There are a lot of people out there who think that any form of Internet access that's marketed as "high speed Internet" provides all of the bandwidth that they need in order to take advantage of the information, entertainment, and communication potential of the World Wide Web. Unfortunately that just isn't the case. In reality, there is a wide range of speeds among all of the various Internet connection technologies that you can get in your home. Some of these technologies are "high speed" in name only and, while better than dial up, will be disappointing when used with any of the more data intensive Internet applications.

The good news is that you can trust Comcast to provide you with the fastest form of Internet access that's widely available in private homes. This type of Internet access is based on the same cable technology that Comcast uses to deliver its digital cable TV service. It's called broad band high speed Internet and can provide you with download speeds that are as high as eight Mbps.

In order to understand just how fast Comcast's high speed Internet service is at eight Mbps, it's helpful to know what kinds of download speeds other technologies can give you. For example, dial up Internet connections will provide you with download speeds that are around fifty kilobytes per second which makes broad band high speed Internet access over one hundred times faster. DSL is one of the more popular Internet access technologies that's marketed as being "high speed" and while it can deliver download speeds as high as two Mbps (one quarter the speed of Comcast's technology) most connections are down around five hundred kilobytes per second which is about one sixteenth the speed of broad band cable high speed Internet service. The ironic thing about DSL service is that even though it can't perform as well as broadband high speed Internet service form Comcast, it costs about the same. In fact, on the faster end of the DSL speed spectrum, it may even cost more than broad band cable high speed Internet service!

So, what can you do with this fast and affordable Internet connections? The short answer is, a lot! The longer answer includes downloading digital photos and music to your hearts content, taking part in online multiplayer computer games, and getting any information you want from the Internet without waiting forever for a page to load! You'll be able to visit sites with Flash media without having to be intimidated by long download times. You'll even be able to watch streaming Web video without the annoyance of having to wait for the data stream to catch up with the playback. You'll also be able to buy videos online and download them to watch later. In short, with this massive increase in download speed, you won't have to be intimidated by downloading anything from the Internet ever again!

Comcast still offers its cable TV service as well as high speed Internet access, but now the cable TV service is better than ever with the introduction of digital TV technology. Digital TV technology has allowed Comcast Cable TV to increase the number of television channels that it offers all the way upt to an excess of two hundred and seventy five channels! It also allows Comcast to provide video on demand programming, HDTV programming, and digital music in addition to normal TV offerings.

Best of all, Comcast's digital cable TV and high speed Internet service can be bundled together along with its Digital Voice phone service to offer a complete home telecommunications package with the convenience of a single bill and noticeable savings. With all of this Comcast really is the company that can give you what you want!