[GRLUG] Testing Comcast vs AT&T

[Bob Kline]

I've called about these higher speed
services.  The last time about a month
ago, I was told that 16 Mbps residential
was the highest speed offered in MI, and
that there is no schedule for rolling out
anything faster.  The rep then blandly
said the ads didn't apply here.

I'd call before worrying much more about
it.  I do have a friend in Houston who has
a 50 Mbps Comcast service, and claims
to be quite happy with it.

   -- Bob

On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Matthew Seeley <matthew at threadlight.com>wrote:

> 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 -->
> http://www.threadlight.com/comcast_woah.png )
>
> 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+
>
> Not that it matters, there's no way I can pay that price for internet. But
> still very curious about it :)
>
> --
> Matthew Seeley
> Threadlight Systems
> PO Box 612, Jenison MI 49429
> T: (616) 328-5649
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can you elaborate please?
>>
>> When I upload or download a
>> file of known size in a known time,
>> there is an average speed involved
>> that clearly has meaning.
>>
>>  So in what sense do you claim
>> the tests are meaningless?
>>
>>    -- Bob
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Adam Tauno Williams <
>> awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >Why the big discrepancy in advertised
>>> >and actual speed?
>>>
>>> Because these speed tests are essentially meaningless?
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