Just think what happens to Speakeasy if 100 FIOS customers all hit the server at the same time to test their internet connection. Websites like Youtube, Netflix or even Speakeasy only have so much bandwidth, so all their customers have to share what they have. The bottleneck is slowly shifting to Websites and Internet Services. Why? Well, the problem (that we’re ALL going to start facing) is that the bottleneck with Internet access is no longer you and me. Personally, I’m not going to call Verizon and demand my money back. It looks like Verizon Owes me some bandwidth! :) Not bad EXCEPT, I’m currently paying Verizon for the 20 mbps Download and 20 mbps Upload FIOS plan.
WOW! 10 mbps Download and 2 mbps Upload! That’s amazing!! Right? At those speeds, I should be able to download an entire DVD in… Note: Mbps above is supposed to be written as mbps. It’s even more important to be a GROOVY informed consumer! So let’s take a look at a Verizon FIOS Internet Advertisement and dissect it.
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So, let’s jump right into it! How to convert Marketing Internet Speed/Bandwidth Lingo into Real Englishīe an informed consumer.