Thursday, June 5th 2008

Comcast Plans 100Mbit Internet Speed for Customers

Jun 5th, 2008 17:06 Discuss (73 Comments)

Comcast Corporation says it is currently on track to offer speeds of over 100Mbps to 20 percent of its customers by the end of 2008. By the end of 2010, they hope to expand the product to most markets in the United States. Comcast Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, Marla Dooner, calls the speed 'very competitive' with Verizon FiOS.

Comast is the United State's second largest ISP and the largest cable television provider. Among cable operators, Comcast has been the most aggressive in deploying a wideband technology known as Docsis 3.0 in response to user demand for high definition video.

Source: Associated Press

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73 Comments on Comcast Plans 100Mbit Internet Speed for Customers

#51

Megasty

CrackerJack$45, i wish mine was that much. where you live?

Chicago, land of the CC vs AT&T cock fight :D I think its $46 but 45 is eaiser to type :p

#52

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

You at least get the chance to go those speeds. I get AT&T (formerly Bellsouth) FastAccess DSL and the highest Download we get is 6MBPS, which I have. I never get anywhere near that, no matter what, but its what I got and its like 42.95 a month. 768KBPS is my upload limit and I of course, never get that as well. Id like to be able to upload more than 50kbps a second and download more than 156kbs (though I did get 288Kbps on a torrent one time) but thats just a pipe dream. If Im not mistaken, doesnt FiOS give about 70mpbs?

#53

Snipermonkey2

CrackerJackThat's all you'll get, i've gotten 6 emails. :p

Have they tried doing anything else to you other than emails?

#54

TheGuruStud

Easy Rhinowell i have comcast and currently pay almost 60 bucks a month for 16 down and 2 up. i cant imagine them asking for like 200 per month for 100mbits.

*cough* motorola surfboard 5100 with sigma firmware *cough*

*cough* uncapped *cough* free *cough*

:D:D:D

#55

Snipermonkey2

TheGuruStud*cough* motorola surfboard 5100 with sigma firmware *cough*

*cough* uncapped *cough* free *cough*

:D:D:D

really????? link me to that firmware please:respect:

#56

Megasty

TheGuruStud*cough* motorola surfboard 5100 with sigma firmware *cough*

*cough* uncapped *cough* free *cough*

:D:D:D

Now why in the hell did you have to go there :D

Trade secrets are secrets for a reason :rolleyes:

You already have ppl asking for it - JUST GOOGLE IT :shadedshu

#57

TheGuruStud

Snipermonkey2really????? link me to that firmware please:respect:

Take a gander at tcniso.net, but you'll need be a little computer savvy even when buying the modem prehacked.

#58

TheGuruStud

MegastyNow why in the hell did you have to go there :D

Trade secrets are secrets for a reason :rolleyes:

You already have ppl asking for it - JUST GOOGLE IT :shadedshu

LOL, the dolts at charter and the like are too worried about screwing ppl over to even notice ppl stealing.

#59

Megasty

TheGuruStudLOL, the dolts at charter and the like are too worried about screwing ppl over to even notice ppl stealing.

I just don't want too many people doing it at the same time :D The folks at CC are numbnutz but if too many are doing the same thing in one area then they're bound to do something about it, but they are just as liable to the screw factor as charter :p

#60

TheGuruStud

www.speedtest.net/result/280868384.png

This is crappy charter and kinda at a peak time while uploading at 100 KB/s.
Not too bad I guess. But not as good as when I had 40 Mbit (at college and they kicked me off b/c their ISP made them shut me down lol) :(

A little FYI about comcast speeds: My buddy on a legit modem in chitown has been gettin mid-upper 20s whenever they decide to let him d/l fast. So, in a good line quality area, I would suspect mid 20s easy with a hacked one.

#61

Haytch

100MB connections, and theres a place in Tokyo, they got 1Gb connections, while here in Au, the fastest speed i can get to my premises is 150Kb adsl.

#62

Snipermonkey2

Haytch100MB connections, and theres a place in Tokyo, they got 1Gb connections, while here in Au, the fastest speed i can get to my premises is 150Kb adsl.

Japan has a new 4gb connection also and 100mb wireless networks.

#63

Triprift

Haytch100MB connections, and theres a place in Tokyo, they got 1Gb connections, while here in Au, the fastest speed i can get to my premises is 150Kb adsl.

Im one of them lucky buggas that are only highspeed broadband ozzy style :rolleyes: adsl2+ 24 mb wich is woeful compared to lots of otha countries like ya said Japan.

#64

CrackerJack

Snipermonkey2Have they tried doing anything else to you other than emails?

no, and more than likely want. There making money, so what do they care. They only thing they could do was to cap the upload, so they could still keep customers. Most ISP will just ban you for life. But both ISP and customer loose in that deal.

#65

Snipermonkey2

CrackerJackno, and more than likely want. There making money, so what do they care. They only thing they could do was to cap the upload, so they could still keep customers. Most ISP will just ban you for life. But both ISP and customer loose in that deal.

US ISP's just need to invest in their network structures because we are falling behind in the world. Stupid fools think 8mb or 10mb speeds are going to stay mainstream forever.

#66

Laurijan

I got 10/10 and it already ridiculously fast..

#67

Megasty

We all know that the DL means nothing...

My stats are a prime example. Its fast & everything but that's the highest I could get the UL, & its suppose to be capped at 1.5 mb :rolleyes:

#68

Triprift

heres ozzy fast dl n ul speeds with my adsl2+ woeful :shadedshu

#69

TheGuruStud

MegastyWe all know that the DL means nothing...

My stats are a prime example. Its fast & everything but that's the highest I could get the UL, & its suppose to be capped at 1.5 mb :rolleyes:

I totally didn't even notice your sig before my previous post talking about CC speeds LOL.
I feel like an idiot haha :roll:

#70

jonmcc33

acperience7It's bound to cost a fortune, I just wonder if they'll cap the usage.

Just like they "capped" bittorrent traffic I am sure.

#71

AsRock

TPU addict

jonmcc33Just like they "capped" bittorrent traffic I am sure.

Would not bother me capped or not around 250GB a month way enough for my usage.

#72

TheGuruStud

AsRockWould not bother me capped or not around 250GB a month way enough for my usage.

Someone isn't hardcore enough :D

Let usenet run all day for a while :)

#73

jonmcc33

AsRockWould not bother me capped or not around 250GB a month way enough for my usage.

Someone doesn't pay attention to the news I guess?

news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9800629-38.html

That's how they "cap" it. They block it.

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