▲ 686 ▼ FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps (www.theregister.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet
[–] fkn@lemmy.world 134 points 3 years ago (27 children) My God is American internet awful permalink fedilink source hideshow 27 child comments replies: [–] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (8 children) If you have 100mbps of non bandwidth capped internet in America, you're doing damn good for yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] nowwhatnapster@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (7 children) But what if it costs $95/mo, there are no alternatives and the price has nearly doubled in 10 years from $55? I sure don't feel that great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 years ago (6 children) I pay the equivalent of $64 for 1 gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FailBait@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) American internet isn’t all crap. I pay about $70 for Gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) You must live in a large city or near one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago You pay $4 more than I do for the same thing (with no bandwidth cap). If you're not out in the sticks, internet is fine here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eatham@aussie.zone 15 points 3 years ago (9 children) It's a lot better than Australian internet. I'm getting 20-50mbps permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 10 points 3 years ago (3 children) I had 2Mbps (yes, bits, not bytes) until 2020. Then I moved out. Pretty sure that my parents house still only gets that same speed. And this is in fucking Germany, a pretty densely populated country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Mr_1077@monero.town 4 points 3 years ago As a Swede, I usually get well above 3 Mbit/s on 3G, and I have a 100/100 Mbit/s fiber that I often use to its full potential, and that's with a VPN on. I really thought Germany had better infrastructure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm sure I'd get a faster speed than that in a piece of string. Honestly that sounds like the cable was damaged, was that really the actual target speed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Yes, genuinely target speed. Germany is just incredibly behind when it comes to the internet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fkn@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago That sucks too... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can ONLY get 1gbit, where i live. (Denmark) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 years ago Denmark is also around 1/200th of the size of the us. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wow I had that in 2008. Damn that sucks. You can't even stream 4K HDR video. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago I'm fine with 1080p tbh. Also If I really wanted to stream 4k I could use data (around 80mbps 4G) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mysterious_old_man@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago It depends. I grew up in the country and my parents still have to use phone hotspots for internet which works well for streaming but forget about any gaming. I live in a fairly major metropolitan city now and my internet is pretty good, although I've noticed my download speeds get throttled sometimes permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago It can be, but I live in a semi-rural neighborhood outside of a town that doesn't even have 100,000 people and I'm still getting 400/400 on fiber (and can get higher speeds if I want to pay for them). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 3 points 3 years ago* (4 children) In rural areas, yes. In cities, Gigabit internet is abundant and only mildly expensive. Here in Phoenix I pay $60/mo for 1 Gbps down, 50 Mbps up with no bandwidth cap from Verizon. Not the best but far from "awful". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) I live in a major metropolitan city in the us and I pay close to $200 a month for gig down and less than 100up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) You might not have to. Look into fixed 5G internet. So long as you have a view of a tower (which you should in a major metropolitan city; I'm in suburbia and still have 3 within view), speeds and latency are as good as a wired connection. I'd look into it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I have to run my own cell tower because I live in a literal dead zone. Edit: I checked Verizon, 90 bucks for 50mbps with a 300gb data limits. Yay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago That sucks. Happens when there's no competition in your area. Verizon is $60 for 1Gbps here, no data cap, because they have to compete with Cox. Greedy bastards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I pay $65 for 1Gb symmetrical and no cap. But I have options for ISPs. My parents in rural Washington have the option of wireless internet at 10Mbps for $70/month or HughesNet satellite for some ungodly amount with worse speed. Starlink is still not available there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (8 children) If you have 100mbps of non bandwidth capped internet in America, you're doing damn good for yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] nowwhatnapster@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (7 children) But what if it costs $95/mo, there are no alternatives and the price has nearly doubled in 10 years from $55? I sure don't feel that great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 years ago (6 children) I pay the equivalent of $64 for 1 gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FailBait@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) American internet isn’t all crap. I pay about $70 for Gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) You must live in a large city or near one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago You pay $4 more than I do for the same thing (with no bandwidth cap). If you're not out in the sticks, internet