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- itdpincNew Contributor
I upgraded, but not we're noticing any difference. I've impressed my friends by doing a Speedtest (Wow! 1GBPS!!) but what I've come to realize is that whether I have a 100mbps or 300 or gig, in the end, the websites, on-line games and apps I access only upload or stream to me at 10-20mbps, say. Netflix, for example, doesn't look at your 1G connection and start streaming a higher quality video - it's the same stream whether you have a 25mbps or 1Gbps....so, it's kind of like having a Lamborghini capable of amazing speeds, but only using it in 15mph school zones. It looks good, but... If you have, say, a dozen devices going 24/7, streaming 4k video, or you're a professional content creator, for example, the 1gbps speed might be a valuable upgrade. If it's fewer devices streaming 1080p and checking emails or shopping, a 100mbps is probably plenty. For me, I'm thinking of going with the 100mbps and upgrade to unlimited bandwidth, instead of sweating it out the last few days of the billing cycle as I encroach upon that new, arbitrary 1TB Cox limit.
- CReichesNew Contributor II
Ive had Gigablast for a few months, and if your getting 300mbps. Im living in Spring Valley. Im sure its fine. The max ive been able to get is 500mbps a few times, but nothing every above that.
- DrBGNew Contributor
Amazing speed! 850-950mbps! I am very happy with the speed after switching from 300mbps service, especially with regard to my streaming video services.
HOWEVER, in my first month with gigablast I was very disappointed to learn about the 1tb cap that Cox has on all of its internet plans. An online sales rep assured me that the gigablast plan came with a 2 tb cap, but telephone sales rep informed me today that it was 1tb - and are charging me $10/50gb over limit fees. For another 500gb/month, they want $30 or $50 for unlimited.
It seems unconscionable to charge customers a premium price for a plan offering 3x the speed of the next tier but to not correspondingly increase or remove the data cap! Imagine paying for more cable tv channels and then being charged based on the amount of time you spent watching them!?!
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