Why is 1000mbps internet only guaranteed at 900mbps and what’s the equipment needed to get the 1000mbps advertised?

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Why is 1000mbps internet only guaranteed at 900mbps and what’s the equipment needed to get the 1000mbps advertised?

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Answer 1

You will need —

– A modem that supports DOCSIS 3.1. 3.0 is the old standard that theoretically hits 1gbit – but it doesn’t in reality.
– A router with 10gbit ethernet.
– A computer with 10gbit ethernet.

Although WiFi standards and speeds are cleverly marketed, you generally will not see *wifi* speeds of 1gbit. You’ll need to be on a desktop computer with the above mentioned equipment to get 1gbps. Some ISPs are purely fiber optic, and it that case, you would not need the modem however.