Info for Comcast HSI Users - Honda Pilot

kemosabe · 10-26-2003, 09:10 AM

For those of you (me included) who use Comcast High Speed Internet, there was a recent post in the DSL Reports forum (from Oct 20th, I believe) that says Comcast will increase their download speed (double the download) from 1.5 mbps to 3.0 mbps!!! If it's true, then that's pretty nice...

Here is the link to the thread in DSL Reports...

...and here is the cut/paste from that link that shows the rollout dates:

Quote:

Atlantic
Market Name Market Date
Pittsburgh (Tri-State) 08/04/03 -
Chesterfield, VA 10/22/03 -
Elyria, OH 11/01/03 -
Baltimore, MD 12/01/03 -
Washington, DC 12/01/03 -
Richmond, VA 10/22/03 -
Miami, FL 11/01/03 -

East Market Name Market Date
NJ North, NJ 11/03/03 -
Reading (PA West), PA 11/03/03 -
NJ South, NJ 12/01/03 -
Phila Metro, PA 12/01/03 -
Hartford, CT 11/01/03 -
Hamden, CT 12/30/03 -
Northeast, MA 01/27/04 -

Midwest
Market Name Market Date
Detroit 1 (Mich A), MI 10/01/03 -
Independence, MO 10/01/03 -
Muncie, IN 10/01/03 -
Olathe, KS 11/01/03 -
Detroit 2 (Mich B), MI 12/01/03 -
Chicago, IL 12/15/03 -
Michigan, MI 12/16/03 -
Indianapolis, IN 12/23/03 -
Fort Wayne, IN 12/30/03 -
Minnesota, MN 01/27/04 -
Indiana, IN 12/15/03 -

Mountain
Market Name Market Date
Pima (Tucson), AZ 10/15/03 10/15/03
Albuquerque, NM 10/17/03 -
Dallas, TX 12/02/03 -
Denver, CO 12/05/03 01/05/04
Salt Lake City, UT 11/01/03 -
Portland, OR 01/20/04 -
Seattle, WA 01/02/04 -

South
Market Name Market Date
Knoxville, TN 07/01/03 -
Atlanta, GA 08/22/03 -
Dallas, GA 10/01/03 -
Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS 10/01/03 -
Lake County, FL 10/01/03 -
Meridian, MS 10/01/03 -
Mobile, AL 10/01/03 -
Panama City, FL 10/01/03 11/01/03
Savannah, GA 10/01/03 -
Tuscaloosa, AL 10/01/03 -
Little Rock, AR 10/17/03 -
Naples, FL 10/17/03 10/20/03
W. Florida (Srsta), FL 10/17/03 10/20/03
Charleston, SC 11/01/03 -
Paducah, KY 11/15/03 -
East Tenn, TN 12/02/03 -
Huntsville/Florence, AL 12/23/03 -
Tallahassee, FL 12/29/03 -
Augusta, GA 12/30/03 -
Chattanooga, TN 12/30/03 -
Nashville, TN 12/30/03 12/22/03
Jacksonville, FL 12/15/03 -

West
Market Name Market Date
Sacramento, CA 12/01/03 -
Bay Area, CA 12/16/03 -
Southern California 01/13/04 -

guitarman · 10-26-2003, 10:03 AM

Will it cost more for this upgrade, or will we get the increased speed for nothing?

kemosabe · 10-26-2003, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by guitarman
Will it cost more for this upgrade, or will we get the increased speed for nothing?

guitarman: Same price that you're paying now for double the download speed, if I recall correctly... Of course, Comcast says that now, but until I get my first bill, then I'll believe it!!!

ramirami · 10-26-2003, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kemosabe
guitarman: Same price that you're paying now for double the download speed, if I recall correctly... Of course, Comcast says that now, but until I get my first bill, then I'll believe it!!!

probabl;y not...they are getting lot of competion from DSL....

guitarman · 10-26-2003, 10:27 AM

A cable company giving us something for nothing???? Unheard of. I'm not holding my breath. They are the only game in town, at least where I live, so what's in it for them to give me faster downloads? There must be a catch.

I hope your right. Perhaps they are trying to be ahead of the game as DSL and satellite internet service takes off.

Ziploc · 10-26-2003, 10:32 AM

Kemo, I had read the same thing in the local Gazette newspapers.

Sure sounds pretty good....and of course we're all looking forward to it.

But, while I haven't heard of imminent higher charges, I'm sure it's a matter of time before our bills increase to reflect the improved product and because the market will bear it..... biz as usual.

evaneri65 · 10-26-2003, 11:22 AM

my first two months of service was perfect followed by another two months of REALLY BAD service. Since the end of September, its been excellent.....AND....it registers an average of 2.2Mbs !

using Cnet's bandwitch check

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/

ramirami · 10-26-2003, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by evaneri65
my first two months of service was perfect followed by another two months of REALLY BAD service. Since the end of September, its been excellent.....AND....it registers an average of 2.2Mbs !

using Cnet's bandwitch check

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/

mine just cam back as 1.85 MBPS...

