Comcast Makes Upstream Speed Boost Official - 384kbps to 1Mbps, and 768kbps becomes 2Mbps...
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grydlok @ 12th Jun 09:47AM:
Pass this along
I have some friends who have jabcast. I'll let them know.
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smokarz @ 12th Jun 09:47AM:
any ftp site for testing?
so does anyone know of a fast reliable ftp site that i can test this NEW upload speed? thanks
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Rob @ 12th Jun 09:52AM:
Provision Rates
The actual provision rates is 1100 for the 6mb and 2200 for the 8mb. This allows for any overhead, so the customer should see the advertised upload, if not more (thanks to powerboost).
Unlike some ISPs who provision a 1mb upload at exactly 1000, Comcast went above that (like they do with their download).
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anon @ 12th Jun 09:56AM:
how long
Does anybody know how long this will be going on? Is it permanent or temporary?
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Rick @ 12th Jun 09:57AM:
Thanks Comcast
The new speeds are great and really kicking some serious a$$ here with powerboost.
(NYC Speakeasy test site)
Last Result:
Download Speed: 31169 kbps (3896.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2305 kbps (288.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
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TK Junk Mail @ 12th Jun 10:11AM:
Re: Provision Rates
Since 2002, I have paid the same $42.95 for Comcast svc and I have gotten a half dozen speed increases without paying any more. Sounds like a good deal to me. But I am sure there are plenty who will still complain that they are getting ripped off.
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bshelly @ 12th Jun 10:16AM:
Re: Provision Rates
Looks like Blast! doesn't have that much of an advantage now for those of us who need upstream speed. The only reason I decided to upgrade from Perf. Plus to Blast! was for the 2mb upload. I don't need 16mb down for the price difference they charge us in the Chicago area. Looks like I'm going to call and downgrade to save some money for gas. :D
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needforspeed59 @ 12th Jun 10:21AM:
Cox did this too
At least in AZ. They added it to the upstream for Preferred and Premier. Plus we got a nice speed bump in both directions. The upstream boost is nice. I am glad you Comcast folks are getting it.
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Rob @ 12th Jun 10:26AM:
Re: how long
said by hdmember :
Does anybody know how long this will be going on? Is it permanent or temporary?
It's permanent.
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Rob @ 12th Jun 10:27AM:
Re: Provision Rates
said by TK Junk Mail :
Since 2002, I have paid the same $42.95 for Comcast svc and I have gotten a half dozen speed increases without paying any more. Sounds like a good deal to me. But I am sure there are plenty who will still complain that they are getting ripped off.
Well, you could say that the rate increases on the cable tv (at least 2 rate increases per year in my area) subsidizes the Internet cost and keeps it down.
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CUBS_FAN @ 12th Jun 10:31AM:
Old News
Just when I thought another upgrade was taking place its the upload upgrade I received months ago. It could have been possibly last year :huh: :uhh:
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anon @ 12th Jun 10:32AM:
T1
would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
Come on T-1 prices, go down, make an economy T-1 package for small business
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Rob @ 12th Jun 10:35AM:
Re: T1
said by Pv8man999 :
would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
No. A T1 has many advantages that still make it a much more attractive connection.
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celloville @ 12th Jun 10:37AM:
cause of my problems
I wonder if this might be contributing to the cause of my recent problems. I live in Little Rock, AR and recently have had two different techs out to address upwards of 68% packet loss (especially after 7pm). Both times the tech referred the issue to maintenance. They say I'm fine on the downlink but high in errors on the uplink.
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banditws6 @ 12th Jun 10:38AM:
Still don't have it...
I'm on the 6/384 package, and still not seeing the new upload speeds in Naples, FL. Have been power-cycling for days, just did it again to no avail. Stuck at 384 (speed tests are actually registering about 320-330). I never see Powerboost on the upload either, only on the download.
Anyone else in Naples in the same boat? Or is this indicative of a problem I should contact Comcast about?
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MightyPez @ 12th Jun 10:44AM:
Re: T1
said by Pv8man999 :
would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
Very Doubtful. I manage the network of 3 offices located in different places. The main office has a T1, one of the remotes has a T1, and one uses Comcast high speed business.
