I ask because I feel I need to save some money in the oncoming months. Currently, I pay over $76 for 100MBps/1000GB cap. And I don’t think it’s a bad deal, but they’re going to be hiking it up to $90+ by next October and I feel it is not worth that. But I also need to save money too.

What is the difference between 55MB and 100MB when it comes to speed? The cap for the 55MBps plan is 350GB and I tried asking if that could be altered but the ISP says they can’t. This plan will cost me $30 a month.

All I ever do anymore is just stream YouTube, sometimes Hulu/Netflix/Tubi. Occasionally I’ll download a game or two, multiplayer gaming is non-existent.

    • lgmjon64@lemmy.world
      4·
      5 hours ago

      I was thinking the opposite. I have 1 option for “high speed” in my town, and it’s $90 for 12Mbps that rarely actually gets to that speed. I just barely switched to starlink and it’s been amazing.

    • Nyxicas@kbin.melroy.orgOP
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Des Moines Iowa.

      Yes I know the options are terrible and I am aware if alternative ISPs but my apartment management only offers just one ISP. It is not Verizon or any other big name, just some not so well known company with a site design from the 90s in every bad way.

      • kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 hour ago

        Try tmobile’s wireless internet. They usually have an option to try free for 30 days. Depending on where you live it can be a great alternative.

      • skizzles@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Why does your apartment management have a say in it?

        If there are other providers in the area then you likely already have lines running to your place and shouldn’t need their sign off on it.

        • Nyxicas@kbin.melroy.orgOP
          1·
          43 minutes ago

          Because they are the shitty kind. Here is what I do not get, I have seen CenturyLink and Mediacom vans come in my area. I assume it is to service people’s connections or other things. If my apartment management tells me that VisionSystems is all that they can offer, why do I see vans from other ISPs come here?

          And Mediacom isnt too far from us either.

          Mediacom and CenturyLink claim to not service my building though so something is not adding up.

      • ramble81@lemm.ee
        8·
        5 hours ago

        Note to self. Do not move to Des Moines. I pay $60/mo for symmetrical gig (1000 Mbps) with no cap.