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Originally Posted by acparker
Comcast and many other carriers advertise high transfer rates, which are technically feasible under ideal conditions, but they typically oversell and saturate bandwidth over dilapidated infrastructure.
The only guaranteed bandwidth is with a leased line. Everything else is marketing hype, which they make sure you realize at least a few times, to make it legal.
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Yeah, except that I'm getting twice the DL burst rate (50 Mbps) that I'm subscribed (25 Mbps) to, but never get more than half the rated UL speed. If I can get 55 Mbps down all day, they can surely handle 5 up. I've even tested at 3am when there should be hardly any traffic at all. Finally, I connected to my neighbors wifi while I was on chat support and did a Speedtest. He is also on Comcast and posted 15 Mbps up. My neighbor should be sharing the same infastructure as I am, considering we're in a cul-de-sac and his house is 30 ft away from mine.
A tech should be onsite tomorrow morning, so hopefully my frustration will be placated, for a short while anyhow.