So there's a fiber provider where I live and it would be nice to have gigabit fiber however their reviews are usually that the service is flawless or that it's unusable. It would essentially be a roll of the dice.
The backbone that has a access point here provides 10Gbit so I wouldn't be surprised if they are overselling it quite a lot.
@takao
I just saw a dude with their van putting a wire into the ground at the intersection which is like 20 meters away so I guess it's possible to get it to our house.
@SADIDAS
Yeah, I have 100Mbps VDSL which is fine and stable. It's just that the upload sucks.
@SADIDAS
Fiber is often symmetrical.
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@matrix
I got a similar situation where I am. I have a choice between my current very reliable provider, or the new guy that on paper provides much better upload speeds (same download), for the same money, but they're known for having horrible customer service. I denied this other ISP 2 times now. I preferred the reliability, since I don't really need the upload boost.
If you do need the speed boost, then maybe it could be a risk worth taking for you, but for me, it hasn't been worth it so far.
I wonder how much are they overselling that gigabit connection.