Comcast Reportedly Prepping 305Mbps Broadband Tier To Compete With Verizon FiOS

Comcast Reportedly Prepping 305Mbps Broadband Tier To Compete With Verizon FiOS

What, a 100Mbps cable broadband connection isn't fast enough for you? Then you've only got one choice, my friend: switch to Verizon FiOS and bask in the 300Mbps fiber-tastic service the company unveiled a few months back. What, even 300Mbps isn't fast enough for you? Then maybe Comcast's apparent plans to launch a competing 305Mbps offering might wet your whistle, instead. (And if not, what the heck are you using all that speed for?)

BroadBandReports, which broke the news, says that Comcast hopes to have the blazing-fast connection available by the end of the year. There's no word on the potential pricing, though Verizon's 300Mbps FiOS Quantum plan will set you back a cool $210 a month.

GigaOm points out that even if Comcast does manage to launch a 305Mbps service sometime soon, Verizon still holds a significant ace in the hole if costs end up similar between the two services: Comcast has a data cap and has plans to charge heavy users extra fees, whereas Verizon's FiOS lets you gobble down all the data your high-speed connected heart desires.

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