I have had cable HSI for 5 years....initially took "Media One" which was bought by "Excite athome"...excite athome went bankrupt and became "attbroadband". Now that has been sold to "comcast".

All this change in 5 years

Twinkie · 10-26-2003, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by evaneri65
my first two months of service was perfect followed by another two months of REALLY BAD service. Since the end of September, its been excellent.....AND....it registers an average of 2.2Mbs !

using Cnet's bandwitch check

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/

2.511 Mbs here. No complaints about comcast HSI here.

kadiir · 10-26-2003, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by evaneri65
my first two months of service was perfect followed by another two months of REALLY BAD service. Since the end of September, its been excellent.....AND....it registers an average of 2.2Mbs !

using Cnet's bandwitch check

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/

I don't know how they're testing it as it is inaccurate. It gave me 2.5 when I know it's really 1.6 (I just tested it again by ftp'ing an 8MB file). I suppose I could test with a longer file, but the transfer rate had stabilized before it completed the transfer.

This is the speed that I've have had since Comcast took over from AT&T. I originally had @Home and then Excite@Home as well. Before AT&T picked up their share of @Home, I was getting 3Mbps. AT&T then capped it at 1.8 and then Comcast capped it at 1.6.

FYI, in theory, cable can get 30Mbps (don't ask me for a source - it's been a while since I read that).

Oh, yeah - download speed isn't always all there is to it. If you play online games (I'm thinking specifically of Battlefield 1942), upload speed is very important. A guy in our 'clan' has a 768 upload and he is often able to see all of us 128 & 256'ers before we can see him.

If they increase the d/l speed to 3Mbps w/o increasing the upload speed I don't think it will be all that great.

kad

kemosabe · 10-26-2003, 10:28 PM

It's weird how I can get two different download speeds within a minute of each other using two different sites...

...the first one is from the CNET site and it gave me 1389 kbps:

kemosabe · 10-26-2003, 10:29 PM

And this second one is from the McAfee site with only 851.92 kbps:

guitarman · 10-26-2003, 10:38 PM

www.2wire.com/meter/bm.html

guitarman · 10-26-2003, 10:40 PM

http://speedtest.dewa.com/

kemosabe · 10-26-2003, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by guitarman
www.2wire.com/meter/bm.html

Okay, this one is more in line with my first test using the CNET site -- it gave me 1554.3 kbps!!!

Makes you wonder which one to believe and why the discrepancy...

10-26-2003, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
guitarman Super Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 602 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Will it cost more for this upgrade, or will we get the increased speed for nothing? __________________ 2003 Nighthawk Black Pearl EXL Built on June 9, 2003 Delivered on June 24, 2003 OEM cargo tray and all weather mats

10-26-2003, 10:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
guitarman Super Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 602 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A cable company giving us something for nothing???? Unheard of. I'm not holding my breath. They are the only game in town, at least where I live, so what's in it for them to give me faster downloads? There must be a catch. I hope your right. Perhaps they are trying to be ahead of the game as DSL and satellite internet service takes off. __________________ 2003 Nighthawk Black Pearl EXL Built on June 9, 2003 Delivered on June 24, 2003 OEM cargo tray and all weather mats

10-26-2003, 10:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ziploc Super Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Damascus, Maryland Posts: 2,199 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Kemo, I had read the same thing in the local Gazette newspapers. Sure sounds pretty good....and of course we're all looking forward to it. But, while I haven't heard of imminent higher charges, I'm sure it's a matter of time before our bills increase to reflect the improved product and because the market will bear it..... biz as usual. __________________ '03 Pilot Starlight Silver EX ~ Towing Package ~ Fog Lights w/ Lower Trim & Garnish ~ Running Boards, Rear Mud Guards ~ All-Weather Mats ~ Wheel Locks ~Cargo Area Accessories: Cover Tray * Organizer * Net* ~ Honda Pilot.org Accessories: License Plate Frame Sticker*

10-26-2003, 11:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
evaneri65 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 269 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my first two months of service was perfect followed by another two months of REALLY BAD service. Since the end of September, its been excellent.....AND....it registers an average of 2.2Mbs ! using Cnet's bandwitch check http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/ __________________ 03 EX-L-RES [color=green]Sage Brush Pearl 10 BMW 135i Spacegray

10-26-2003, 10:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
guitarman Super Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 602 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	try this one. www.2wire.com/meter/bm.html __________________ 2003 Nighthawk Black Pearl EXL Built on June 9, 2003 Delivered on June 24, 2003 OEM cargo tray and all weather mats

10-26-2003, 10:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
guitarman Super Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 602 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	and this one http://speedtest.dewa.com/ __________________ 2003 Nighthawk Black Pearl EXL Built on June 9, 2003 Delivered on June 24, 2003 OEM cargo tray and all weather mats

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