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>10Gb Ethernet Does any consumer isp offer speeds faster than 1gb?

by bob_theslob646 9y ago

cowsandmilk 9y ago
That is less for the internet and more for moving stuff around the local network.
gerardnll 9y ago
This iMac is pointed to a Professional user maybe it is not about internet but connection to servers.
ethagknight 9y ago
While iMac pro's 10gb is primarily for lan connection, Chattanooga's municipal network offers a 10g connection for $300/mo. (coincidentally, thats the same price I pay for 100mbps 'business fiber' here in Memphis) https://epb.com/home-store/internet#pricing https://epb.com/home-store/internet#pricing
- symfoniq 9y ago
  EPB in Chattanooga charges businesses quite a bit more for fiber, too. One of my clients has a 150 Mbps connection with a routed subnet and pays close to $400/month. There are service level guarantees, though. On the other hand, I pay $70/month for 1 Gig fiber at home, which I've routinely tested to 950 Mbps up and down. I've yet to meet anyone who has signed up for 10 Gig service yet, or knows what they'd do with it.
  - soccerdave 9y ago
    That’s interesting, my company in Chatt only pays $160/month for 270 Mbps and a static IP
matthewmcg 9y ago
Maybe not, but a 10GbE connection is useful with higher-end NAS models. A well-configured storage array can easily saturate a 1GbE connection.
- foepys 9y ago
  Modern NAS don't even need to be configured in a special way. I have a HP Microserver Gen8 (from 2013 with an old Intel Pentium) with HDDs and FreeNAS. My ZFS RAID-Z pushes 1G easily on sequential reads without any special things like SSD caches.
emidln 9y ago
Comcast has a limited fiber to the home network in Central Illinois with unmetered 2Gbps symmetrical fiber for $300/month. I'm told (by a couple friends who have it) that it works pretty well and actually does out-perform their gigabit coax (which is what I have) if you have a router and workstation capable of handling it. As much as I'd like faster than 50Mbps upload, I don't think I'd be willing to double my internet bill to get it (ignoring the $1k non-refundable installation fee for fiber).
- dawnerd 9y ago
  That’s because it’s technically delivered through Comcast business. I called about it and it takes quite a while to get setup. But they do give you a pretty solid connection and support.

>10Gb Ethernet Does any consumer isp offer speeds faster than 1gb?

cowsandmilk 9y ago

That is less for the internet and more for moving stuff around the local network.

gerardnll 9y ago

This iMac is pointed to a Professional user maybe it is not about internet but connection to servers.

ethagknight 9y ago

While iMac pro's 10gb is primarily for lan connection, Chattanooga's municipal network offers a 10g connection for $300/mo. (coincidentally, thats the same price I pay for 100mbps 'business fiber' here in Memphis) https://epb.com/home-store/internet#pricing https://epb.com/home-store/internet#pricing

symfoniq 9y ago
EPB in Chattanooga charges businesses quite a bit more for fiber, too. One of my clients has a 150 Mbps connection with a routed subnet and pays close to $400/month. There are service level guarantees, though. On the other hand, I pay $70/month for 1 Gig fiber at home, which I've routinely tested to 950 Mbps up and down. I've yet to meet anyone who has signed up for 10 Gig service yet, or knows what they'd do with it.
- soccerdave 9y ago
  That’s interesting, my company in Chatt only pays $160/month for 270 Mbps and a static IP

matthewmcg 9y ago

Maybe not, but a 10GbE connection is useful with higher-end NAS models. A well-configured storage array can easily saturate a 1GbE connection.

foepys 9y ago
Modern NAS don't even need to be configured in a special way. I have a HP Microserver Gen8 (from 2013 with an old Intel Pentium) with HDDs and FreeNAS. My ZFS RAID-Z pushes 1G easily on sequential reads without any special things like SSD caches.

emidln 9y ago

Comcast has a limited fiber to the home network in Central Illinois with unmetered 2Gbps symmetrical fiber for $300/month. I'm told (by a couple friends who have it) that it works pretty well and actually does out-perform their gigabit coax (which is what I have) if you have a router and workstation capable of handling it. As much as I'd like faster than 50Mbps upload, I don't think I'd be willing to double my internet bill to get it (ignoring the $1k non-refundable installation fee for fiber).

dawnerd 9y ago
That’s because it’s technically delivered through Comcast business. I called about it and it takes quite a while to get setup. But they do give you a pretty solid connection and support.