Oops, Comcast Didn't Really Increase Your Internet Connection Speed

Robert writes that he received an exciting e-mail from his Internet provider, Comcast. They were giving him a better connection! Faster downloads! Then Comcast followed up a few days later to say, approximately, “hey, remember that e-mail we sent saying that your Internet connection is faster now? Yeah, it’s not actually true.”

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Did anyone out there actually receive an Xfinity speed bump this week, or was this all a cruel mistake?

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