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Re:Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from ... by newsmania on Thursday September 21, 2017 @03:21PM (#15306549)
This is just such a nonissue. 10mbps is fast enough for anything regular users need.
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Re:Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from ... by indemnity on Friday September 22, 2017 @01:02AM (#15309508)
In our household 200Mbps approaches not fast enough when everyone is using, such that we’re upgrading to 1Gbps.

With improved speeds usage patterns change. 5 years ago we would barely crack 150GB/month, and now we’re pushing 1TB/month.

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Re:Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from ... by gnicholas on Friday September 22, 2017 @01:44AM (#15309663)
What apps/services sucks up the bandwidth? I know 7-person families (where everyone has a computer/tablet) that are happy with 50 Mbps.
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Re:Democrats fight FCC's plans to redefine “broadband” from ... by TheCoelacanth on Thursday September 21, 2017 @04:35PM (#15307086)
"Broadband" used to mean really fast, not just adequate for most people.
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