Comcast advertising “10G” in hopes to confuse consumers to accept slower speeds

Even when they use industry-standard terms, like Mbps, they don't even advertise their upload speed (because it is piss-poor).

Xfinity’s 10G network is technically slower than 5G. Peak theoretical throughput on an uncongested 5G network offers up to 20Gbps download and 10Gbps upload. Xfinity caps out at 10Gbps down and up.

In what world are people getting that kind of speed on 5G? In like a lab with perfect conditions and non-consumer equipment? Is this article written by T-Mobile home internet or something? I'll take Comcast 10G over 5G wireless any day and I hate Comcast.

I automatically assumed 10G was short for 10Gb/s, so I guess I found nothing confusing about the name? They literally are advertising the speed in the name, I think that's great compared to when they called shit "Blast" and other weird names.

Oh man, this sounds like a repeat of the whole debacle with AT&T and their "5Ge" bullshit. As soon as the whole 5G hype started, AT&T decided to claim that their entire network was now "5Ge" and capable of faster speeds. When in reality the "5Ge" label simply meant that the network in that area was flagged to be upgraded to 5G sometime in the near future, there was zero increase in network bandwidth or performance, just a little "5GE" symbol on your phone. IIRC they were taken to court over it and ordered to stop using the "5Ge" label, but they figured out a way to weasel out of it and never followed thru.

More things that could never fly if there was honest, real competition in the internet provider market.

Yes, go after Comcast for their confusing marketing and shitty business practices, but nothing would fix the situation faster and better than having them have to actually compete for customers because there were a few other internet providers out there that customers could choose from.

I did i.t. work at a Comcast and asked about it, I kept asking what the 10g memt, they said it's basically like a new brand. They already rebranded off Comcast to Xfinity because of all the negative connotation against them, now they're doing it again. I've met so many people that didn't know Xfinity is Comcast

Holy shit, if people thought 5G causes cancer what will they think of 10G?

I don't think it's intent is to confuse people with 5G. It's that they finally have actual competition.

https://epb.com/fi-speed-internet/10-gig/

EPB in Chattanooga announced the rollout of 10 Gbps service. Within a time span best measured in weeks I start seeing Billboards and Ads for Comcast's own 10G network.

This is exactly how Comcast's 1 Gig rolled out for my area. EPB announced 1 Gbps to residential and whaddya know? Comcast now offers 800 Mpbs followed later by 1000 and 1200.

This is the new DOCSIS4.0 network. I really don’t understand how it is as contentious as everyone makes it out to be. It’s a new standard allowing for faster speeds.

Cable companies are garbage but this is a rare unneeded self own on Comcast’s part. They’re cashing in on the 5G hype even though their offerings are better. 5G is barely faster than LTE outside of UWB in the US which is extremely limited in coverage.

They’re rolling out multi gig when even my fiber FIOS connection is limited to just under 1Gbps DL. Cable companies like Comcast are even increasing their piss poor upload speeds. There is no need to try to confuse people with this 10G marketing nonsense.

well obviously it means 10gbit, like some other places advertise 1gbit as 1g

I'll give up 5g and a middle toe if I could just have 3g back. I live in the middle of no where and 3g worked great, we got rid of that and now phone loves to say it has 5g while fucking off and not loading anything.

I am so thankful to have fiber. I am paying $50 a month for 300 mbps up and down. It's nice.

The 5G cancer thing is laughable, C-band and Ka-band have been in use for years. I have been around them (plus X/Ku/L/S bands) for decades I'm still here. I have been exposed accidentally over 1000x times the FCC limits for more than a short time in the 90's and am still here. Non ionizing radiation isnt that bad.

You know (other than the accidental breaches) is the worst leaking device onsite. The microwave oven.

Fuck it, why not 100G?

Should possibly also touch on the issue of 5G not really being 5G. Same as 4G not really being 4G:

https://www.thetechedvocate.org/not-all-5g-is-the-same-all-the-flavors-and-names-explained/

I can't wait for the new Comcast I like your cut-g network

Imagine how crazy it would be if ISPs just… actually… upgrades infrastructure with their billions in profits+government subsidies/handouts? Like, damn, imagine. US might actually have internet on par with the countries it considers shitholes

I absolutely abhor when they say "gig speed network" like they want to say gigabit but they know it isn't and make up some bullshit term that sounds similar. Every time I hear a commercial for it I get irrationally angry.

Where's the 6 and 7Gs? How much is one G?

10 Gold coins for our shitty internet please, hand it over 😐✋

Comcast is the real bottom feeder of the internet service provider industry so it stands to reason that they hope they can fool enough people to "buy" into their crap. As someone that works professionally in IT for a living, I can only laugh at the crap the sales rep tries to sell me on. When I point out the fallacies of their knowledge, I think it goes over like a lead balloon and they just quit while they're not ahead.

Yeah I'm seeing this stupid 10G thing advertised by Mediacom, too in my area. Like, we're just entering 5G era here and there's this...10G? So, you're meaning to tell me that we've been duped into believing 5G all along as being the next best thing but oh wait, did they dig this 10G shit out from some governmental secret program that was hidden for years to provide us this speed to browse with?

Dude we barely have 5G. The 5G that we currently have in some areas of the world isn't even the full spectrum

300 up and down for $25 a month checking in.

AT&T's 4GE is rolling over in its grave.

Strange days in Cable Town.

Shouldn't that be illegal?

It’s comcastic!