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FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps (www.theregister.com)
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FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I wish my verizon service worked that well. I have the 5g home internet. It's supposed to be 300 mbps, but I do good to get 18 mbps download and 1-2 upload.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Do you have a clear and direct view of the tower with nothing like walls, trees, or buildings blocking it? Did you make sure you're actually getting a 5G connection? These Verizon boxes will drop down to LTE or even 3G without telling you, if you don't have a reliable signal.

    Don't put up with a crappy connection. Go to http://192.168.0.1, and make sure that it's showing "5G UW" and at least 3 bars. If not, power cycle the gateway and see if it's able to grab a 5G signal then. Failing that, you're going to have to reposition your gateway. Call Verizon and have them send out someone if you need help. Explain to them that you're getting a only 18Mbps and they'll help you out. They won't even charge you for the service call, either, unlike other ISPs. So you've got nothing to lose.

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