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I don't know what AT&T is doing, but they advertise 1Gbps and... https://i.imgur.com/B41zMRh.png https://i.imgur.com/B41zMRh.png usually they're pretty good. T
by 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
I don't know what AT&T is doing, but they advertise 1Gbps and... https://i.imgur.com/B41zMRh.png https://i.imgur.com/B41zMRh.png usually they're pretty good.
They should be more transparent about what to expect, but realistically it's out of their control. They don't control Netflix's outbound traffic, for example.
- qeternity 2y agoUhh this is exactly what GP is saying? If you went to the butcher, asked for 1lb of meat, they weighed it at 0.97lbs and still charged you for 1lb, you'd be upset. The difference between 1,000mbps and 970mbps can (partially) be explained by protocol overheads.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y agoI wasn't disagreeing with the parent poster. I was actually just surprised that my speed is as close as it is to the advertised speed. Normally 1 Gbps means something more like 600 Mbps. There's a difference here though. The ISP isn't being nefarious if you don't get the advertised speed because they can't control anything outside of their network. The butcher, OTOH, presumably knows how to read a scale and can charge the appropriate price.