[antonjs]

If the price is under $70 for 25G, I'd imagine most people pay half that for less bandwidth, but the 25G works for a number of people who need or want it, plus is great marketing. Also selling 25G that's underutilized is probably substantially cheaper.

[sschueller]

Init7 charges the same for 10gibt or 25gbit[1]. Just setup costs and HW are more.

The 1gibt service they have now is cheaper and intended for "regular users". It's now CGNAT and comes with a per-configured router. [2]

[1] https://www.init7.net/en/internet/fiber7/

[2] https://www.init7.net/en/internet/easy7/

[WarOnPrivacy]

> It's now CGNAT

CGNAT? As in: The provider walls in customers behind a NAT - and customers can't forward their own IPv4 ports? That CGNAT?

Asking because that seems like a cruel restriction on 25Gbps upload.

[sschueller]

Only the cheap 1 gibt connection and it's very clearly stated.

[WarOnPrivacy]

I get it's stated. It still seems awful. It's like owning a euro performance car in an area with exclusively straight roads. I mean yeah, you can go fast but that's it. Most of the fun can't happen.

[throw0101b]

> but the 25G works for a number of people who need or want it

Yes. But I'm asking: what is the need for it?

If you want and are willing to spend the money go ahead. But I'm asking for the use-case.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> But I'm asking for the use-case.

I used my symmetrical upload for work. I'd copy virtual machines home to fix and then copy them back. I hosted VMs that I used as a template. I'd host huge ISOs so I didn't have to carry install DVDs with me.

Past that, it's pretty sweet to be able to access every bit of my home network as if I were there.

But then I moved to an area with one internet option, a cable ISP. I now drive a LOT more than I used to.

[baby_souffle]

> But I'm asking for the use-case.

Ever transfer a file more than a few hundred gigs? This makes that take less time. Even if I’m only pulling down files at 1800 mbps Ive got plenty of headroom for everything else.