My day job is building ISP networks. It's been about 20 years since I had a home connection that I didn't configure up both ends of myself.
I've got a 1G / 500M tail into home where I am right now, not that that is particularly impressive. One of the jobs I've been putting off at work is standardising our usage of the 10G GPON platform available here in NZ, when I do that I'll get one of the >1G tails to use at home.
Usually the answer is how ever much I can be bothered building, but my usage is pretty low.
"250 symmetrical", but my router usually reports around 270ish each way. Recently moved somewhere with fiber to the home.
Previously the cable co I was with kept sending notifications that they had "upgraded" my service. I went from like 100mbps down to like 300 down with them, but they never changed the 10mbps up...
150Mbps advertised, 170Mbps in reality. 15Mbps up @CAD50/mo.
I had 1Gbps before but I monitored my usage: playing MMOs (<1Mbps, latency is important not bandwidth), watching Netflix (<10Mbps in HD, ~25Mbps if 4K) and minor stuff like Skype. iOS or Linux SW updates run in the background anyway and many servers were limited in their end. Only things that could very rarely max it out were bittorrent which I usually am not in any hurry with anyway, my BT machine runs 24/7. Most of the time my connection was almost idle.
So I downgraded and saved money for more important things. My building is getting a second fiber provider soon but it still starts at CAD70 for 500Mbps, so I'll pass.
Over 9000
3.6mbps/3.4mbps unlimited, $50 a month. At least, that's what speedtest.net says it is at the moment. I think it's supposed to be 6, but such is the life of the countryside.
80/20 for 30€
But your post animated me to check, so there is one for 100/40 for 20€ now i switched to. Thank you!
1-5Mbps during the day.
It is what it is.But! If I had smartphone with MediaTek SoC (or root access), I could get 30-40Mbps. Currently I get this by using a VPN 24/7.
Lemmy explain:
My carrier (Swan) only has cell towers in 1800MHz band. They partnered with other carrier (Orange) to extend their coverage. Originally, this was done using so called "National roaming" in 2G and 3G. For purposes of internet connectivity, 2G is irrelevant. This was awesome as I could just manually choose Orange and get faster speeds. Unfortunately, Orange shut down their 3G network, and the license was updated so they now provide Swan with 4G except in 800MHz band.
What's different? It's not done via "National roaming" anymore, but the phone signs into Orange's network natively as Swan, without roaming, and it is not possible to manually select Orange anymore.
So, how would MediaTek help me?
They have "Engineer mode"*#*#3646633#*#*with "Band mode" selection where you can allow specific bands manually.
Remember that Swan only has towers in 1800MHz band? Yep, I could disallow that, and stick to Orange towers (also limiting myself from their B3 towers, but whatever).I have tested that with my old MediaTek phone, and it works. So it's a functional concept.
(Same thing can be achieved on rooted Qualcomm and app like NSG)I found one more workaround (no, not using a jammer which would be illegal). I found out that I won't get switched away from Orange as long as there is a continuous connection. So, I can take a bus into area without Swan coverage and connect to a VPN using OpenVPN TCP (didn't help with UDP), and then head back. Important thing is to never disconnect, not even for a second.
That's how I am currently on 2100MHz from Orange. I must stay connected 24/7.We do not have internet at home, so this is all I have. Overnight downloads go brrr...
250/250Mbit, included in my utilities bill
£21/mo for a 100Mb/s VDSL connection split at 80/20: speeds as advertised, ~10ms latency. I'm living in the centre of a large market town in the North of England.
Two doors down, my neighbour is paying £25/mo for symmetric gigabit FTTP with negligible latency, but the fibre network doesn't extend to my property. Fuckers.
Oh, I also have a backup/travel LTE service which provides about a 1150Mb/s down and 300Mb/s up with 20ms latency which costs me £18/mo.
1.2 Gbps at fast.com. Very lucky to live in a location that offers fiber.
Right now? 10d/1u. There was a post recently about my country coming last in internet speeds in Europe
100/100 for 22,000 KRW/month (about $16.50 USD).
Other options with my provider:
- 500/500 for 35,750 KRW ($26.85)
- 1000/1000 for 41,250 KRW ($31)
- 2500/2500 for 44,000 KRW ($33)
- 5000/5000 for 55,000 KRW ($41.31)
- 10000/10000 for 82,500 KRW ($62)
And that 100/100 is effective. Shit downloads fast
One of many, many reasons I'm not fond of going back to the US. Maybe Europe next, we'll see. For now, Korea is pretty sweet
40down, 6up, 50USD/mo go USA! Only other option is Starlink which already had and was too unreliable.
