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Show off your internet speed!
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This is my KPN 1 Gbps fiber optic connection in NL, fastest connection i've ever had
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New #1176
I was very happy to hear about the local ISP had FttH when we moved here. Then I was sad over the pricing since they wanted $500 a month for the top tier service.
They just lowered that price and now my service is AWESOME! Finally! So I'm getting their top tier service for $95 w/a few discounts.
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Out of curiosity, what is the speed as per your subscription with your ISP.I was very happy to hear about the local ISP had FttH when we moved here. Then I was sad over the pricing since they wanted $500 a month for the top tier service.
They just lowered that price and now my service is AWESOME! Finally! So I'm getting their top tier service for $95 w/a few discounts.
Is that a 1Gbps subscription?
Reason for asking is that somewhere someone told me that the actual speed of a 1Gbps subscription will never be 1Gbps but a little less, let's say, 950Mbps or so, because of some sort of 'overhead' (?)
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New #1179
Thanks.
Reason for asking is the following. I have a 800Mbps subscription. Speedtest, see a few posts back.
I always get a bit more, say 825-850. My subscription includes some bonus features (like phone, free of charge in Europe).
My provider also offers a 1Gbps subscription. However, that is a different package, without the free of charge stuff.
The all-in fee would be significantly higher then.
I did consider the 1Gbps subscription, until I someone, in some forum, indicated that technically one would never get this 1Gbps anyhow, maybe 950 or something. Hence such a small improvement (about 100Mbps), considering the much higher subscription fee, would hardly be worthwhile considering.
A Google image-search on 'speedtest 1gbps' indeed shows that, with a very, very few exceptions, most of the results are below the 1Gbps.
My provider is working towards a new generation fiber : XGS-PON with max. 10Gbps. They are currently starting to roll out 8Gbps (8200Mbps up/down). Have not seen real life speedtests though.
OTOH significant hardware upgrades are necessary then, like Wi-Fi 6, or better, the latest Wi-Fi 7, the most expensive routers, motherboards, etc. Probably most hardware currently in use are not capable to make use of this speed.Last edited by tfwul; 10 Jul 2022 at 01:56.
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Yes, this is true. The cost to upgrade is significant in that scenario. I went, from the same company mind you, from 50mbps for $75 a month, to 1gbps for $95 a month. Adding a discount makes it end up the same price as the 50mbps subscription. No brainer!
But, yes, I see the same behavior in my system. I get, consistently, 950Mb/s. I've been tuning this NIC and it's getting a little better.
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I do believe this company is using a gpon cpe. This a simple unit that converts x fiber (they won't tell me what it is!) into ethernet. However, I've seen this network connection burst real high for cat5e, but that may have been a miscommunication between my monitor and the NIC. I use a html/js monitor and it's not the most accurate tool. Soon, I hope for a DAC connection because they "won't" provide a direct fiber connection to a sfp+ 10G module. I could match their system but they won't divulge their type of fiber.Last edited by FALKLAN; 10 Jul 2022 at 02:30.
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