Comcast offers 50MBPS down speed in Minneapolis - St. Paul

Is Comcast Bipolar? While working furiously to limit some traffic, they are also offering 50MBPS service in limited markets. The offering is made possible by DOCSIS 3.0, a technology standard that uses multiple connections to the nearest node to delivery higher speeds.

The new premium service was launched in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, and marks a leap in connection speeds for Comcast. The new service offers speeds starting at 50 megabits per second, compared with the previous fastest connection speeds of 16 mb per second.

Comcast said the new service is aimed at residential and business customers. But at $149.95 a month, compared with about $50 a month for its usual service, it is likely to attract businesses or very heavy residential users, such as video game players or movie download fans. (Reuters)

I think I get it. If you want unfettered access, you need to move to a neighborhood where Comcasts DOCSIS 3 is available, be sure you move to premises where the DOCSIS 3 limits have not been reached and then pay more than the average triple play customer for internet service alone.