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Comcast had a feature called "Powerboost" (http://www.dslreports.com/faq/14520) that would let you burst up 100mbit or something for the first 20MB of a file. I'm not sure if this is still being offered, but I bet it would be awesome with Hellcat.

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Because Powerboost and similar systems are per-customer instead of per-TCP-connection, Hellcat cannot bypass them.

I think that might be a bit outdated since it refers to DOCSIS1, and I haven't ever received a package offer from Comcast before below 200Mbps or so

In my area, I have the highest tier of Comcast service (residential) at 75 mbps.

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