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.

  • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
    101·
    1 year ago

    Their network isn’t 10Gbps either. I just had them send me a message last week saying our internet will be out for a day because they’re upgrading their 10G network. Guess what the max speed available is? 1.2Gbps. I was severely disappointed as I desperately need better upload speeds.

    It wasn’t until a lot of googling later that I realized their “10G” means nothing and is just a marketing term a la AT&Ts “5Ge” they added to people’s phones to make them think they were getting faster speeds. They state they have future plans to upgrade which means I could get it in a year or 50 years from now.

    • Sconrad122@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      I detest defending Comcast, but are you positive it was 1.2 Gbps and not 1.2 GBps? Because 1.2GBps is about 10 Gbps

      • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        It’s 1.2 Gbps.

        I have the same plan. “Speeds up to 1.2Gbps (but you’ll never see more than 800Mbps)!”

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Yes I am positive. ISPs never list their speeds in bytes. Pretend to be a new customer signing up for service to see what they really offer if you want confirmation.