Broadband Internet: Are You Getting What You Pay For?

БЕ BROADBAND INTERNET ARE YOU GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR ? YOU MAY BE SURPRISED! CHANGES IN SPEED BY SERVICE TYPE BEST VALUE HIGH SPEED INTERNET (ADVERTISED VS. ACTUAL: S CES HIGHER Змв Average peak period sustained download and upload speeds as a percentage of advertised, by technology VERIZON FIOS (112.6%) COMCAST (97.8%) 120% TIME WARNER (94.3%) 100% CHARTER (92.2%) 80% AT&T (85.2%) 60% WORST VALUE HIGH SPEED INTERNET (ADVERTISED VS. SUSTAINED SPEED PERCENTAGEI 40% MEDIACOM (76%) 20% VERIZON DSL (72%) 0% QWEST (69%) CABLE DSL FIBER FRONTIER (67%) Sustained Downtoad Sustained Upload CABLEVISION (50%) WORST VALUE FOR SERVICE FIBER TO HOME PROVIDES MORE EXPENSIVE PLANS Most companies only advertise DSL UP1TO 114% DO NOT E ALWAYS EQUAL of their advertised speeds when comparing advertised speeds to actual sustained speeds when comparing advertised speeds to actual sustained speeds the service speed you're paying for. better service/laster speeds. SOURCE: http://ransition.fcc.gov/cgb/measuringbroadbandreport/Measuring_U.SMain_Report Full.pdf HIGH SPEED EXPERTS Actual/Advertised Speed (%