Comcast Boosting Speeds for more than 20 Million Xfinity Internet Customers Across the Country

[TheLostSwede]

More than 20 million Xfinity households across the country will soon be waking up to faster Internet, thanks to Xfinity. The country's largest gigabit network is boosting speeds on its most popular plans beginning this week, providing customers with an even better connectivity experience as they stream the latest 4K blockbuster, game online, videoconference, and more, all at the same time. With this latest round of speed increases, Xfinity continues to provide unparalleled value compared to other providers - including significantly faster speeds and better reliability than mobile and 5G Home Internet.

The announcement comes on the heels of Comcast's launch of the nation's largest- and fastest-ever multi-gig deployment that will reach more than 50 million homes and businesses with 2 Gbps speeds before the end of 2025. "The number of devices connected in Xfinity households has skyrocketed 12X since 2018, and the need for fast, reliable, and secure Internet will continue to grow," said Bill Connors, President of Xfinity, Comcast Cable. "That's why today, Xfinity is increasing speeds for most of our customers across the country."




Faster Speeds Rolling Out Nationwide
Beginning this week, new and existing customers will be able to take advantage of the following upgraded speeds:

• Performance Starter/Connect from 50 Mbps to 75 Mbps
• Performance/Connect More from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps
• Performance Pro/Fast from 300 Mbps to 400 Mbps
• Blast/Superfast from 600 Mbps to 800 Mbps
• Extreme Pro/Gigabit (formerly Ultrafast) from 900 Mbps to 1 Gbps

Benefits Beyond Speed - Reliability and Security
The benefits of Xfinity go beyond faster speeds. Xfinity's comprehensive connectivity experience combines a powerful network built to deliver Internet in the home, reliably and securely, with cutting-edge hardware and software.

• Reliable - Next-generation Xfinity gateways deliver the most advanced WiFi technology, WiFi 6E, with 3x more bandwidth to power hundreds of devices, gigabit speeds over WiFi, and ultra-low latency for those moments when response times matter most like playing video games or using virtual reality. xFi Pods extend that coverage to hard-to-reach areas of the home, when needed.
• Secure - xFi Advanced Security - included free for customers who lease an Xfinity gateway - protects connected devices from malware and other threats at the gateway before they reach devices and the household members who are using them. Xfinity has stopped billions of cyber security threats since introducing the service a few years ago.

A Network Built for the Future
Comcast's Xfinity Internet service is delivered using Comcast's existing network architecture and the connections that are already in most customers' homes - no digging up yards required. Faster speeds will be just one of the consumer benefits made possible through Comcast's continued efforts to evolve its entire network to 10G.

10G is a next-generation technology platform supported by a global collaboration of companies in the Internet industry focused on building networks that stay ahead of consumer demand for connectivity. Recently, Comcast successfully tested the final component needed to deliver multi-gigabit symmetrical speeds - powered by 10G and DOCSIS 4.0 technology - throughout its entire network. In addition to fast speeds, 10G efforts will provide even greater network reliability, lower latency, faster troubleshooting, and increased energy efficiency.

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[rv8000]

You’re about 5 years too late Comcast. I’ve had 1gbps fiber for that long, at half the price of your plans and without having TV and phone plans jammed down my throat.

If only local ISPs had more power to do some damage to the giants client base, there would be actual competition instead of massive stagnation.

 

[Steevo]

All the hundreds of millions of dollars wasted in government grants to make Concast the bloated turd it is

 

[dir_d]

If there is still a cap on data it does not matter. Artificial caps on literally infinite data is so scummy.

 

[AsRock]

Yeah we dumped them for so many reason, reliable but slow compared to Verizon which is all so much much cheaper and faster then what they offer. Tech support lie and and up on you and all kinds of shit and that's if you get that far, techs are leaving Comcast to work for Verizon as a few of there techs have told me.