is fine here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nowwhatnapster@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (7 children) But what if it costs $95/mo, there are no alternatives and the price has nearly doubled in 10 years from $55? I sure don't feel that great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 years ago (6 children) I pay the equivalent of $64 for 1 gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FailBait@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) American internet isn’t all crap. I pay about $70 for Gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) You must live in a large city or near one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago You pay $4 more than I do for the same thing (with no bandwidth cap). If you're not out in the sticks, internet is fine here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 years ago (6 children) I pay the equivalent of $64 for 1 gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FailBait@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) American internet isn’t all crap. I pay about $70 for Gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) You must live in a large city or near one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago You pay $4 more than I do for the same thing (with no bandwidth cap). If you're not out in the sticks, internet is fine here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FailBait@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) American internet isn’t all crap. I pay about $70 for Gigabit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) You must live in a large city or near one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) You must live in a large city or near one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] havokdj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) You can get business gigabit for $90 a month where I live. Funny thing is that is the rural option, in town I have to go with Comcast and pay $160 a month for half a gigabit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Scrolled too far down before a mention of Comcast. I was in charge of a handful of locations where we needed broadband. They were geographically diverse enough that we had to go with different options. Comcast was the most expensive, and by a lot. Like 30%, and the slowest in dl/ul by a large margin. Comcast was also the second worst one to deal with. The actual worst one was the faster, slightly less expensive Spectrum. They had by far the worst service. A couple of locations had small DSL companies that were a delight to deal with and reasonably priced, but slow as balls. And then one location had a municipal fiber option that was the cheapest, fastest, and easiest to deal with by far. Like, I swear to god I could call them and talk to a real network engineer that no joke actually knew more than I did. I don't mean this to sound arrogant; I am not great with networking. I'm just saying compared to "yeah, I have that in bridge mode because I don't need router capability I'm running my own" and being answered with something like "whoa I'm going to need to get a supervisor" vs them being like "hey can you open a terminal and..." Yes, yes I can open a terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Oh no, Comcast is a terrible fucking company, we agree there. Its just that in the city, it is either them, or ATT with literally a DSL connection. Coax, or DSL, that's your options lmao. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago You pay $4 more than I do for the same thing (with no bandwidth cap). If you're not out in the sticks, internet is fine here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eatham@aussie.zone 15 points 3 years ago (9 children) It's a lot better than Australian internet. I'm getting 20-50mbps permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 10 points 3 years ago (3 children) I had 2Mbps (yes, bits, not bytes) until 2020. Then I moved out. Pretty sure that my parents house still only gets that same speed. And this is in fucking Germany, a pretty densely populated country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Mr_1077@monero.town 4 points 3 years ago As a Swede, I usually get well above 3 Mbit/s on 3G, and I have a 100/100 Mbit/s fiber that I often use to its full potential, and that's with a VPN on. I really thought Germany had better infrastructure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm sure I'd get a faster speed than that in a piece of string. Honestly that sounds like the cable was damaged, was that really the actual target speed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Yes, genuinely target speed. Germany is just incredibly behind when it comes to the internet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fkn@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago That sucks too... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can ONLY get 1gbit, where i live. (Denmark) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 years ago Denmark is also around 1/200th of the size of the us. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wow I had that in 2008. Damn that sucks. You can't even stream 4K HDR video. