Depending on what you're doing, upload speed is a HUGE factor in performance.
Xfinity spends a lot of time talking about their download speeds, but not much about their upload speeds, probably because they are abysmally slow.
When COVID hit and I started working out of my home office exclusively and Zoom became the go-to for meetings, I noticed a massive increase in reliability and performance when we switched to fiber that had matching upload and download speeds. Our "download" speed was slower than what we were getting from Xfinity, but the upload speed was 10-15x higher, which made all the difference if you're using remote office software or doing videoconferencing.
100MBPS was totally fine with one person working from home, people streaming things, and lots of smart home devices. I don't know who would actually need gig speeds. Lots of people overpay for speed they don't need.
Edit to add: if you have fiber in your area, make the switch. Xfinity and cable modems are early 2000s technology, and the way its set up in many places means that the more people on your street using the internet, the slower everyone's will be. The cable internet providers just try to pump as much as they can out of this old technology to make it seem competitive, but fiber is the only way to go, at least until wireless 5G becomes more widespread.
Xfinity spends a lot of time talking about their download speeds, but not much about their upload speeds, probably because they are abysmally slow.
When COVID hit and I started working out of my home office exclusively and Zoom became the go-to for meetings, I noticed a massive increase in reliability and performance when we switched to fiber that had matching upload and download speeds. Our "download" speed was slower than what we were getting from Xfinity, but the upload speed was 10-15x higher, which made all the difference if you're using remote office software or doing videoconferencing.
100MBPS was totally fine with one person working from home, people streaming things, and lots of smart home devices. I don't know who would actually need gig speeds. Lots of people overpay for speed they don't need.
Edit to add: if you have fiber in your area, make the switch. Xfinity and cable modems are early 2000s technology, and the way its set up in many places means that the more people on your street using the internet, the slower everyone's will be. The cable internet providers just try to pump as much as they can out of this old technology to make it seem competitive, but fiber is the only way to go, at least until wireless 5G becomes more widespread.
Statistics: Posted by NYCaviator — Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:44 am — Replies 8 — Views 735