Comcast to raise download to 3Mbps

[MystiKal]

Originally posted by: PinchyCM
i always thought comcast's download was capped like at 230k/s and the cap was 30k/s up.

Don't get kilobytes/sec confused with kilobits/sec. 1 byte = 8 bits, 1 kilobyte = 2^10 bits...you do the math.

 

[Salvador]

Wow! That will be awesome! I just tested my connection at dslreports.com and I'm only getting just over 1 Mbps and 224 kbps uploads. Back when the service was owned by @home I was getting just over 2 Mbps and when ATTBI took over, it was 1.5 Mbps and now that Comcast owns it, I have a lousy 1 Mbps.

Sal

 

[zzt711]

When using file sharing programs, in particular bittorrent, my calculated average for dl/ul is 250/30.

Comcast sucks for P2P, I had much better speeds when I had PacBell DSL. When the promotion is over, abd if my peer connection limits dont get better after the upgrade, I'm going back to Pacbell DSL...

I live just south of San Francisco in Burlingame...

-ZZT

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: zzt711
When using file sharing programs, in particular bittorrent, my calculated average for dl/ul is 250/30. Comcast sucks for P2P, I had much better speeds when I had PacBell DSL. When the promotion is over, abd if my peer connection limits dont get better after the upgrade, I'm going back to Pacbell DSL... I live just south of San Francisco in Burlingame... -ZZT

my p2p transfers are always maxed... you do realize that if you are uploading at 30, your downstream is not even going to reach 300, let alone 400? 250/30 is nothing to be mad at, assuming your talking about kb/sec.

 

[aZhE]

Originally posted by: crazydave
For all the Bay Area people -

I saw an article in the Chronicle the other day that said SF, N. Bay, Central Contra Costa, and Tri-Valley areas are slated for 3Mbps on 12/16. Does anyone know about other parts of the Bay Area? I live in Castro Valley, which one one of the original @Home test neighborhoods starting in 1996 and had a solid 3-4Mbps till attbi took over from @Home. I sure hope I'm included, and lumped together with one of those other areas, or else I'll be pretty mad!

It looks like Castro Valley speeds went up I just did a test on dslreports check it out. Im on the top of the list for 94546 with 3215/241
http://www.dslreports.com/archive/comcast.net?zip=94546&start=Search

 

[Heaf]

Today, I checked my speed at dslreports & showed no change. I unplugged my modem, restarted & am now:
download «3030 kbps
upload «225 kbps

woo hoo

Florence, Alabama

 

[TekDemon]

Glad to see that they're finally bringing you guys up to broadband speeds =P

Because I remember when I had 640Kbps BellAtlantic(now Verizon) DSL that sucked and it couldn't even hit 90KB/s but then I got Road Runner...and I pretty much knew that any critics who whined about Cable being shared were idiots, including that PC Magazine writer who predicted the demise of cable internet.
PPoE slow assed DSL couldn't even compare to a Road Runner line going 3Mbps/384(400?)kbps...

And the upload went up plenty too...used to only upload at 9KB/s which made me feel like it was BARELY better than a 56K. This only bugged me when I sent people big pictures or (fill in other completely legal multimedia files, such as large powerpoint presentations) or was uploading a complex website or something, but still annoying!!!

Of course I was soooo jealous the day I found out about Optimum Online's speed caps...10Mbps/1Mbps!!! Gargh!!!

My school currently caps our uploads to hell...we upload about as fast as my old DSL line...so pathetic. I think my school is run by morons who only care about the bottom line and ignore the whole concept of "Internet 2" since now transfers between us and other I2 institutions are capped at...9Kbps. Wow...you mean I2 is now SLOWER than I1?
Ugh<---disgusted

Not to say that I haven't found a way around the cap, but that's not the point. lol. Bandwidth needs to be freeeeeeeed!

 

[UpGrD]

2003-12-13 00:59:00 EST: 1730 / 245
Your download speed : 1730550 bps, or 1730 kbps.
A 211.2 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 245203 bps, or 245 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

zip code 60046

 

[Bbc84]

2003-12-13 03:25:30 EST: 1568 / 247
Your download speed : 1568885 bps, or 1568 kbps.
A 191.5 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 247096 bps, or 247 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!



Hmmm guess i havent been upgraded yet. It says 12/15/03 for Chicago. I wonder if that includes chicagoland suburbs?

I live 60 miles directly west of the city in a suburb. I hope i get the upgrade on monday.

 

[crazydave]

Thanks, aZhE. I'm now at the top of the 94552 chart! Before resetting cable modem: 1777kbps. After reset: 3577kbps. Sweet deal.

 

sweet! 2 days!

 

[Pudgygiant]

They must have a very very fat pipe coming out of every county, much less state... I know at least 10 people that have comcast 1.5mbps (probably 3mbps now, I haven't asked them) in my small town alone. I think we should organize a "network stress test" to see if their network really IS only at %18 capacity.

 

[AStar617]

Ugh.

