[anaisdannyxys]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...advertised.ars

Broadband providers in the US have long hawked their wares in "up to" terms. You know—"up to" 10Mbps, where "up to" sits like a tiny pebble beside the huge font size of the raw number.


In reality, no one gets these speeds. That's not news to the techno-literate, of course, but a new Federal Communications Commission report (PDF) shines a probing flashlight on the issue and makes a sharp conclusion: broadband users get, on average, a mere 50 percent of that "up to" speed they had hoped to achieve.

[Caunnysup]

Same junk in canada. The major isps say up to 5/10mb/s or what ever but its really what your line is regulated for and how many other people in the area are going at it.

My house is a big city gets the 5mb/s we are promised and a place i rented in a smaller city only got 1.5 mb/s.

If i am correct this fall (sept i think?) the CRTC in canada is voting whether or not to allow isps to give unlimited bandwidth. The Major isps (Bell/rogers) don't, the small ones usually do and for a cheaper price

[PristisoliTer]

It should say minimum 10Mbps!

Who cares for the maximum or "up to"?

[Alina20100]

Cox Communications with their Cable internet...actually goes faster than their "up to"
speeds. LOL