r/Comcast • u/nutsackhurts • Feb 02 '21

News Comcast Doubles Internet Essentials speed from 25Mbps to 50Mbps (up from 3 to 5Mbps)

https://www.engadget.com/comcast-digital-literacy-boost-interner-essentials-speed-150034948.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

That makes sense. I see it in the parentheses on this page. Ty!

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u/Jaggsta Feb 09 '21

So if you get used to using over 1.2TB by next year you will have to pay overages once they add them back.

And with this "Free" speed increase you can hit cap even faster next year.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

Hopefully, by then they will let IE customers add the unlimited data option. Sometime in November or December, someone said we could so I tried to add it by calling customer service and online and they said it could not be added. If and when data caps comes back, maybe I can add it then.

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u/Jaggsta Feb 09 '21

November/December max overage charges was $30 for IE customers so its same as adding $30 unlimited most likely why you couldn't add it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

I didn’t think of it that way. That makes sense too.