Re: Difference in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20604276 en Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:08:02 EDT Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:08:02 EDT Re: Difference http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20604276 BoMarty :
said by Agent_haito See Profile :

Is there a noticeable difference from 16 to 10mb to warrant the $30 increase?
If you have not updated your internet pricing, 16megs is the same price as the "old" 10megs. So same price. (no way $30 increase) Others are reporting one hell of a promotional rate in some area's.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20604276 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:15:57 EDT Re: Difference http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20590449 BF69 :
said by C0deZer0 See Profile :

Or if you have multiple users on your home network (roommates)...

Or, in my case, if I have to do iLab assignments via Citrix; that needs a buttload of bandwidth to have any realistically good performance. Even on a 3Mbps DSL, the thing feels about as lousy as if I were running these apps on a 28.8k :( Almost feels as if I'd need the 15/5 FiOS tier if I ever decide to do that again. :(
I agree if you're just by yourself it may not be worth it. An extra 30 seconds for each 100 MB you're downloading 10 Mbps vs 16 Mbps. Is that worth $30 a month? However if you have more than one computer it may be. Sometimes I am on my computer my son is playing XBOX 360 and my sister comes over and uses my son's computer( she doesn't have one of her own. get a job sis. ;) ) that's 3 things all using bandwidth at once. With 5 meg it got to be an issue sometimes. With 10 meg it's not really an issue, works well. I am going to try 16 Meg when it comes to my area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20590449 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:01:24 EDT Re: Difference http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20589186 C0deZer0 : Or if you have multiple users on your home network (roommates)...

Or, in my case, if I have to do iLab assignments via Citrix; that needs a buttload of bandwidth to have any realistically good performance. Even on a 3Mbps DSL, the thing feels about as lousy as if I were running these apps on a 28.8k :( Almost feels as if I'd need the 15/5 FiOS tier if I ever decide to do that again. :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20589186 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:46:24 EDT Re: Difference http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20589016 WALL_E : It depends. :D

It's like asking if driving faster is worth the additional gasoline costs. If you're driving a long distance, it may be worth it because you'll make good time, but speeding short distances around town will do little to get you anywhere much faster.

Likewise, if all you're doing is visiting web sites and downloading relatively small amounts of data, there is little benefit to this higher tier. But if you're downloading gigabytes upon gigabytes of Linux isos on a daily basis, there is certainly a benefit to the additional speed this tier offers.
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