Saw this via ArsTechnica: Comcast Says to Double Net Speed by End of Year

3.0mbps downstream is not too shabby, even if it is shared amongst the subscribers who are physically proximate to you.

I currently have Comcast cable internet and I'm pretty happy with it. On a good day, I can pull down almost 1.3mbps (as measured by the speed tests over @ DSLReports)! However, it does become significantly slower during peak hours when lots of my neighbors are also online.

In my old apartment, I had Covad DSL. It was not as fast, but it was consistent.