Xfinity / Comcast like most other companies (including car dealers) don’t make it easy to see what you are really getting and what the “out the door” cost will be. Cell phone providers are notorious – (though T-mobile lists out the door prices – bravo!)
So here is a plain and simple list of all Comcast / Xfinity internet only plans as of what I could google in July 2017. I did a simple cut and paste job from this page http://www.dslreports.com/faq/15643 so all credit goes to them – if you want to order new service use the link on their page too.
The issue with the Xfinity site it they don’t list the upload speeds and you always get a “deal” which means it will go up by 60% in one year, e.g. my plan just went up from $59 to $94, ouch! They also do weird things in listing and describing the service you have e.g. I have a Performance plus with a speed increase to Blast! Pro ??? Why can’t they just list it as a Blast Pro?
USA, USA ….. WTF USA why is your internet so costly!
And why the hell is the internet so bloody expensive in the USA. I’m typing this article on a DSL connection here in Germany and it costs the owner about $35 per month that includes HD cable (ok not all channels like in USA but German ones none the less) and inter web speeds of (50Mbps down and 6Mbps up). Actually thats what pisses me off the most about writing this article – realizing that we are all paying way too much in the USA (cellphone service too!)
On a side note – my experience with Xfinity:
I have done a lot of uploading in the past (video production) so I opted for a 10 Mbps upload speed (a blazing 150Mbps down) but at $94 now per month this seems like a rip. Xfinity actually has a feature/ button that says “upgrade account You need to be an existing customer and be logged in too see this. I was offered a $64.95 plan that is 5 Mbps up and 55 Mbps down ($30 a month cheaper) so I’ll probably get this – silly buggers will save me $360 a year and of course they didn’t contact me to let me know of a cheaper plan.
| Plan | Advertised Speeds
down / up |
Provisioned Rates
down / up |
| Economy Plus: | 3 Mbps / 768 Kbps | 3.63 Mbps / 929.28 Kbps |
| Internet 5 (West/Central): | 5 Mbps / 1 Mbps | 6.05 Mbps / 1.21 Mbps |
| Performance Starter: | 6 Mbps / 1 Mbps | 7.26 Mbps / 1.21 Mbps |
| Internet Essentials / Performance Starter [10] | 10 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 12.1 Mbps / 2.42 Mbps |
| Performance: | 25 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 30.25 Mbps / 6.05 Mbps |
| Performance [50]: | 50 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 60.5 Mbps / 6.05 Mbps |
| Performance Pro [75]: | 75 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 90.75 Mbps / 6.05 Mbps |
| Performance Pro [100]: | 100 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 121 Mbps / 6.05 Mbps |
| Blast [75] (Central): | 75 Mbps / 10 Mbps | 90.75 Mbps / 12.1 Mbps |
| Blast [105] (West): | 105 Mbps / 10 Mbps | 127.5 Mbps / 12.1 Mbps |
| Blast Pro [150]: | 150 Mbps / 10 Mbps | 242 Mbps / 12.1 Mbps |
| Blast Pro [150]: | 150 Mbps / 10 Mbps | 181.5 Mbps / 12.1 Mbps |
| Blast (NE) / Blast Pro [200] : | 200 Mbps / 10 Mbps | 242 Mbps / 12.1 Mbps |
| Extreme 150 (grandfathered in NE, California & Houston): | 150 Mbps / 20 Mbps | 181.5 Mbps / 24.2 Mbps |
| Extreme 250 (Central/West): | 250 Mbps / 25 Mbps | 312.5 Mbps / 30.25 Mbps |
| Extreme 300: | 300 Mbps / 25 Mbps | 363 Mbps / 30.25 Mbps |
| Extreme 505 (grandfathered): | 505 Mbps / 100 Mbps | 555.5 Mbps / 110 Mbps
( Fiber To The Home / FTTH ) |
| Gigabit: | 1 Gbps / 35 Mbps | 1.21 Gbps/ 42.35 Mbps
( DOCSIS 3.1 ) |
| Gigabit Pro: | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 2.2 Gbps / 2.2 Gbps
( Fiber To The Home / FTTH ) |
I also found this partial price list online of what you’ll pay AFTER the 12 month honeymoon period.
| 21. Blast!® | Wireless internet download speeds up to 150 Mbps. Share more, stream more & download more of your favorite HD content on 4-6 devices at the same time at incredibly fast speeds! | $82.95/mo |
| 22. Performance Pro | Download speeds up to 75 Mbps. Share more, stream more and download more of your favorite HD content on 4-6 devices at the same time | $79.95/mo |
| 23. Performance | Download speeds up to 25 Mbps – the best and fastest service, compared to other cable Internet companies. Stream & download shows, music, and photos on 2-4 devices at the same time for a great discounted price. | $39.99/mo for the first 12 months |
| 24. Performance Starter | Download speeds up to 10 Mbps. Light streaming and surfing the web on 1-2 devices at the same time | $49.95/mo |
| 25. Xfinity Gigabit Pro | Online download speeds up to 2000 Mbps. Download and upload at 2 gigabits per second with any number of devices online at the same time from this awesome Internet service provider. | $299.95/mo |