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> Fiber seems to have finally solved that problem. Same bandwidth both ways.

uhm.... nope.

“Fiber optic” does not mean “symmetric bandwidth.” In fact, consumer fiber connections are almost never offered as symmetric.

Most residential fiber plans still give you much higher download speed than upload speed, for example 1 Gbit/s down and 100 or 200 Mbit/s up. The word “fiber” only tells you about the access technology; it does not mean that the provider is giving you the same bandwidth in both directions.

When a connection is actually symmetric, providers usually advertise that explicitly.

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