I tried to research the whole speed issue awhile ago in order to determine if we really had to be paying a premium price to get good internet. The impression I got was that it's basically a scam --they tell you that you are getting very fast service for the premium price, whereas in fact how fast your service is depends more on other traffic in your area, how many people are using a certain channel at a certain time, etc, than it does on how much you are paying. And that when they tell you that you need XXX speed (I don't remember) in order to have fast and reliable service, that's BS because you really do not need that high speed unless you are gaming or doing something else that requires very high download/upload speeds. All that said, we have not been able to get ourselves to cancel our costly plan and try a less costly, lower-speed one, because we really need the best possible internet service and feel like we can't take a chance on going down a rung or two. But we pay a lot for internet, landline (our cell service can be spotty and we need it for work), and TV including several premium channels. We have two hookups and pay around $270 a month for all of that. I do fear prices will only be rising now that they have us by the you-know-whats.