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Hot off the presses! This was released today.
Read the actual report here: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/measur...eport_Full.pdf
Summation from GigaOM....
http://gigaom.com/broadband/fcc-cablevision-report/
Bottom line: if you are on Cablevision you are getting screwed.
*Notice at how EVERY providers speeds suffer at night EXCEPT Verizon Fiber*
The FCC’s report is based on data gathered by special routers sent to 9000 consumers in March 2011. The agency notes that the speeds mentioned in the report are national averages, and do not reflect specific speeds in any given market. One should also keep in mind that advertised speeds differ by access technology and broadband tier, meaning that someone with a slow DSL line may still be worse off than someone with a top of the line Cablevision package.
Update: A Cablevision spokesperson disputed the findings in an emailed statement: “Cablevision delivers some of the fastest Internet connections in the country, on our basic tier, two higher levels of service and our WiFi network and this report simply does not reflect the experience of our nearly 3 million broadband customers. Our high-speed Internet product leads the nation in consumer adoption and has consistently won top ratings in much broader and more extensive consumer surveys conducted by J.D. Power & Associates, PC Magazine and others.”
Update 2: The FCC’s final report features a slightly tweaked chart depicting the sustained download speeds over a 24 hour period. We updated the article with the new chart. For reference, the original chart can be found here.
(This is XBL related since we all rely on solid download speeds to play games, watch Netflix/ESPN/Hulu, etc...on XBL.)
Read the actual report here: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/measur...eport_Full.pdf
Summation from GigaOM....
http://gigaom.com/broadband/fcc-cablevision-report/
Bottom line: if you are on Cablevision you are getting screwed.

*Notice at how EVERY providers speeds suffer at night EXCEPT Verizon Fiber*

The FCC’s report is based on data gathered by special routers sent to 9000 consumers in March 2011. The agency notes that the speeds mentioned in the report are national averages, and do not reflect specific speeds in any given market. One should also keep in mind that advertised speeds differ by access technology and broadband tier, meaning that someone with a slow DSL line may still be worse off than someone with a top of the line Cablevision package.
Update: A Cablevision spokesperson disputed the findings in an emailed statement: “Cablevision delivers some of the fastest Internet connections in the country, on our basic tier, two higher levels of service and our WiFi network and this report simply does not reflect the experience of our nearly 3 million broadband customers. Our high-speed Internet product leads the nation in consumer adoption and has consistently won top ratings in much broader and more extensive consumer surveys conducted by J.D. Power & Associates, PC Magazine and others.”
Update 2: The FCC’s final report features a slightly tweaked chart depicting the sustained download speeds over a 24 hour period. We updated the article with the new chart. For reference, the original chart can be found here.
(This is XBL related since we all rely on solid download speeds to play games, watch Netflix/ESPN/Hulu, etc...on XBL.)