[losingthefight]

I don't think this is reflective of most consumers in the US. I have a family of four. I couldn't imagine the kids working on school work, watching Netflix, or gaming while I try to teach online all while on a WiFi router connected to DSL. While it may work for you, the fact of the matter is that it likely will not work for many, hence the reason Comcast can get away with this crap (well, that and the monopoly).

[coldtea]

>* I couldn't imagine the kids working on school work, watching Netflix, or gaming while I try to teach online all while on a WiFi router connected to DSL.*

At 6mbps? Tons of consumers in the US get even less...

[iotku]

In a similar situation here, 4 adults in a household currently on DSL (Approx 10mbps down / 0.6mbps up, best available speeds on DSL here).

Between two TVs using Netflix (usually no more than one at a time, but frequently) and me playing online games the connection becomes about useless.

Ping times shoot up past 1000ms making online gaming impossible, downloads are obviously slow (and interfere with Netflix streaming), and there's frequent connection bugs (stalls for 2-5s seemingly randomly).

Only other "Real" choice is Comcast, but I'm very reluctant due to their behavior and potential of implementing low caps. (Not currently in WA state)

4G isn't an option because data caps, sat (Which I used previously where I lived before) has extremely high latency and low caps (Obviously no multiplayer gaming there either), and of course nobody wants to deal with dialup in 2015.

[izacus]

Why would that work on a DSL?