Comcast boosts its Xfinity web speeds at no additional value for a lot of customers every year, and the corporate is now rolling out the 2025 upgrades. Many subscribers may have double the add speeds they beforehand had, and others will see a 50 p.c leap.
Whereas it's good to see Comcast upgrading the add speeds, fiber web usually permits for matching downloads and uploads. Google Fiber and Verizon Fios, as an example, provide symmetrical (or near-symmetrical) speeds.
Comcast's obtain speeds are additionally going up on most tiers. The highest Gigabit x2 plan acquired a 100Mbps obtain pace increase to 2.1Gbps, however the obtain pace stays the identical at 300Mbps.
The corporate says greater than 20 million prospects are getting a free improve as a part of this rollout. It's aiming to supply 2Gbps service to greater than 50 million houses and companies by the top of this 12 months.
Alongside the pace upgrades, new and present Xfinity web prospects can snag a freebie. Those that subscribe to a plan with 400 Mbps or sooner speeds can get a line of limitless Xfinity Cellular at no additional value for one 12 months.
Right here's a breakdown of the pace boosts:
|
Xfinity tier |
Earlier obtain/add pace (Mbps) |
New obtain/add pace (Mbps) |
|
NOW |
100/10 |
100/20 |
|
NOW |
200/10 |
200/20 |
|
Join |
150/100 |
150/150 |
|
Join Extra |
300/100 |
400/150 |
|
Quick |
500/100 |
600/150 |
|
Superfast |
800/100 |
800/150 |
|
Gigabit |
1,000/150 |
1,100/300 |
|
Gigabit x2 |
2,000/300 |
2,100/300 |
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