SeanM402
Formally the Appleton area, now living in the Wausau area
The company started bumping their Express, Plus and Max speed tiers last week, and users should power cycle their modem to see the faster speeds.
The company's pricing has remained unchanged.
Express Tier
was 5 Mbps down now 8 Mbps
1 Mbps up
Plus Tier
was 10 Mbps down now 16 Mbps
2 Mbps up
Max Tier
was 20 Mbps down now 25 Mbps
was 2 Mbps up now 3 Mbps up
The Max tier is being powered by DOCSIS 3.0 upgrades, so you will need to upgrade your modem to one that's DOCSIS 3.0 compliant. The Lite Tier remains unchanged at 1Mbps down and 128 kbps up.
Posted March 2, 2010 12:13pm in
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This is in the Wisconsin
This is in the Wisconsin area?
Broadband Reports states that
Broadband Reports states that the Max tier is being powered by DOCSIS 3.0 upgrades and you need to upgrade your modem to one that's DOCSIS 3.0 compliant. A Charter spokesman says the new speeds for the Max tier should be available in all markets.
Really when it comes down to it the speed upgrades mean nothing with PowerBoost available on all of the three tiers.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/Charter-Offers-Free-Speed-Upgrades-107114
Wish I had Charter in my
Wish I had Charter in my area, they offer the best speeds compared to AT&T and Time Warner.
I have Charter internet and
I have Charter internet and they have been very reliable. My network speed today, tested at Speedtest, was 18.12 Mbps for download and .55 Mbps for upload and at Speakeasy 15.20 Mbps and .73 Mbps. Yet I believe we signed up for their lowest speed (Express tier as stated above). Glad to hear of the speed bump. Maybe it is benefiting me. I just hope they don't charge me more for it.