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by Bud 1812 days ago
Let's please not further the idea that it's acceptable to quote only downstream speed when citing Internet speeds.

Doing that just leads to 20 more years of Comcast killing the concept of modern Internet service for Americans. Cite both numbers.

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I consider only symmetric speeds real internet.
It's sad how difficult it is to get symmetric speeds in some parts of the US. Around here, the cable company was actually lowering upstream speeds for some users. They raised their downstream though. This was an attempt to encourage them to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.1, I think. Once enough users upgrade they can start doing fancier stuff, like allocating more upstream channels. Maybe by 2030.