap sucks :roll:

...and I can go an entire month without it cutting out. Seems like other things also suck in your neighborhood along with Comcast.

 

[CFster]

Got bumped up from 5000/768 to 15,000/2000 here in CT on CoxHSI. Same price - $49 or something.

It flies but, most of the servers I go to download something from aren't as fast as I am.

 

[RiDE]

Originally posted by: stag3
hmm whoever said it was up in los angeles, anyone else verify? i just reset my modem and it is still @ 4 down

It's upgraded. I'm doing 8-9 down, up from 6-7.

 

[tjaisv]

Originally posted by: no0b
Marketing. Does anyone need >2Mbps download speed?, They need to work on either increasing upload speeds or decreasing prices.

Your nick suits you well.

Of course nobody needs >2Mb download speeds. It's simply a luxury, but it's one that many people enjoy and have come to depend on. If u don't know for what they use all their bandwidth for, then maybe you should educate yourself.

But yes, i definitely agree that ALL BROADBAND PROVIDERS NEED TO WORK ON INCREASING THEIR UPLOAD SPEEDS. Many applications depend on it, eg VoIP (which uses 70-100Kbps per call), server hosting, p2p'ing, online gaming, personal file uploading via email or FTP or whatever. Moreover, the bigger the upload pipe, the more of these apps u can multitask with. Common sense really. But i guess in this day and age there's just not too much common sense out there. Shame.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: tjaisv

Originally posted by: no0b
Marketing. Does anyone need >2Mbps download speed?, They need to work on either increasing upload speeds or decreasing prices.

Your nick suits you well.

Of course nobody needs >2Mb download speeds. It's simply a luxury, but it's one that many people enjoy and have come to depend on. If u don't know for what they use all their bandwidth for, then maybe you should educate yourself.

But yes, i definitely agree that ALL BROADBAND PROVIDERS NEED TO WORK ON INCREASING THEIR UPLOAD SPEEDS. Many applications depend on it, eg VoIP (which uses 70-100Kbps per call), server hosting, p2p'ing, online gaming, personal file uploading via email or FTP or whatever. Moreover, the bigger the upload pipe, the more of these apps u can multitask with. Common sense really. But i guess in this day and age there's just not too much common sense out there. Shame.

and you call him a n00b?

It's all business.

 

[Mojoed]

Bah! Everytime this thread gets bumped, I get all excited, thinking I got a free speed bump coming. Then I realize it's the same thread I read 3 months ago.

 

[tjaisv]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: tjaisv

Originally posted by: no0b
Marketing. Does anyone need >2Mbps download speed?, They need to work on either increasing upload speeds or decreasing prices.

Your nick suits you well.

Of course nobody needs >2Mb download speeds. It's simply a luxury, but it's one that many people enjoy and have come to depend on. If u don't know for what they use all their bandwidth for, then maybe you should educate yourself.

But yes, i definitely agree that ALL BROADBAND PROVIDERS NEED TO WORK ON INCREASING THEIR UPLOAD SPEEDS. Many applications depend on it, eg VoIP (which uses 70-100Kbps per call), server hosting, p2p'ing, online gaming, personal file uploading via email or FTP or whatever. Moreover, the bigger the upload pipe, the more of these apps u can multitask with. Common sense really. But i guess in this day and age there's just not too much common sense out there. Shame.

and you call him a n00b?

It's all business.

Well my point was that one can never have enough bandwidth, as there will always be applications that can take advantage of it. I come across a lot of n00b peole who don't realize this, or refuse to accept it.

And yeah, it's definitely all just business from the providers' point of view.

 

[ScottFern]

Yeah I agree on the upgrading the upload speed. Whenever I have more than 2 torrents going, I intermittently lose my AIM connection and the browser stops working for 30 seconds here and there. I can't stand this, I wonder if it has to do with Comcast, or just the torrents sucking all my upload bandwidth?

 

[Rubycon]

Comcast is testing a 16/1 package in a few areas as well. Should be 1.5 up IMO but whatever.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: tjaisv

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: tjaisv

Originally posted by: no0b
Marketing. Does anyone need >2Mbps download speed?, They need to work on either increasing upload speeds or decreasing prices.

Your nick suits you well.

Of course nobody needs >2Mb download speeds. It's simply a luxury, but it's one that many people enjoy and have come to depend on. If u don't know for what they use all their bandwidth for, then maybe you should educate yourself.

But yes, i definitely agree that ALL BROADBAND PROVIDERS NEED TO WORK ON INCREASING THEIR UPLOAD SPEEDS. Many applications depend on it, eg VoIP (which uses 70-100Kbps per call), server hosting, p2p'ing, online gaming, personal file uploading via email or FTP or whatever. Moreover, the bigger the upload pipe, the more of these apps u can multitask with. Common sense really. But i guess in this day and age there's just not too much common sense out there. Shame.

and you call him a n00b?

It's all business.

Well my point was that one can never have enough bandwidth, as there will always be applications that can take advantage of it. I come across a lot of n00b peole who don't realize this, or refuse to accept it.

And yeah, it's definitely all just business from the providers' point of view.

Well Torrents depend on upload more than download, so they probably do it this way to limit use.

 

[Fenixgoon]

My best download so far has been 4.4MB/sec

 

[TallBill]

God damn... Charter is in my area, but Comcast is like 2 miles away.. I do like 3Mpbs.. but 6-8 would be awesome. Cry

 

[Hubes]

i still have 6 in philly.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Still 4000/384 in northern Indiana.

I've only lost service twice in 3 years though. Even then, one was only for an hour or two, and the second for two days.

 

[blwest]

I tried to upgrade for 3 hours today. I have the basic (local) channels and that's it. They told me I'd have to pay $10/month more plus $50 more for "expanded basic" or whatever. I told them to cancle my service. I now run DSL with 896 up. The upload is all I wanted.