Goodbye 6 mb inernet, hello 200 mb

[SAWYER]

Tomorrow I am getting 200 mb internet but for $50 more I can get 1 gig, I am thinking it would be pointless though. How fast can I expect to download an Xbox One game? Right now a 40-50 gig game can take 1-1.5 days

 

[JEDIYoda]

That is still super slow!

 

[blackangst1]

Nice upgrade.

As always, your fastest download is limited by your slowest link. Some servers have outbound caps/connection also so you'll have to see what youre able to sustain.

 

[brianmanahan]

i am still paying 80$ for 8 mbps

 

[Sonikku]

Pay $45 for 35mpbs. Until 3 years ago I was still making do with fuckin' DIAL UP so I feel your pain.

 

[Tweak155]

I just don't know what people do with those speeds. I currently pay $25/mo for 30mbps and see no need for faster.

 

[John Connor]

Depends on how fast the server you are connected to delivers.

How fast are ya gonna surf! As fast as it will allow me!

 

[Newbian]

The real question is if you get unlimited bandwidth now.

 

[TheSlamma]

i am still paying 80$ for 8 mbps

Yeah, but you get to be in Ohio

 

[Slew Foot]

60 bucks for 50 mb/sec with basic cable. suits us fine.

 

[TwiceOver]

I just don't know what people do with those speeds. I currently pay $25/mo for 30mbps and see no need for faster.

Yeah my bottom package is 60/5 for $53. I'd gladly drop down to 30 for $25. If I still got the 5 up...

 

[Schfifty Five]

Tomorrow I am getting 200 mb internet but for $50 more I can get 1 gig, I am thinking it would be pointless though. How fast can I expect to download an Xbox One game? Right now a 40-50 gig game can take 1-1.5 days

Just make sure your modem and router can handle it.

 

[Sonikku]

I just don't know what people do with those speeds. I currently pay $25/mo for 30mbps and see no need for faster.

I would happily take that deal if it were available. Sadly, with TWC my alternative is $50 for 20mps (I get a negotiated promo price with 35mpbs for $45) or Time Warner's "everyday low price" of 2mpbs for $15. I think I could settle for 10 but not 2...

 

[shortylickens]

Its good for Steam and anything which actually lets you have data that fast.

 

[kage69]

i am still paying 80$ for 8 mbps

8/1 for $50/month here. Better than using HughesNet, but too bad Comcast only wants to serve faster access with their bundled bullshit, they'll only get less business from me here on out.


Edit: kind of surprised now, just found out I benefited from a price plan tweak at xfinity without even knowing it. 10/2 supposedly, but I just clocked it at 12/2! Meager beans for some of you lucky fuckers, but I'll take it!

 

[brianmanahan]

Yeah, but you get to be in Ohio

true, everything else is super cheap

i visited denver in 2015 and saw houses going for 100$k more than they were in 2014!

 

[twinrider1]

i am still paying 80$ for 8 mbps

Wow, what part of Ohio are you in?
I'm in Columbus and paying $25 for 30mbps with WOW (old Ameritech). Even my non-promo rate with AT&T was $62 for 18mbps.

 

[thesmokingman]

i am still paying 80$ for 8 mbps

Man so sad. I will pour a beer out by the fire for you tonight.

 

[Tweak155]

Yeah my bottom package is 60/5 for $53. I'd gladly drop down to 30 for $25. If I still got the 5 up...

Yeah it's supposed to be 25/5 but I get 30/6.

I would happily take that deal if it were available. Sadly, with TWC my alternative is $50 for 20mps (I get a negotiated promo price with 35mpbs for $45) or Time Warner's "everyday low price" of 2mpbs for $15. I think I could settle for 10 but not 2...

Unfortunately I'm moving at the end of the month and I don't think the new address will have as good of deals, but we'll see what I can get.

They also offered me $40/mo for 75mbps and HBO at my current address. I think it was some other premium channels too but it was all streaming, no cable. But I was like I don't need it and won't use it enough. 30mbps and Netflix works for me.

 

[Harrod]

Congrats, I was talking to a guy at work about the gigabit internet that my company offers one day, we were particularly discussing how they were going to deal with customer calls from people calling in saying that they were only getting 850 mb/s instead of a full gig. He told me that they had developed a way to cause the ONT to do a speedtest similar to an iPerf test down the line to isolate the issue to a customer equipment issue to a network issue.

IMO going to a full gig is a waste of money, unless your ISP is hosting alot of content in their datacenters.

 

[JimmiG]

I just don't know what people do with those speeds. I currently pay $25/mo for 30mbps and see no need for faster.

Steam and other digital distribution services is the main reason for fast Internet here. GTA 5 is a ~60 GB download, Witcher 3 ~30 GB, and that's hardly unusual. Even patches can be several gigabytes in size. Also, other family members may be trying to stream at 1080p at the same time.

With a 30Mb/s connection, a 60GB download would take nearly 5 hours - with my 250Mb/s Internet, just half an hour. Upgrading to Gigabit would cut the time to 8 minutes, not the same dramatic gain as going from 30Mb to 250 Mb.

Of course, GTA 5 took a day to download anyway because Rockstar hosts the files on a potato.

 

[Tweak155]

Steam and other digital distribution services is the main reason for fast Internet here. GTA 5 is a ~60 GB download, Witcher 3 ~30 GB, and that's hardly unusual. Even patches can be several gigabytes in size. Also, other family members may be trying to stream at 1080p at the same time.

With a 30Mb/s connection, a 60GB download would take nearly 5 hours - with my 250Mb/s Internet, just half an hour. Upgrading to Gigabit would cut the time to 8 minutes, not the same dramatic gain as going from 30Mb to 250 Mb.

Of course, GTA 5 took a day to download anyway because Rockstar hosts the files on a potato.

Yeah but you're talking about 1 time things, it's not like you're doing that every day. I can kick that off in the morning and it's done by the time I get home... or kick it off before I go to bed and it's done by morning.

I've never had it be an issue personally. I just plan it ahead of time if I know I'm going to play it.

 

[Genx87]

Comcast here. Started out at 15Mbps in 2011 and now 125Mbps. Bundled package of 89.99 + tax.
The only time I notice the bandwidth is when downloading. Like when I pulled down The Division from Uplay in about 55 mins. It was I think a 35GB download.

 

[zCypher]

You'll only download as fast as places can send. So just keep in mind that this means you will regularly be unable to utilize the max speed available to you simply due to how stuff works. It sure will be nice to have that extra bandwidth available though! That speed isn't even available at all in my location. very nice.

 

[SAWYER]

I got it installed and ran some speed tests, was getting 180-190 down and 20/or so up. I changed DNS settings to Google's and the rest were 210 or so down and 20 up