O yeah notice they only give download numbers too, because their upload v's cost is much slower then other(s), just checked their site and they are hiding the upload speeds even more than before.

WokeCast can go F them selfs.

If there is still a cap on data it does not matter. Artificial caps on literally infinite data is so scummy.

Depends on were you live and what plan you pick, they had it when we were with them but it was disabled.

 

[TheLostSwede]

O yeah notice they only give download numbers too, because their upload v's cost is much slower then other(s), just checked their site and they are hiding the upload speeds even more than before.

That's generally a limitation of DOCSIS networks though.

 

[AsRock]

That's generally a limitation of DOCSIS networks though.

That concerns me how ?, they are more expensive and slower. Yet again government spending the people's on crap once again i guess.

EDIT: when we were with them they wanted $80\m for 200mbs\10mbs, when verizon at the time were offering $40 300\300mbs.

 

[Chris34]

The U.S. sure isn't the leading country for home internet speed 'nymore. Looking at the pricing and offered speeds feel like looking at pricing and speeds of an ISP from third world country.

 

[Rowsol]

I've had the gigabit option for years now and for the last year or so they have been delivering 1200 Mbps. I don't know what this 900 > 1000 talk is about.

 

[TheLostSwede]

That concerns me how ?, they are more expensive and slower. Yet again government spending the people's on crap once again i guess.

EDIT: when we were with them they wanted $80\m for 200mbs\10mbs, when verizon at the time were offering $40 300\300mbs.

I simlpy pointed out it was a technology limitation, no need to have a go at me.

 

[Readlight]

I think in city centre homes where the business happens around 200m 5G antena radius, has already faster optic cable.

 

[cvaldes]

The U.S. sure isn't the leading country for home internet speed 'nymore. Looking at the pricing and offered speeds feel like looking at pricing and speeds of an ISP from third world country.

Nothing new here. USA residential broadband has trailed many countries for well over a decade. My guess is that half of Europe has faster average residential broadband than the USA. The top countries have traditionally been in southeast Asia (Korea, Japan, maybe Singapore) and some of the Scandinavian countries.

Residential broadband infrastructure is often subsidized by those governments as it is considered a necessity like a utility. The US federal government's opinion is far less proactive in ensuring high speed Internet access nationwide geographically and at all economic levels.

So it shows in average speeds and pricing.

And the common argument "well 'merikuh is much bigger than those places" isn't a good explanation. Sweden has a very similar population density to the USA. Their rural areas have similar densities to US rural areas and their metropolitan areas have similar densities to US metropolitan areas.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I'll stick with xfinity internet and cell phone service only no t.v. crap but their cell service is verizon but A LOT cheaper.
AT&T is the freaking devil I'll never deal with them again and verizon is way overpriced on all services.

 

[SOAREVERSOR]

Nothing new here. USA residential broadband has trailed many countries for well over a decade. My guess is that half of Europe has faster average residential broadband than the USA. The top countries have traditionally been in southeast Asia (Korea, Japan, maybe Singapore) and some of the Scandinavian countries.

Residential broadband infrastructure is often subsidized by those governments as it is considered a necessity like a utility. The US federal government's opinion is far less proactive in ensuring high speed Internet access nationwide geographically and at all economic levels.

So it shows in average speeds and pricing.

And the common argument "well 'merikuh is much bigger than those places" isn't a good explanation. Sweden has a very similar population density to the USA. Their rural areas have similar densities to US rural areas and their metropolitan areas have similar densities to US metropolitan areas.

Capitalism strikes again!

 

[dir_d]

They just can't compete with fiber in my city. I pay 65 a month with no contract for 1gig up and down and no data cap. I was on comcast before i moved into my new house and it was 110 a month for 1gig down 30 up plus unlimited data.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Hi,
I'll stick with xfinity internet and cell phone service only no t.v. crap but their cell service is verizon but A LOT cheaper.
AT&T is the freaking devil I'll never deal with them again and verizon is way overpriced on all services.

