RSSComcast to Raise Cable Speeds
By Nate Mook | Published January 17, 2005, 11:12 AM
Following in the footsteps of Time Warner, Comcast plans to boost the speed of its broadband cable offerings by at least 30 percent. Standard cable customers will see their connections jump from 3Mbits to 4Mbits per second, with upload speeds of 384Kbps. Subscribers of Comcast's 4Mbits per second offering will see an increase of 2Mbits, bringing download speeds up to 6Mbits per second.
The faster speeds are expected to reach customers later this year in a effort to keep users from switching to DSL, which runs on existing phone lines and is often cheaper than its cable counterpart. But Comcast and Time Warner aren't the only ones looking to provide incentives to subscribers; Cox Communications said it would also raise download limits to 4Mbits per second.
They are raising it to the levels excite@home users had from the beginning. uh, cool, I guess, but this is 2005. I bail ship the moment someone offers faster service than comcast in my hood. I have absolutely no loyalty to any telecommunications company.
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|nothing new, but man, that 6mb speed (from back in the old startup days before at&t bought things) is niiiice. Shame you have to pay $90 now to get it but 4 mb still ain't bad! They need 512k+ upload though. I've heard of a DSL from sbc that's 3m/512k and only $35/mo..?!
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|I use cox high speed internet and my speeds are 4mpbs/512kbs and its only $34 a month.
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|My parents pay $100 for Comcast including standard TV!!
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|There goes your college education! At least now you have a reason to rebel against them!
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|ive had speed ranging from 6-8 mbits down for months and 900+ up
slowpokes
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|Ah, you're right! :P
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|Cox offers: (5MB??? I get about 120K out) Not bad from the 40K I was getting this the Preferred service.
This is the fastest broadband service available for under $55. Premier is up to 173 times faster than dial-up and up to 3.3 times faster than 1.5 Mbps DSL. This package is ideal for intensive Internet users, multiple PC households, gamers and those who download large files.
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|You have got to be kidding me .. I hope i'm misreading your post, Comcast's 4mb service is $52.95/mo and the 6mb is $67.95/mo.
There are much cheaper services from almost every provider in those speed ranges. Comcast is not even close to being competitive on price.
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|I was paying 46.08/month with basic cable & renting the cable modem for Internet (3.0/256) I upgraded just now to the 4.0/384 (which adds 10 dollars to my bill) But when the upgrade comes out I will be upgraded to a 6.0/768 and I will be paying 56.08/month... Best price I can find :)
Roll Outs will be Q1 - 2005 (Before March 31, 2005)
Rollouts for January 26, 2005 will be the following areas...
Here is the list of cities/areas that are expected to be upgraded on January 26th. Please keep in mind that this list is subject to change at any time.
Baltimore
Albuquerque
Chesapeake Bay
Chesterfield
Dallas
Delmar
Pittsburgh (including Elyria and Tri-State)
Richmond
Boston
Connecticut
North New Jersey
South New Jersey
PA Metro and West
Detroit
Indianappolis
Kansas City
Fort Wayne
Flint
Augusta
Charleston
Chattanooga
Dallas (GA)
East Tennessee
Hattiesburg
Huntsville
Jacksonville
Lake County
Little Rock
Medridian
Miami
Mobile
Nashville
Paducah
Panama City
Savannah
Tallahassee
Tuscaloosa
Sarasota
Portland
As well as the existing trial markets:
Washington DC
Knoxville
Naples
If your City was not listed above then there is no scheduled release time available in your area. All upgrades are expected to be completed by March 31st.
This was seen at http://www.dslreports.co...250~mode=flat~days=9999
Hope that helps answer a couple questions.
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