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25. Not accurate at all. All of Eastern Oregon is portrayed in light blue. That's only in cities. In the

Reply to JaneyVee (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 05:40 PM

Jan 2014

rural areas you're really lucky to get 5.0 Mbps. In fact, 5.0 is lightning fast compared to what it used to be.

Seems that the internet companies supplied these numbers.

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The fastest and slowest Internet speeds in the U.S. [View all] JaneyVee Jan 2014 OP

make internet access a public utility and watch speeds go up and costs go down nt msongs Jan 2014 #1

Amen. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #5

+1 BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #13

+++++! nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #27

Mine is so slow it isn't even on the map Bandit Jan 2014 #2

1.0 - 1.5. mbps. here. Decade behind. adirondacker Jan 2014 #29

I have 1000 Mbps in Kansas City. tridim Jan 2014 #3

Google fiber? LittleBlue Jan 2014 #9

Yeah, Google Fiber here. RC Jan 2014 #30

Solid blue FiOS here. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #4

Maybe this explains why it takes our NC office forever to get anything done. nt NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #6

I was happy earlier today because I was getting 9 Mbps download speed in the lab on campus. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #7

"It should be free." Jenoch Jan 2014 #15

Taxpayer funded. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #16

Montana 2naSalit Jan 2014 #8

satellite sucks GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #18

So does T-1. 2naSalit Jan 2014 #19

Speedtest Go Vols Jan 2014 #10

Might explain why I can't do streaming worth a shit on a PC. liberal N proud Jan 2014 #11

I wish. The pale blue zone I'm in should be 18.2Mbps per the map. I'm getting 1.5 on a good day. Scuba Jan 2014 #12

I'm advertised as 12 Mbps. Shandris Jan 2014 #14

Wow--my connection is every bit as fast as southeastern Kentucky. Orrex Jan 2014 #17

Washington State! pokerfan Jan 2014 #20

I have 32 Mbps Down / 4 Mbps Up in Ft Worth on Charter Cable. MicaelS Jan 2014 #21

Why the frick is the UP getting faster speeds than SE Michigan? Barack_America Jan 2014 #22

It's shameful compared to the rest of the world! B Calm Jan 2014 #23

Those dark blue spots in Washington are because of public utlities. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #24

Not accurate at all. All of Eastern Oregon is portrayed in light blue. That's only in cities. In the OregonBlue Jan 2014 #25

According to the latest traffic study New Jersey looks slow Blue Owl Jan 2014 #26

Here in Canada... laundry_queen Jan 2014 #28

Savannah is way down in the red n2doc Jan 2014 #31

Wow A Little Weird Jan 2014 #32