Here in Illinois, basically the same thing. At&t bought dish network and the bill went up 60 bucks a month. I dumped it. Made me pay a Buy out. Fine paid.

Xfinity mobile and text is free. Data is 45$ monthly Mobile. Hone internet 1gb I keep only for just under 100$ a month. But in Chicago area, that's actually a decent price.

Ditching cable TV = spending money on prime, fire sticks, Hulu, ect ect. Does not make monthly cheaper. So didn't save money there.

Data cap? Have yet to reach it. But kids game and wife streams. No big DLs.

Don't do contracts here. No double play bullshit. Straight internet service only. Bill is nice and steady.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
xFinity cell atm has 2 lines for 30.us each with unlimited data
I'm on by the gb now but only 17.50 per month lol they do know what a contract is monthly bill is the same every month oddly it has gone down which never ever happen with at$t always up a little....

I'm waiting on more free iphone se and I'll get another line plus upgrade to unlimited data on cell.
atm all they are offering free is motrola g something androids for free way to late for android for me lol

I just rip movies and series from several websites
I don't even have prime

Internet data is 1tb

 

[cvaldes]

Capitalism strikes again!

It's not just capitalism. I think a lot of countries looked at their prior mistakes and learned from the experience.

In many countries, getting a landline installed required months on a waitlist and a thousand dollar fee. Some countries emerged from military conflict or socialist rule and understood that investing in information infrastructure would help expedite a pathway to a brighter future.

The USA should look at the way other countries handle information infrastructure to see if things here could be done better. And it's a little naïve to think that a solution that works in one place will work everywhere else though.

 

[xorbe]

I hate to switch from dsl to cable provider internet, but the speed gap is growing awfully large.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Yep, I got an email just over a week ago about getting faster speeds in a few weeks....

Would be nice if they bumped up the upload speed, too. The 100/5 I'm on (I usually get around 120/6) is horribly slow for the upload. Even if it was just a small bump to 10mbs it would be a nice improvement. The current download speed I have is good, it's more than enough for my household, but if they want to increase it, fine by me. Hopefully it won't come with some price hike in the near future. They just need to bump up that upload speed some.

If there is still a cap on data it does not matter. Artificial caps on literally infinite data is so scummy.

They do offer unlimited data for my area, but only if I were to sign a new contract, get their equipment, pay a higher amount for the same speed I get now and then don't forget to tack on the cost to rent their equipment on top of the new contract cost. My cost would nearly double for the same speed....yeah, no thanks.

They do offer unlimited data for $30 extra a month on your bill.....but not in my area.....

Yet, they do offer unlimited data, but my only option is to get the new contract and pay rental fees to get unlimited data. They do offer unlimited data, but it's behind an extra paywall.

 

[bonehead123]

Interesting that they forgot to mention that shortly after the speed increases will come the bill and additional fees increases too

 

[cvaldes]

Interesting that they forgot to mention that shortly after the speed increases will come the bill and additional fees increases too

They’ll increase prices anyhow, even without a speed increase.

 

[ThrashZone]

They’ll increase prices anyhow, even without a speed increase.

Hi,
It would be a first
I've not seen any bill increases matter of fact I've seen decreases cell wise
Wired internet has seen speed up but the bill stays the same, unlike at$t which alway nickle and dime you monthly.

 

[Makaveli]

Notice how that press release has zero information on uploads speeds....

I've had the gigabit option for years now and for the last year or so they have been delivering 1200 Mbps. I don't know what this 900 > 1000 talk is about.

How do you do 1200 MBps on a 1000 Mbps port?

 

[Rowsol]

Notice how that press release has zero information on uploads speeds....



How do you do 1200 MBps on a 1000 Mbps port?

I don't. My point is that Comcast already upgraded the speed to 1200 a year ago. I don't know what this news post is about. Perhaps it was just for my area or something.