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Old 02-03-2023, 02:54 PM
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First thing you need to understand is what you are measuring. 400mbps is that upload or download or is it symmetrical? You dont' normally see symmetrical with copper service. I have Comcast and on average I see about 250mbps down and 20-40 up. That is pretty typical. Where you are measuring to is also important because you are competing for traffic. Even locally you don't have a dedicated connection, you share that connection with everyone in your neighborhood, that can also affect you're speeds. What is your real objective? Are you just trying to get a number or are you trying to stream something and it's always buffering? That may have more to do with what numbers you need and what you are getting. You might have a Lamborghini but you are still driving in the neighborhood, not the AutoBond....
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