Comcast expected to raise broadband speeds

**MIG-31** · Jan 15, 2005, 03:42 PM

Comcast next week is expected to announce plans to raise its broadband Internet speeds for all customers by at least a third later this year, according to sources familiar with the plans.

The nation's largest cable company and broadband provider will raise its current speed of up to 3mbps (megabits per second) downstream and 256kbps (kilobits per second) upstream to 4mbps and 384kbps, respectively, at no additional cost. Comcast will also offer its more expensive 4mbps customers a 50 percent increase to 6mbps downstream and 768kbps upstream, the sources said.

Comcast has upgraded its speed as part of an overall effort not only to distance itself from slower DSL (digital subscriber line) services but to add more high-bandwidth features, such as video e-mail, for its Comcast.net subscribers.
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Dark Lord · Jan 15, 2005, 04:06 PM

good news for me.

Xii · Jan 15, 2005, 04:19 PM

My DSL is 3000/384 and has been for a while. Everytime other companies start upping their bandwidth Earthlink follows suite so I would expect to see 4000/384 sometime soon.

HunterZ · Jan 15, 2005, 05:48 PM

I got an email on my Comcast account late last week saying (in less technical terms) that they'd be flashing everyone's modem last Sunday. I wonder if this is related. The email was really vague and non-technical about what exactly they were doing.

Maybe broadbandreports.com has something up about it (or at least on the forums).

fibonaccov · Jan 15, 2005, 06:12 PM

I was with Comcrap for 2 years and am glad am no longer a customer - worse latency ever (made online games unplayable) - refused to put me on a different node as mine was overcrowded - I had the ultralink service...if it works good for you, then fine, if it does not then good luck...

tek · Jan 15, 2005, 07:25 PM

Good news...... I have Comcast

I'm not complaining about the downstream speed, but the upload speed is horrible, thank god for an increase

Wunderchu · Jan 15, 2005, 09:41 PM

nice

BWX · Jan 16, 2005, 12:19 AM

Adelphia sucks

digerati · Jan 16, 2005, 12:28 AM

I hope Charter follows suite, that'd be awesome! lol

Ev!L-aLphA · Jan 16, 2005, 12:53 AM

bahh they always upgrade before cox =x than i complain to cox that all of the other companies are upgrading what about cox.. than i get a email saying
if you want more speed just pay 30$ more a month for 5mbps blabklalablabala

than a after like a year they upgrade our speed lol

riles9262 · Jan 16, 2005, 10:41 AM

Here in canada, there never seems to be a speed increase unless you pay extra. There's just not enough choices for broadband I guess. At least I get 512kbps upload speed though (but only 1.5mbps dn); many american isp's skimp out on the up speed.

**MIG-31** · Jan 16, 2005, 10:44 AM

still waiting for the uk to catch up on those speeds.......i'll be in for a long wait..

BWX · Jan 16, 2005, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riles9262

Here in canada, there never seems to be a speed increase unless you pay extra. There's just not enough choices for broadband I guess. At least I get 512kbps upload speed though (but only 1.5mbps dn); many american isp's skimp out on the up speed.

I would rather have that than my 3000 down, 256 up.

dipstick · Jan 16, 2005, 11:10 AM

Good news, comcast is finally learning..now if they could only drop the prices a bit. I was a customer for almost two years until I found RCN; I started out with a 3000/800 service and every year since then they bump the speeds 2Mbps for free. Now they're at 7000/800(it costs less $$ than comcasts 3000/256 service) and the next bump is coming up soon

tek · Jan 16, 2005, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

I would rather have that than my 3000 down, 256 up.

I wouldnt

How much do you download a day compared to how much you upload per day?

Switching to a better upload speed but slower download speed would be retarded

ToP3koms · Jan 16, 2005, 11:24 AM

Great news

and I was just thinking about calling and having my service upgraded to the 4000/384 for 10$ more a month.

BWX · Jan 16, 2005, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tek

I wouldnt

How much do you download a day compared to how much you upload per day?

Switching to a better upload speed but slower download speed would be retarded

BZZZZ Wrong. Running any kind of a server, which I do, I upload more. MANY people would rather have a higher upload and sacrifice some download speed. The upload is the weakest link of your connection.

BTW. Retarded? What's with the name calling?

tek · Jan 16, 2005, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

BZZZZ Wrong. Running any kind of a server, which I do, I upload more. MANY people would rather have a higher upload and sacrifice some download speed. The upload is the weakest link of your connection.

BTW. Retarded? What's with the name calling?

oh sorry didnt know you had a server....

I wasnt calling you retarded, I was calling the idea retarded

Sorry should have added "IMHO" In my humble opinion, cause it just means soo much

But yeah I'd actually LOVe to have a better upload speed, mainly for bittorrent so I can keep my ratio as close to 1:1 as possible for all trackers, kinda a bitch to do right now...

ivan300 · Jan 16, 2005, 06:49 PM

Its funny that other isps are actually increasing speeds when mine is killing out speeds. I use Shaw here in Vancouver and my dl speed went from 3000 mbit to LINKY

People are suppesting that they are badwith shapeing.Bit torrent is pritty much dead to me. I can only dl 5-6k on a really popular torrent. The worst thing is that I cant switch from them

Im gonna call them today and bitch at them

tek · Jan 16, 2005, 07:11 PM

You need to find some better sources for torrents buddy

Everything I download is well-seeded and I always get speeds of 100kb/-350kb/s

topbob · Jan 16, 2005, 10:12 PM

i dunno bout you guys, but i hate my isp

, and its comcast.

BWX · Jan 17, 2005, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivan300

Its funny that other isps are actually increasing speeds when mine is killing out speeds. I use Shaw here in Vancouver and my dl speed went from 3000 mbit to LINKY

People are suppesting that they are badwith shapeing.Bit torrent is pritty much dead to me. I can only dl 5-6k on a really popular torrent. The worst thing is that I cant switch from them

Im gonna call them today and bitch at them

CHange the default port - MANY ISP's are blocking or reducing the speed on all default peer to peer software ports. It worked wonders for me.

RTilbury · Jan 17, 2005, 03:20 PM

I have Road Runner here in California and just a few weeks ago they upgraded my speed from 3000kbs to 5000kbs. Its very speedy now, and i still only have to pay 10 bucks a month!! hah, its great having friends in high places.