Comcast Ups Cable Speed to 16Mbit

[RScottyL]

I figured I would post this, since it does mention Verizon FIOS. Let's see if Verizon will need to do anything in return:

http://www.betanews.com/article/Comcast_Ups_Cable_Speed_to_16Mbit/1143653359

Comcast Ups Cable Speed to 16Mbit
By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews
March 29, 2006, 12:29 PM


In an effort to fend off competition from Verizon's FiOS service, which offers download speeds of up to 15Mbit per second, Comcast has doubled the speed of its top-tier broadband service to 16Mbit. The change is currently being rolled out in a few markets, including Reston, Va.; Sarasota, Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Howard County, Md.

Along with the faster downloads, users will now be able to upload at a speed of 1Mbit per second. The service costs $52.95 USD per month. Other cable operators such as Cox and Adelphia have taken a similar approach to Verizon encroaching on their territory. Comcast says its move was not made specifically in response to the competition, but simply to test new applications it can offer with such high broadband speeds.

 

[SPECIES11703]

Is comcast rolling this out to all their subscribers or just a few markets?

 

[cablewithaview]

another post : http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=60610

 

[Stargazer]

Isn't that still more expensive than what Verizon FIOS is?

 

[korsjs]

yep.

 

[jgantert]

Isn't that still more expensive than what Verizon FIOS is?

and SLOWER (upload speed, atleast)!

Not even mentioning how it slows down during "peak" hours. Does anyone know if FIOS slows down as well?

-John

 

[Stargazer]

Doesn't sound too competitive to me but Comcast may think that some people will not take a look at upload speeds and so forth and has to get their service more closer to the competition to have a chance.

 

[cablewithaview]

and SLOWER (upload speed, atleast)!

Not even mentioning how it slows down during "peak" hours. Does anyone know if FIOS slows down as well?

-John

all services, regardless of provider, can slow some during peak times.

 

[korsjs]

all services, regardless of provider, can slow some during peak times.

there have been no slowdowns for me with fios. they bandwidth is much better and does not suffer the same slow downs as cable does. dsl has less slowdown than cable, they just don't have the speed.

 

[yanks2402]

there have been no slowdowns for me with fios. they bandwidth is much better and does not suffer the same slow downs as cable does. dsl has less slowdown than cable, they just don't have the speed.

I'll second that. At peak times, 8pm - 11pm, I have never noticed a slow down.

 

[Stargazer]

I envy you guys that have FIOS.

 

[jgantert]

Good to hear. I never had any slowdowns with my Verizon 768kbps DSL, but it was slow to start with. Now with Comcast HSI, I notice much more slow periods during prime time. Glad to hear if I go with FIOS once its available, I'll still be able to get full speeds. Not that newshosting.com is going to like me for it! heh

-John

 

[ronfelder]

Isn't that still more expensive than what Verizon FIOS is?

what does fios go for?

 

[shappyss]

Fios just became available in my area. Do you think its best to wait a few months for them to get everything worked out. Has anyone with fios experienced downtime or outages?

 

[vlj9r]

...Comcast says its move was not made specifically in response to the competition, but simply to test new applications it can offer with such high broadband speeds.

Sure it wasn't. Amazing what competition can do.

 

[korsjs]

Fios just became available in my area. Do you think its best to wait a few months for them to get everything worked out. Has anyone with fios experienced downtime or outages?

you should be ok to get it now.

 

[RScottyL]

what does fios go for?

Here are the prices on the website here in the Texas area:


Up to 5 Mbps/2 Mbps $34.95 - $39.95

Up to 15 Mbps/2 Mbps $44.95 - $49.95

Up to 30 Mbps/5 Mbps $179.95 - $199.95

 

[NackoDuck]

FIOS downtime

Fios just became available in my area. Do you think its best to wait a few months for them to get everything worked out. Has anyone with fios experienced downtime or outages?

I have had FIOS Internet for about 9 months, and have not had any downtime that I am aware of. Can't comment on FIOS TV, still waiting for local franchise agreement.