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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1865290" data-attributes="member: 131855">I consistently get about 420 Mbps download and 40 Mbps upload. Our provider also offers several tiers of plans to choose from, including gigabit.We made some changes to our plan a while ago and looked at gigabit speed. There are a couple of things I'd say to anyone considering paying for gigabit speeds:1. Once you get much over 300 - 400 Mbps, most people won't notice a difference unless they have multiple devices streaming simultaneously. 2. Most providers aren't actually delivering gigabit-speed consistently.3. If your router and modem are more than a few years old, you will likely have to upgrade them to take full advantage of higher speed tiers. We upgraded the modem recently because the old one was no longer going to be supported. We're good on the modem supporting max speed, but the router won't handle gigabit speed. It's only about 4 years old but maxes out about 650 Mbps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1865290, member: 131855"] I consistently get about 420 Mbps download and 40 Mbps upload. Our provider also offers several tiers of plans to choose from, including gigabit. We made some changes to our plan a while ago and looked at gigabit speed. There are a couple of things I'd say to anyone considering paying for gigabit speeds: 1. Once you get much over 300 - 400 Mbps, most people won't notice a difference unless they have multiple devices streaming simultaneously. 2. Most providers aren't actually delivering gigabit-speed consistently. 3. If your router and modem are more than a few years old, you will likely have to upgrade them to take full advantage of higher speed tiers. We upgraded the modem recently because the old one was no longer going to be supported. We're good on the modem supporting max speed, but the router won't handle gigabit speed. It's only about 4 years old but maxes out about 650 Mbps. [/QUOTE]

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