Don't be fooled: Comcast's ‘10G’ doesn't mean what you think it does
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Comcast says Xfinity offers 10G home internet, but the term "10G" is hazy and potentially misleading—especially because it has no relation to 5G for cell phones.

Comcast advertising “10G” in hopes to confuse consumers to accept slower speeds::Comcast says Xfinity offers 10G home internet, but the term “10G” is hazy and potentially misleading—especially because it has no relation to 5G for cell phones.

  • finnEnglish
    15•11 months ago

    What are the “actual speeds?” They’re selling 10gbps circuits so I don’t really see a problem with this.

    This article talks about low upload speeds on existing infra and completely ignores the fact that the limitations they spell out are a factor of extremely limited upload spectra on traditional DOCSIS networks. This is a problem with the technical standard, not the carriers (which have their own problems)

    The funniest part is that the DOCSIS4.0 spec is addressing this limitation yet here we are.

    Is node over subscription a problem? Absolutely. But I don’t think the root of that problem is the marketing department.

    I would not put much stock in this article because they are either uninformed on what they’re reporting on, or intentionally telling half truths. There are enough reasons to hate cable companies, we don’t need to invent new ones.

    • @TurboDieselEnglish
      6•11 months ago

      It’s just clickbait for under-informed people looking for another “cable co bad” article. Granted, they really should say 10Gig, but I genuinely don’t see how Joe Consumer would see that ad and go “oh wow! That’s twice as fast as my phone!!!1!!1”