Comcast Website Leaks 2 Gigabit Pricing: $300 a Month Since Comcast's announcement in April that the company would be offering two gigabit "Gigabit Pro" service to 18 million potential homes by year's end, Comcast has strangely avoided revealing a very important metric: how much the service will cost. Until today: DSLReports reader telcodad noticed Several new Comcast websites popped up today claiming the product would be $300 a month.

Except when I reached out to Comcast for more detail, the websites were immediately pulled (not before I nabbed a few screen grabs) and I was told they were published prematurely in error. Comcast told me the company still doesn't have an official price to announce at this time and that pricing, including introductory and promotional rates, are still being considered. The company promised to update DSLReports as soon as they are available, and with Gigabit Pro's first launches coming next month -- we shouldn't have to wait long. Meanwhile, Comcast's current current top-shelf, 505 Mbps offering may offer some potential pricing hints.

That Metro-Ethernet based service also costs $400 a month -- and comes with a whopping $1000 early termination fee, a $250 activation fee and a $250 installation fee. Comcast wouldn't say whether these specific additional charges will make their way to the new two gigabit fiber service.It will be particularly interesting to see if Comcast's two gig pricing drops in markets where the cable giant faces real competition; whether that's a $70 gigabit municipal broadband provider ( like EPB in Chattanooga ), or planned Google Fiber markets (like Atlanta and Nashville). It's also unclear if the service will feature usage caps, which have been spreading in a number of less competitive Southern Comcast markets , and cap usage starting at between 250 and 300 GB.







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For residential services, it's very steep, but a price I'm sure many will gladly pay.



I'm sure Comcast see's lots of profit potential off of this deal.



Bottom Line: Most won't even begin to be able to take advantage of that large of pipe. It's like owning a Ferrari, but having a governor keeping it from going over 75 miles per hour - A bit of a waste, but nice to look and talk about That's 3,600.00 dollars a year.. For a business, it's of really good value.For residential services, it's very steep, but a price I'm sure many will gladly pay.I'm sure Comcast see's lots of profit potential off of this deal.Bottom Line: Most won't even begin to be able to take advantage of that large of pipe. It's like owning a Ferrari, but having a governor keeping it from going over 75 miles per hour - A bit of a waste, but nice to look and talk about