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Confirmed my suspicions. FWIW in SW Florida after severing Xfinity TV service ties, the replacement with ROKU boxes, et al, DID result in significant throttling
by escherplex 8y ago
Confirmed my suspicions. FWIW in SW Florida after severing Xfinity TV service ties, the replacement with ROKU boxes, et al, DID result in significant throttling of internet connections even after the speed increases were announced by Xfinity. The home 'Blaster' package saw a reduction in large .mp4/.zip file download speeds from 12MB/s to 5. That was coupled with frequent connection drops while viewing ROKU content. And you could forget about 4K content. Miraculously, when an Xfinity app was installed on ROKU which required a supplemental CATV account, which conveniently Xfinity marketed at a 2 yr. super discount to undercut the DirectTV app package, the internet speeds increased from a throttled 5 to a consistent 15MB/s on non-VPN downloads (using IDM on Win7, similar results in Linux Mint). And 4K viewing was practical. Amazing! /s
- OnMyPhone 8y agoDid you do any testing with a VPN? When I was visiting someone in Atlanta GA, the speeds weren't good for what they advertised, but once I put on a VPN the speeds almost tripled. They just have internet through Comcast too, so I was wondering if something was up.
- escherplex 8y agoFrom here, a VPN with servers in Toronto yielded speeds of about 8 MB/s max for IDM, uGET, and qBittorrent, which is about 1/2 what non-VPN connections delivered. VPN servers in Netherlands delivered a little less than that.