My upload speed being restricted so much is what annoys me the most from internet providers.
Fiber lines are symmetric, so why aren't our internet connections? What is Shaw/MTS doing with all of the un-allotted upload speeds? MTS I kind of understand, their DSL modems, max out at 8Mbps down, 800Kbps up, Shaw's max out at 38Mbps down, 30Mbps up. And yes, I know the newest modems MTS is giving out are ADSL2, so they're faster...
Their new "Nitro" plan, 25Mbps down, but the same speed upload as the Extreme. Anybody thinking of it, should consider 2 Extreme account instead, a little cheaper, combined you would get 2Mbps and 4 IP addresses, and pretty close to the same download speed... A dual-wan router would divide your traffic evenly, and a download manager would enable full speed... for anybody considering it...
Does anybody know what the Internet providers are 'saving' this leftover bandwidth for?
Thanks for your time,
Kevin