Comcast is launching new high-speed internet service in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties that will deliver speeds up to 1 Gigabit-per-second to residential customers.
These speeds will be among the fastest and most widely available and include access to the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network of more than 17 million hotspots.
Combined with the company’s recently launched Xfinity xFi platform, a new and personalized home Wi-Fi experience, Comcast is giving customers the fastest speeds, the best Wi-Fi coverage, and ultimate Wi-Fi control in their homes, a release stated.
The company launched 1 Gigabit service throughout parts of New Jersey and in New Castle County, DE and has plans to launch the rest of its service areas in the region in coming weeks.
In all of these areas, the everyday price for 1 Gigabit service is $104.95 a month, without a term contract, and a promotional price of $79.99 a month for 12 months is being offered.
“With the launch of our 1 Gigabit residential service, adding to the best in-home Wi-Fi experience and our recent launch of XFINITY xFi, we continue to deliver an unparalleled Internet experience for our customers in terms of speed, control and reliability,” said Jim Samaha, senior vice president of Comcast’s Freedom Region, which serves more than two million customers in Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey. “We know consumers need an Internet provider that can deliver speed, and we have been on a pace of doubling our network capacity every 18 to 24 months, ensuring that we stay well ahead of demand.”
Comcast recently launched Xfinity xFi, a platform that provides a digital dashboard for customers to set up their home Wi-Fi network, find their password, see what devices are connected, troubleshoot issues, set parental controls, and pause Wi-Fi access on their home network during dinner or bedtime.
Outside the home, most Xfinity Internet customers also have complimentary access to nearly 17 million Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide.
Comcast has also rolled out a mobile phone partnership with Verizon that ties together its hotspot system with Verizon’s cellular system.
To use the Gig service, customers need to install a new DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem.
=New and current customers can visit Xfinity.com/gig to learn about the new service and request additional information.
The number of areas in northern Delaware with the high-speed service was not immediately available, with a random check of addresses indicating that the Gigabit service was coming soon.
Verizon FiOS has also rolled out one gigabit has also been rolled out in northern Delaware.
