Seattle: Comcast says faster speeds ready, reboot at will

[HriniakPosterChild]

The broadband boost that Comcast announced last month — doubling speeds for most customers in Washington — is taking effect.
 
Speed increases “will go into effect automatically over the next few days,” the company said in a release. They are characterized as “free” because no price increases are associated with them.
 
Customers who can’t wait another moment can go ahead and reboot their modems to get the speed boost, the company said.

 
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I don't know if Comcast is rolling this out nationwide or not, but my DL speed did go from ~30Mbps to ~60Mbps (according to speedtest.net) after I power-cycled my router just now.  If you're a Comcast customer and feeling adventurous, give it a try.

 

[geoduck no quahog]

Thanks, HPC.
 
My DS just went from 60 to 124...huge upgrade - and very noticeable. 
 
Appreciate the head's up.

 

[derekson]

I think we got these speed increases in MA early this summer. My "Blast" tier internet went from a quoted 50 Mbps down (real world ~58 Mbps) to a quoted 105 (real world ~120).

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

I just tried this and my download speed remained the same. Maybe it is Seattle only?