We had TWC, bought by Spectrum, a month later our bill goes up 40 bucks. 2/3 increase of what we were paying. No change in service. Kinda shammy if you ask me.
Just switch to a different cable company.
In many areas...that's not an option. For most where I live, Comcast is literally the only game in town.
What's up with those insane upload speeds? Black IcE posted 740+ Mbps up? That's insane, especially since his down speed was over 200 Mbps lower. Yodd's down speed is insane as well. What do you need that bandwidth for? I'm genuinely curious. I can get 1Gbit down and 100 Mbit down for $110/mo, but that's too much to pay for an internet connection, and I don't need that bandwidth. Is 4K streaming a thing? Because that's the only thing I can think of. You don't need that for gaming or regular streaming. Just the other day, I uploaded a 3GB video to YouTube, and even on my "weak" 150 Mbit/s, it uploaded quickly.
I know those 30GB console game updates are a pain in the ass, but you can't be in such a hurry to play a game to be paying for a connection like this. I don't know what you guys do for work. Any kind of video editing with raw uploads would probably warrant the need for 1Gbit. Please, do tell. I want to know.
P.S. - I guess there's always the "I can afford it, so why the hell not?".
P.S. - I guess there's always the "I can afford it, so why the hell not?".
Our tiers are so fucked I had no choice, its either what I have or basically dial up for 20 bucks cheaper. We are being grabbed by the balls here.What's up with those insane upload speeds? Black IcE posted 740+ Mbps up? That's insane, especially since his down speed was over 200 Mbps lower. Yodd's down speed is insane as well. What do you need that bandwidth for? I'm genuinely curious. I can get 1Gbit down and 100 Mbit down for $110/mo, but that's too much to pay for an internet connection, and I don't need that bandwidth. Is 4K streaming a thing? Because that's the only thing I can think of. You don't need that for gaming or regular streaming. Just the other day, I uploaded a 3GB video to YouTube, and even on my "weak" 150 Mbit/s, it uploaded quickly.
I know those 30GB console game updates are a pain in the ass, but you can't be in such a hurry to play a game to be paying for a connection like this. I don't know what you guys do for work. Any kind of video editing with raw uploads would probably warrant the need for 1Gbit. Please, do tell. I want to know.
P.S. - I guess there's always the "I can afford it, so why the hell not?".
Our tiers are so fucked I had no choice, its either what I have or basically dial up for 20 bucks cheaper. We are being grabbed by the balls here.
My town is one of the only ones that has a community ISP. After they made it, the state passed a law stating no city can own its own ISP. My town was grandfathered in because it existed before the law passed. The nice thing is there are no contracts, so I can change or cancel my service at will. I was paying for their 100 megabit service, and they upgraded me to fiber for the same cost.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...-won-limits-on-public-broadband-in-20-states/
Make sure you let your state and federal representatives know how the community broadband is working.