I just moved to Shrewsbury, MA 01545, where the town runs its own electric and cable companies (SELPSCC) and I have no choice in broadband providers. Allegedly they keep ownership of their own utilities to keep rates "competitive" or something, but considering I'm already paying $50 (including cable subscription discount!) for 1000/256 ($5-7 more for about 1.2mbit less than I had with Comcast in Marlborough, MA 01752), I beg to differ. I wonder how they plan to react to this latest move... I won't be surprised if they summarily dismiss my inquiry by stating that Comcast isn't considered a "competitor" (technically im Closer to Charter land than Comcast, but even Charter has 2mbit).

 

[skyking]

I am on a very small ISP based out of a boondocks town, and I used to get ~900 down and 128 up. comcast came into our area, and I guess they decided to step it up a bit. I had called and emailed them, as I am sure others did. My 1 year commitment price is 32 a month. I went to test after reading this thread and:

2003-12-13 08:55:47 EST: 1371 / 246
Your download speed : 1371113 bps, or 1371 kbps.
A 167.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 246153 bps, or 246 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


WOOOHOOO! Share the Love Baby!! I was considering switching to comcast, but not anymore. Competition is good

 

[TedKord]

Originally posted by: brab

Originally posted by: TedKord

Man, this will be awesome. I often D/L at 200-300kbs, can't see what I get after.

Your download speed : 2708779 bps, or 2708 kbps.
A 330.6 KB/sec transfer rate.

You won't get much much more difference after......because you are definitely hoovering around 3 Mbit/s if you are getting 300kbs+....

I was overstating a bit. From a good solid source, like D/Ling from a microsoft server, I get steady 200-245. Occasionally
I get 250+. Not often. From most sources, I get 80-150.

BTW, I tried again today. Unplugged the modem power, took my 2 year old son upstairs for a bath, then came back
down, plugged it in and tried again. Got 1459 down, 226 up. No change here

No surprise though. Comcast is always behind schedule around here. The kept telling me that we'd have cable
internet access in my neighborhood within a month or two for about 9 months.

I wish there was another choice around here. Comcast is so cocky. I remember when I first bought my house, and
the upper channels on my cable TV service were fuzzy. I called them to maybve schedule a service visit to fix the
problem, and the lady on the phone told me that those channels were supposed to be fuzzy, because they
hadn't upgraded the cables in my area yet! I said, "Well, I'm paying full price to get all these channels, and I can't
watch some of them?" She said there was nothing they could do.

Boo to comcast. When we get DSL in my area, I'll probably switch. If I live that long...

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: aZhE

Originally posted by: crazydave
For all the Bay Area people -

I saw an article in the Chronicle the other day that said SF, N. Bay, Central Contra Costa, and Tri-Valley areas are slated for 3Mbps on 12/16. Does anyone know about other parts of the Bay Area? I live in Castro Valley, which one one of the original @Home test neighborhoods starting in 1996 and had a solid 3-4Mbps till attbi took over from @Home. I sure hope I'm included, and lumped together with one of those other areas, or else I'll be pretty mad!

It looks like Castro Valley speeds went up I just did a test on dslreports check it out. Im on the top of the list for 94546 with 3215/241
http://www.dslreports.com/archive/comcast.net?zip=94546&start=Search

Wow, there are Castro Valley people here as well, cool.
Yeah, I just tested my line, it's about 3.5Mbps, sweet.

 

[SCSIfreek]

Bay Area here. its nice to download a song in less than 10 sec. Wheeeeee.... Getting 450K/sec here. Love it!!


--Scsi

 

[cholula0]

North SF Bay Area speeds today

Before 1730/245 After 3380/245

 

[MDE]

Should get my upgrade tomorrow. I can't complain about Comcast yet, I've been at 1.8Mb for a while with pretty decent uploads too.

 

[J1600B]

Anyone got WOW cable? I pay $69.99 for full basic cable with 4Mb/s download and 500Kb/s upload. I think their digital packages are a decent price too. You can check if its available here. Here's my speed test:


running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 0.53Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 4.29Mb/s
You are connected to a 100 Mbps Full-Duplex link
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link

 

[Evadman]

More speed tommorow! Yay!

 

[BarneyFife]

Originally posted by: J1600B
Anyone got WOW cable? I pay $69.99 for full basic cable with 4Mb/s download and 500Kb/s upload. I think their digital packages are a decent price too. You can check if its available here. Here's my speed test:


running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 0.53Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 4.29Mb/s
You are connected to a 100 Mbps Full-Duplex link
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link

I have the same thing and it rocks! I haven't been down since I got it since September. Before that I had comcast for a few years. I had good service but you can't beat the speed and price of WOW.

 

[weepul]

just 2 more days for me (bay area!) i resetted the modem earlier today. speed hasnt increased yet.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

Niles, Chicago area 12/15/03 6 AM.
Nothing yet.

 

[Monkeyshack]

Bresnan communications in Wyoming has seemed to get 3mb also:

dslreports:
2003-12-15 09:48:09 EST: 3448 / 282
Your download speed : 3448260 bps, or 3448 kbps.
A 420.9 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 282246 bps, or 282 kbps.

pcpitstop:
Download Size 1000 KB
Download Time 1640 ms
Receive Buffer Not available
Transmission Speed 4878 Kb/s