destructionfever Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 This news is straight from comcast.com. Comcast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 so it is just a temperary increase in speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKAT Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 16688 Kbps about 16.69 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 2037 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ (Server 2)Test Time:: 2006/06/06 - 10:15am Bottom Line:: 291X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.5 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 5.969 seconds to complete Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 227.79 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: http://www.testmy.net/stats/id-RZBO12AIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destructionfever Posted June 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 Looks like JKAT already has it. It's rolling out here in Pittsburgh on the 20th automatically...I'm glad because I hate calling the tech support anyway. We'll just have to get posts here of people who download large files and tell us how stable the speed is and if the speed is consistent throughout the whole length of the download. The question is...will it help me connect faster to xboxlive and hosts on live. God forbid comcast give us some upload love for our multiplayer games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 can we see some more comcast test u lucky ******* almost made me swear hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 JKAT nice download what is your upload like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGOKURULES Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 12623 Kbps about 12.62 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1541 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ (Server 1)Test Time:: 2006/06/06 - 9:30am Bottom Line:: 220X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.66 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 7.891 seconds to complete Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 147.9 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: http://www.testmy.net/stats/id-CZQS2UJNF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGOKURULES Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 HEY WHY AM I ONLY HITTING TWELVE AND NOT 16Mb LIKE (jkat)???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 HEY WHY AM I ONLY HITTING TWELVE AND NOT 16Mb LIKE (jkat)???? well they did say 12mbps and 16mbps maby your area can't suppot the 16mbps or has not been fully upgraded yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 maybe depends on the packages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 I think if u have the 6mb package you get burst speeds of 12mb and if u have 8mb package u get burst speeds of 16mb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 sounds reasobable to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 HEY WHY AM I ONLY HITTING TWELVE AND NOT 16Mb LIKE (jkat)???? I think if u have the 6mb package you get burst speeds of 12mb and if u have 8mb package u get burst speeds of 16mb exactly what i thought as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 sounds reasobable to me hm, make that resobabble and you get a good name for a certain trolls ramblings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 i still dont fully understand, is it a speed burst or a regular upgrade? The speeds will not stay at 12 and 16, rite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 to me it sounds like marketing bullshit. their gear can handle the higher speed, just not for everyone at once. so the resulting inconsistencies in speed are called speed boosts in the form of bursts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 atleast they have that i am still at 1.5mb dl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGOKURULES Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 Hey I pay for a 8Mb speed.. Not complaing. love the speed. but if it's possible to get 16 why can't i get 16Mb instead of 12Mb with the new burst thing or whatever you all are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 Hey I pay for a 8Mb speed.. Not complaing. love the speed. but if it's possible to get 16 why can't i get 16Mb instead of 12Mb with the new burst thing or whatever you all are talking about? that would prob be something that you have to talk to a tech person about. It said in the article that people with a 8mb will get 16mb burst speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGOKURULES Posted June 6, 2006 CID Share Posted June 6, 2006 Well I don't want to sound like a as*hole. on the phone and complain about something that was given to me,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKAT Posted June 7, 2006 CID Share Posted June 7, 2006 upload the same :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 750 Kbps about 0.75 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Upload Speed is:: 92 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ (Server 1)Test Time:: 2006/06/06 - 8:28pm Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 11.13 sec Tested from a 1496 kB file and took 16.33536 seconds to complete Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 76.06 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: http://www.testmy.net/stats/id-NHPYTFQK5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 7, 2006 CID Share Posted June 7, 2006 yeah u guys shoudnt be complaining when we have people paying 50$+ for crappy sattlelite service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKAT Posted June 7, 2006 CID Share Posted June 7, 2006 well, i aint complaining, i had the 8/768 plan for almost 8 months for the promo price of 19.98 AND I DO NOT HAVE THE TV SERVICE. before the 16 down upgrade i always got 8+ down 99% of the time.my cable is not split,right to the modem.plus i am a half mile or less from the main office,which provides service for alot of towns much farther away.also iam not on a congested node,no city or subdivision,kinda right on the water,long island sound.since the upgrade it has always been 16+ some times 17+....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destructionfever Posted June 7, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 7, 2006 I have the 8 Meg plan through Comcast. Even when there is network congestion now the lowest I dip to is 6.5 Mbps. Do you guys think when powerboost kicks in that the speed fluctuation will be equivalent to what it is now on my node? In other words...Do you guys think that once it kicks in will my lowest speed be 14.5 Mbps when there is lots of congestion? I'm guessing what all this powerboost bs means is that we aren't promised the speed but we'll most likely have higher numbers than our standard packages of 6 and 8 Megs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 7, 2006 CID Share Posted June 7, 2006 i dont think the speeds are going to stay at 12 and 16 but it may just be a temperary burst in speed for a short period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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