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Comcast advertising “10G” in hopes to confuse consumers to accept slower speeds (www.pcworld.com)
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Comcast advertising “10G” in hopes to confuse consumers to accept slower speeds::Comcast says Xfinity offers 10G home internet, but the term "10G" is hazy and potentially misleading—especially because it has no relation to 5G for cell phones.

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[–] Sconrad122@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I detest defending Comcast, but are you positive it was 1.2 Gbps and not 1.2 GBps? Because 1.2GBps is about 10 Gbps

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It’s 1.2 Gbps.

I have the same plan. “Speeds up to 1.2Gbps (but you’ll never see more than 800Mbps)!”

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Yes I am positive. ISPs never list their speeds in bytes. Pretend to be a new customer signing up for service to see what they really offer if you want confirmation.