Xfinity provider Comcast this week announced Internet speed increases in Minnesota that include download boosts but, notably, place an emphasis on uploads.
One of home Internet users’ biggest complaints often is upload speed, when digital files flow from their computers to the world at large. On Xfinity hookups in the Twin Cities, for instance, uploads have traditionally been much slower than downloads.
Comcast says customers will see 50 to 100 percent faster upload speeds than before, “helping customers upload large files in a flash when working from home, or posting videos to social media in seconds,” according to a press release. “Download speeds will also increase for most Internet tiers.”
More than 20 million Xfinity customers qualify for the speed upgrades, including thousands in Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin, at no additional cost.
This upgrade still positions Xfinity behind fiber optic cable-based competitors such as Quantum Fiber Internet, a provider with “symmetrical” service in which uploads and downloads are roughly the same.
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