Comcast increases internet speed for most customers in Northeast
Comcast is increasing download speeds for some of its most popular Xfinity internet packages for residential customers in the Northeast Division, which includes 14 northeastern states from Maine to Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Download speeds for the Northeast Division’s most popular speed tiers, including Performance, Performance Pro and Blast!, have increased by 60 percent and more, helping power the rapidly growing number of connected devices in consumers’ homes. Speed boosts include Extreme tier download speeds increasing 50 percent from 400 Mbps to 600 Mbps; Blast tier up 20 percent from 250 Mbps to 300 Mbps; Performance Pro up more than 30 percent from 150 Mbps to 200 Mbps; Performance tier up more than 60 percent from 60 Mbps to 100 Mbps; and Performance Starter up more than 60 percent from 15 Mbps to 25 Mbps.
About 85 percent of internet customers in the Northeast Division subscribe to one of these tiers and will have their download speeds upgraded, whether they purchase Xfinity internet on a stand-alone basis or as part of a package.
The new speed increases are the latest in a series of moves by Comcast to support growing consumer demand for super-fast, high-capacity internet connections that can handle the explosion of connected devices in smart homes and offer a single platform to manage and protect them.
“Modern homes require fast internet, wall-to-wall Wi-Fi, and a way to manage the connectivity needs of the entire household,” said Kevin Casey, president of Comcast’s Northeast Division. “Faster speeds, combined with Xfinity xFi’s advanced Wi-Fi coverage and controls, give our internet customers an unmatched experience along with the tools to manage an expanding number of connected devices, apps and constantly evolving technologies.”
Xfinity xFi is Comcast’s differentiated internet experience, giving customers more speed, the best in-home Wi-Fi coverage, and easy-to-use controls over their home networks. With xFi, customers also can manage their children’s screen time and pause internet access, as well as protect all their IoT and home automation devices from security threats. XFi customers receive powerful all-in-one modems and Wi-Fi routers, that, when combined with xFi pods, can extend coverage to hard-to-reach rooms. Also, xFi customers receive complimentary access to the nation’s largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots and five lines of Xfinity Mobile service to extend their internet experience outside the home.
Nationally, over the past four years and across Comcast’s service area, the company has quadrupled its overall network capacity and doubled its fiber miles, deployed gigabit speeds to more homes than any other internet service provider, upgraded all its speed tiers, and rolled out a new class of gateways designed for higher speeds that blanket most homes with great Wi-Fi coverage.
Over the next several weeks, customers who lease a gateway will automatically receive the new speeds. Other customers who purchased their own modems should check online to see if they need a new device capable of handling these faster speeds.
For more information, go to www.comcastcorporation.com.
