Do we even need 120 Mbps?
What IS 120 Mbps?
Like, what speed do I need just to watch Netflix?
Turns out, 120 Mbps is really fast, and Netflix only requires like… 10-20 Mbps.
Our internet bill snuck up by $3 again on us, and was costing us $96 each month for 120 Mbps, which we never even questioned. When I called and complained about the sneaky increase, they said “it was mentioned on your bill, the month before the increase.”
Who even reads the bill?! As long as the amount is the same in the statement email I get, I don’t need to log into my account and open the bill. So how would I know about the increase?
They didn’t see it that way.
So we switched to a discount provider, and reduced our internet speed to around 20 Mbps. Now we’ll pay $55 per month instead of $96, and we notice absolutely no change in our internet experience (including Netflix).
There was a significant activation cost and the cost of the equipment (~$150 total), but we didn’t have to make an appointment and arrange to be home during a large window of time so someone could plug something in. Everything was mailed to us, I set it up and got connected within about 5 mins. Pretty slick.
As Dad would say “giddy-up!”
Due to the up-front costs, the switch won’t actually save us any money for a few months, but after that it will save us about $500 each year!
If all that you use the internet for is emailing (aka repeatedly unsubscribing from newsletters), Googling weird medical symptoms (🙋🏻) just to learn that you’re probably dying, and Netflix binging of Forensic Files, you should definitely be looking into what speed you’re paying for, and searching out discount providers. I wish I’d known sooner!
Now I can Google symptoms, delete annoying emails, and learn that there is no such thing as a perfect murder… all for about $40 less per month. Bliss! 😂
Having More With Less 