Verizon is calling the new service as a standalone 4th tier service that will coexist next to the other 3 speed tiers already in place. In a Press release Verizon stated that the 150/35 package is priced at “$194.99 a month when purchased with a one-year service agreement and Verizon wireline voice service.” When you consider the next closest Fios tier is only 50/20 and costs $139.95 a month, the new service option isn’t all that bad.
But, how fast is 150 Mbps down and 35 Mbps up? A while back we covered the conversion process between Megabits per second (Mbps) and speed that we actually understand –MBps (Megabytes per second).
150 Megabits download = 18.75 Megabytes per second35 Megabits upload = 4.38 Megabytes per second
If you do the math using these numbers you can figure out exactly how long it would take to download any file, but below are a few examples. Keep in mind that the advertised 150/35 is only the speed cap, meaning you can’t expect to get the full speed 100% of the time. Of course, as mentioned in the previous article, these speeds are just estimates. You likely won’t be able to find a server that even supports users downloading at these speeds, we’ve come to the point where home connection speeds have become so fast that web companies aren’t able to keep up.
Conclusion
The new tier 4 Fios speed is fast, in fact it is too fast. With a 150 Mbps download speed most websites will never be able to keep up with you, so you won’t be able to take advantage of this speed. If the 35Mbps upload speed is what you are after, that might be worth the extra $50 over the 20Mbps in the third tier depending on what you are hosting out of your house. I think I’ll stick with the more cost effective $64 25up/25down plan. That’s more than enough for all of my downloading and home server hosting, at 1/4 the cost. For reference, 25 mbps = 3.1 megabytes per second, a speed I’ve yet to hit from any download servers. I have Verizon FiOS mate, and no cable company can touch it. Cable company’s still use copper for their internet. FiOS does too, but only inside your home. You see, Verizon is all optics on the poles outside, cable is not. Cable company’s throttle your connection if you get anywhere near your rated speed, Verizon does not. Do not go cable mate, or you will be extremely dissapointed. 50 down is fast, but you’ll never see that, ever. I get 35 down and I consistently get over 30 every time I test my speed. They offer only 8 up, I get 35 up and, again, consistently get at or over 30. So, all in all, FiOS is the way to go. Also, their 25/25 is good too, and for a fairly cheap price I might add. Comment Name * Email *
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