Yeah but isn't my shitty 54.4 still better than most? I still struggle with the logic.
I've never said your 54.4 was "shitty".
Anyhow, it's not about whether your FiOS is good or bad. Obviously this speed is really decent. For me the question is about practicability of paying higher bills for almost the same speeds.
I'd like to see your Comcast results and hear about your torrent speeds. And I know first hand your upload will be a joke. Probably 5mb tops. Comcast has always strapped their upload speeds.
I posted them earlier on this forum. My download speed approaches 6MB/s (~48Mb/s) with 50Mb/s promised by Comcast. Indeed, Comcast's upload speed is pathetic when it comes to seeding through torrents (~400KB/s), but I care less about ergress traffic. That's being said, it's not a criteria for me.
What I wanted to do is to compare the speeds using data from the REAL user, not from some fake-ass speed tests. I do appreciate you sharing the results with me - it was enough for me to decide to stay with Comcast for now.
PS. Probably I'm getting such a good price from Comcast since I have been their customer for 5 years - I dunno.
EDIT: lol..... "
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