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Symmetrical Speeds
Today we received an email about all the good Xfinity has done over the past year. All of that is nice... But in a year when Americans were uploading more and more work, projects, files, etc than ever before, you guys still failed to bring us symmetrical download and upload speed connections. It’s 2021, it’s time this happens. You’re claim to best internet provider on the planet is falling short because of this. Prices continue to rise and our upload speeds never do. Something is wrong with that business model.
Andyross
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5 years ago
See other posts about this. It's a technical issue with how cable modems work. Giving more frequencies for upstream involves physically replacing many amps and filters, which costs $$$. Just search Google or elsewhere for 'low-split', 'mid-split' and 'high-split'. You can also search for "node+0" (number zero, not the letter OH).
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shaep3
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5 years ago
So spend the money..? Why else do our bills keep getting more and more expensive if not to pay for infrastructure such as this? Almost every other major internet company offers symmetrical speeds. How can xfinity, “the nation’s leader,” be so far behind on this still?
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Andyross
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Most of those other ISP's with symmetrical speeds are fiber based. It is newer and doesn't have the upstream issues that cable still has due to legacy equipment. Not just the amps and stuff outside, but also the cable boxes that many people are scared to change.
Comcast does use fiber to the local node, and Node+0 makes it easy to eventually flip the switch to mid or high-split. They probably won't do it until they can do it for a large area all at once.
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