microphone

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Parkville, MD microphone Premium Member What is the montly cap? An unreasonable cap would make this service nearly useless. How about working on reliable service at normal speeds at reasonable prices and decent customer service?



minnesnowta

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Minneapolis, MN 1 recommendation minnesnowta Member Re: What is the montly cap?



»www.digitaltrends.com/co ··· a-month/ I believe I read that the gigabit pro offering won't have a cap.

microphone

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Parkville, MD microphone Premium Member Re: What is the montly cap? Thanks.

existenz

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And will they offer 1Gbit or less on this network or only their upcoming DOCSIS3.1 network (which will have poor sharing ratio). Over 99% will not have need or proper setup to take advantage of over 1Gbit.

microphone

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Parkville, MD 1 recommendation microphone Premium Member Re: What is the montly cap? I'll insert my foot in my mouth this time. It sounds like Comcast will be doing this right. I hope they offer the proper customer support to back it up.



Cthen

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Detroit, MI 1 edit Cthen Premium Member Re: What is the montly cap? said by microphone: I hope they offer the proper customer support to back it up. Thanks for a good laugh this morning, I really needed that.

existenz

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If you live within 1700 feet of a network node.

ohreally

join:2014-11-21 1 recommendation ohreally Member Re: What is the montly cap? Compared to "if you live in specific regions of a handful of cities and if you wait years" as per Google Fibre and other "challengers".



I wonder how many people actually would be eligible for this service, if it launches, vs. Google?

existenz

join:2014-02-12 1 recommendation existenz Member Re: What is the montly cap? Good point. It would be interesting to see real 'homes passed' numbers when Comcast completes rollout vs GF and others.



karpodiem

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Comcast is a huge force. If they are serious about fiber, they will get it done.



Cthen

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Detroit, MI Cthen Premium Member Re: What is the montly cap? Yea that is a pretty big "if" there.



We all know Comcast's past so I'm not sure why you or anyone else should go believing otherwise.



karpodiem

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karpodiem Premium Member Re: What is the montly cap? said by Cthen: Yea that is a pretty big "if" there.



We all know Comcast's past so I'm not sure why you or anyone else should go believing otherwise. I'm pretty happy with my 125/20 connection, so yeah, Comcast has delivered for me and they get the benefit of the doubt.



PaulHikeS2

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said by existenz: If you live within 1700 feet of a network node. There's a distance limit? Wasn't aware fiber is analogous to DSL.



Cjaiceman

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Castle Rock, WA Cjaiceman MVM Re: What is the montly cap? The limit isn't technical, it's financial.

Mystic95Z

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said by microphone: An unreasonable cap would make this service nearly useless. How about working on reliable service at normal speeds at reasonable prices and decent customer service? Agreed, I'd rather just have reliable uncapped 100mb service, would more than meet my needs.



caster

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said by microphone: An unreasonable cap would make this service nearly useless. How about working on reliable service at normal speeds at reasonable prices and decent customer service? cap is not needed for a $200+ mo + $15-$20 forced hardware rent + $250-$500 in install fees with a 3 year lock in that has a $1000 fee if you want out.

LoveHD

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united state LoveHD Member And... Detroit Free Press has a report, from June 16, 2015, on Comcast expanding high-speed levels with its Internet for much of the state of Michigan.



@ » has a report, from June 16, 2015, on Comcast expanding high-speed levels with its Internet for much of the state of Michigan.@ » www.freep.com/story/mone ··· 8806233/



Cthen

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Detroit, MI Cthen Premium Member Someone is bullshitting! quote: Indiana is swarming with tech-savvy residents who have a need for even faster speeds, said Tim Collins, senior vice president of Comcast Cables Heartland Region. Bringing this new level of fast to our customers reflects more than just our commitment to meeting their needs today, but also into the future. As reported by the Detroit Free Press.... quote: Michigan is swarming with tech-savvy residents who have a need for even faster speeds," Tim Collins, senior vice president of Comcast's Heartland Region said. "Bringing this new level of fast to our customers reflects more than just our commitment to meeting their needs today, but also into the future. So which state is it and who is the one bullshitting? As reported by Karl....As reported by the Detroit Free Press....So which state is it and who is the one bullshitting?

wjf58

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Chicago, IL 1 recommendation wjf58 Member Re: Someone is bullshitting! Corporate boilerplate PR copy. Insert whatever state name you need whenever you need it. SOP.

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Note the paragraph is in quotes, meaning that Karl did not create it. It is just the PR release from Comcast copied verbatim.

brianlan

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Garner, NC brianlan Member Tech? And how will they be bringing this magical technology to the users? Certainly wont be on COAX.



Good luck! Maybe instead of crafting nice PR's, you actually get some users installed and then let them sing your praises...



