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While I agree that there is no real use for gigabit for the average person, I disagree that rolling out gigabit everywhere is pointless.
For anyone who wants to use the internet for more than the consumption of content, the old upload speeds were a significant barrier. Gigabit, and especially gigabit upload speeds largely removed those barriers.
Symmetric gigabit in every home has taken away a bottleneck for people who want to, for example, run a bandwidth intensive internet business from their home. It provides people with opportunities they might otherwise not get.
I know it is a bit churlish to complain that people haven't read the post, but I literally say in it:
Symmetric gigabit is this a thing, tho? Usually consumer level broadband can be huge download, but meekly upload no matter the tech used because they'd like to sell you more expensive options. That said I'd benefit greatly with it. And agree with you (and partially OP) that it's not for everybody. But those of us who need it, it'd be awesome.
I have 2 gig symmetric fiber and it costs $70 a month.
Speed tests confirmed that I'm actually getting 2 up 1.8 down consistently.
I have my whole house wired with cat 5e and it's pretty nice.
Yes, it is, but with fiber. I have 1 gig up and down through my county's public fiber network, with a future option to expand up to 2.5 gig symmetric.
Technically it is with fiber, what operator offers you is another story. I'm glad for you, I wish I had the same option. If you don't mind, what country and price?
It is, in locations with consumer fiber. Had it at the last place I lived, and hands down it was the hardest thing to give up when we moved.
Cool, I wish we had that in Slovenia. Currently on 1000/100 fiber. 🥹
I have fiber in my basement and could book gbit. Upstream is still nerfed, currently I have 250mbits down, 50 up
Edit: disregard that, just checked with my ISP and apparently I have an old plan, and could book 1 gig symmetric. For thrice the cost, though
I'm meant to be getting it this summer when they finish building around here. Very much looking forward to not having that bottleneck at the edge of my local network.
On my previous coax connection upload was severely limited, even if download went up to gigabit. Now that we have fibre we can get 1 gig up and down.