The location on Comcast uses an IPSEC tunnel for basic packet encryption because all of the users are either on a software VPN or dial in to the terminal server. There are good days and bad days. On good days users may get dropped once or twice. On bad days, we will see hours of no or extremely poor service.
It's faster than a T1, yes, but we have to deal with the above mentioned problems.
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Skeedatl @ 12th Jun 10:46AM:
Re: T1
T1s are more reliable and are dedicated circuits.
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TK Junk Mail @ 12th Jun 11:02AM:
Re: Provision Rates
said by Rob :said by TK Junk Mail :
Since 2002, I have paid the same $42.95 for Comcast svc and I have gotten a half dozen speed increases without paying any more. Sounds like a good deal to me. But I am sure there are plenty who will still complain that they are getting ripped off.
Well, you could say that the rate increases on the cable tv (at least 2 rate increases per year in my area) subsidizes the Internet cost and keeps it down.
Of course, that is possible, but unlikely. Most major corporations make each line of business meet separate profit goals and hold their managers responsible to meet them. Short term inducements to conquer new customers(promotion deals) may cross-subsidize, but over time each line of business must meet their own goals.
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espaeth @ 12th Jun 11:17AM:
Re: T1
said by Rob :said by Pv8man999 :
would this make T-1 1.544 Mbps out dated?
No. A T1 has many advantages that still make it a much more attractive connection.
Agree.
The overwhelming majority of T1 circuits in the US are not for Internet access; they are for private Frame/ATM/MPLS connections, TDM voice services, and ISDN PRI for video conferencing. (though this is rapidly being replaced by IP telepresence offerings)
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djrobx @ 12th Jun 11:44AM:
Re: T1
Attractive? T1s are outdated dinosaurs in terms of internet connectivity. SLA's are nice and all, but for $300-$500+/month, businesses should be getting faster connections.
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gate1975mlm @ 12th Jun 11:46AM:
Upload no faster for me!
Am I missing something???
I have the 16/2 package
I just did some speed tests and I never get faster then 1585K Upload.
Where is my 2000 upload??
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FileShackOrg @ 12th Jun 12:39PM:
Re: Upload no faster for me!
Looks like all the blast users are getting shafted, how come comcast doesn't put blast users at 3 upload now?
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Skeedatl @ 12th Jun 12:45PM:
Re: T1
Business requires reliability far more than speed.
For business a single T1 can handle hundreds of users (depending on the type of business).
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sragle @ 12th Jun 12:55PM:
Re: Upload no faster for me!
I have been upgraded. I am on Blast.
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bshelly @ 12th Jun 01:12PM:
Re: Upload no faster for me!
I couldn't agree with you more. Blast has been a speed level above Performance Plus (8/768), so what will Comcast be doing to deliver faster upload speeds for those of us who have to pay MORE for Blast? I wouldn't be upset if like the majority of Blast subscribers, it were a free upgrade from Perf. Plus.
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sragle @ 12th Jun 01:26PM:
Re: Upload no faster for me!
after doing some more speed test my upload gets any where around 3mbit/s to 3.4mbit/s I get no less then 3mbit/s..
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djrobx @ 12th Jun 01:32PM:
Re: T1
I completely agree that reliability is paramount for a business. But we're quickly getting to a point where 1.5mbps shared across even a small business office is not enough, and for the price, they should be getting more for their money.
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Bytezboy @ 12th Jun 02:10PM:
time warner should take a clue
They're still stuck with 512kbit upload on their standard plans. :uhh:
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anon @ 12th Jun 02:10PM:
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anon @ 12th Jun 02:16PM:
Got It
I got it here in west GA. FInally.
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Skeedatl @ 12th Jun 02:23PM:
Re: T1
It is so long as you keep people working and off You Tube LOL. But yeah, it depends on the business. If you're in a business with a ton of attachments like large PDFs, they'll need a bonded T1.
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anon @ 12th Jun 02:25PM:
16/2 powerboos stats
»www.speedtest.net/result/283217194.png
new 16/2 here in MICHIGAN
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Cabal @ 12th Jun 04:07PM:
Re: Pass this along
Looking good here!
