Originally Posted By: musiclover
Only 750-800 up and down and you call that slow.

I'm supposed to be at the cutting edge here with FTTP with 105 Mbps down and 20 up.

There are better speeds but they cost a prenium.


No, I don't call 750-800 slow, just that my normal speed is around 900.

For me, the gigabit internet speeds are mostly useful for moving video up and down.

We also pay a premium for faster speeds. AT&T gigabit internet is about $70 a month. 100 MBPS cost around $35 dollars per month.

I "assume" increased traffic due to Covid-19 will slow things down. How much I don't know. AT&T says that they are able to deal with it, but you can not trust anything they say.

They advertise 1000 MBPS and deliver 950 MBPS when everything is working well. Considerably less at other times.

Well 950 and 1000 is the same thing, right? From the top of the government to the fisherman down the road....everyone is misrepresenting the truth.

How people react to the price of things is somewhat dependent on what they get use to. Gas cost around $5.50 per US gallon in France. I payed $1.95 yesterday here in Miami. People would go crazy here if gas cost $5.50.

To some extent none of this really matters. It is what it is and it cost what it cost.

Cheers,

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”