What Are the Different Tiers for Comcast Internet?

Comcast pricing tiers are separated into programs, each of which provides different download and upload speed rates for different pricing options. Download and upload speeds are measured in megabits. A megabit is a million binary data code pulses per second, which is the form data are sent by computers. Megabits are smaller than Megabytes -- a megabit data transfer speed is equal to 1 million bits, or 1,000 kilobits, and there are 8 megabits in a megabyte, so the higher the megabit rate, the faster your Internet will be.

The Economy tier of Comcast has a speed of 1.5 megabits per second download and 384 kilobits per second upload. The Economy Plus has a 3 megabits per second download and 768 kilobits per second upload speed. At the time of publication, the Economy Internet Service is priced at $41.95 per month.

The Performance Starter has a 6 megabits per second download and 1 megabit per second upload speed. The regular Performance tier has a 15 megabits per second download and 2 megabits per second upload speed. At the time of publication, the Performance Starter tier is $49.95 per month and the Performance tier is $59.95 per month.

The Blast! tier has a 25 megabits per second download and a 4 megabits per second upload speed. Blast! costs $29.99 for the first six months, and it is $71.95 per month thereafter.

The Extereme 50 tier has a 50 megabits per second download and 10 megabits per second upload speed and is a part of the new Xfinity Internet subscription from Comcast. Extreme 50 costs $116.95 per month at the time of publication.

Often new subscribers to high-speed Internet with Comcast are eligible for special pricing offers. If you are a new subscriber, look for introductory Internet package deals, as many new Comcast subscribers get lower prices for the first six months.