• Gil Wanderley
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    138 hours ago

    Ehhh, in my experience, 1Gbps is a very good speed already, what would please me more is lower latency.

    • GreatAlbatross
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      88 hours ago

      That’s the main reason I haven’t bothered upgrading mine any more.
      100mbits with 3ms latency is pretty rocking.

  • Altima NEO
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    5213 hours ago

    Meanwhile Comcast keeps rolling out price increases

    • ggppjj
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      2213 hours ago

      I would guess it’s to appeal to the greater United States audience of readers, as at least in my experience most people live in an area where speeds are still measured in the hundreds of Mbps. This would allow for a more direct and distinctly dramatic comparison.

      • @[email protected]
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        79 hours ago

        Obligatory reminder that the Third-of-a-Pound burger failed because people thought it was smaller than a Quarter Pounder, since it had a three in it instead of a four.

      • @[email protected]
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        You get hundreds? I don’t know anyone with that much. Although starting to see very expensive over 100Mbit options now, I use 4G as it’s cheaper and more reliable which is somewhat amusing to be able to say.

        Not like I actually need higher speeds anyway.

        • ggppjj
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          14 hours ago

          I’m lucky enough to live over a business that allows me to use their Internet as a part of my lease, I do have 25Mbps. A marked upgrade from the non-business options in the area.

    • @9tr6gyp3
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      No, if they cared for that, they’d say 50,000,000,000 Bps

    • @lordnikon
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      -312 hours ago

      That’s how you know it’s was written by GenAI

  • @Lost_My_Mind
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    1013 hours ago

    I don’t need faster internet. If they had a 2mbps connection for $15, I’d be happy.

    Instead, the slowest is 20mbps, for $70. To watch youtube. Wtf do I need all the extra speed for???

    • Dessalines
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      1012 hours ago

      You’re talking about the USA, not China. Internet costs in the PRC are much lower than the USA.

      • @Lost_My_Mind
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        Ok. Forget price. A 2mbps connection does just fine for watching youtube. What is a 50,000mbps connection going to do for me when my internet activity is so minimal?

        • @Cypher
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          You don’t need to pose that question because you aren’t getting a 50,000mbps connection, as you’re not in China.

          • Miles O'Brien
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            22 hours ago

            You heard it here folks, you shouldn’t question something unless you are directly affected by it.