<div dir="ltr">Of course for those that feel they have <div style>optimized their service speed for their </div><div style>needs, if Comcast doubles the speed </div><div style>then they might be able to drop down</div><div style>
to a lower speed service and save a little.</div><div style><br></div><div style> -- Bob</div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Brad DeVries <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:devriesbj@gmail.com" target="_blank">devriesbj@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Ben, I don't have an upper tier connection here in Hudsonville, although I feel like it because I pay almost $60/mo, and I just ran 5 speedtests with the old DOCSIS 2 modem with vastly different results:<div>
<br></div><div><div class="gmail_drive_chip" style="width:396px;min-height:18px;max-height:18px;background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:5px;color:#222;font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #ddd">
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Am1TMSD8sWMTdG9kblNJdEVkaUZRV2pMY0pSeUNBRGc&usp=drive_web" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;padding:1px 0px;border:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;border:none" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_spreadsheet_list.png"> <span dir="ltr" style="color:#15c;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:bottom">SpeedTests</span></a></div>
<br></div><div>I'm not sure how accurate these test are but I would say that whatever speed I get feels sufficiently fast for my needs. However, I will not complain if they want to increase my speed to either obtain or maintain the lead.</div>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<div><br></div><div>Brad.</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Benjamin Flanders <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:flanderb@gmail.com" target="_blank">flanderb@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Is the speed increase only for the upper tiers? I am in Jenison and have the fast(up to 25mbs) service. I just checked and I still get this speed. Just wondering if I should get excited. Realistically 25 is fast enough for everything I do, but faster is always better.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Share and Enjoy<br>Ben</div><div><div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Brad DeVries <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:devriesbj@gmail.com" target="_blank">devriesbj@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p dir="ltr">I got the same letter last week but I did need to upgrade my comcast-rented modem. I currently have an old DOCSIS 2 modem, but have ordered the free upgrade using:<br>
<a href="http://www.comcast.com/deviceupgrade/?SCRedirect=true" target="_blank">http://www.comcast.com/deviceupgrade/?SCRedirect=true</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">I can't wait for the upgrade!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Brad.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Apr 22, 2013 10:34 PM, "Bob Kline" <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com" target="_blank">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>
<div dir="ltr">Just an FYI, I got a letter today from Comcast <div>stating that the speed has been doubled, "at </div><div>no additional cost." </div><div><br></div><div>I'll guess that most of its customers are unaware</div>
<div>this until a letter shows up...</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, in my particular neighborhood it's now</div><div>official.</div><div><br></div><div> -- Bob</div><div><br>
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