The speed was comparable with the DSL service I had in my old home, but the latency drove me crazy! About a year later, I was able to get Verizon DSL which was around 400kbit - similar speed but low latency. When I moved to my rural location in 2006, there was no cable service and no broadband at all so I ended up getting a satellite dish from HughesNet. Just like FiOS, Comcast does over provision their speeds by 20%, meaning you will see about 40Mbps upload for their Gigabit plan, but still only 6Mbps for their lower tier plans. The upload is only 5Mbps for their 200Mbps download service, which is horrible. There could be more things to consider for other ISPs, especially Comcast or other cable companies, mainly being upload speed.įiOS and most other fiber-based ISPs have symmetrical speeds, meaning upload and download speeds are (mostly) identical.Ĭomcast and other cable companies have asymmetrical speeds, and the upload speed is usually a tiny fraction of the download speed.Īgain, this may not even matter for most people, and the argument I made above still applies, but if your family does a lot of uploading, such as running a YouTube channel, a media or other types of servers, cloud backups, etc., the upload speeds available on the lower tier internet plans might not be adequate for your family.Ĭomcast's upload speed for their 1 Gigabit service is only 35Mbps.
I'll use a Verizon WiFi extender if my secondary setup can't handle the new speed.Ĭlick to expand.I should probably mention for other people viewing that my statements above are based off the OP having FiOS.
I may leave it in place for now and see how it works with Gigabit Internet. It works well and has always been faster than simply connecting to the standard Verizon WiFi network. To compensate I repurposed some Apple AirPort base stations and spread them around the house, creating a secondary network. Coverage from room to room carried from mediocre to non-existent. Look at me! I'm crawling out of the primordial ooze and beginning to walk upright!
FIOS DOWNLOAD SPEED TEST UPGRADE
So on Monday Verizon is coming to upgrade us to Gigabit Internet. Between gaming consoles, smart tv's, home security devices, iPads, laptops, etc, we have a significant number of devices connected at all times. I thought 75/75 Mbps was fine but apparently I'm a dinosaur and still living in the stone age. However, the internet plan we have is apparently kinda crap. I recently upgraded my FiOS router to the new G3100 model and I'm enjoying superior coverage.