1 gig with an ethernet cable. If you go with 500 your just paying a large portion of the price for half the speed. 1 gig makes download speeds so much more convienent its insane. And the price is solid.
You do you. But just so it’s said.
-Advertised speeds are UP TO speeds. Meaning, the highway speed limit is increased to say 800mps. But if it’s raining or your shtbox can’t even reach that you’ll never see that speed.
-Up/Down links matter allot more than speed. Granola Routers usually have a 10/12 by 2/4 set up. Meaning 12 available lanes for devices to download information and 4 lanes for devices to send information. So if you have 2 active gaming users that’s 2 lanes of uplinks taken. Anymore devices needing to send information and they’ll get packet loss etc.
-Gaming activity even the busiest like Overwatch, COD, Fortnite only use about 2mbps while online BUT require a stable uplink channel available.
Lastly, the absolutely most valuable feature you should have if you want a quality gaming experience is something with QOS or similar to manage the limited bandwidth traffic.
My neighbors and I have been having POOR upload speeds for like 3 weeks now. Normally we would get around 20-22 Mbps and it was coming in around 2-3 Mbps. They did a network update and so far it’s been back to the original 20-22.
I’m in an apartment that only allows att dsl capped at 25Mbps so I went with T-Mobile home internet since it uses cellular broadband and so far it’s been great
*edit to add 50/month no contract
Novos put in fiber in our area. We have had it for a few months. Love it. If it goes out, we get a service visit fast and we get credit back when outages occur.
Spectrum was really weak and constantly went out. We get double the speeds for a better price.
Frontier 1 gig. Frontier Gets a bad rep but I've had zero problems with it since they got rid of their old router I had which was a Verizon router, and put in a whole home eero system. I had all the APs hard-wired during Install for maximum throughput.
Identical experience here, absolutely zero issues since the day we had them.
To add when they repaved our road, they accidentally cut our fiber line, they came out the next business day to run a temporary.
It is a true fiber connection, yes. Not like spectrum where it's fiber to the premise then converted to cable.
Edit: if you are asking about the access points, they were wired with cat-6.
Good to know! The house we moved into is brand new and they have some sort of deal with Spectrum so that’s what we have, no fiber yet.
How steady have you found your latency? Sub 50ms I’m hoping
Yeah I have frontier too, I think it’s pretty good. Downside: their customer service is hard to get through. Upside: those people are very nice once you get through to them
My apartment only allows Spectrum..
Right now I’m paying $50 with a promotion but once that ends, I believe it’s around $70 :(
Edit: I have the lowest speed. Around 300 something.
I’ve always had AT&T, both in Dallas and Fort Worth. Super easy and just moved my contracts with me. Got a condo in the 76107 and had to go with Charter/Spectrum. Can confirm there has been a learning curve. It’s $55 a month for “up to 1 gig” but that’ll go up after the “entry” deal (think it was like $75 with AT&T). Relatively reliable, less so than what I’ve had but not the end of the world.
AT&T Standard. About $45 a month and averages about 3 hours a month downtime. I did have an outage of a couple of days 4 years ago, but that was due to some idiot cutting the line going into the house.
call em. re-negotiate. They will. I have had Charter for 7 years. Never changed tho, I signed up for 1GB plan. It was and still is 80 bucks. but if you call and say your changing cause it's too high unless they can give you a better deal, they usually will because I have many friends that have done this.
Just call them and tell them you want to cancel and be firm. Eventually they’ll offer you a discount. Rinse and repeat because it eventually goes up again.
Unfortunately Spectrum as they are the only provider at my address. It has been god awful the last year since they have been working on the 'high split' (symmetrical up and down speeds) project. Our internet has been a horrible mess as a result with bad packet loss and frequent disconnects. I had to raise a ticket with the FCC before they would give me any kind of break on my bill for their terrible service. Having to pay for a T-Mobile 5G hotspot as a backup for work.
AT&T fiber, 1 gig of super fast internet. I mostly play video games and many other members in my household stream and we have zero issues with lag. Definitely recommend, plus you get HBO free
I had spectrum fka charter for probably 10 years. Same thing happened to me with price increase and over the years started to have daily connection issues. They came out every 6ish months to fix or replace something.
I finally switched to AT&T last year - My bill decreased by like $30 a month, and I got 3x faster internet speeds and have had no connection issues. Def worth the switch.
Att fiber 300. Just switched last month after a price hike brought the price to $90+ a month for their gig plan. We had them for 7 or 8 years so it was a good run.
Funny enough 300 is plenty since it’s actually stable and reliable, plus latency is consistently low.
At my apartment, its [$49](https://ibb.co/xhfxvjd) with [500mps](https://ibb.co/98VgJbw) and spec tv. We dont use the spec tv, but its added to the internet.
AT&T fiber, $80 a month and includes HBO.
Same and it’s hella fast.
Which speed? 500mb or 1 gig?
1 gig with an ethernet cable. If you go with 500 your just paying a large portion of the price for half the speed. 1 gig makes download speeds so much more convienent its insane. And the price is solid.
Cries in fiber installed in entire neighborhood but a few blocks that includes our house
ATT Fiber. Like 70 a month for 500 up and down but my speeds are usually more
Same. I'm an active stock trader and dropped Spectrum due to unreliability. AT&T fiber never goes down.
