[shasts]

I fondly remember the days in 2010 in Zurich, and cablecom had good functional internet, don't remember the speed. Then I moved to Germany in 2013, and it surprised me that I can't have internet in my apartment for the next two months, because the technician appointment and when I finally received, I got a meagre DSL connection with bad ping and 32 Mbits.

It has gotten better over the years, but even the best available consumer connection is 1000 Mbits down and 200Mbits up.

Majority of the tech Germans I meet are embarassed about the internet and telecom infra, being an advanced economy.

Hopefully the new government fixes things.

[dx034]

1000/200mbit sounds more than enough to me, even for a family. I could have 1gbps but decided to stay with 250mbit because I just don't see how it would benefit me. Cloud vms are so cheap and tend to have lower ping to other services, so I go there if I really need faster speed.

I do agree about the general state of German internet connectivity though. However, seems to be catching up quickly, especially in rural areas.

[imtringued]

Germany is improving at exactly the rate it needs to. Yeah sure it's definitively behind but it's not stagnating like the US.