fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | Although I agree with you, this is more of a consumer education issue.
The 3 meg speed IS what you are getting.. what actually reaches you after all the over head is what's left. In order to get you your 3 meg service, they'd really have to give you 3.6, or abouts, in order to compensate for the overhead. So, if they sold it as 3.6 and you got your 3.0, people would still be confused. They do, however, disclaim that it is "up to" and that certain conditions will impact the performance of the service" et all.
Cable/Cox, on the other hand, over compensates for the over head to get you closer to your speeds.. however, cable, unlike DSL, can do this. DSL will qualify for various reasons distance being one of them. If they provision you for more than your line can handle, you're going to have problems. Cable, on the other hand CAN over speed you because there is room on the node, in many cases, to give that over head back to you.
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