Cable companies have always sold a maximum speed. When you pay for "25 megabit" internet from a cable company, what you're really paying for is up to 25 megabit

Cable companies have always sold a maximum speed. When you pay for "25 megabit" internet from a cable company, what you're really paying for is up to 25 megabits down. AFAIK, no cable company has ever guaranteed a minimum download speed of any kind.