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Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds. (arstechnica.com)

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Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds.::Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds.

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish telecom advertising had the same rules as drug advertising. Would love for every Comcast commercial to end in "Warning: 10 gigabit speeds not available in all areas. 10G plans start at $330 per month after a $1,000 installation fee. May cause erectile disfunction."

[–] ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

That installation fee was a scam of the highest order. You wanna know why they originally charged for it for 1Gbps customers only? Because at the time the network was not setup enough to handle the bandwidth allocation, so they hoped to scare off most people from wanting it with the $200 install fee. Eventually once the plant was upgraded they dropped the fee.