As an American, who's only option for years was Comcast. My new Dutch cable ISP's speeds bring a tear to my eye

Mar 5, 2018 12:31 PM

crthaze

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It's so beautiful…

FP Edit:
Since people asked here's the fast.com results: https://i.imgur.com/8hdDEmS.png

This is actually kinda mediocre and pricy by some EU countries' standards, but it's more than I've ever had even available to me at home.

FP Edit 2:
Oh. The package deal I got with Vodafone/Ziggo offers up to 40GB/month mobile data too. So that's nice…

FP Edit 3:
Looks like this post finally pushed me over the top to "Glorious". So, uh… I'd like to thank the Academy… *get's played off stage*

Can we import this beautiful bandwidth?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That ping makes me more excited than the download speed.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

*crying in german*

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I am paying like 200 a month for a student flat with internet over here in Germany.

8 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 1

I'm in Denmark, and am getting 115/115Mbps effectively off my 100/100 fiber at sub-10ms ping. Paying €40/month for that. Not complaining.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

@0x783czar Bahnhof just started offering the fastest residential Fiber here in Sweden. 10,000Mbit/s for $60/month. Pretty bananas!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bahnhof in Sweden now offers 10gbit connection to private consumers at the price of 299sek (approx €30)

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Well, the catch is, it is 10gbit to your provider. Most probably there will be slower part between you and the service you consume.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So then you get multiple things to broadcast. Or create your own ISP and provide 1gbit each to 9 other people for 99sek

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For the 6 first month, then 498 sek. 2 year plan minimum. Regardless, is a great deal of you for some reason need that capacity.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

$60 in USD.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I would *find* a reason :D

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

this is where you setup a sever backbone/farm. The only place where i live that has a 10gbit connection is my local school system.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

33€ in Portugal, with tv (200 channels) and phone

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

It's so bad in NA it hurts the economy.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Depends where you are in the US. For me it's pretty good and not to expensive.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

For me its $80/month for 5Mbps and that's like the only option other than cellular/satellite (but those have bandwidth caps).

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I have 100 mbps considering I live in the Golan Heights what the fuck

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Fuck. I should get 25, I get 3.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Holy shit.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

For like 20 EUR (don't remember exactly) a month I have 50/50.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

screw the bandwidth... that 10ms ping is the neato number there.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Tell me how, free me from my 12Mb/s hell

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Jesus. But our cable companies are "looking out for us", lol.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I’m English. Takes under an hour flying to Netherlands yet I can’t get anywhere near that speed with the top package. Fucking bullshit.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I'm on virgin, supposed to be 200mb, hit 69mb in January. Thought I'd died and gone to fibre heaven.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

For Christ sake my ‘Murican mateys, your government single handed bloody built the feckin interwebs. Get yer shit together.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

(looks at my ~950Mbps Google Fiber)

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Feel the power of the floridians! from at&t and is like $80 a month. A bit excessive but acceptable.

8 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

That isn't real. No ISP gives you 1:1 up/down. This is business internet?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

https://www.att.com/internet/fiber.html took a minute to find but this is it.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not bad, I pay about that in NY for 300 down and I get about 50 up

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

nice, and unless you need to set up a sever farm chances are that is a way better deal.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I live in Ocala FL and I was only able to recently get 10.......via DSL..........

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I pay $80 /month for 5Mbps...

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Where are you in Florida? I'm in the panhandle and can only get up to 300Mbps....

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I’m up in Flagler county, and ATT just started laying fiber in my neighborhood. No idea when it’ll be available though.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Miami Kendall, try to see if fpl is working on setting cables up in your area, they are working in tandem with at&t to set up fiber.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Doesn't look like it anytime soon :-(. Pensacola is the closest and still about an hour away. Oh well...maybe someday!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Eyy I live in Westchester and have the same plan and ISP, we recently got it and its fucking bonkers I love it.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

48$ here in Sweden for 1000/1000

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I have comcast with 200 down 100 up for pretty cheap. It all comes down to where you live I think

8 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 6

$20 tonme is pretty cheap, I doubt you isp is $20

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 3

Comcast $50/mo, 180/6 1024GB cap, 12mo contract. Only "competitor" is ATT $40/mo 25/3 1000GB cap, 12mo contract. Internet only.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

AT&T is the only competitor here and its not even a contest, Fios isnt in this area. Also have no contract in comcast

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

off contract is + $15-20/mo? return of data cap is terrible, but speed/cost has improved exponentially in the last 20 years.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I can’t say I have a data cap (or more specifically, an enforced data cap)

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

two courtesy overage months, reset every twelve months. Crazy to think residential internet is one million times faster than 30 years ago

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Generally it depends on if there's a faster competitor nearby. Where I've lived they're the only game in town & so we got taken advantage of

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There’s nobody else around here comparable, so I kind of luck out

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's what they sold you. But do you know if you've ever actually achieved those speeds? I'm guessing it's not even close most of the time.

8 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 8

Yea you can just test it. It’s called [speed test] free app pretty accurate too. That’s what Comcast technicians use. :]

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I pay for 150mbps and it's almost always around there.

8 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

I pay for 5mbs up and 5 down as this is the fastest in my area. Rarely get 4.5 up and 2.5 down.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I have Comcast, 110mbps plan. They recently upped me to 150mbps at no cost. Regularly pulling 170

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Speed tested on both speedtest and fast.com, never slower than what we pay for

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

My area isnt that cheap, but recently got upgraded to coaxial gigabit. Can get 100mb/s constant for ~$40, or gigabit for like $150

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I had Comcast until I moved out of the service area. Paid for 100 down and would regularly see speeds 110+

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I hit those speeds pretty regularly. I don’t just take them for their word and assume I’m getting that.