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago I'm fine with 1080p tbh. Also If I really wanted to stream 4k I could use data (around 80mbps 4G) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 10 points 3 years ago (3 children) I had 2Mbps (yes, bits, not bytes) until 2020. Then I moved out. Pretty sure that my parents house still only gets that same speed. And this is in fucking Germany, a pretty densely populated country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Mr_1077@monero.town 4 points 3 years ago As a Swede, I usually get well above 3 Mbit/s on 3G, and I have a 100/100 Mbit/s fiber that I often use to its full potential, and that's with a VPN on. I really thought Germany had better infrastructure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm sure I'd get a faster speed than that in a piece of string. Honestly that sounds like the cable was damaged, was that really the actual target speed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Yes, genuinely target speed. Germany is just incredibly behind when it comes to the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_1077@monero.town 4 points 3 years ago As a Swede, I usually get well above 3 Mbit/s on 3G, and I have a 100/100 Mbit/s fiber that I often use to its full potential, and that's with a VPN on. I really thought Germany had better infrastructure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm sure I'd get a faster speed than that in a piece of string. Honestly that sounds like the cable was damaged, was that really the actual target speed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Yes, genuinely target speed. Germany is just incredibly behind when it comes to the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Yes, genuinely target speed. Germany is just incredibly behind when it comes to the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can ONLY get 1gbit, where i live. (Denmark) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 years ago Denmark is also around 1/200th of the size of the us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 years ago Denmark is also around 1/200th of the size of the us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Wow I had that in 2008. Damn that sucks. You can't even stream 4K HDR video. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago I'm fine with 1080p tbh. Also If I really wanted to stream 4k I could use data (around 80mbps 4G) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago I'm fine with 1080p tbh. Also If I really wanted to stream 4k I could use data (around 80mbps 4G) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mysterious_old_man@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago It depends. I grew up in the country and my parents still have to use phone hotspots for internet which works well for streaming but forget about any gaming. I live in a fairly major metropolitan city now and my internet is pretty good, although I've noticed my download speeds get throttled sometimes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago It can be, but I live in a semi-rural neighborhood outside of a town that doesn't even have 100,000 people and I'm still getting 400/400 on fiber (and can get higher speeds if I want to pay for them). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@monyet.cc 3 points 3 years ago* (4 children) In rural areas, yes. In cities, Gigabit internet is abundant and only mildly expensive. Here in Phoenix I pay $60/mo for 1 Gbps down, 50 Mbps up with no bandwidth cap from Verizon. Not the best but far from "awful". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) I live in a major metropolitan city in the us and I pay close to $200 a month for gig down and less than 100up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) You might not have to. Look into fixed 5G internet. So long as you have a view of a tower (which you should in a major metropolitan city; I'm in suburbia and still have 3 within view), speeds and latency are as good as a wired connection. I'd look into it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I have to run my own cell tower because I live in a literal dead zone. Edit: I checked Verizon, 90 bucks for 50mbps with a 300gb data limits. Yay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago That sucks. Happens when there's no competition in your area. Verizon is $60 for 1Gbps here, no data cap, because they have to compete with Cox. Greedy bastards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) I live in a major metropolitan city in the us and I pay close to $200 a month for gig down and less than 100up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) You might not have to. Look into fixed 5G internet. So long as you have a view of a tower (which you should in a major metropolitan city; I'm in suburbia and still have 3 within view), speeds and latency are as good as a wired connection. I'd look into it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I have to run my own cell tower because I live in a literal dead zone. Edit: I checked Verizon, 90 bucks for 50mbps with a 300gb data limits. Yay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago That sucks. Happens when there's no competition in your area. Verizon is $60 for 1Gbps here, no data cap, because they have to compete with Cox. Greedy bastards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) You might not have to. Look into fixed 5G internet. So long as you have a view of a tower (which you should in a major metropolitan city; I'm in suburbia and still have 3 within view), speeds and latency are as good as a wired connection. I'd look into it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I have to run my own cell tower because I live in a literal dead zone. Edit: I checked Verizon, 90 bucks for 50mbps with a 300gb data limits. Yay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago That sucks. Happens when there's no competition in your area. Verizon is $60 for 1Gbps here, no data cap, because they have to compete with Cox. Greedy bastards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I have to run my own cell tower because I live in a literal dead zone. Edit: I checked Verizon, 90 bucks for 50mbps with a 300gb data limits. Yay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago That sucks. Happens when there's no competition in your area. Verizon is $60 for 1Gbps here, no data cap, because they have to compete with Cox. Greedy bastards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@monyet.cc 2 points 3 years ago That sucks. Happens when there's no competition in your area. Verizon is $60 for 1Gbps here, no data cap, because they have to compete with Cox. Greedy bastards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I pay $65 for 1Gb symmetrical and no cap. But I have options for ISPs. My parents in rural Washington have the option of wireless internet at 10Mbps for $70/month or HughesNet satellite for some ungodly amount with worse speed. Starlink is still not available there. permalink fedilink source parent