Comments on: Comcast begins to rollout 50 Mbps High-Speed Internet Service

By: lorna

lorna — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:56:08 +0000

how can i get my internet to go faster

By: lorna

lorna — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:54:06 +0000

my internet is so slow

By: al gore

al gore — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:34:56 +0000

EAT ME!!!!!!

By: al gore

al gore — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:34:15 +0000

screw you – I invented the internet, so, EAT ME!!

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:32:16 +0000

comcast is beginning to learn the hard way what hppens when you team up with the **IAA’s of the world

By: AngryOldMan

AngryOldMan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:01:16 +0000

(…AngryOldMan enters room. Sits on a mat with legs crossed, arms to his sides, closes his eyes and chants..)

XOOOHHHMMMMMMMM…
XOOOHHHMMMMMMMM…
XOOOHHHMMMMMMMM…

(..thankya, thankyaverymuch…)

By: andy

andy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:59:15 +0000

now only if my neighbor will bite the bullet!

By: Rudiger

Rudiger — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:31:59 +0000

“DOCSIS 3.0″? What is this, 1995?

The name should be Comcast SuperFast™.

At least they know how to name their data plans…

Performance (ooh, sounds good!)
Performance Plus (ah, the plus means better!)
Ultra (ultra… wow!)
Extreme 50 (better than ultra?!)

By: David

David — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:29:49 +0000

What the hell is downstream speed. comcast says they have like 10 mbps already in my house, and they say my modem is pulling 3mbps in as i was talking to them, but i have NEVER pulled more than 300kbps download. ever. Comcast are a bunch of liars who pull random numbers out of a bingo roller and say thats the speed.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:50:04 +0000

Heheheh Silly people, I get 80Mbps

By: CrunchDude

CrunchDude — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:26:19 +0000

Any word as to when we’ll get FIOS in California? SoCal?

By: tiredofbs

tiredofbs — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:02:36 +0000

While their customer service is horrible, billing causes nightmares, and service techs that will not take accountability for damage to property, FiOS has never once gone down in the three years I’ve had them. Love the 20/20mbs connection. I’m sure there are months I’ve exceeded the 500gb cap while seeding Ubuntu ISOs, but nothing has ever been said to me about it. I believe its because their set top boxes interface with the router for certain functionality and I know certain HD channels use massive bandwidth to deliver the picture to you.

By: Calvin413

Calvin413 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:50:51 +0000

Ditto-ditto. Comcast cannot ever deliver what they advertise on a consistent basis, which regardless of the speed cannot match QoS performance of even DSL at 768!

Don”t believe it? Then why do they have a totally seperte route for their VoIP? It’s true, and they know it!

Comcast wants you to believe that advertising the “up to” will get many to bite, but the real problem is that FiOS is just not available in the more densely populated areas, so we don’t have any other viable option!

By: sideshowRaheem

sideshowRaheem — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:01:02 +0000

Hey if I hit that 250 gig Comcast cap I’m gonna need more then “special honors” how about a prize. My FIOS install is scheduled for next Tuesday I have no doubt I could hit it that Comcast cap with a little help from the good Ol’ Usenet.

By: Jeff F

Jeff F — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:03:56 +0000

@Jayrodathome

You will not see Verizon for anything beyond wireless. No more FIOS, you are now Fair Point who has no desire to maintain the existing FIOS installs (in my town) nevermind expand it. Fair Point is all about the copper, DSL, satellite tv and telephone.

By: Jeff F

Jeff F — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:58:38 +0000

I knew something was up, was getting 30mbps down since the 17th in Epping NH

By: Superguy

Superguy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:53:37 +0000

Verizon’s offering 20/5 for $52.99 here in Baltimore and 20/20 for $65. Dropped Comcast for FiOS as soon as it came to my neighborhood … even had Comcast’s 16Mb service at the time. My only real gripe for FiOS is Verizon’s DNS is slow. Otherwise, they rock.

Do folks not think with all the fiber Verizon has that they couldn’t just ratchet the speed up to be competitive with Comcast? Verizon has a lot more freedom to do that without massive upgrades.

By: MadMike

MadMike — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:43:04 +0000

I have Verizon and I only pay $42.99 for 15Mbps down and 2Mbps up. How is Comsucks competitive? That and a 250GB cap? True, Verizon has a “unofficial” 500GB cap. But, #1 its twice comcraps and #2 they don’t enforce it unless your really screwing up their network and they usually just send you a nice letter asking you to cut down a little during peak hours.

By: Crunch

Crunch — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:32:29 +0000

I can live with the 250GB cap. I don’t think I go over that even though I sometimes download quite a bit.

How do I circumvent bandwidth throttling? Pick up the phone and call ‘em? Why do they throttle torrents. Duh, yes, piracy, but there a plenty of legitimate usage applications for it, and even the best super duper high-speed does me no good when they throttle my TYPE of usage. Do I smell censorship?

By: Jayrodathome

Jayrodathome — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:06:55 +0000

Notify. Sorry

By: Jayrodathome

Jayrodathome — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:05:49 +0000

Not worth it simply because it’s Comcast. Who throttles BTorrent and Extreme usage which they say is more then 250 or so GB a month. So whats the point of having that true speed if you can’t use it to download our favorite movies/games/software? Screw Comcast. They are the only reason I’m happy to have my TimeWarner 5 down and 2up. I’m sitting tight for verizon to come to Old Orchard Beach Maine. Then I will be all over FIOS.

Speaking of FIOS You would think that it would be more capable then DOCSIS 3.0? anyway. good looking out.

By: Damien

Damien — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:05:45 +0000

Maybe it’s just my area but my Comcast connection always sits at it’s max speed down. This includes 4 different residences I have lived in. My DSL on the other hand could not be more erratic. I went with a business account due to having my service shut off once already due to over usage. Opps!

By: Evilhomer

Evilhomer — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:45:29 +0000

Agreed. Not worth $140 a month if it’s not dedicated bandwidth. Try your cable modem after 3pm on the weekdays when the kiddies get home from school.

By: keymaker

keymaker — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:41:43 +0000

Well Fios is already dead in my area and it’s not even available yet, why i say that? Optimum online gives us 2Mbps up and 15Mbps down for a flat rate of $49.99 with tax included, if you want the 5Mbps up and 30Mbps down, it’s just $15 extra although you might never see the entire 30Mbps but i have see something like 28Mbps from them, Verizon fios gives you 15Mbps down and 2Mbps up for $57.99+ some crazy tax that they have that’s like $10 Extra so that’s why am declaring it dead already

By: Richard Ward

Richard Ward — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:29:25 +0000

Agreed.

Just like DSL V.S. Cable of years past. Cable isn’t dedicated. Sure, that 1.5Mbps DSL connection was close in comparison to your neighbor’s 10Mbps cable, but just wait until the weekend! See-ya.

By: Wags

Wags — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:10:01 +0000

Problem with Cable is yes you get 50mbps if no one else in your street is using their cable internet service at the same time – unlikely. You never get the advertised bandwidth rates. At least with Fios technology you get what they advertise as the bandwidth. I will be going with Fios once it comes to my area.