8 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

I guess it is location then. That's never been my experience with either provider and Comcast has always been the worst for me.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

for reference this provider is at&t. i think location and and age of cables is a huge factor.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Try living in Canada, we got internet on one end cellular on the other. Neither have lube.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

It's not as bad as people make it out to be. Our cellular infrastructure is among the most advanced in the world.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lol

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Yet I can't reception in downtown Vancouver (on bell). I use to work for rogers I can promise you our cell service is cancer.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yet we pay the most for the shittiest speeds :(

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Finland: Pay for theoretical 50M, get 5 on a bad day-35good. Comes through 4G which is the only option where I live. So weekends are slow :(

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Do you have an old router? They can really mess things up.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

From provider with latest firmware. To be honest it doest go below 10 often but it happens. I think the link just gets too busy.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And fiber would cost thousands even if everybody in the neighbourhood joined in :(

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

We've got 7.5, in America

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Try it with fast.com, Speedtest is too unreliable

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lucky bastard. I only get 26mbps

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

this one is the best ---> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

gigabit here. once you have it , nothing else compares. my work is only 100 mbit. its like molasses in comparison.

8 years ago | Likes 84 Dislikes 4

I know the feeling

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Recently moved from Paris to a smaller city in France, I went from 1 Gbps and a 10 ms ping to a slow 13 Mbps and a 37 ms ping... I'm crying

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

That is more than what you get in most cities in Mexico :(

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I weep for you as well, mi hermano

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That’s weird bc both are waaaaaay faster than most websites operating speeds or any streaming bitrate.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well, more and more sites are being optimized for it, and I didn't say anything about entertainment.I'm talking Remote Desktops etc.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Ahhhhh okay cool thanks for the infos!

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10bps up, 0.5 down. Kill me pls.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wut. England here, got 100Mb, and that's considered big.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

England here, gigabit up and down, Hyperoptic ftw

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As someone who lives alone 100 is overkill for me but it's basically my only option. I would be fine with 50 if they offered it

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I have gigabit ATT Fiber. We get 70mbps on average.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yup. I get 970 up/down from fios. OPs speeds make me want to cry too. 38 Mbps upload?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I have 200 down but 25 up. Comcast is a bitch. 90 USD/mo

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

1gbps up, 50 mbps down. $175 a month. Cable One.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ehhhh reverse that. 1gbps down, 50mbps up.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was very confused for a sec. That price is decent, kinda pricey. I have a choice of Comcast, or Comcast.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I would do questionably moral things for 25Mbps, best I can get is 5Mbps (which actually ends up more like 3.89Mbps.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There's no way the server isn't a bottleneck over 100 Mbps, I can't even tell the difference between 20 and 1000.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3AKlscrjmQ 4k60fps option and compare the buffering speeds on the two networks. 20 is horrible.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Steam servers dont have a bottleneck as far as i have noticed. Nor do blizzard servers. I have had steam download at 25 mbytes/s

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yeah I regularly get steam hitting 70MBps. - gig cable here in London.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I mean, that's equivalent to 200 Mbit/s, so it doesn't really say much about how well Steam supports a gigabit connection

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cries internally from australia

8 years ago | Likes 278 Dislikes 0

/a/zM82H .. my modest internet connection, 0$

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Yeah, have friends in Australia, they pay out of the ass for similar internet speeds to me.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I lives there for 4 years. Back in Norway now... such a difference. Aussie net is absolute crap :P

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Mentally breaks down from South Africa.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Enjoy your 19th century copper wiring and shut the hell up - Liberal Party

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Blame Telstra, they own the internet there

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That has actually been one the the nbn has been amazing for. So many more ISP options and much more competition.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*cries but saves the tears cause of water restrictions from south africa*

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Weeps openly from Canada

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*Laughs in NZ*

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Come across the ditch mate, we got them speeds.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sobs inconsolably from Canada

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

$60/month for 1.4mbps

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Stay Green anyone?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh, I heard about the crazy internet standards in austraila here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haImi4cWau0 Just why?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

In my mind I pictured Dick Smith telling the story

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

A government who out of spite stopped the previous governments infrastructure to use fibre to copper connections. Because:cheaper.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Cries even harder from Germany

8 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 2

Germany, not everything is a competition sheesh

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cries even harderer from the Philippines

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Bitch please... (From India)

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Cries not so hard from Mexico

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Wait, wait. Is German internet not speedy and efficient?

8 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

maybe not, fiber lines take a lot of work to get in place since they can't get bent more than x amount.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Depends. In west germany in metropolititan areas you get 400 Mb/s for 40€. Everywhere else between 6Mb/s for 20€ or up to 100 Mb/s for 40€

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Depends where you live. I live close to Aachen. We are very lucky to have kinda consistent 50mbs down. But regions not close to "big" cities

8 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Are running on slow as fuck internet.. My parents are running on max 6k which is not consistent at all

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

it's the middle of the night btw

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Holy crap, they display the speeds in Kbps....

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The world can be small, fellow Aachener :)

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Hi there :D Do you live in the city or close?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wait...are you saying 50mbs down is bad?

8 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 0

Well I live in Frankfurt and have 450 Mb/s. It really depends on where you love if you can only have 6 Mb/s or 450 Mb/s

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

You do know much of Australia still has download limits right? And generally like 5GB/month.

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Oh. I am so sorry... QwQ

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Hides head in shame*

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0