Comcast Boosts Cable Upload Speeds

[Zee]

Comcast officially announced Tuesday what customers around the United States have been noticing for months: no bandwidth caps when uploading files less than 10MB. The feature, called PowerBoost, follows a similar upgrade in download speeds last year.
Customers will be able to upload at speeds reaching 2 megabits per second, far greater than the standard limit of 384 kilobytes. The service is being rolled out on a market-to-market basis, with the entire Comcast network expected to be upgraded by the end of the year. Comcast customers already see download speeds of 12Mbps to 16Mbps for files under 10MB.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Comc...eds/1178653787

If Comcast can offer 2Mb upload speeds on their 12Mb-16Mb packages, i think VM can do it on their 20Mb package.

[Derek S]

Not really a competitor to VM so moved to Internet Discussion.

[SMHarman]

http://www.optimum.com/order/boost/index.jsp
are doing 30/5 and standard is 15/2
http://www.optimum.com/online/why/faster.jsp
That is for $30 a month so as a direct exchange GBP15 a month!
Lovin it.

[awibble]

bandwidth in the USA is far cheaper than in the UK tho, so you carnt compare like for like.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by awibble

bandwidth in the USA is far cheaper than in the UK tho, so you carnt compare like for like.

True, but this is also showing the internal capability of the Comcast or CableVision, or Time Warner Cable for that matter networks, not just external bandwidth. My apartment is still connected to the internet with the same type of coax as you get to the VM network, it is connected to a Moto VOIP CM, something that could connect to VM if they so chose. The cable infrastructure here is just better, that and now Verizon is offering FTTH in some areas, which also helps enhance competition.

[David F]

it looks like your shaped on any file above 10 meg in size imagine if VM did that

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

it looks like your shaped on any file above 10 meg in size imagine if VM did that

Maybe, but I don't really notice it. Catching up on those (ahem) Linux Overview Strategic Transfer files, they come whipping off the net from newsgroups.
But then again when I am downloading a 350Mb file, I don't particularly pay attention whether it takes 5 or 15 minutes.

[Zee]

You're on Comcast Cable SMHarman?

[SMHarman]

No Cablevision
like it says
< here.
I'm on Optimium Online, no speed boost so just the 15/2 for me
Lowest package the offer!

Originally Posted by Zee

You're on Comcast Cable SMHarman?

I also have a SA8300 SD DVR.
No phone service from them as I use a UK Vonage box. Friends can dial a UK number to call me and talk to me in NYC!

The speedtest on this site which may not be the most reliable due to the distance...
Wed, 9 May 2007 23:21:07 UTC

1st 512K took 814 ms = 629 KB/sec, approx 5183 Kbps, 5.06 Mbps
2nd 512K took 797 ms = 642.4 KB/sec, approx 5293 Kbps, 5.17 Mbps
3rd 512K took 782 ms = 654.7 KB/sec, approx 5395 Kbps, 5.27 Mbps
4th 512K took 782 ms = 654.7 KB/sec, approx 5395 Kbps, 5.27 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 5317 Kbps, 5.19 Mbps

http://www.speedtest.net/ says
7345 down / 1727 up. This is through my version 1.1 WRT54G so that may be limiting the download.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
says 12687 down / 1757 up.

http://www.dslreports.com/stest?loc=9&premium=
9695 / 1764

This is at 7.30pm so the network might be a little more congested right now.

[awibble]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

True, but this is also showing the internal capability of the Comcast or CableVision, or Time Warner Cable for that matter networks, not just external bandwidth. My apartment is still connected to the internet with the same type of coax as you get to the VM network, it is connected to a Moto VOIP CM, something that could connect to VM if they so chose. The cable infrastructure here is just better, that and now Verizon is offering FTTH in some areas, which also helps enhance competition.

What im saying is that even if internally we could get 100Mbps, it would cost VM so much for the external capacity, they would be driven out of business... Mainly because the T1 providers charge so much