Truth is, no one believes anything these companies say anymore, certainly not your stock investors looking to dump the stock ASAP.

ohreally

join:2014-11-21 ohreally Member Re: Tech? Their existing 505Mbit service is an esoteric FTTH setup. Of course it won't be coax, that was never the expectation. Presumably they're doing some sort of mid scale FTTH build in the areas they intend to offer the service, rather than special construction for each customer



It's too early to say whether it is "fibre to the press release" or not. Give them some time, just as Google and co didn't get customers connected immediately

brianlan

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Garner, NC brianlan Member Re: Tech? Dont hold your breath.



karlmarx

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Moscow, ID karlmarx Member Break down the lies, step by step. Lie #1: 2Gb/sec will be available for 18 million comcast subscribers. Comcast currently has about 50 million subscribers, so call it 30% of comcast customers. LIE!

Lie #2: Comcast is expecting 18 million people to sign up for this insanely fast speed. Problem is, they only have 25 million broadband subscribers today? Unless they are willing to offer 2GB/sec at an insanely lower price than even their current $50.00 3mb/sec service, they aren't going to get "18 million" subscribers. LIE!

Lie #3: Pricing and caps. Lets be fair, their current CHEAPEST standalone is $39.95 for just 3mb/256kb. Their top of the line 505mb/sec service is listed at $399.95, WITH CAPS. Why would they savage their current rip off service of 505mb/sec with a price that's less than 4 Times the 505 speed (Call it $1500.00/month).



Here's the truth: Are you looking for a fast, reliable internet connection? A large selection of your favorite HD tv channels? With 24/7 Access to the BEST technical support technicians? All at a fair price? F*CK You, you'll take what we offer. Looking for a better deal? You can gobble down our balls, you're paying for it. Your local cable and internet provider. You won't like it, and their's no other option



Morfein

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Brownsburg, IN Morfein Premium Member Re: Break down the lies, step by step. Yep. Well put... ball gobblers.



whfsdude

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said by karlmarx: Their top of the line 505mb/sec service is listed at $399.95, WITH CAPS.



Comcast has already indicated that 505 customers will get upgraded. Extreme 505 is uncapped (source: I have it, and use A LOT of bandwidth). It uses the same/similar metro-e (fiber) infrastructure that 2G/2G will use.Comcast has already indicated that 505 customers will get upgraded.



chip89

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Well actually I like WOW a lot....



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said by karlmarx: Lie #1: 2Gb/sec will be available for 18 million comcast subscribers. Comcast currently has about 50 million subscribers, so call it 30% of comcast customers. LIE! Comcast has 21 million subscribers but pass 50 million homes. It has been well documented that if they had acquired Time Warner Cable they would have 33 million customers then would have looked to unload a few million of those. So please stop pulling numbers out of air....



mikedz4

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I think they want the service available to 18/million subscribers. That would mean most subscribers would have 2gb service available.



karpodiem

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2 edits karpodiem Premium Member YESSSSS Even if it's $300/month, I'd rather them have them upgrade the metro-backbone and future-proof everything. The speed upgrades transitioning from DOCSIS 3.0 to 3.1 can accelerate if the corresponding core network is ready for it on Day 1.



Thank God we didn't get spun off into Backwat-I mean, Greatland Communications.



What a great day - I love Comcast!

bgaimur

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Royal Oak, MI bgaimur Member Re: YESSSSS I'm sure you'll love your house payment of a cable bill, too



karpodiem

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karpodiem Premium Member Re: YESSSSS said by bgaimur: I'm sure you'll love your house payment of a cable bill, too It's a premium product, not for everyone. I'm ok with them offering a premium product and upgrading the core network that everyone uses.



jblues

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Allen Park, MI jblues Member No 150 here yet in Detroit...do that first They don't even have Extreme 150 yet in the Detroit area- still on 105...putting the cart before the horse I think.

rendrenner

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Grandville, MI rendrenner Member welcome back to the family.. Anyone else find it odd that the area they are upgrading to the 2 gig service is the same market they were planning on giving away to Charter a mere few weeks ago?



CosmicDebri

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Lake City, FL CosmicDebri Member Start expanding areas served, quit doubling speeds I live sorta rural, about 8 miles outside Lake City Florida. Comcast is the cable provider to the city, but of course we're too far out and get no service. Just spend a few bucks on expanding service areas for a change. I know laying cables is more expensive than 'turning the speed knob to 11'.



It's so sad here, we can't get even dsl from ATT let alone uverse. Only way to get internet is satellite or through what the owner has, Verizon Cellular which is hugely overpriced and extremely capped. We can't even ask for more than 30 gigs, that's the limit. And it's $120/month, AND we only get 2-3 bars signal strength.



So if Comcast would lay a few lines, they have a hungry public waiting for em.



Jim Kirk

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49985 Jim Kirk Premium Member Gateway port? Does their gateway have a 10Gbit ethernet port? Otherwise you're never going to get over a gig anyway.



whfsdude

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Washington, DC whfsdude Premium Member Re: Gateway port? said by Jim Kirk: Does their gateway have a 10Gbit ethernet port? Otherwise you're never going to get over a gig anyway. If it's the Ciena 3931 (used for their 505 tier), it has a SFP+ (10G) port.

arosenbl

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Ann Arbor, MI arosenbl Member Ann Arbor? Curiously missing from the Michigan list is Ann Arbor.