[anongraddebt]

There could be some semantic issues here. It would seem that a non-trivial number of people have a connection where the actual speed differs a decent amount from the stated/expected. This has certainly been my case after living in L.A. and Chicago.

Perhaps the previous commenter perceives a 10gbps connection as the speed of an actual, say, 5gbps connection.

[MaxBarraclough]

I don't see your point here. For the purposes of our conversation, 5gbps and 10gbps are just the same; they're far in excess of 25mbps. Dishonest ISPs are another topic entirely.