Comcast increases Xfinity internet speeds across the northeast (14 states) Reboot required
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Comcast just announced that it’s bumping download speeds for internet users in a total of 14 northeastern states, from Maine down through Virginia. Each of the four internet tiers Xfinity offers will increase, though by how much will vary. The two higher-speed “Blast” and “Performance Pro” options increase from 200 and 150 Mbps to 250 and 200 Mbps, respectively. The basic “Performance” tier, meanwhile, jumps from 25 to 60 Mbps, and the modest “Starter” tier moves from 10 to 15 Mbps.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/06/comcast-xfinity-northeast-internet-speed-increase/
Comcast says that the updated speeds will roll out over the next month, and that to access them customers will have to reboot their modems. As for why they’re only upgrading speeds in the northeast region, a Comcast spokesperson noted that it’s typical for the company to make such changes in specific areas rather than going nationwide in one shot.
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Wow, not that long ago, Blast was 25 Mbps and Extreme was 50 Mbps. They still have the page up from the last speed increase: https://www.xfinity.com/speedincrease
You can check your speed at http://speedtest.xfinity.com/
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Thanks for the heads up.
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Not thread crapping but why is this a HD and not deal discussion? Are people thinking this is a big enough change to warrant changing internet providers?
I just did Speed Test. My download speed is 0.71Mbps. I’ve been paying $14.95/mo for more than 15 years due to a FW Hot Deal. IMO that was a Hot Deal.
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More of that net neutrality repeal coming back to haunt us.
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We got that here in FL a number of months ago. 75->100 (actually getting 120+) but they still have data limits which with more speed just get used up faster
