Tortankum t1_iupu4xw wrote
Reply to comment by drnick5 in Rhode Island leads all states in the most significant change in internet speeds since 2020 by FotoGrapher19
The average person has absolutely no need for high upload speeds. It’s a complete waste of money
degggendorf t1_iur4egn wrote
> The average person has absolutely no need for high upload speeds.
I think you may be a bit out of date. The average person these days is absolutely backing up data in the cloud. Whether it's iCloud or Google One (I think that's what they call it) to back up everything, or just backing up media like through Google Photos, a lot of people are uploading a lot of data now.
drnick5 t1_iupvok7 wrote
I'm confused by the whole statement. I never said "everyone needs fast upload" more so.. how is it a "complete waste of money"?
If you are get FIOS, you get the same speed upload or download. (100/100, 500/500, etc) You aren't paying more for faster upload. In some cases, you're paying less than what Cox charges
Tortankum t1_iupx307 wrote
Your original comment clearly makes it seem like have having low upload speeds is a big deal, or that cox is being deceptive.
Its a waste of money in that, hypothetically, I would never pay extra for higher upload speeds.
drnick5 t1_iupzk1n wrote
It's a big deal to me, yes. For the average person, it doesn't matter. Just because you think it's personally a "waste of money" for higher upload speeds for yourself doesn't mean that it is for everyone else. Even "hypothetically", as I don't believe any internet provider has plans that give you higher upload without also getting higher download. (with all cable companies, they give you 10% of your download as upload, but it caps at around 35mb. So 100/10, 200/20, 500/35, 1000/35).
I don't believe I ever said Cox is being deceptive, the issue is with docsis 3.1 itself. Since it goes over coax, it has a limit of about 50mb. (Cox keeps that at about 35 believe) if we had, Xfinity, spectrum, etc. Doesn't mattter, it's the same limit as they all use coax.
Overall I've been reasonably happy with Cox, but I'd love faster upload speeds which they can't provide. And as I said, if they decided to start price gouging, there is literally nothing I can do.
Just
Rhodysurf t1_iusb6es wrote
That’s just not true anymore. Your video on video chat looks like shit with bad upload speeds
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