Comcast Spreads DOCSIS 3 to Pacific Northwest

[safan80]

still stuck at 8mbps where I am

http://www.dailytech.com/Comcast+Spr...ticle13466.htm

Washington and Oregon to become even more Comcastic

Comcast announced Monday that its DOCSIS 3.0 “wideband” cable internet service will soon be available in the states of Oregon and Washington, giving residents a chance to purchase internet access at speeds up to 50 Mbps sometime in December.

The region will see Comcast’s second major wideband rollout. The ISP previously announced DOCSIS 3.0 availability for residents of New England, New Jersey, and its home state of Philadelphia late last October. Pricing remains consistent, with 25 Mbps service available for $62.95 a month. Full-speed service, the so-called “Extreme 50” option, will run residential subscribers a cool $139.95 a month.

Comcast subscribers who choose not to upgrade can also expect a boost: their line speeds will double, at no charge.

Competing ISPs Time Warner, Road Runner, and others, have yet to announce substantial DOCSIS 3 plans, leaving Verizon and its fiber-to-the-curb FiOS option as the only other ISP offering wideband speeds to U.S. consumers.

In addition to upgrading its network, Comcast is in the middle of implementing a company-wide, FCC-supervised transparency program, designed to inform subscribers of the implicit limitations of their service – namely, that they are subject to a non-negotiable 250 GB monthly bandwidth allowance, even at 50 Mbps speeds.

Comcast previously found itself in hot water with the FCC after press investigators found the ISP interfering with customers’ BitTorrent connections – among other protocols – in an effort to manage customers’ excessive bandwidth usage. This plan backfired, prompting a number of class-action lawsuits and a sometimes-heated showdown between Comcast executives and FCC chairman Kevin Martin.

Trailing competitor SBC by a mere 300 million subscribers, Comcast is the United States’ second largest ISP.

[roofsniper]

still stuck at 8mbps where I am

lol stuck? i have cable and id like to just have 2mbps. they advertise 5 but i doubt i have ever hit that high. kinda stupid how companies advertise the peak speed when the real speed is never nearly that close.

[zanzabar]

why even bother with the 8/1 or 12/1 or 16/1 u can top out the connection of any dload site and max your 250GB cap vary easily

[Skratch]

been running there new speeds for a few weeks now,IM loving it so far.Just dled 144 megs from microsoft in 1 min flat.

[Spawne32]

6mbps here, with a 250gb cap

[Xenogias]

wow. I'm perfectly satisfied with 4M/512k so long as I don't get a cap. I wonder if Comcast'll start implementing any plans with larger caps...

[Skratch]

wow. I'm perfectly satisfied with 4M/512k so long as I don't get a cap. I wonder if Comcast'll start implementing any plans with larger caps...

lol at that speed it would take you a month to dl 250gb lol jk

[Skratch]

well its not that bad,if you go over you pay 10 cents a gig.another 250gb would cost you 25 bucks extra a month and if you using 500 gb a mounth you should be paying extra.So here is my plan and tell me if it sucks.

4000k download speed and 500gb a month for 75 bucks.

Im not complaining

[thenrz]

The ISP previously announced DOCSIS 3.0 availability for residents of New England, New Jersey, and its home state of Philadelphia late last October.

Home state of what?

Competing ISPs Time Warner, Road Runner, and others

The same thing...?


A lot of typos on this article....


We're on a 2/512 here at work. Craptastic AT&T. Our mail server goes down twice a week like clockwork, and we lose full service form time to time, as well. Great for a business!

[Spawne32]

why are you using comcrap for a mail server

[Tancoll]

How can you live with having a bandwidth cap?
I cant, I'm using around 500-600gb a month in traffic, in and out.

[TheKarmakazi]

Time warner rox! 15mbps down, 2mbps up, $50/month

[hecktic]

Comcast High-Speed Internet Blast! plan is available for me on west coast and it says the speed is 20mb down and 4mb up

doesnt say anything about the bandwidth cap or if its DOCSIS 3 ???

oh and price says it is only $68/mo for me as non cable subscriber. Good ?

[Skratch]

Comcast High-Speed Internet Blast! plan is available for me on west coast and it says the speed is 20mb down and 4mb up

doesnt say anything about the bandwidth cap or if its DOCSIS 3 ???

oh and price says it is only $68/mo for me as non cable subscriber. Good ?

I think I have this plan and im payin 62 a month but its with added bundle with tv and phone.

[Fusion2002]

doesnt say anything about the bandwidth cap or if its DOCSIS 3 ???

Docsis 3.0 is usually only on the Ultra and Extreme Tiers of service, another dead giveaway is that your modem will have three downstream lights rather than one.

[Fusion2002]

Comcast 100 Megabit coming to Twin Cities MN within a few weeks.

[Skratch]

I have there new speeds,I just dont see the problem with the cap.10 cents a gig after it isnt bad either.

[hecktic]

wow I just saw this
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...-F2BBD68756EA}

New Residential Tiers
-- Extreme 50, offering up to 50 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 10 Mbps of upstream speed at $139.95/month.*
-- Ultra, offering up to 22 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 5 Mbps of upstream speed at $62.95/month.*
With Extreme 50, Comcast customers will be able to download a high-def movie (6 GB) in about 16 minutes, a standard-def movie (2 GB) in about 5 minutes and a standard-def TV show (300 MB) in a matter of seconds. Customers with Extreme 50 also will be able to download digital photos, songs and games faster than ever.
In addition to the new speed tiers, Comcast also is increasing speeds for most of its existing customers.
-- Performance tier customers will benefit from doubled downstream and upstream speeds, offering up to 12 Mbps and 2 Mbps, respectively.
-- Performance Plus customers will be upgraded to Comcast's Blast! tier, which will double their download speeds to up to 16 Mbps and provide up to 2 Mbps of upload speed.
Plus, with PowerBoost(R) technology, customers are able to enjoy even faster speeds to download and upload files such as videos, games, music and photos.
New Business Class Tiers
Business customers will benefit from wideband with increased efficiency and productivity. Customers can sign up for the Deluxe 50 Mbps / 10 Mbps tier for $189.95/month, which includes a full suite of features and support. As part of their service, Comcast Business Class customers receive Microsoft Communications Services, providing corporate-class e-mail, calendaring and document sharing, as well as additional benefits such as firewall protection, static IP addresses, multiple e-mail addresses and business class 24/7 customer support. Existing business class customers also will receive complimentary speed increases-speeds on the Starter tier will be doubled to up to 12 Mbps / 2 Mbps and a new Premium Tier also will be introduced, offering speeds up to 22 Mbps / 5 Mbps for only $99.95/month.

Even their business plans are sick..... my only question is how reliable is their connectivity for VoIP applications on the business plans.. because I am paying $45/mo with ATT for static IP pro package

[safan80]

comcast caps everyone at 250GB no matter the speed.

[hecktic]

strange now comcast.com says I can only get up to the plus plan 16mb down 1 up however under the business section i can get the 50 down and 5 up lol ?