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  1. July 30th, 2015, 10:15 AM #1
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    I pay about $70 a month for speed up to 50 Mbps and a maximum of 350 gb. Seems like each year it keeps going up. I can switch over to DSL but the speed gets cut down by half for $40 a month. I guess you paid for what you get. Any thoughts on this?
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    Most of the time, 10 Mbps is more than enough for me.
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    6.8 Mbps is about the fastest download I ever had.
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    I agree that once you're above a decent speed, it's hard to tell the difference. IMO, that speed is 10 to 20 Mbps. The only reason for more is multiple users sharing one connection while streaming/gaming.

    $70 is not cheap. But IMO, you're getting a lot for it.

    My connection is cellular. The usage cap is 15 GB per month and my speed varies from 3 mbps to 15 mbps. The cost is part of my shared data plan but as a separate purchase, it would likely be around $50 per month.
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    The wife and I have gone never over 3 GB a month.
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