Theoretically? 100. It only works in specific, uncrowded areas, and then only sometimes.
Practically, as in 80% of scenarios? Anywhere from 10 to as low as 0.03. It's bad enough that in some places I can't even load a basic website, as I can't even crack 1mbps. I also often get the "connected, no Internet" crap.
1Gbit fibre, they offer up to 3Gbit but I really don’t see the need right now and don’t have the hardware to take advantage of it right now.
300/300 here. $40
I have a download speed of 3.5 mbps.
I never did an actual benchmark but that's what my system monitor looks like whenever I download something.
250/40 no caps, 70€/month, germany on the edge of a city. The city has fiber but we‘re not there yet. Stuff is slow in germany since telekom owns most of the infrastructure and is a private company that really needs to be disowned rn!
In a relatively small US city, 600/600 mbps fiber and I actually get it 24/7. I could get 1200, 2400 or even 5000 but I don’t see any point. Heck I can get 700/35 on my iPhone (overnight).
34230000000mbps (mili bits per second)(I love SI units) down and 17080000000mbps up
The reliability is horrendous. Pings vary from 200 to few thousand. Sometimes speeds drop below 1Mbps. Double CGNAT. I think my internet is provided by someone in their garage with 15y old equipement over the air.
1200/1200, Comcast can suck on these fibers. Still paying ~10x what non Americans do, but at least it isn’t for literal garbage tier service-monopoly
1200/35 for $120 US/month. I also own my own modem and router. Otherwise it would be another $15-$20/month.
Anything cheaper knocks my upload down to 20 and saves me very little. Viewing my options now hides upload rates but I checked a few months ago when my promotional rate expired and the price jumped $40.
1000/20 is $115, 800 is $110, 500 is $105, 300 is $90, 150 is $68
Any competitors don't qualify as broadband anymore. Maybe 35/5? I didn't even bother checking the price.
At least it's fairly stable and "unlimited" but I'm fairly sure they can say that and still cap it at 200GB/month or something. Oh, and I can connect their surveillance device... I mean "free streaming box"... and get Peacock at no extra cost!
'murica?
300 mbps, symmetrical, ~30 usd/mo.
25/10 for 65AUD/m (43USD/m). Australia, NBN (monopoly across entire country, technically government owned but run like a private corp because of politics). It's the lowest speed now available, but it's already overpriced. $780/year is far more than all of my wifi capable equipment is worth together, including laptops.
On a good day, about 30 down / 5 up. I can't Wait to move somewhere where I can get good internet
1000/1000. Usually testing will show between 800-960 in both directions.
5 mbps for 18€/month... Fuck this I'm switching back to pidgeons.
380/260, for “gigabit fiber”
3-5MB/s download on my computer, 1-3MB/s on my phone.
Theoretical or actual?
980/980 fiber, $65/mo in Colorado
My isp contract is 300mbps but I only get 172 on average.
Pay for fiber 300, actual is about 365 each way
Pay for 500/500 but am eligible to get as high as 1500/1500. Don't really see the need. Ping to Boston is almost always 7-14ms. Really lucky to be able to get fibre to the home after so many years of piss poor unreliable cable that would go down weekly
45d/15u
26d/46u
100
1Gbps symmetrical, business class, because I run my business from my home.
100/120
1000 down and up. Realistically it’s usually around 970 but still.
it's supposed to be 100mb/s but in reality it's about 0.5mb/s, I've seen it drop as low as 5kb/s (my landlord is a cheapscate and won't replace the busted wifi extender in my uni dorm block)
14 download and 8 upload.
513/74 this evening. My fttp package is 150d but I get the 500 at the 1Gig price.
The install and billing issues after were so bad that i ended up with almost two years of credit. Only started paying in December and they haven't said or changed anything.
I'm going to see how long it lasts.
75/70 at 23 euros a month. It's cheap and enough for our family to simultaneously stream HD content. Gigabit internet is available but I'm not really sure it's necessary. My son has 14 ping while gaming. That's satisfactory.
1gb symmetrical $70 a month...
500/500 but average 530+ both ways for $50/month. Up to 5 gigabit is available in my area.
EDIT - In the US the FCC just upped what is considered "broadband" to 100/20 , which still seems sad for upload, but at least moving in the right direction. It was an awful 25/3 before.
