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Zelda67

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Help I may ditch my att dsl due to the Slow speeds that 3 meg is the top speed and other technical Issues. I've consider to order Comcast internet what are The prices for basic internet plans. the answers are below
: Update I did not switch to Comcast internet service. Because at&t did fixed my dsl internet is more dependable now.
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Costs can vary per neighborhood(unless its a special deal/etc) and available speeds can vary house to house in a single block.
The reasons speeds vary is both SNR and capacity. If they are over capacity for the node serving your area, they are supposed to only offer the lowest speeds where they can maintain roughly the lowest guaranteed speed for the plan. a 10mb/1mb plan MIGHT only guarantee 6mb/256kb speeds, but that MIGHT not count peak hours where they likely don't guarantee anything at all.

SNR is affected by how far you are from their equipment. Signal degrades over distance over a copper line, which is the majority of cable internet connections. even if it is fiber to the neighborhood, its typically copper from there to your...
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The only entity that can tell you this is Comcast. It varies by market.
Call them. See what they say.
 
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Costs can vary per neighborhood(unless its a special deal/etc) and available speeds can vary house to house in a single block.
The reasons speeds vary is both SNR and capacity. If they are over capacity for the node serving your area, they are supposed to only offer the lowest speeds where they can maintain roughly the lowest guaranteed speed for the plan. a 10mb/1mb plan MIGHT only guarantee 6mb/256kb speeds, but that MIGHT not count peak hours where they likely don't guarantee anything at all.

SNR is affected by how far you are from their equipment. Signal degrades over distance over a copper line, which is the majority of cable internet connections. even if it is fiber to the neighborhood, its typically copper from there to your house. So if you are the farthest house down, you may only be capable of the lowest speed plan because SNR is so low.

Typically they will offer the highest speed they are told they can, and work from there. The technician will come out, test the line, and you may end up working from there down to a lower speed. Some of them might have tools now where they know roughly what SNR should be to your house, but you don't know for certain until you have a modem to test it.

You never know for certain unless they hook it up. Most of the time it will be fine, but I was on a DSL support line and sometimes it doesn't go well....lol
 
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Zelda67

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I Just check Comcast website the price Is $39.99 for 25 meg plan goes up after trial expires. I prefer Internet only plan and buy A cable modem to avoid rental Fees.


 
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That's about normal these days for internet only. Where I live it's Charter Cable and the charge $39.99 for 60Mbps with a free modem and online EPIX content. I pay $29.99 for it because I bundled it with phone and TV service. I've been really happy, having gotten rid of Frontier...they destroyed FIOS.
 
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zelda a few thiigs one look at comcast and any other isp and cable near you for bundle prices. most of the bundles start at 60-80 for phone tv and internet. if you go the phone and internet you need to use the cable comp modem/router and phone hardware. that run you 10.00 a month in rental fee's. if you go with cable and internet you can buy your own modem and router or combo unit. save the rentel fee.
 
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