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hadirtyJlo @ 12th Jun 04:15PM:
:)
My 8/1 service out in Huntsville, AL got boosted the other day to 2Mbps, had to remotely reboot the modem, that was fun since I was remotely connecting from CA and didn't know if the modem would pull the same IP as before :). The connection here just south of Sacramento got it's boost up to 1Mbps as well last week.
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Xizer @ 12th Jun 04:32PM:
Re: T1
said by Skeedatl :
Business requires reliability far more than speed.
For business a single T1 can handle hundreds of users (depending on the type of business).
Reliability, eh? I've had a connection with Time Warner Cable that I leave running constantly working on something.
It has gone down once for an hour in the last year - during a very severe thunderstorm, and 15 minutes during a severe winter storm.
That is pretty damn reliable, and it's not even business class, either.
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Skeedatl @ 12th Jun 04:44PM:
Re: T1
No it's not reliable. My T1 has gone down, let's see, NEVER. And if it ever did, they have to fix it immediately. And with Time Warner's changing usage policy you will no longer be able to leave it "working" all the time.
I would NEVER trust my business operations to Time Warner residential services. I get to do with my T1 whatever I want...no bull crap caps, no bull crap traffic shaping, no bull crap AUP.
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anon @ 12th Jun 04:56PM:
t1 vs cable..
The difference between a t1 and cable is that you get a Service Level Agreement with a t1. Where as Cable is more than likely best effort...
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dvd536 @ 12th Jun 05:01PM:
Re: T1
said by Skeedatl :
T1s are more reliable and are dedicated circuits.
Don't forget the SLAs!
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dvd536 @ 12th Jun 05:04PM:
Re: Upload no faster for me!
said by FileShackOrg :
Looks like all the blast users are getting shafted, how come comcast doesn't put blast users at 3 upload now?
probably because these rates are powerboost only.
the blast people probably have the 2mbps profile in their config files.
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Skeedatl @ 12th Jun 05:05PM:
Re: T1
Yep, not going to get this »www.megapath.net/pdfs/service_le···nces.pdf with residential service.
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Xizer @ 12th Jun 06:08PM:
Re: T1
said by Skeedatl :
No it's not reliable. My T1 has gone down, let's see, NEVER. And if it ever did, they have to fix it immediately. And with Time Warner's changing usage policy you will no longer be able to leave it "working" all the time.
I would NEVER trust my business operations to Time Warner residential services. I get to do with my T1 whatever I want...no bull crap caps, no bull crap traffic shaping, no bull crap AUP.
Eh what... Time Warner offers business services... in fact they have a "home business" class here that is $10 more a month that RR Turbo residential service and it is 15/2 Mbps. I was pointing out the fact that I had incredibly reliable residential service, their business service must be even more reliable.
Also I think I could live with my Internet connection going down for an hour once a year that runs at 15 Mbps instead of having a connection that never goes down but runs at 1.5 Mbps and is ten times more expensive.
I also don't know what you're talking about with caps... Time Warner has no caps, at least not yet. If that shit they're trialing in Texas is successful and they implement in on their entire network I'll agree with you, but for now Time Warner Business class is a much better deal than T1. They also do not traffic shape.
I have downloaded over 1 TB in a month from Time Warner Cable before and they never gave a shit. That's residential too... I can't imagine them being more strict with a business class connection.
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EG @ 12th Jun 07:01PM:
Re: t1 vs cable..
I'll echo that... :uhh:
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cypherstream @ 12th Jun 07:11PM:
Re: Upload no faster for me!
I get over 2000 upload but only for a limited time.
Once averaged for a 29.5 MB upload test I get the following numbers considering time vs. how much data was uploaded:
Upload #1
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File size transferred : 29.5 MB (30937448 bytes)
Total time taken : 234.3 seconds (234296 milliseconds)
Throughput : 132.0 KB/sec [Kilobyte-per-second]
= 0.13 MB/sec [Megabyte-per-second]
= 1056.0 Kbps [Kilobit-per-second]
= 1.06 Mbps [Megabit-per-second]
BUT for the first 40% of that test, I'm blazing along at 2200 to 2600 Kbps (around 300+ KB/s), then all of a sudden it drops to a horrible 90~100 KB/s.
