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Originally Posted by BenMcr
And setting it higher so people get closer to what is advertised is an issue because.....?
I'm confused now
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I never said it's an issue, just said it's interesting. And it's certainly not there so people get closer to what is advertised. There is no reason or need to set the config file higher in order to get closer to what is advertised, if anything it makes people get further away than what is advertised.
Someone said in the past 50mb was over-provisioned as it was their flagship product and they wanted it to look better in speed tests for marketing reasons.
Presumably they did the same to 30mb as they're pitching it vs 40mb FTTC, and arguing they expect people to achieve faster average speeds on it. So it looks like they're attempting to artificially inflate speedtest results in order to validate that claim. Add an extra 2.2mbps to your speed test results and of course your product will look better vs. the competition. Not to say it's a bad thing - the customer ends up with a higher average speed - but it's a sneaky marketing ploy if you ask me.