Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#1

Post by shanebellone » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:20 PM UTC

Long story short, I had fiber installed yesterday and it's impressive for $60/m.

Download - 946 MBPS Upload - 944 MBPS

(tested with speedtest.net)

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#2

Post by neom » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:29 PM UTC

10gbps $40/mth usually get about 3.5 down.

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#3

Post by Nicksil » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:54 PM UTC

481.43 Mbps / 23.64 Mbps @ $99.99/mo

Spectrum

:/

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#4

Post by shanebellone » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:56 PM UTC

Nicksil wrote: post #3

481.43 Mbps / 23.64 Mbps @ $99.99/mo Spectrum :/

I came from Xfinity which was ~900mbps download and ~40mbps upload but ~$115/m.

Fiber is better and cheaper here. Something to look out for in your area too.

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#5

Post by shanebellone » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:57 PM UTC

neom wrote: post #2

10gbps $40/mth usually get about 3.5 down.

10 GBPS for $40/m? Where in the world do you live?

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#6

Post by LinuxBender » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:57 PM UTC

520/520 fiber $170/mo counting the static IP. Price likely due to no competition. Only alternatives are a highly congested LTE network or Starlink. very rural area I also had to pay to trench in the fiber as I was late to the party. Early subscribers trenching was paid for by the federal government.

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#7

Post by shanebellone » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

LinuxBender wrote: post #6

520/520 fiber $170/mo counting the static IP. Price likely due to no competition. Only alternatives are a highly congested LTE network or Starlink. very rural area I also had to pay to trench in the fiber as I was late to the party. Early subscribers trenching was paid for by the federal government.

Are symmetrical connections common? I hadn't seen that offered until they knocked on my door lol.

Was trenching expensive? Here they used the city's utility poles. They covered the neighborhood in a couple hours.

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#8

Post by neom » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 2:28 PM UTC

shanebellone wrote: post #5

neom wrote: post #2

10gbps $40/mth usually get about 3.5 down.

10 GBPS for $40/m? Where in the world do you live?

South Korea

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#9

Post by porkbeer » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 2:33 PM UTC

I pay 85/mo for 1.5m dpwn amd maybe 300k up. Dsl, less than an hour from a majlr american city. Broadband beyond suburbs is still a dream. I miss online gaming.

Re: Ask HN: What's your residential Internet speed and cost?

#10

Post by warthog » Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 2:43 PM UTC

Around the same speek but I pay 30 GBP per month