The speed upgrade at least in my area is completely false. I even pushed the little reset button on the back of my SBV5220 eMTA and watched it cycle from start.
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Skeedatl @ 12th Jun 07:28PM:
Re: T1
Again, the prices and speeds you quote are residential/home office, not true business.
If you want an SLA, multiple static IPs, and decent upload speeds you pay through the nose with Time Warner.
I don't know about your market but in my market the tier pricing was similar to New York. The Los Angeles TWC site no longer quotes prices; but here are prices for the NY area and these look about to be what I was quoted a while back.
Pricing for Hudson Valley area dynamic IP plans
Bandwidth Options Downstream/Upstream Price
Tier 1 1 Mbps/256 Kbps $99.95
Tier 2 2 Mbps/384 Kbps $129.95
Tier 3 1.5 Mbps/768 Kbps $149.95
Tier 4 4 Mbps/384 Kbps $179.95
Tier 5 3 Mbps/768 Kbps $219.95
Tier 6 1.5 Mbps/1.5 Mbps $399.95
Tier 7 8 Mbps/2 Mbps $529.95
At the time I talked to them, right when they rolled out 15/2 here in Huntington Beach, they offered 15/2 for home office only and maxed at 10/2 for actual businesses and it was a total rip off. I don't remember exactly what it was but I could almost get a bonded T1 (which while slower was guaranteed bandwith) for that price. What was worse is that throughput was not guaranteed at all. They were quoting me typical "up to" speeds whereas my T1 has guaranteed throughput.
I pay $359 and get 13 static IPs, a free $800-$900 Netopia 4622XL router, GUARANTEED bandwidth and a very good SLA. Also I have the option for reasonably priced fully managed security. TWC Biz didn't offer those extra service options.
TWC Business is fine if yer a dentist or mom & pop video store but not if you actually rely on your connectivity. TWC Biz is more a competitor to business ADSL and SDSL than T1/T3 services. Business DSL for 7Mb in our local market runs about $120/mo with Verizon and for 6Mb with AT&T about $65/mo, WAY cheaper than Time Warner Business.
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Jovi @ 12th Jun 08:16PM:
Same old speed
Nothing new after power cycling modem. :(
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BuggyBoyOKC @ 12th Jun 08:17PM:
Re: Thanks Comcast
I get that plus twice the upload on Optimum Online w/ Boost.. God I am so glad I moved out of Comcast territory. :)
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Cheese @ 12th Jun 08:21PM:
Hmmm? I have powercycled twice already
But my uploads are hovering around 80-90k :huh:
Also browsing seems slow :huh:
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niplet @ 13th Jun 12:34AM:
Re: Provision Rates
if $10's is going to significanty help you with your purchasing of gasoline, then you have bigger problems than a price difference for your internet speed packages.
the $10 difference for me is = to just one trip to work and back. Gas sucks, especially now that it is closing in in some areas to $5 or even higher. if it equaled a tank of gas, the internet would be gone, but $10 seems a little insignificant.
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fuziwuzi @ 13th Jun 09:26AM:
Not here yet
I've powercycled the modem, but my speed results are no different than the 6/384 I've been getting, with powerboost.
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KewlGuy @ 13th Jun 01:54PM:
Re: Not here yet
I had speeds of 15/1.5. After recycling my modem last night my speeds first crashed to 1/1.5 and then got boosted to 25/1.5. Yeah that's 25Mbps download but still 1.5Mbps upload.
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theelviscerator @ 15th Jun 09:32AM:
superboosted
It helps when you run your own cable I think....
One of the fastest tests in all of comcast....
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aaronwt @ 28th Aug 10:45AM:
Re: T1
said by Skeedatl :
Business requires reliability far more than speed.
For business a single T1 can handle hundreds of users (depending on the type of business).
T1 speed is only 1.54mps. Way too slow for businesses with dozens of employees sending emails, CAD drawings, etc on a regular basis. I have the 50mbs down/20mbs up tier with FIOS at home and I can't wait until they upgrade to something faster.
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