Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by adamnemecek » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 3:37 AM UTC

Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber
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Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by nickodell » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:09 AM UTC

...why do I get the feeling that they're only selling 'up to' 2 gigabit?

In all seriousness, this is a good thing.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by ceejayoz » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:13 AM UTC

So you can do what, download a movie in 5 seconds rather than 10? Nothing on pricing, nothing on bandwidth caps, and I'd expect it comes with Comcast's traditional customer "service". No thanks.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by shmerl » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:14 AM UTC

> Comcast will begin rolling out the service next month in Atlanta, and plans to bring it to its other markets over time.

So it doesn't crush anything - it's not even out yet. And Comcast has to stop using data caps, before boasting with 2 gigabit plans. They are filthy hypocrites if they claim that 2 gigabits are possible, why capping their own users for monthly traffic.

On the bright side, without Google Fiber you'd never see Comcast even talking about anything like 2 gigabit plans. So thanks Google Fiber for giving them a kick.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by atheist » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:19 AM UTC

Lovely bet on 2 vs 1 gbps: the usual consumer won't have 10GbE to take advantage of the extra speed.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by TechNewb » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:19 AM UTC

shmerl wrote: post #4

> Comcast will begin rolling out the service next month in Atlanta, and plans to bring it to its other markets over time. So it doesn't crush anything - it's not even out yet. And Comcast has to stop using data caps, before boasting with 2 gigabit plans. They are filthy hypocrites if they claim that 2 gigabits are possible, why capping their own users for monthly traffic. On the bright side, without Google Fiber you'…

Agreed. Also "twice" isn't really impressive in most technology. If it was an order of magnitude then "crush" might be more appropriate to use here.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by chralieboy » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:20 AM UTC

Two key points:

1) no comment on cost (personally I don't need 2x as fast if it is 10x the price) 2) it it isn't actually available anywhere yet

In other words, hold onto your butts.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:21 AM UTC

shmerl wrote: post #4

> Comcast will begin rolling out the service next month in Atlanta, and plans to bring it to its other markets over time. So it doesn't crush anything - it's not even out yet. And Comcast has to stop using data caps, before boasting with 2 gigabit plans. They are filthy hypocrites if they claim that 2 gigabits are possible, why capping their own users for monthly traffic. On the bright side, without Google Fiber you'…

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Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by shmerl » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:21 AM UTC

TechNewb wrote: post #6

shmerl wrote: post #4

> Comcast will begin rolling out the service next month in Atlanta, and plans to bring it to its other markets over time. So it doesn't crush anything - it's not even out yet. And Comcast has to stop using data caps, before boasting with 2 gigabit plans. They are filthy hypocrites if they claim that 2 gigabits are possible, why capping their own users for monthly traffic. On the bright side, without Google Fiber you'…

Agreed. Also "twice" isn't really impressive in most technology. If it was an order of magnitude then "crush" might be more appropriate to use here.

For Comcast which has the worst ISP reputation it can be impressive. As long as they'll actually roll it out everywhere for prices below $100.

Re: Comcast's New Internet Service Crushes Google Fiber

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Post by eroo » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 4:23 AM UTC

Click bait with misleading headline. A better headline would be "Comcast plans to roll out personal broadband service at a higher fraction of current business plans."

>"Comcast's new Internet service absolutely crushes Google's offering, with speeds twice as fast." It won't be symmetric like Fiber, so it's going to be (at best) 2x download and probably 1/x upload. This speed also only appears to be coming to Atlanta in the near future.

>"For those who don't live in Atlanta, Comcast plans to offer 1Gbps plans to almost all of its Internet subscribers in 2016." This is bigger news, though it's still quite far away and not only will this not "crush" Fiber, where available, but will be strictly worse since it isn't symmetric, features Comcast customer service, and will surely cost many times what Fiber does.