Comcast Promising Ultra-Fast Internet

Espectr0 writes "Comcast's CEO Brian Roberts gave The Associated Press a preview of his speech for the Consumer Electronics show, and said that Comcast expects to demonstrate a technology that delivers up to 160 megabits of data per second over cable. At that speed you could download a high-definition copy of 'Batman Begins' in four minutes. The technology, DOCSIS 3.0, will start rolling out this year." Here's a note about Cisco's announcement of their DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem.

And you get this for...

[BUL2294]

...the low, low price of $1000/month. But if you also sign up basic cable, home phone, and HBO/Starz, the package will cost $1050/month (for the first 3 months)--plus taxes and regulatory fees. It's Comcastic!

Comcast - We own you.

Faster internet, faster disconnection

[Jailbrekr]

So at that speed, how long do you think it'll take be be cut off for 'excessive use'? I'd give it 5 minutes, tops.

1/4 Batmans per minute?

[X_Bones]

what's that in Libraries of Congress per second?

Re:Good news and bad news

[mh1997]

I've had both Comcast and Insight (because comcast bought insight)...if they would offer ultrafast customer service I would have been thrilled with the normal connection speeds.

When I reported outages, it would take days for them to respond. When I called to cancel my service, the customer service guy reviewed my history and asked why it took so long for me to cancel.

SPAM on the rise

[alextheseal]

In other news, SPAM reaches unprecedentedly high volumes.

Batman?

[glitch_xl]

I've already GOT batman - what else you got?

Re:That's Incredible.

[evanbd]

you yuppie little shit.

And this is better because...?