You missed the point (and I should have clarified better). It's not that 1 Gbps is bad; it's pretty good, actually. And I do think Verizon is one of the least bad options.
The problem is that there's zero competition. And while many other countries have 2, 5, 8Gbps available, there's zero reason for Verizon to offer it, despite being a densely populated area.
And 1 Gbps has been the max available for 10 years. It's very likely in 2036 we'll be in the exact same situation.
I wish we had a model like Switzerland, where the fiber is centrally managed, and providers compete just to connect you to the network.
The problem is that there's zero competition. And while many other countries have 2, 5, 8Gbps available, there's zero reason for Verizon to offer it, despite being a densely populated area.
And 1 Gbps has been the max available for 10 years. It's very likely in 2036 we'll be in the exact same situation.
I wish we had a model like Switzerland, where the fiber is centrally managed, and providers compete just to connect you to the network.