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Comcast Planning 2Gbps Service, Starting With Atlanta

Posted by timothy on from the which-tradeoffs-do-you-prefer dept.

joemite points out a PC Mag article which begins "There's been a lot of talk about Google's 1Gbps "gigabit" Internet service, but Comcast said today that it is planning a 2Gbps service, beginning in Atlanta," and writes: All of the ISPs seem to be "out-doing" each other in terms of offering faster and faster service, but why can't they compete on reasonable rates for "slower" speeds? My 5Mbit service from Comcast is currently costing me $50/month, about what it was 10 years ago. Seems that if they can push a 2 Gigs for a few hundred dollars, I could get at least get 50Mbit for what I'm paying now.

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  1. Super fast downloads. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sweet. Now you can hit the data cap in your "Unlimited" plan in 15 minutes instead of 30!

  2. Re:It's nonsense. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I PLAN to sleep with UP TO 1000 supermodels tonight!

  3. Re:Competition is finally coming to metro areas... by dcollins117 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cancelling Comcast was an obscenity laden 45 minute long ordeal, but I couldn't be happier.

    Quitting Comcast is easy. Just stop paying any bills they send you. They'll quit you.