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Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds. (arstechnica.com)

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Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds.::Comcast renamed its whole network "Xfinity 10G" despite cable's slower speeds.

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[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 104 points 1 year ago

I like how they said 10G meant 10 Gb/s and wasn't meant to be confused with meaning 10th Generation.

Then when it was pointed out that their speeds aren't 10 Gb/s, they're trying to claim that the 10G never was about the speed. So if it doesn't mean 10 Gb/s and it doesn't mean 10th Generation, then what the fuck does it mean?!?

The answer is obviously nothing. They're just trying to confuse consumers who think "10G surely must be better than 5G".

[-] ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago

Well technically Coax can do 10Gb/s and being in the industry that is the current goal for most cable companies. Problem is its going to take years of upgrading infrastructure to achieve those speeds. Seems like Comcast just jumped the gun trying to build hype for a product that doesn't exist yet.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's light fraud, aka fraud. They're intentionally misrepresenting the product to consumers.

[-] ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

They were smart enough to include verbiage that 10G did not mean 10Gbps on their website. I don't work for Comcast so I'm not sure of their current infrastructure. The company I do work for (charter) already has some infrastructure in place to facilitate those speeds but it's not being offered yet. It's currently a giant project all cable companies are working on that likely will only be available in major metro areas at first.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

You have to dig to find that verbiage. Their homepage is plastered with the phrase 10G and no note that it is meaningless.

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