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lol. do you really think "Comcast Business" magically upgrades the lines or gateway hardware that serves your home? its just $200/month for slightly better reps, who still can't do jack about how the network drops your traffic.

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Yes, unless they're installing a direct fiber line, which usually costs at least $1,000 a month with a 5 year contract plus possible installation costs for 100mb+ up/down, you're just getting the same crap everyone else is. And you have to dig around to find the right person to talk to, they don't even advertise it unless you're a decent size business.

Looks pretty un-hidden to me:

https://business.comcast.com/ethernet/metro-ethernet

Guess they updated their website! When I was looking, it just said some business internet website and you called and got transferred from person to person. And they never responded to submissions to the online form.

I do get different hardware at home. And when my modem dies at 2.30am on a Saturday night, as it has, I've had someone show up at 7am Sunday morning with the replacement.

I also get static IP addresses, inbound ports, and no throttling, BT or otherwise.

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