50/6 :( 'Murca!
It was supposed to be 100/100, but I'm getting a speed of 75/85 (in Mbps). I think we paid around ₹3,000 ($36.19, €33.21) for six months. Also, fiber optics.
Starlink. Between 20 down, to 380 down, depending on where I am. Have never gone higher.
150/150 fiber.
My last speed test gave me 64/67 Mbps
1000mbps / $100 / month
400 for approx 40 usd
800/250
My promo deal is about to end but I’ve been paying $50/month for it for 2 years now.
93mbps, Germany. I could go up to 250mbps but it probably wouldn't work with the copper wires and require a new Fritzbox router.
390 down/340 up. I pay for 300/300, and it always tests higher, and at a price less than I paid for 100/10 service from the cable company. And it has about 1/3rd the latency as cable. Love having fiber. Worth noting that cable went to 300/20 as soon as fiber came to the neighborhood for the same price they charged before. Competition rules.
depends on the time of day and the status of a particular cable that runs under the ocean. anywhere between 4kbps and 20mbps.
1Gbps down, 0.7Gbps up.
Well that's a lie actually as some workers have cut the line thursday and it's down to 100Mbps down and a ridiculous 1.5Mbps up over a 4G link :-/
1.5
500 down maybe 50 up I forgot the up speed
500 down and 40 up through Spectrum (east coast of the US). I'm always quite surprised with how well WiFi 6 works, I can pull down the full 500 from my Steam Deck and PC - ironically the network transfer is implemented badly as I'll get about 100 down over the local network so it's faster to download over the Internet.
$60/month so, not bad!
940/940 unlimited for ~$90/month in Western Canada
100Mbps symmetrical FTTH for $11/month. I get 120Mbps in real world scenarios(P2P, Good DDL servers) maybe due to Dual Stack Lite ISP?
900Mb down, 450Mb up. Unlimited data.
$55 USD per month here in New Zealand
1000/1000 for 55 eur per month
Home connection is advertised at 1Gbps, but tests at more like 100Mbps. It's around 65USD/month. This is a good deal for Canada, and probably only possible because it's attached to a much more expensive cable and phone plan.
Edit: Or 1,000,000,000,000 millibits/second per the title, haha.
1gbps up/down $75/m fiber usa
500/50 mbps FTTH for €40/month in Ireland.
1000Mbit up/down, €37,50 ($40.82)
Advertised: 1000/1000 for $60/month
Actual: 200/115 on wifi
1gb for $80.
403 down, 10 up. That's mobile, it's all I have. In the UK it costs £10/month
Tested at 938.9 down, 26.23 up.
$90 CAD/Month
40/8 for 75zł/year ($19)
100(usually between 700 and 930) down. 75 up
$50 USD in a very expensive city.
600/100 in-home fiber, for 79zł/mo (~19€) In practice it’s hitting something like 630/120
1000 symmetric + true unlimited mobile data in best effort/calls/SMS + TV and replay for 54chf (60$ / 56€)
Chiming in from a third world country. Just did a speedtest. On LTE right now i get 100 down 60 up, 500GB/month for 35$ a year =).
1000/250 44,99€
5G in Paris: 380 down, 90 up. Unlimited calls, SMS and data, 10€/mo.
150/20 over LTE. It's good enough, although we used to have 1000/150 when we still lived in an apartment. Upgrade of living came with a downgrade in internet speed.
About 5 to 10mbps down. If a post has like 20 embedded images, I have to wait a whole 3 minutes for all of them to load.
Don't even get me started on upload speeds. Unless it's uploaded to Instagram, it always takes FOREVER.
These are the consequences of living in Morocco. Shitty internet. And we still have yet to get 5G.
800 Mb/s download & 10-20 Mb/s upload for $70/mo with a 1 TB data limit here.
75/10 over "fixed wireless", fastest available to me. $85 AUD per month. If I lived 5 minutes closer to town I'd have fiber. The NBN sucks.
$80/month for 300Mbps down/10 Mbps up, Southeastern US. Consistently get higher download speeds than advertised, currently around 350Mbps. Upload speed is never more than 10Mbps.
75, 75, for $50 Canadian... It's what I'd consider barely satisfactory.
200/30 + 6GB on mobile for 58€/month in The Netherlands
≈20/10 1km away from the closest cable. 20 EUR/month.
