Xfinity customers were given the gift of a free speed boost today, as Comcast confirmed that speed boosts were implemented for millions of Xfinity Internet customers on the morning of March 6. This is a boost to download and upload speeds at no additional charge.
Think about all the times you may have been bumped up to faster internet throughout your life. Chances are this is something that’s never happened for free. As most if not all of the big internet providers (Comcast included) never give customers faster internet without increasing the monthly bill charge.
Then again, maybe you or your household has never needed faster internet. In this case, getting a bump in speed has never had to cost you more money per month. But it’s for this reason that Comcast says Xfinity Internet customers are getting the free speed boost. Because it’s needed. More people are getting online now than ever. More services and products require an internet connection to work as tech continues to advance. So it would stand to reason that faster internet speeds would eventually become something more and more homes see as a necessity. Regardless of how you see it, Comcast is boosting the speeds anyway.
The free Xfinity speed boost varies by plan
How fast your internet is after this increase will depend on which plan you’re on. The speed increases are happening for most plans Comcast says. However, the increase is different for each. For example, Xfinity Prepaid customers technically get the biggest boost since they’re going from 50 Mbps all the way to 200 Mbps. That’s a big boost. These aren’t the fastest speeds, naturally. But it is the biggest jump in terms of how fast the internet will be now for prepaid customers compared to what it was.
For other plans, the difference between the old and new speeds isn’t as vast but that really doesn’t matter much. Faster internet is faster internet and it’s even better when you don’t have to pay for it. Starting with Xfinity Connect plans, the speeds are going up from 75 Mbps to 150 Mbps. If you’re on a Connect More plan then your speeds are being bumped from 200 Mbps to 300 Mbps. And if you’re on the Fast plan, then your speeds go from 400 Mbps to 500 Mbps. All of these increases will be available to both new and existing customers. So if you’re just signing up with Xfinity, you won’t miss out.
On the same token, existing customers get the same benefit as new customers. Which often isn’t the case. The Superfast, Gigabit, and Gigabit Extra plans will remain at the same speeds of 800, 1,000, and 1,200 Mbps respectively.
Xfinity customers were given the gift of a free speed boost today, as Comcast confirmed that speed boosts were implemented for millions of Xfinity Internet customers on the morning of March 6. This is a boost to download and upload speeds at no additional charge.
Think about all the times you may have been bumped up to faster internet throughout your life. Chances are this is something that’s never happened for free. As most if not all of the big internet providers (Comcast included) never give customers faster internet without increasing the monthly bill charge.
Then again, maybe you or your household has never needed faster internet. In this case, getting a bump in speed has never had to cost you more money per month. But it’s for this reason that Comcast says Xfinity Internet customers are getting the free speed boost. Because it’s needed. More people are getting online now than ever. More services and products require an internet connection to work as tech continues to advance. So it would stand to reason that faster internet speeds would eventually become something more and more homes see as a necessity. Regardless of how you see it, Comcast is boosting the speeds anyway.
The free Xfinity speed boost varies by plan
How fast your internet is after this increase will depend on which plan you’re on. The speed increases are happening for most plans Comcast says. However, the increase is different for each. For example, Xfinity Prepaid customers technically get the biggest boost since they’re going from 50 Mbps all the way to 200 Mbps. That’s a big boost. These aren’t the fastest speeds, naturally. But it is the biggest jump in terms of how fast the internet will be now for prepaid customers compared to what it was.
For other plans, the difference between the old and new speeds isn’t as vast but that really doesn’t matter much. Faster internet is faster internet and it’s even better when you don’t have to pay for it. Starting with Xfinity Connect plans, the speeds are going up from 75 Mbps to 150 Mbps. If you’re on a Connect More plan then your speeds are being bumped from 200 Mbps to 300 Mbps. And if you’re on the Fast plan, then your speeds go from 400 Mbps to 500 Mbps. All of these increases will be available to both new and existing customers. So if you’re just signing up with Xfinity, you won’t miss out.
On the same token, existing customers get the same benefit as new customers. Which often isn’t the case. The Superfast, Gigabit, and Gigabit Extra plans will remain at the same speeds of 800, 1,000, and 1,200 Mbps respectively.