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My 300mbps internet appears to be throttled to 100mbps
First of - I am paying for the 300/100mbps "connect more" plan. I noticed that I was only getting around 100-110mbps, even when directly connected to the cable modem (no router or switch). I bought a new Arris SB8200 cable modem, as the one I had was not on the supported list (anymore). Speeds still around 100mbps. A tech came over and said signals were fine and he told me I was on a "legacy" plan and suggested moving to the current plan. I changed the plan to the "connect more" plan (for about the same price). However, download speeds didn't change. This all feels very... underhanded. Agreed, it says "speeds up to 300mbps" but what I am really paying for then? When I get a Gigabit plan, will it still be only 100mbps in real life? Is Comcast mad that I don't rent their XFi router? I'd love some answers and a refund for overpaying...
XfinityTony
Official Employee
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1K Messages
4 months ago
@madeingouda Thank you for your post! Besides the speed tests, are you running into any other connectivity issues like problems loading sites or slow downloads? Also, do you notice the speed fluctuate during different times of the day?
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EG
Expert
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107.1K Messages
4 months ago
You'll never get the right speeds with that modem. You need one of the few modems that are listed on the Next Gen compatible modems list;
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EG
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107.1K Messages
4 months ago
@XfinityKrista
All things being equal, they'll still need a compatible modem to be able to get 100 up. Period... An incompatible modem will also default to using a slower-speed bootfile for the download as well....
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