A DSL speed of 40 Mbps is very rare. Typical DSL speeds are closer to a few megabits per second. Cable on the other hand is typically much faster. 30 Mbps is pretty much basic service these days. I live in the hills and have a 100 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload connection via cable. If your household has multiple people who stream Netflix or the like it takes a high speed cable connection period (or fiber but that is a very rare option for now).
From Centurylink's site ( http://www.centurylink.com/home/internet/ ):
'Speeds up to 40 Mbps – may not be available in your area.
Requires 12‐month contract and AutoPay enrollment.'
It ain't cable, to be sure, but 40mbps is pretty doable. Now, like I said that's in town... Out here, just a mile out, I couldn't get 12. And throttling is common, as I explained upthread... But like I said, in town, 40 is pretty likely...
You have it pretty good if you're getting 100 out in the sticks - That sure doesn't work like that here. I;m behind the first switch going up the canyon, and I speedtest at 40/45... Once they finally replace that switch, I can expect double.
From Centurylink's site ( http://www.centurylink.com/home/internet/ ):
'Speeds up to 40 Mbps – may not be available in your area.
Requires 12‐month contract and AutoPay enrollment.'
It ain't cable, to be sure, but 40mbps is pretty doable. Now, like I said that's in town... Out here, just a mile out, I couldn't get 12. And throttling is common, as I explained upthread... But like I said, in town, 40 is pretty likely...
You have it pretty good if you're getting 100 out in the sticks - That sure doesn't work like that here. I;m behind the first switch going up the canyon, and I speedtest at 40/45... Once they finally replace that switch, I can expect double.
I'm not arguing with what you have. I'm just pointing out that VERY few people across the country get access to 40 Mbps DSL. Take a poll here, that would be interesting. DSL at my home location barely does 2 Mbps. The people I know with DSL who live in town get around 6 Mbps which is iffy for HD quality video. I have DSL for automatic backup (I use a dual WAN port router with automatic rollover) because I work at home and require Internet access to move work data around.
And just a note, typical wired home routers won't do much over 50 Mbps (at least that was the case not long ago). I had to replace my router with a higher performance small business router to realize 100 Mbps+ cable modem performance. You should find the specs for your router and see if it is up for the job. It really mattered for me.