Good to know. I may call them just to see if its actually offered.<div><br></div><div>The bandwidth cap is a good note -- the $200 service is 4 times more expensive than the regularly priced plans, I would hope at the very least, they raise the cap for that plan to about 1000GB or so. </div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br>Matthew Seeley<br>Threadlight Systems<br>PO Box 612, Jenison MI 49429<br>T: (616) 328-5649<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 12:12 PM, David Pembrook <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@pembrook.net">david@pembrook.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<u></u>
<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">
on a related note, whats up with the 250GB/month "cap"? Has anyone
gotten a notice or call from comcast that they are using too much
bandwidth? <br>
<br>
With the speed improvements some of us have seen (I'm normally
getting 16/3 and as high as 20/3 measured through real usage not
speed tests). On your account page they will show you how much
you've used and they are currently showing a 250Gb/mo limit. Its not
really a cap because you can sail right on past it as I've done
before with no apparent ill effects. Full speeds through the end of
the cycle.<br>
<br>
Their FAQ says they contact the top offenders and try to solve the
"problem". I can only wonder what a real bandwidth hog would use.<br>
<br>
Not wanting to get shutdown, I'm looking at the business class
internet that would not have those limits. Is anyone using that? Are
they blocking any ports? <br>
<br>
I also have to wonder if the limit and the warning about being shut
down are a marketing ploy to sell more expensive services.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
On 7/9/2011 11:58 AM, Ben Rousch wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">The web site means nothing. You have to call to find
out what's really offered at your address. At home, I have a tier
faster than advertised. At work, they only had 2 tiers slower than
advertised.<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Bob Kline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com" target="_blank">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
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><font color="#888888"> -- Bob</font>
<div>
<div><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" target="_blank">matthew@threadlight.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);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>
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T: <a href="tel:%28616%29%20328-5649" value="+16163285649" target="_blank">(616)
328-5649</a><br>
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<div>
<div>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:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div>
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><br>
</div>
<div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul
9, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Adam Tauno
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);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>
--<br>
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