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What Makes Fiber Internet Different?

gFiber delivers symmetrical upload and download speeds directly to your home via fiber optics, avoiding slowdowns during peak usage.

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What Makes Fiber Internet Different?

gFiber delivers symmetrical upload and download speeds directly to your home via fiber optics, avoiding slowdowns during peak usage.

In brief

gFiber delivers symmetrical upload and download speeds directly to your home via fiber optics, avoiding slowdowns during peak usage. gFiber's fiber-to-the-home network provides consistent high speeds for multiple devices without slowdowns during peak hours. Originally reported by PCMAG.

Why Home Internet Strains

As people spend more time at home working, creating, livestreaming, and gaming, home internet connections are being stretched thin.

Legacy Internet Limitations

Many legacy internet providers have a solution for this growing demand for upload data: upgrade to a plan with higher speeds and a higher price tag.

Fiber vs. Legacy Networks

Fiber vs. Legacy Networks

But whenever you get internet through coaxial cables, copper telephone lines (DSL), satellites, or cell towers, you're more likely to see slowdowns during peak times or when several devices are running at the same time.

gFiber's Fiber Network

gFiber's network runs fiber all the way into your home, meaning your data travels over fiber at every part of the network.

Fiber-Powered Networks

Some networks marketed as "fiber-powered" use a mix of fiber and copper or coaxial cable, which can limit upload speeds and cause slowdowns during peak hours.

gFiber's Speed Advantages

gFiber's FTTH network delivers 57% faster download speeds, 542% faster upload speeds, and 44% better latency than the U.S. average.

gFiber's Plan Options

gFiber offers Core 1 Gig ($70/month) for small households, Home 3 Gig ($100/month) for multiple users, and Edge 8 Gig ($150/month) for creators and power users.

gFiber's Hardware and Uptime

The Core 1 Gig plan includes a Wi-Fi 6E router, while Home 3 Gig and Edge 8 Gig plans include Wi-Fi 7 routers, mesh extenders, and guaranteed 99.9% uptime for Edge 8 Gig.

What it means

gFiber's fiber-to-the-home network provides consistent high speeds for multiple devices without slowdowns during peak hours.

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