▲ 84 ▼ FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore (arstechnica.com) submitted 3 years ago by readbeanicecream@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.
[–] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) My house is gigabit, everything else as a standard should be as well, IMO. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RocksForBrains@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) It should be, but you underestimate how many communities have limited access still. We would have more line laid but telecoms pocketed the money since Congress didn't put any performance requirements in the bill or contracts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 4 points 3 years ago Oh, no, rural broadband and the telco money pit that was going to make it a reality are very real and I consider myself lucky to live where I actually have “choice” in my provider options. As for performance clauses, who’s to say whether they were there and stripped out in committee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grahamsz@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, i've reached the conclusion that gigabit is enough for now. I can get 1.2, 2.5, 6 and 10 at my house but i'm staying at 1 because it's honestly plenty fast for a family of 3 - even with 2 of us working from home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] klyde@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Gigabit is plenty for years to come. Even with 3 of you there. I know people that had like 300MBps with 5 people in the house streaming, 2 people playing games, and tons of phones. Unless you got 10 people in your house, gigabit is plenty. You talking about 'enough for now' with only 3 people in the house lmao. Bruh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grahamsz@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago I suppose it's strange to reach a point where I have 3 choices for gigabit and multiple much faster choices and not opt for the faster. This is literally the first time in my life that I've not had the fastest plan I can get. I can absolutely afford 10G service... But you are right, there's really no reason for it right now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RocksForBrains@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) It should be, but you underestimate how many communities have limited access still. We would have more line laid but telecoms pocketed the money since Congress didn't put any performance requirements in the bill or contracts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 4 points 3 years ago Oh, no, rural broadband and the telco money pit that was going to make it a reality are very real and I consider myself lucky to live where I actually have “choice” in my provider options. As for performance clauses, who’s to say whether they were there and stripped out in committee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 4 points 3 years ago Oh, no, rural broadband and the telco money pit that was going to make it a reality are very real and I consider myself lucky to live where I actually have “choice” in my provider options. As for performance clauses, who’s to say whether they were there and stripped out in committee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grahamsz@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, i've reached the conclusion that gigabit is enough for now. I can get 1.2, 2.5, 6 and 10 at my house but i'm staying at 1 because it's honestly plenty fast for a family of 3 - even with 2 of us working from home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] klyde@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Gigabit is plenty for years to come. Even with 3 of you there. I know people that had like 300MBps with 5 people in the house streaming, 2 people playing games, and tons of phones. Unless you got 10 people in your house, gigabit is plenty. You talking about 'enough for now' with only 3 people in the house lmao. Bruh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grahamsz@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago I suppose it's strange to reach a point where I have 3 choices for gigabit and multiple much faster choices and not opt for the faster. This is literally the first time in my life that I've not had the fastest plan I can get. I can absolutely afford 10G service... But you are right, there's really no reason for it right now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] klyde@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Gigabit is plenty for years to come. Even with 3 of you there. I know people that had like 300MBps with 5 people in the house streaming, 2 people playing games, and tons of phones. Unless you got 10 people in your house, gigabit is plenty. You talking about 'enough for now' with only 3 people in the house lmao. Bruh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grahamsz@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago I suppose it's strange to reach a point where I have 3 choices for gigabit and multiple much faster choices and not opt for the faster. This is literally the first time in my life that I've not had the fastest plan I can get. I can absolutely afford 10G service... But you are right, there's really no reason for it right now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grahamsz@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago I suppose it's strange to reach a point where I have 3 choices for gigabit and multiple much faster choices and not opt for the faster. This is literally the first time in my life that I've not had the fastest plan I can get. I can absolutely afford 10G service... But you are right, there's really no reason for it right now permalink fedilink source parent