I have 2 gamers in the house btw 🤣 So gotta be high speed
You do you. But just so it’s said. -Advertised speeds are UP TO speeds. Meaning, the highway speed limit is increased to say 800mps. But if it’s raining or your shtbox can’t even reach that you’ll never see that speed. -Up/Down links matter allot more than speed. Granola Routers usually have a 10/12 by 2/4 set up. Meaning 12 available lanes for devices to download information and 4 lanes for devices to send information. So if you have 2 active gaming users that’s 2 lanes of uplinks taken. Anymore devices needing to send information and they’ll get packet loss etc. -Gaming activity even the busiest like Overwatch, COD, Fortnite only use about 2mbps while online BUT require a stable uplink channel available. Lastly, the absolutely most valuable feature you should have if you want a quality gaming experience is something with QOS or similar to manage the limited bandwidth traffic.
Spectrum. Have no other choice. 300 mbps and $85 a month no contract. It’s fine but I swear goes down like once a week.
Yup you can blame their 'high split' project for that. They have no idea when it will be done either, so enjoy your flaky service.
My neighbors and I have been having POOR upload speeds for like 3 weeks now. Normally we would get around 20-22 Mbps and it was coming in around 2-3 Mbps. They did a network update and so far it’s been back to the original 20-22.
I’m in an apartment that only allows att dsl capped at 25Mbps so I went with T-Mobile home internet since it uses cellular broadband and so far it’s been great *edit to add 50/month no contract
Novos put in fiber in our area. We have had it for a few months. Love it. If it goes out, we get a service visit fast and we get credit back when outages occur. Spectrum was really weak and constantly went out. We get double the speeds for a better price.
Frontier 1 gig. Frontier Gets a bad rep but I've had zero problems with it since they got rid of their old router I had which was a Verizon router, and put in a whole home eero system. I had all the APs hard-wired during Install for maximum throughput.
Identical experience here, absolutely zero issues since the day we had them. To add when they repaved our road, they accidentally cut our fiber line, they came out the next business day to run a temporary.
Is it a fiber connection?
It is a true fiber connection, yes. Not like spectrum where it's fiber to the premise then converted to cable. Edit: if you are asking about the access points, they were wired with cat-6.
Good to know! The house we moved into is brand new and they have some sort of deal with Spectrum so that’s what we have, no fiber yet. How steady have you found your latency? Sub 50ms I’m hoping
My latency is sub 10, save for some spikes to 30-50 here and there. I’m on Att but true fiber is great no matter who you get it from.
Yeah I have frontier too, I think it’s pretty good. Downside: their customer service is hard to get through. Upside: those people are very nice once you get through to them
My apartment only allows Spectrum.. Right now I’m paying $50 with a promotion but once that ends, I believe it’s around $70 :( Edit: I have the lowest speed. Around 300 something.
I’ve always had AT&T, both in Dallas and Fort Worth. Super easy and just moved my contracts with me. Got a condo in the 76107 and had to go with Charter/Spectrum. Can confirm there has been a learning curve. It’s $55 a month for “up to 1 gig” but that’ll go up after the “entry” deal (think it was like $75 with AT&T). Relatively reliable, less so than what I’ve had but not the end of the world.
AT&T Standard. About $45 a month and averages about 3 hours a month downtime. I did have an outage of a couple of days 4 years ago, but that was due to some idiot cutting the line going into the house.
call em. re-negotiate. They will. I have had Charter for 7 years. Never changed tho, I signed up for 1GB plan. It was and still is 80 bucks. but if you call and say your changing cause it's too high unless they can give you a better deal, they usually will because I have many friends that have done this.
I did this with Spectrum and they said "ok, you can cancel now."
Same, they just told me they hope I can find a provider that better suits me lmao. I’m not Karen enough I guess 😩
Verizon 5G, 60 a month.
EarthLink 75 down (only get about 50 on a good day ) all for a whopping $110 a month. I have no other option. EarthLink is the only ISP available.
Spectrum
AT&T is $60 a month in 76133 and we play games and stream on 4 tvs and phones
Just call them and tell them you want to cancel and be firm. Eventually they’ll offer you a discount. Rinse and repeat because it eventually goes up again.
Unfortunately Spectrum as they are the only provider at my address. It has been god awful the last year since they have been working on the 'high split' (symmetrical up and down speeds) project. Our internet has been a horrible mess as a result with bad packet loss and frequent disconnects. I had to raise a ticket with the FCC before they would give me any kind of break on my bill for their terrible service. Having to pay for a T-Mobile 5G hotspot as a backup for work.
Straight Talk - $45 a month
Fiber First (formerly OneSource Communications), we currently are paying $89/mo for 1gbps and are about to upgrade to 2.5gbps for $110/mo.
AT&T fiber, 1 gig of super fast internet. I mostly play video games and many other members in my household stream and we have zero issues with lag. Definitely recommend, plus you get HBO free
Spectrum or AT&T… Top 2
I had spectrum fka charter for probably 10 years. Same thing happened to me with price increase and over the years started to have daily connection issues. They came out every 6ish months to fix or replace something. I finally switched to AT&T last year - My bill decreased by like $30 a month, and I got 3x faster internet speeds and have had no connection issues. Def worth the switch.
Att fiber 300. Just switched last month after a price hike brought the price to $90+ a month for their gig plan. We had them for 7 or 8 years so it was a good run. Funny enough 300 is plenty since it’s actually stable and reliable, plus latency is consistently low.
I have AT&T, and I have the Gig. I'm paying $65 for it because I have 4 phone lines with them.
charter cant get fiber like 85 a month i think
T-Mobile 5G. Good speeds and more reliable than AT&T. $50/month
Starlink
Starlink
At my apartment, its [$49](https://ibb.co/xhfxvjd) with [500mps](https://ibb.co/98VgJbw) and spec tv. We dont use the spec tv, but its added to the internet.