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Comcast adds Family Channel HD / Disney HD in Minneapolis, MN originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Although we just heard that Comcast's DOCSIS 3.0 rollout was on track for 2009, folks in the Twin Cities region now have exclusive bragging rights for an undisclosed window of time. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota have become the first markets to have access to an all new "extreme" broadband (or wideband, as it were) connection, which promises 50Mbps down / 5Mbps up. As expected, the carrier isn't being modest about the launch, claiming that users can suck down a 4GB HD movie "in about ten minutes," compared to "more than six hours" on a 1.5Mbps DSL connection. The newfound speed won't come cheap -- for residential users, look to lay down $149.95 per month for the privilege. Even if you aren't springing for the good stuff, current customers in the area will have their existing broadband connections hastened gratis, with 6Mbps / 384Kbps users moving up to 1Mbps uploads and 8Mbps / 768Kbps users seeing 2Mbps uploads. Kudos, Twin Cities -- you just made most of America sick with envy.

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And we're off: Twin Cities get first DOCSIS 3.0 deployment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Although we just heard that Comcast's DOCSIS 3.0 rollout was on track for 2009, folks in the Twin Cities region now have exclusive bragging rights for an undisclosed window of time. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota have become the first markets to have access to an all new "extreme" broadband (or wideband, as it were) connection, which promises 50Mbps down / 5Mbps up. As expected, the carrier isn't being modest about the launch, claiming that users can suck down a 4GB HD movie "in about ten minutes," compared to "more than six hours" on a 1.5Mbps DSL connection. The newfound speed won't come cheap -- for residential users, look to lay down $149.95 per month for the privilege. Even if you aren't springing for the good stuff, current customers in the area will have their existing broadband connections hastened gratis, with 6Mbps / 384Kbps users moving up to 1Mbps uploads and 8Mbps / 768Kbps users seeing 2Mbps uploads. Kudos, Twin Cities -- you just made most of America sick with envy.

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And we're off: Twin Cities get first DOCSIS 3.0 deployment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newsBreakingNewsbroadbandcablechannel bondingChannelBondingcomcastdocsis 3.0Docsis3.0extreme internetExtremeInternethdinternetMinneapolisminnesotatwin citiesTwinCitieswidebandThu, 03 Apr 2008 07:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Comcast gives Twin Cities 11 new HD options]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/comcast-gives-twin-cities-11-new-hd-options/#commentsIt is the season to give, you know, and while we've heard that Comcast will be on the receiving end of things when it hikes rates in 2008, at least users across the nation are receiving a boost in their HD lineup before having the family over this holiday season. Up next on Comcast's list is St. Paul / Minneapolis, Minnesota (and western Wisconsin), which is receiving 11 new channels to complement the 22 already available. Among the newcomers are CNN HD, Animal Planet HD, Discovery HD, Food HD, Sci-Fi HD, TLC HD, Universal HD, USA HD, TBS HD, History HD and FSN North HD. Reportedly, customers in the area are already able to view USA, Sci-Fi, Universal and Food, and the rest of the gang is slated to go live on or before December 17th.

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Comcast gives Twin Cities 11 new HD options originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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