[biker1]

If you call Quantum they may very well offer the lower rate. They can provide any level of service they want, including asymmetric bandwidths. I suspect the reason most people pay for more bandwidth is because they no idea what they need and assume more is better (it isn't better, it is just unused capability). In reality, 50 megabits per second is more than enough for the majority of people. If I could downgrade from 200 megabits per second to 50 megabits per second for $5 less per month I would. Those who actually need more probably know. The vast majority of people have no clue that 1080p video streaming only consumes about 5 megabits per second. ISPs love to upsell. Their "guides" on their websites to help you decide are fundamentally dishonest.

Originally Posted by jrref

I knew someone was going to point this out but anything less than 500Mbs from Quantum is only offered in certain parts of the Villages.

So for example, here in Osceola Hills, you can get 200Mbs, 500Mbs and 1Gbs. But in Liberty Park, Bonita, and those surrounding aread you can get 500Mbs, 1Gbs, 3Gbs and 8Gbs speeds.

My guess is Quantum is trying to be competitive with cable in some areas by offering a $45/month service?

But the point I was trying to make is with the Quantum installs that I've been involved with, 100% of the time the Villager wants the 500Mbs for $10/month more than the 200Mbs offering, their choice. I think part of the problem is those moving from cable to fiber are conditioned where they feel they need to have more speed, some get the 1GBs cable service, so when the shared cable system slows down during peak times, they still have enough bandwidth to not get buffering. As we have discussed, with fiber there is no need to pay more for faster speeds with a dedicated connection since the speed will remain fairly constant even at peak times. I may be wrong, but this is the "feeling" I get when talking about speed when someone is considering moving from cable to fiber, no matter which company we are talking about.