PLYMOUTH – Imagine being able to download a 1 gigabyte movie in just 4 seconds. With the new Comcast Gigabit Pro, a residential 2 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) service, Comcast customers in Metropolitan Detroit, Washtenaw County and West Michigan can do just that.

But this incredibly fast Internet service comes at a high price. Gigabit Pro costs $299 a month, plus a $500 installation fee and $500 for activation. Why so much? It also comes with a special fiber optic cable installed to the home and a specially trained technician to install it.

A promotional pricing of $159 for Gigabit Pro is currently offered in several major markets including Michigan. There are eligibility requirements for the promotion pricing, including proximity to our plant, among others.

For those that want faster Internet and already have Comcast’s Blast! tier Internet plan, Comcast has just increased the speed by 50 percent from 50 Mbps to 75 Mbps – at no additional charge. This is the 16th time in 14 years that Comcast increased speeds and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to stay ahead of our customers’ demands for faster Internet, said Comcast Marketing Vice President Jason Gumbs.

“Consumers are on the Internet more and more, steaming video and voice,” he said. “Bandwidth consumption has gone up 40 percent year over year.”

That 1 gigabyte movie on the Blast! tier service, priced as low as $39.95 a month, can now be downloaded in just 1 minute 48 seconds, instead of at the previous speed when it took 2 minutes, 44 seconds to download.

What residential customers would spend $159 a month for Gigabit Pro very high-speed Internet service?

“It’s for the most advanced digital households and consumers who want the fastest connections on the marketplace,” said Gumbs. “Someone who has a home business. Someone who wants the newest technology and is affluent.

“This is the fastest Internet deployed to millions of homes using fiber in the country,” he said. “It is professional grade equipment. It’s not for everyone. But we have other speeds for consumers that want to stream and play games. We just thought it was important to communicate the news that we are offering this Gigabit Pro product for customers who want the choice.”

For more information, click on http://www.xfinity.com/multi-gig

Author: Staff Writer
Source: MITechNews.Com
Date: 7/17/2015