[ale] Serious: Comcast Business vs Residential

[Leam Hall]

On 11/11/15 10:33, Chris Fowler wrote:
> The family is onto me about our DSL being slow for watching Netflix.
>   Currently, I am using Atlantic Nexus DSL.  Many years on this service.
>   Support is great.
>
> I had to run up to my office last night and it was the first time in
> almost 2 months!  I need a service that will stay up and have a SLA that
> provides better support techs and priority.
>
> My neighbor has Xfinity Residential so critical thinking leads me to
> understand that we would be sharing the same uplink and the 'Business'
> part of my service would be in name and support only.  What I need to
> know is if there truly is a difference in the service.  With their
> business package I'll pay a few dollars extra and it will not be as fast
> as his, but still much faster than my DSL!

I haven't tracked it for a while but you could do both, right? There are 
entry points that combine two routes, or you could just pick your path 
based on need. That also gives you redundancy if one company has a major 
glitch.

Leam