• 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I really wish symmetric broadband was standard. Having 500 down (as a homelabber especially) means nothing if you have only 25 up 😭

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Same boat here with Comcast. I would gladly give up some of the 800Mbps download to increase the 12Mbps upload speed I’m getting.

        • gkd@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          We don’t throttle to our company-owned Speedtest servers though so we can disprove you when claiming we are not offering you peak speeds.

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        1 year ago

        DOCSIS 4.0 makes that a reality. Your connection will reallocate your available bandwidth between upload and download dynamically as needed.

    • shadow@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      Homelabber here, stuck in Comcast hell with 10Mbps upload.

      I wish I could afford to bring the local municipal fiber to my house, but to go like 2 city blocks with it would be tens of thousands of dollars. :(

      I’m considering a local colocation/ datacenter to move my homelab to. But then it wouldn’t be a homelab anymore

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          1 year ago

          Would need to convince a local business down there to support it, but it’s not a terrible idea.

          But it is a terrible situation that this is the length people need to go to to work around Comcast / DOCSIS lopsided networking.

      • eek2121@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        How much is Comcast charging you compared to the fiber? If I were in that position I would have decided differently (assuming I owned the property) as the difference for me peaked at $150/mo. Even more if I chose a slightly cheaper plan…and I have AT%T fiber, not municipal.

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      1 year ago

      Was definitely a big factor in going from Comcast to ATT (symmetric)in my area. Although Comcast has gotten faster too.

    • TesterJ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Spectrum? I’ve got the same plan. Sucks because I have trouble streaming my Plex server outside of my apartment. And when I work from home uploads take forever.