[caymanjim]

> Upload speeds aren't that bad, they're usually around 1/4 of download speeds. I had 125mbps Comcast for years and the upload speed was around 30mbps.

You've been very fortunate. Upload speeds are atrocious. I've lived all over the US, and been stuck with cable Internet almost everywhere. I've never had more than 10M up with cable. Right now, I have 230M down and 5M up with Comcast. Once I was lucky enough to live in a FIOS area, and had 100M/100M.

At Comcast speeds, it's impossible for me to do offsite backups (except for selected files) and forget about streaming any video. I started building a Plex server for the family but gave up when I realized it wasn't possible for even one outgoing video stream.

There are valid technical reasons why cable has such terrible upstream bandwidth. I just wish FIOS would roll out faster. And StarLink.