(07-20-2019, 10:04 PM)Drako Wrote: This is very true. The US has been surprisingly lacking in internet speeds. We're only in 15th place. And I myself pay for about 70 MBs internet, and the fastest I've ever gotten anything to download was at 2.1 MBps.

(07-21-2019, 01:02 PM)UplayAlts Wrote:

(07-20-2019, 10:04 PM)Drako Wrote: This is very true. The US has been surprisingly lacking in internet speeds. We're only in 15th place. And I myself pay for about 70 MBs internet, and the fastest I've ever gotten anything to download was at 2.1 MBps.

There is a BIG difference between Mbps and MB/s, if you have 200 mbps internet and you'd download a game, it would only download at 25 mb/s (8:1 ratio)

(07-21-2019, 09:25 AM)Tracefl0w Wrote:

(07-21-2019, 07:50 AM)Jiggly Wrote:

(07-21-2019, 03:47 AM)mothered Wrote: You never will, well, at least not on a consistent basis.

There's too many variables (equipment on your end, servers on their end etc), that determine the speed.

I was about to argue the same. I don't know if I've ever met anyone who is getting the speed advertised to them. However, there are so many variables that can impact those speeds, and sometimes it is simply out of the ISPs hands. Within the space of an hour, my speed can go from 40mbps to 130mbps.

However, I do think there is an issue with advertising those speeds and being realistic. My family probably were told we'd receive 150mbps. They have since swapped out their regular TV box for an amazon firestick, and watch everything online. They thought 30GBP was too much to pay for just internet and wanted to go cheaper. They looked at 66mbps services, which realistically usually hit around the 10-20mbps mark. With the amount of use in this house, I cannot recommend they go for a cheaper service.

As if that wasn't ridiculous already, Americans are getting "taxed" $400 Billion for Fiber Optic Internet that doesn’t even exist. The reason I put "Taxed" in quotes is because it's not actual tax money that the government collects. It's every state's Public Utility Commission who allows the different telecom companies and internet providers to add a surcharge to your telephone, cable, and internet bill.It's one of the mysterious 'fees' you get dinged for every month, and they've been collecting them from EVERYONE for over TWENTY YEARS, crazy right?
What's even worse is the fact that they were allowed to do this in order to build out fiber to the home network for 30% of Americans by the year 2000! Lo and behold, they missed the deadline and instead quietly kept the money. Can't believe that we're still paying for this scandal. Can't believe that we're still paying for this scandal. The next thing on their list is probably asking the FCC for a permit to charge even more, so everyone can get their "full speed" they've always wanted...

(07-30-2019, 03:58 AM)samtrader Wrote: What website do you use to check your speed guys?

(07-21-2019, 12:01 PM)mothered Wrote:

(07-21-2019, 07:50 AM)Jiggly Wrote:

(07-21-2019, 03:47 AM)mothered Wrote: You never will, well, at least not on a consistent basis.

There's too many variables (equipment on your end, servers on their end etc), that determine the speed.

I don't know if I've ever met anyone who is getting the speed advertised to them.

Same.

They (ISPs) may well provide the speed, but the question Is, on what level? You could hit 100 Mbps momentarily, and then decline for the majority of the connection. It doesn't change the fact that they've given the speed, but the lack of consistency Is certainly questionable.