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Cox Internet vs. AT&T Fiber

Posted on 3/16/17 at 1:55 pm
Posted by oreeg
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
5285 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 1:55 pm
So at the moment I have Cox Preferred Internet (50Mbps) and paying roughly $60/month and I have the ability to switch to AT&T fiber 1000 (1000Mbps) for around $70. I am a cord cutter and was wondering if I will notice a big difference in speeds. I do experience some buffering from time to time but it's nothing too noticeable.

Anyone currently using AT&T Fiber and can attest to its superiority? I don't mind paying more if the difference is noticeable.
Posted by WavinWilly
Wavin Away in Sharlo
Member since Oct 2010
8783 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 2:12 pm to
Went from Charter 60Mbps to ATT Fiber 1Gb. It's incredible. From time to time something will buffer but it's not because of my connection, it's at the other end. But generally HD loads instantly. It's fantastic. For $10 more, you are getting 20x the performance.
Posted by lsuchamps23
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2008
9496 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 2:30 pm to
I have the 45mbps at&t fiber and when im close to the router the wifi is plenty fast

I can't imagine 1000mbps
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25985 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 2:34 pm to
I will never use anything that has anything to do with AT&shite.

150Mb/s is more than enough from Cox for anyone.
the only thing that could differentiate between Cox 50+Mb/s and AT&shite 1000Mb/s is the reliability of it.
Posted by BigD45
Chambers County, TX
Member since Feb 2007
1161 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 5:19 pm to
I swapped from Comcast's 200 Mbps to it, and it blows Comcast out of the water 5 times over. It hasn't ever went down. I get 2 and 3 ms pings. My bandwidth is like 940 up and down to the local at&t server. Also, there is no data cap.
Posted by RattyBlowfish
Member since Sep 2014
2947 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 5:58 pm to
Get C-Spire fiber if you can. It's the fastest internet out there.
Posted by LSUDbrous90
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2011
1457 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 7:29 pm to
I just switched last month from Cox to Fiber. The speed is as good or better for the same "speed". I switched mainly because our internet was spotty and Fox just increased my rate two months in a row. Also frick Cox. If you need a referal code let me know.
Posted by UltimaParadox
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2008
40907 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 7:32 pm to
Most people won't notice unless they are downloading or uploading huge files.

Won't really impact streaming services as they really only need 5-10mbits per stream.

Latency is really independent of bandwidth so that is more a function of each ISP.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
91033 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 7:38 pm to
Your computers and devices become the bottleneck when using the internet at that point, switching to GB.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78163 posts
Posted on 3/17/17 at 12:02 am to
You realize you are never coming close to 1gb right? You are probably never coming close to 100mb or even 50mb at a given time unless you are running a shite ton of devices at once.

HD streams only use about 8-12mb and 4k uses about 25mb.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125500 posts
Posted on 3/18/17 at 6:17 pm to
quote:

am a cord cutter and was wondering if I will notice a big difference in speeds. I do experience some buffering from time to time but it's nothing too noticeable.


Read the fine print and make sure they don't give you a data cap. Especially if you are a cord cutter.
Posted by JoshWhoDat4Life
Member since May 2018
7 posts
Posted on 12/12/18 at 11:15 pm to
I switch to fiber you get a 1000mgs DL and 1000 UL. Fiber better streaming is better plus gaming I notice the picture quality is better when streaming netflix and prime. Fiber all the way and cant beat the price but if it's not in ur area than u cant get it. I was lucky
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