GNG News Guy
12-04-2007, 05:30 PM
Comcast's Powerboost technology roughly doubles your connection speed for the first few moments of a large download or upload. Comcast has licensed the technology to Cox, who implemented it earlier this year. Users who first bump into Powerboost often think some devilry (http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/08/2116214) is afoot.
Comcast has now licensed PowerBoost for use by Canadian cable provider Shaw Communications, who has been implementing the technology in a number of markets.
According to Shaw's website (http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsServices/Internet/PowerBoost/), Powerboost comes free for "Xtreme-I" (10Mbps/1Mbps) users, but Shaw is charging standard "High-Speed" (5Mbps/512kbps) users an additional $2.95 per month for Powerboost.
Of course those tiers come with respective 100GB & 60GB monthly caps, which Powerboost will help users reach more quickly.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Shaw-Users-Get-Powerboost-89953)
Comcast has now licensed PowerBoost for use by Canadian cable provider Shaw Communications, who has been implementing the technology in a number of markets.
According to Shaw's website (http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsServices/Internet/PowerBoost/), Powerboost comes free for "Xtreme-I" (10Mbps/1Mbps) users, but Shaw is charging standard "High-Speed" (5Mbps/512kbps) users an additional $2.95 per month for Powerboost.
Of course those tiers come with respective 100GB & 60GB monthly caps, which Powerboost will help users reach more quickly.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Shaw-Users-Get-Powerboost-89953)