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Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by Spivak on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:25AM (#17818504)
"50Mbps dedicated" which just about any ISP will sell you if you're willing to pay business prices.
Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by wtallis on Thursday August 23, 2018 @12:37AM (#17824619)
That's a step further than necessary. What's needed is for 50Mbps to mean by default that it's a 50Mbps best-effort connection without any artificial throttling below 50Mbps. Congestion is unavoidable and even a "dedicated" line will at some point put your packets onto an oversubscribed link if it's a real Internet connection and not just a point-to-point link. But it's inexcusable to sell something as 50Mbps when it's really "50Mbps for part of the month, then you're screwed".
Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by alxlaz on Thursday August 23, 2018 @03:56AM (#17825405)
There's a world of difference between "speed will sometimes drop due to congestion" and "speed will definitely drop by throttling", and a dedicated line is way out of this spectrum :-).