[politician]

Because shoddy, expensive service that's faster is better than shoddy, expensive, and slow service? Come on, that's not even difficult to answer.

[Avenger42]

Don't forget that Google Fiber in Kansas City offers a free tier (with $300 installation fee).

So if you're insistent on calling both options shoddy, then you've got "shoddy, expensive and slow" versus two options: "shoddy, expensive and fast", or "shoddy, cheap and slow".