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That is not gigabit. That is 35MB. Big difference. Internet MUST be symmetrical. There are too many essential peer-to-peer technologies for it to be anythin

• easton 6y ago
  Gigabit Pro is symmetrical, normal Gigabit is not. Gigabit Pro is FTTH (whereas all of Comcast's other plans go over copper/DOCSIS3), and is symmetrical 2Gbps. For $300 per month with a mandatory $2k install, I might add. You have to call them to get a quote, but here's a good blog post with the important info: https://binaryimpulse.com/2019/11/comcast-gigabit-pro-install/ https://binaryimpulse.com/2019/11/comcast-gigabit-pro-instal...
• fossuser 6y ago
  It's not 35mbps, it's 1gbps down and 35mbps up, internet "must be symmetrical" isn't true. 1gbps down and 35mbps up is a lot better than 35/35. For clarity, the gigabit pro (2gbps) is both up and down.
• leetcrew 6y ago
  to me, a symmetric connection is more of a "nice to have" than a "need". I have something like 400/25 right now. if I had 400/400 or even 1000/1000, I might consider reconfiguring my plex server to stream outside my LAN, but aside from that I can't think of any obvious application. can you list some of these "essential peer-to-peer technologies" that a normal person would be likely to use?
  • admax88q 6y ago
    Even just backing up your shit to the cloud is way nicer with good upload. Its also a bit of a chicken egg situation. If the majority of internet users had good upload maybe some "killer" p2p apps would be developed.