AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps uploads are good enough

Re:AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps upload... by ViViDboarder on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @12:25AM (#26631252)

And, at my place in San Francisco I can pay $70/mo for either 20/5 from AT&T or 1000/300 from Xfinity.

No fiber available.

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Re:AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps upload... by zten on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @02:55AM (#26631831)

If only it were 300. It’s unfortunately 30. Higher speeds are for Comcast Business.

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Re:AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps upload... by kelnos on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @03:28AM (#26632021)

And you pay out the nose for it. I'm paying Comcast Business around $150/mo for 100/20 (though the 20 is usually more like 15). I don't want to think about what 1000/300 would cost.

It's embarrassing that I live in San Francisco of all places and this is the best I can do. Google/WebPass, AT&T fiber, and Sonic all aren't available at my address (a 10-year-old small condo building). Monkeybrains is an option, but they only guarantee 25Mbps, and you only find out if you get something better (but they seem to max out at 80Mbps or so) after they install the antenna on your roof.

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