Any point in getting faster interwebs?

Herr Kutz

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I had an introductory rate of $39.99/mp for 15/2 cable internet and which recently ended and went to its "normal" price of $63.99/mo.

I called Cox yesterday and the options they gave me were $42.99/mo for 10/1 or $56.99/mo for 30/3. I told the dude on the phone to drop it to 10/1.

When I log into my account I get an offer for 12 months of 30/3 for $5 more a month than the 10/1 rate, so $47.99 total. Interestingly enough that offer was immediately available to me online even though the guy on the phone was trying to sell me 30/3 for $56.99/mo. The guy also lied to me and said I wouldn't be able to stream HD. I rarely download large files and my uses include general web browsing and streaming with maybe 2 or 3 devices connected at a maximum. Occasionally I'll fire up TF2 if I want to air blast some rockets back into soldiers' faces. With my use case, is there really any reason to upgrade to 30/3 even keeping in mind it is "only" $5 more per month?

They have much faster speeds available but I'm not even considering them.
 

JackTheBear

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One 1080p HD stream can push 10Mb, depending on how it's encoded. Sometimes it's ok, sometimes it'll buffer alot. 30Mb is pretty solid for a couple connected devices and one or two video streams. Assuming this is not another introductory rate, for $5 a month, I'd do it. You'll still be paying less than what you started with and getting twice the bandwidth.
 

DietDrThunder

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I just got 50/12 from AT&T for $30 plus tax a month. I don't have any type of bundled package, just the internet. I do have AT&T cellular but this is on a company discount plan.
 

Herr Kutz

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The 30/3 for $47.99/mo is a 12 mo introductory rate.

AT&T is available but they only go up to 10/unadvertised. However, it is only $40/mo for first 12 mo and comes with a $100 visa giftcard. Previous tenants had AT&T so I don't think there would be any install costs.

On my TV, I only stream Netflix or occasionally a youtube video.
 

Mayne

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I stream everything illegaly and download torrents...so i'm quite happy paying 80 bucks a month.
 
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