Comments on: Qwest Boosts Upstream Speeds for Some Customers

By: AT&T’S Slow Road to Fast Broadband

AT&T’S Slow Road to Fast Broadband — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:02:45 +0000

[...] 3.0 being rolled out by its cable competitors and the fiber-to-the-home efforts of Verizon. Even Qwest is boosting speeds to 40/20 Mbps in some areas, although there are still plenty of people who would love U-verse speeds. Then [...]

By: Qwest Sees the Future — and It’s 100Gbps for the Long Haul

Qwest Sees the Future — and It’s 100Gbps for the Long Haul — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:20:55 +0000

[...] it’s clear that demand for backbone capacity will continue to rise. Heck, Qwest is doing its part to increase usage by upgrading its broadband customers in some areas to faster services with better upload [...]

By: Broadband Growth Falls Sharply in the U.S.

Broadband Growth Falls Sharply in the U.S. — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:17:30 +0000

[...] phone companies are going to respond as well. Qwest is already offering 40Mbps-type speeds. AT&T is a bit mysterious — it hasn’t quite boosted its DSL [...]

By: You Stream, I Stream, We All Stream Upstream

You Stream, I Stream, We All Stream Upstream — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:39:08 +0000

[...] of an issue. That’s clearly starting to change as Internet service providers like Verizon and Qwest offer data packages with increased upstream speeds so users can upload information faster. These boosts [...]

By: tom

tom — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:39:11 +0000

i believe most customers frustration with broadband speeds are not peak speeds but when things slow down from congestion. my experience is that during times of high congestion things are about the same no matter what plan i subscribe too. what i want are not higher peak speeds but a guarantee that my available bandwidth will never drop below a certain level in exchange for a higher monthly charge.

By: aep529

aep529 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:19:37 +0000

This statement makes no sense:

“Qwest will also let customers boost their upstream speeds to 5 Mbps for $5 more a month.”

Do you mean they can increase the speed by 5 Mbps? To a max of 25 Mbps?

By: David Robins

David Robins — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:39:34 +0000

This is good news. The faster speed will help file hosting and collaboration site like my compnay (www.binfire.com) to provide better service to our customers.