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In reply to the discussion: How fast is YOUR internet? (and why it matters) [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)7. I am happy with my FIOS, but I do understand that speeds are faster elsewhere -
download - 60278
upload - 15259
I believe that the faster speeds are possible now, they just want to keep charging more for higher speeds, so they dribble out the capacity.
edited to add - the first time I did this my download speed was 54700 or something like that, so I re-tested and the speed was higher.
also want to mention that yes, speeds are slower, but there is some hand-shaking stuff that goes on between your PC and modem that can slow things down, but I forget how to fix that. Can make a dramatic difference.
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