I've called about these higher speed<div>services. The last time about a month</div><div>ago, I was told that 16 Mbps residential</div><div>was the highest speed offered in MI, and</div><div>that there is no schedule for rolling out </div>
<div>anything faster. The rep then blandly</div><div>said the ads didn't apply here. </div><div><br></div><div>I'd call before worrying much more about</div><div>it. I do have a friend in Houston who has</div><div>
a 50 Mbps Comcast service, and claims </div><div>to be quite happy with it.</div><div><br></div><div> -- Bob<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Matthew Seeley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matthew@threadlight.com">matthew@threadlight.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">This isn't strictly related, but I noticed that Comcast is now offering 105mb service in Grand Rapids. (Or at least, when I typed in my address into their website, I was offered the following --> <a href="http://www.threadlight.com/comcast_woah.png" target="_blank">http://www.threadlight.com/comcast_woah.png</a> )<div>
<br></div><div>Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm *highly* skeptical of this offering, since the last time I had comcast, they couldn't reliably send me 8mb down, much less 100+</div><div><br></div><div>
Not that it matters, there's no way I can pay that price for internet. But still very curious about it :)</div><div><br clear="all"><font color="#888888">--<br>Matthew Seeley<br>Threadlight Systems<br>PO Box 612, Jenison MI 49429<br>
T: <a href="tel:%28616%29%20328-5649" value="+16163285649" target="_blank">(616) 328-5649</a><br>
<br><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Bob Kline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com" target="_blank">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div class="h5">
Can you elaborate please?<div><br></div><div>When I upload or download a</div><div>file of known size in a known time,</div><div>there is an average speed involved</div><div>that clearly has meaning.</div><div><br></div>
<div>
So in what sense do you claim</div><div>the tests are meaningless?</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div> -- Bob</div></font></div></div><div><div></div><div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Adam Tauno Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:awilliam@whitemice.org" target="_blank">awilliam@whitemice.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br>
<br>
Bob Kline <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com" target="_blank">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div>>Why the big discrepancy in advertised<br>
>and actual speed?<br>
<br>
</div>Because these speed tests are essentially meaningless?<br>
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