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Offline Rinso

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Comcast cable
« on: May 15, 2009, 10:07:39 AM »
I'm going to be moving and I was planning on setting up a new cable internet account.  Is it worth paying the extra for the faster speeds?

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Re: Comcast cable
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2009, 11:36:35 AM »
I am paying $42.95 a month.  The speeds i am paying for are 6 Mb/s down and 1 Mb/s up.  The speeds I am getting consistently are 16 Mb/s down and 4 Mb/s up.  I doubt I am a average case but I think the best bet is to start on the low tiers and upgrade only if you don't see the speeds that you want.
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Re: Comcast cable
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2009, 12:11:22 PM »
Where are you moving to?
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Re: Comcast cable
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2009, 12:17:43 PM »
Where are you moving to?
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Re: Comcast cable
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2009, 04:47:34 PM »
i just recently upped my speeds to the next tier but im moving them back down because i see absolutly no difference except when it's like 10am - 2:30pm after that the speeds are what they used to be. 

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Re: Comcast cable
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2009, 08:13:10 AM »
Alright cool, that helps me with my decision.  I'll probably be moving to New Holland.