Residential connections have much lower upload speeds than their download speed. That can impact web browsing speeds because outgoing packets can saturate the b

Residential connections have much lower upload speeds than their download speed. That can impact web browsing speeds because outgoing packets can saturate the bandwidth and delay TCP handshake packets. This is a problem I've been having constantly with my Comcast internet connection. If the net feels slow, I check if something's doing some large upload despite that it's gigabit. I've tried QoS, managed switches etc, none helped the situation. P2P is a no-no from that perspective, in addition to other valid points until same up/down speeds become a norm (miss you Sonic!).