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10-01-2009, 11:08 PM #1Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Wow, 30meg down, 7meg up cable!!!
I moved into a new apartment today and tested my connection and to my surprise:
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Wow is all I have to say... I called Comcast and they said that they have just upgraded this area to the newest docsis ... yay me!█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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10-01-2009, 11:10 PM #2The Linux Specialist
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10-01-2009, 11:12 PM #3Problem Solver
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10-01-2009, 11:25 PM #4Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I was surprised because I was told on the phone it would be 6meg (which is 4 meg slower than my old connection)... Needless to say I'm pleasantly surprised.
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10-01-2009, 11:32 PM #5Aspiring Evangelist
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It's only 30/7 with PowerBoost
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10-01-2009, 11:40 PM #6Disabled
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How long does the PowerBoost burst last?
PowerBoost provides bursts for the first 20 MB downloading and the first 10 MB uploading of a file respectively on Comcast's 6Mbps, 8Mbps, 12Mbps, 16Mbps or *22Mbps High-Speed Internet services.Will PowerBoost increase my monthly rate?
No; PowerBoost is FREE to all 6Mbps, 8Mbps, 12Mbps, 16Mbps or 22Mbps residential Comcast High-Speed Internet subscribers.
Even if those speeds are only obtained through PowerBoost, its included for free and it provides a nice little boost in speed for a quick and relatively small download (say under 50MB) while allowing the network not to be abused for things such as P2P users taking advantage of "PowerBoost" all day long.
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10-01-2009, 11:40 PM #7Aspiring Evangelist
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10-01-2009, 11:46 PM #8Disabled
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Great point however FIOS Internet deployment is hardly available @ a reasonable price. I'd much rather settle for guarantee 50/10 however I'm fine with TimeWarner/Powerboost until something faster/more reliable is provided at a decent price. Cable Internet is not so good for fast downloading/uploading to begin with as downloads/uploads seem to start fast (power boosting?) but then by the end, have slowed to a crawl. From what I've heard about FIOS Internet, they do not experience this.
Correction: Maybe you don't have FiOS as their fastest package is 50/20Last edited by AquariusStorage; 10-01-2009 at 11:51 PM.
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10-02-2009, 12:19 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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I get about 27mbps with powerboost and 16mbps without from comcast. It is much better than the 3mbps I used to get from Qwest.
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10-02-2009, 12:29 AM #10DigitalPunchCardMaker
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Waiting for my 200Mbps line
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10-02-2009, 01:12 AM #11Web Hosting Industry Expert
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10-02-2009, 01:15 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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remember Comcast's 250gb cap. will switch to FIOS once it's available and already seeing Verizon working around our area on that.
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10-02-2009, 01:59 AM #13Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I don't do enough downloading to worry about that, it's just nice to have the speed when I *do* download.
Beyond downloading and uploading things as related to web hosting and providing support I really don't download much other than the random program here and there or video/game trailer etc
I am most excited about the up speed, my first "broadband" connection was something like 1.5 down 256kbps up ....... lol DSL█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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10-02-2009, 02:29 AM #14Web Hosting Master
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Mind running a Ethernet cord over to me
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10-02-2009, 03:07 AM #15Just a Customer, Not a Host.
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Ah, low blow Mike! Just had to move out of Illy didn't I?
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10-02-2009, 10:11 AM #16Web Hosting Master
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I'm at 12 down / 1 up right now with comcast in Memphis.
They're saying that they are going to upgrade that in November to 16 down..not sure if the upload is staying the same or not.
need moar speed!!!
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10-02-2009, 10:14 AM #17
Gotta love the new speeds. I'm envious.
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10-02-2009, 10:22 AM #18Web Hosting Master
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5/1 for me Basic FIOS service ....
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10-02-2009, 12:09 PM #19
I'm stuck with Roadrunner (TWC), who wouldn't part with upload speed if it meant saving lives. 16 down and 0.49 up, and I pay extra for the upload I have (though I could swear I pay for 768 up). Dysmal.
FIOS has told me that they can't run here because the local telco (Frontier) won't give up the lines. My buddy that works installing FIOS for them says that's untrue...
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Called and found I'm supposed to be seeing 1M up. Maybe this can be fixed, so this thread turned out to be a good thing for me. Thanks!Last edited by bear; 10-02-2009 at 12:19 PM.
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10-02-2009, 01:47 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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I'm on Mediacom's 20mb down / 2mb up. Works GREAT for streaming netflix HD on my Xbox 360!
I'm moving at the end of october though, and I'll be stuck with Charter
I wish I could move back to the Minneapolis/St. paul area. Comcast just rolled out their 100mbs down / 15mbps up Docsis 3.0 connections.
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10-02-2009, 02:18 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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Screw you guys lol. Im paying 145 a month for this http://www.speedtest.net/result/581122155.png
THE LOCATION WAS LESS THEN 30 MILES FROM ME.Leader of the new anti sig spamming club.
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10-02-2009, 02:22 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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Wow that sucks dark..
$150 / month gets you the 50Mbps down with FIOS I think?
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10-02-2009, 02:26 PM #23Owner of the net for a day
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10-02-2009, 02:28 PM #24Owner of the net for a day
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FIOS has nothing to do with locals, in fact the fiber to the home removes the restrictions of the CLEC from them. however they are going t markets where they are already the phone provider first as they have a proven ROI from existing clients and don't have to fight for them from others.
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10-02-2009, 03:34 PM #25
Interestingly, I have a buddy who works in NJ installing FIOS. He told me about Verizon actually owning Frontier, but they don't publicize the connections, to play them off each other in some way. I haven't been able to verify it (or I may have misheard it a bit), but he's trustworthy.
For where I live, it's probably too small a ROI to consider rolling it out until they are making enough money in larger areas near here first. I may gripe about cable, but I'm happy I at least have that.Your one stop shop for decentralization
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