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Comcast launches 105Mb/s Internet tier for $105
Comcast has finally announced the initial availability of its Extreme 105 Xfinity Internet service, which is currently available to 40 million homes in major markets such as Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Indianapolis, Miami, Philadelphia, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Washington DC.
First introduced last May, the service delivers download speeds of up to 105Mb/s (10Mb/s upstream), which is a substantial boost over the company's previous 50Mb/s service. According to the company's figures, you can download an HD movie in five minutes and a standard-def TV show in 20 seconds.
That speed comes at a premium, of course, as pricing is currently set at $105 per month when customers add it to their "Triple Play" bundle (TV, phone and Internet). That's an introductory rate which expires in 12 months, and then you're looking at $130 a month on top of your cable and phone.
Although that probably sounds like a lot, it's far less than the $200 per month Comcast originally intended to charge when it first announced its 105Mb/s tier. It's also relatively competitive with Verizon's flagship FiOS offering of 150Mb/s download and 35Mb/s upload for about $200 per month.
Considering Extreme 105 Xfinity requires DOCSIS 3.0, you'll probably have to upgrade your modem unless you intend to lease one from Comcast. Also, despite its blistering speeds, the new tier still has a data cap of 250GB per month for residential accounts. Business accounts are unlimited but cost more.
First introduced last May, the service delivers download speeds of up to 105Mb/s (10Mb/s upstream), which is a substantial boost over the company's previous 50Mb/s service. According to the company's figures, you can download an HD movie in five minutes and a standard-def TV show in 20 seconds.
That speed comes at a premium, of course, as pricing is currently set at $105 per month when customers add it to their "Triple Play" bundle (TV, phone and Internet). That's an introductory rate which expires in 12 months, and then you're looking at $130 a month on top of your cable and phone.
Although that probably sounds like a lot, it's far less than the $200 per month Comcast originally intended to charge when it first announced its 105Mb/s tier. It's also relatively competitive with Verizon's flagship FiOS offering of 150Mb/s download and 35Mb/s upload for about $200 per month.
Considering Extreme 105 Xfinity requires DOCSIS 3.0, you'll probably have to upgrade your modem unless you intend to lease one from Comcast. Also, despite its blistering speeds, the new tier still has a data cap of 250GB per month for residential accounts. Business accounts are unlimited but cost more.
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Why you giving me a hard time. I have just discovered the site, so i havent decided to be a member yet. Im a field tech, and i dont have any concrete info. I just remember having a chat to our advanced (TECHNICIANS only) support line.
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I feel bad for ya Wendig0 and I hope FiOS comes to your area soon.
My current bandwidth with FiOS is 35Mbps/35Mbps
I miss it a lot! I used to have it when I lived near Atlanta. Man what a difference it made! They have it in central, and on the West coast of Florida, so I hope it is only a matter of time before they bring it to the East coast of FL.
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I've been waiting for Verizon FiOS for years now...Comcast is available but what's the point of paying for a service you can only use at maximum for 5.5 hours?
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hihi im downloading 300GB from my 2Mbps Line
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Yes...but you have to live in Romania.
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What in the world are you people downloading??? 250gb + is crazy, that means you need about 100tb harddrive space, i'm sorry get a life!!!
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What in the world are you people downloading??? 250gb + is crazy, that means you need about 100tb harddrive space, i'm sorry get a life!!!
Movies mostly. Keep up with the times man. DVD's are going to die, and digital downloads are taking over.
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I'm with TechGreek on this one. Comcast is evil and its not just internet its with any of their services. The fact that its titled "Extreme" makes me not want it right there..ha ha.
Even their basic high-speed internet comes with the same 250gb cap. Go over or even near it and you get a 'serious' call from Comcast threatening termination of service if the cap is approached again. And if the data amount can be used up easily with the basic service I can't imagine how quickly it would go with the "Extreme" internet..whats the advantage again??
This is the opposite of what the internet is or even how legitimate business works. You pay a fee for cable, you pay a fee for your unlimited phone plan...do you only get a limited number of shows on tv to watch?!? No. Can you only make a certain number of calls or talk for a certain number of minutes and then the phone is out-of-service til the next month?!? No. Seriously I hate to be dramatic but its such a scam..its basically communism. Comcast isn't the only guilty party, many other ISP's are just as bad..and in many countries they have it worse than the U.S.
Seriously it almost seems like a joke..what is the point of being able to download/upload data quickly if you are inherently limited in the amount of data you can download/upload? Maybe I'm stretching a little but it seems like thats approaching a catch-22..
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I would love to have that kind of disposable income. My room mate works for Comcast and we're somehow stealing internet with some kind of hacked modem. It's about 16Mbps down.
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flannelwarrior said:
I would love to have that kind of disposable income. My room mate works for Comcast and we're somehow stealing internet with some kind of hacked modem. It's about 16Mbps down.
Congratulations on admitting your criminal activities. I can tell you're the intelligent one in the house.
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Odds are good that as a comcast employee he gets free internet. Doubt he's *stealing* it as you say.
http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/About/Careers/whycomcast/Be
efits.html"Courtesy Services
If you live in an area serviced by Comcast, you may also be eligible to receive complimentary cable TV, Internet, and deeply discounted phone services."
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Glad you fellows have time to watch all those HD movies. Me, I work for a living.
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Congratulations on admitting your criminal activities. I can tell you're the intelligent one in the house.Derp, yeah, because Comcast is tracking every post by me.Odds are good that as a comcast employee he gets free internet. Doubt he's *stealing* it as you say.He's contracted, he doesn't work directly for Comcast.
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"Courtesy Services
If you live in an area serviced by Comcast, you may also be eligible to receive complimentary cable TV, Internet, and deeply discounted phone services."
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