First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

FCC chair wants to boost broadband standard to 100Mbps::First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

    • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      11 months ago

      Not only that, 100Mbps is so 2018. Quit pussy-footing around, FCC, make the standard 1Gbps, both ways. And make bandwidth caps illegal. I’m lucky enough to not have one but for years I had to put up with a 1TB limit from those Cox suckers until Verizon came to town.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Do United States really doesn’t want to live in the 21st century does it?

        The slowest speed by internet service provider offers is 250mbps.

      • GlendatheGayWitch@lib.lgbtEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        I wish my verizon service worked that well. I have the 5g home internet. It’s supposed to be 300 mbps, but I do good to get 18 mbps download and 1-2 upload.

        • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Do you have a clear and direct view of the tower with nothing like walls, trees, or buildings blocking it? Did you make sure you’re actually getting a 5G connection? These Verizon boxes will drop down to LTE or even 3G without telling you, if you don’t have a reliable signal.

          Don’t put up with a crappy connection. Go to http://192.168.0.1, and make sure that it’s showing “5G UW” and at least 3 bars. If not, power cycle the gateway and see if it’s able to grab a 5G signal then. Failing that, you’re going to have to reposition your gateway. Call Verizon and have them send out someone if you need help. Explain to them that you’re getting a only 18Mbps and they’ll help you out. They won’t even charge you for the service call, either, unlike other ISPs. So you’ve got nothing to lose.

      • LukeMedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        You know what, I’m just happy some progress is being made if 100 becomes minimum. A lot of rural areas have much less than that. I wish 1gbps was the new minimum though.