30 down, 5 up. $40 CAD
50/10
1130/100
14mb down 22up atm
681 down 43.9 up. Not as fast as I pay for by a few hundred Mbps, but it gets the job done ;-)
millibits per second?
500 down / 100 up. £50. UK.
92.86 down
300 mbps down and 10 mbps up for 50$ a month no data cap. Sometimes I'll get as much as 380 down it just depends.
181/144 Mbps. Over WiFi.
1Gbit/s down and around 200mbit/s up (fiber) Costs 40€/ month in northern Germany. And no data limit of course.
500
341 Mbps down, 144 Mbps up at about $65pm in South Africa (advertised 300/150).
367 down
And
11 up
500/70
50/10
950/450 fiber, can normally pull over 900 down from a good NZ server
LTE modem averaging 20/10
1400/45 pretty consistently, no cap, I guess I sadly take top honor for what I pay though having read through most responses :/
$140 USD per month and I have no idea how any of you in North America are posting the speeds you are for so little money per month heh...
1000 down, 100 up
300 down 20 up $50/mo no data cap.
Very reasonable IMHO.
600 symmetric, $60/mo
Advertised 1000/1000 90usd/month. On wifi, I get around 550/120 but it varies.
600 symmetrical, a landline and a 50gb mobile phone, 38€
73.5/82.1 🤔
500
3 figures for you:
1000/1000 for $0 85/20 for $70 350/25 for $35 with a data cap.
All 3 are physical connections in the same US state.
Tops at ~250mbps with Starlink. We barely have internet here otherwise, it was on the order of a handful of kbps. Took the better part of a day to download a couple hundred megabytes... Imagine the change lol
It costs me 70€ a month. They recently lowered their residential offering to 40€ but it's only applicable in mainland France,... we have to shell out the classic 70€
35mbps down, 45mbps up, according to speedtest.net
1000/800 NE US, no cap 90/mo
1Gbps symmetric. Actual speeds ~945Mbps Down and 913Mbps Up. $115/Mo Not the cheapest, but absolutely the fastest and most reliable so I'll take it.
I'm hitting ~900mbps up and down. Only recently through the ISP "brsk" in the UK. Before I was on 70/20.
500mbps at £35 per month with the first 3 months free. In the UK and not the first time with provider. Took me an hour of haggling on the phone, the trick was to pretend I found a better deal elsewhere but wished to stick with my provider.
15’000/15’000 65 chf/month (~70$/month). No cap. Native IPv6 (with static IP subnet and reverse DNS if you want), Free IPTV on multicast. With a bit of extra you can have Static IPv4 or even the ability to run your own Autonomous System and have BGP at home.
Here in Zurich/Switzerland.
But there aren’t consumer router that can handle this speed so I need to have a workstation on 24/7 for routing that </first world problems>
in mill basis points?
200/30, but will get 1000/1000 this year
50/10, no data cap, ~30 €/month, copper wire, suburban Germany.
42Mb up 35Mb down
50 (not sure how much UP, maybe 10) at home It's the cheapest option from my ISP (they offer up to 600) but I don't really need more
950 mbit down / 120 mbit up. £70/month. Zen Internet, best ISP in the UK IMHO.
40/40
1000Mbps each direction. No caps. There's options for faster but it's almost unheard of that I can saturate the link as it is (and nearly all of my hope network doesn't go faster)
I got pretty lucky, there's actually 3 carriers in the area that I can choose from which is probably partly why the options are good. Although I'm paying I think $80/month. I should switch carriers again or try to cancel my current one to try to get a deal, I guess.
1000
😭 16
1000/50mpbs 25€/month
2000/2000
100 Mbps, 30€/month, fiber optic cable, no data cap 👌
500 Mb symmetrical. It's more than enough even while running a home server.
100/30 55€/month
950 down, 500 up for $109NZD/month
I believe I pay USD $70/mo for 100 Mbps down / 20 Mbps up. American midwest.
Tends to actually measure around 10%-20% higher than advertised. Just ran some speed tests and got 120/40. Not complaining.
$5/mo or $10/mo of that I think is for renting the modem which I stupidly have not bought yet.
10000/10000, no data cap and 25€/month
40/40
400 mbps down / 20 up @ $60 But you know Comcast. They try to raise it every year.
600 symmetric + 99gb on mobile for 45€mo in spain
300mbps down 60 mbps up.
Although aoparently fibre-to-the-premises is available... Just havent got rounf to checking if its symmetrical or worth.100/40
300/300. $55
1gig fiber, symmetrical.
