Comments on: Comcast launches uncapped 305 Mbps service in Northeast, but caps Tucson

By: Ant

Ant — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:49:18 +0000

Who needs this at homes (residential)? Business make sense.

By: Glenn Fleishman

Glenn Fleishman — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:17:32 +0000

If they have wide channel 5 GHz (raw 300 Mbps), they might be claiming 155 Mbps as the throughput, which is achievable if, in the immortal words of cellular industry expert Alan Reiter, one is making carnal love to the transmitter.

By: Rani Molla

Rani Molla — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:46:51 +0000

Got it!

By: Jim Neal

Jim Neal — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:32:22 +0000

Tucson, not Tuscon.

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:20:56 +0000

Oh Glenn, keeping me honest :) Let me tweak and thank you.

By: Glenn Fleishman

Glenn Fleishman — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:14:40 +0000

“users will also get Wi-Fi at 155 Mbps”: They’re including an 802.11n router or something? That’s not a guaranteed rate. If they’re saying “155 Mbps” (which is more accurately 150 Mbps), that’s the raw symbol rate in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz with standard channels. Or maybe 20 to 50 Mbps of real throughput within a single room or two distant from the router.

By: Howard Fore

Howard Fore — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:51:55 +0000

Is this just for residential or are they to apply the tiers and caps to their business service as well?