[GRLUG] anyone else seeing crazy speeds from Comcast?

[Michael Mol]

On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 10:09 AM, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> This morning I am getting amazing speed from Comcast.  My download
> speed is 12,640kbps and upload is 1,827kbps.  See here:
> http://www.speedtest.net/result/306938487.png.
>
> Man, oh, man, I hope this continues.  I wonder if Comcast is feeling
> much pressure from AT&T's U-Verse service.  I have had a number of
> sales reps knock on my door about it.

I pay for their 6Mbit service, and I've seen speeds like that.
Usually only lasts a few seconds, before my rated speeds kick in.  I
think its their advertised "SpeedBoost".

Actually, I think it's just that their throttling software doesn't
kick in as early as they'd like.


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