Comcast cable customers in 40 million homes in major U.S. markets can now download a high-definition, four-gigabyte movie in five minutes, or a 10-song album in just three seconds via Extreme 105 Xfinity broadband, the company announced Thursday. The high-speed connection is available in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Miami, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and most of Boston. But Comcast is not available in the biggest mass-media market in North America, New York.
Company spokesperson Charlie Douglas said he had no time frame for the complete rollout of the service to Comcast’s more than 51 million homes. “There will be additional cities that will come online in the future,” he said. “Our goal is to continue to introduce 105 to all of the markets where we’ve introduced DOCSIS 3.0 technology.”
Not Cheap
Extreme 105 promises a connection speed of up to 105 megabits per second and a far-slower 10 megabits per second for uploads.
“This speed tier continues to expand our portfolio of Internet service offerings and takes them up to a whole new level,” said Cathy Avgiris, senior vice president and general manager of communications and data services. “With it, we’re powering the digital home of the future, where entire families using multiple devices — laptops, gaming consoles, tablets, smartphones — can all take advantage of high-bandwidth applications simultaneously, ensuring they each have a great online experience.”
The price is on the extreme side, too: $ 105 per month — more than triple a low-price, slower Comcast broadband plan. And that price would rise after an introductory 12 months as part of Comcast’s Triple Play with cable and phone service.
Comcast is also offering a stand-alone service for Extreme 105 for $ 199.95. The post-promotion price is being tested in different markets, Douglas said, and can range from $ 129.95 per month to $ 149.95.
The Extreme 105 price, which…
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