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There's still no point in gigabit broadband (shkspr.mobi)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (14 children)

Symmetric gigabit is this a thing, tho? Usually consumer level broadband can be huge download, but meekly upload no matter the tech used because they'd like to sell you more expensive options. That said I'd benefit greatly with it. And agree with you (and partially OP) that it's not for everybody. But those of us who need it, it'd be awesome.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I have 2 gig symmetric fiber and it costs $70 a month.

    Speed tests confirmed that I'm actually getting 2 up 1.8 down consistently.

    I have my whole house wired with cat 5e and it's pretty nice.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    It is, in locations with consumer fiber. Had it at the last place I lived, and hands down it was the hardest thing to give up when we moved.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    I have fiber in my basement and could book gbit. Upstream is still nerfed, currently I have 250mbits down, 50 up

    Edit: disregard that, just checked with my ISP and apparently I have an old plan, and could book 1 gig symmetric. For thrice the cost, though

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, it is, but with fiber. I have 1 gig up and down through my county's public fiber network, with a future option to expand up to 2.5 gig symmetric.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

    In the Netherlands symmetric fiber is the standard. I don't think any company that offers fiber offers less than symmetric speeds

    I have 1000 down / 1000 up personally.
    They offer plans ranging from 100 / 100 to 8000 / 8000 at my address.

    The only company that doesn't offer symmetric is Ziggo, because they made the (wrong) bet that they didn't need to invest in fiber. They only offer up to 1000 / 50 over coax.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    That's as it should be. Lucky you. I'm with A1 (Vodaphone, 2nd biggest Slovene operator) which offers 1000/100 by default without an option to upgrade. Perhaps one can get faster speeds, but then it should get it as company at company price. The biggest one (just checked) offers 1000/300 with an option to upgrade. Perhaps I should check it out...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (1 child)

    1000/300 sounds like coax to me. That is the exact theoretical speed Ziggo could deliver if they upgraded their network to DOCSIS 3.1.. But ofc upgrading is expensive, so they don't do it.

    I'm with Odido myself. That is a rebrand of the Dutch branch of T-Mobile.
    Quite happy with their service generally. The mechanics had no idea what they were doing when connecting everything up, but once it was working it all worked flawlessly.

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