Potentiallypricing this speedy Gigabit Proservice far beyond the budget of the averageconsumer, Comcast published Web pages earlier today that statedthe 2-Gigabitservice would cost$299 a month for subscribers. Spotted by DSLReports first, Comcast quickly removed the pages that outlined the proposed service costs. The company then released a statement that indicated pricing, including introductory and promotional rates, are still being considered.
Interestingly, the leaked pricing is actually cheaper thanComcasts current top tier 505 plan, a505 Mbps service plan that costs $399.95 a month. Of course,getting that505 Mbpsservice installedcosts$250 in addition to another $250 fee for service activation. On top of those charges, the subscriber also has to commit to a 3-year contract period that includes an early termination fee of $1,000 if the contract is broken.
Comcast is expected to launch the Gigabit Pro service inAtlanta first and make itavailable toapproximately 18 million households before the end of the year. Regarding competition, Google is also launching Google Fiber in Atlanta. As that service rolls out, pricing will likely be similar to other cities with Googles 1-GigabitFiberservice priced at $70 per month.
There are no data caps on Google Fiber or theproposedGigabit Pro service from Comcast. Facing competition from other cable companies, c*x recently raised data caps dramatically for all subscribers. The companys most popular50 Mbps plan has been increased from a 250GB data cap to 350GB per month. The 100 Mbps plan has increased from 300GB a month up to 700GB and the150 Mbps tier skyrocketed from 400GB a month up to 2terabytes of data per month. c*x is also working to launch a GigaBlast service in several markets in order to increase download speeds for consumers.
Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/comcast-2-gigabit-service-300-a-month/
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