How long it takes to upload 500GB video, dataset or docker images on 250/50mbps DSL line? 24 hours in theory! Like two days in reality!

On 1gbps it is 1.3 hours in theory, about 2 hours in practice!

I understand that most people do not need such connectivity, but for many people it is question of staying productive and profitable. I work in remote team, and we do share such data quite often.

DSL line is good as a backup, but it is useless. Perhaps I could deal with limited speed. But latency and throughput goes to hell when under load. I would have to pause all other traffic while making calls!

In Romania I have 4 plans in single flat. Fiber, ADSL, and two unlimited (like no speed throttle) 5G SIMs. About 90 euro monthly.

Ha ha ha! No.

The option we have in my neck of the woods is 4.5 Mbps/s, via DSL. Take it or leave it. And were are talking about BW, in a place where the average 100 m2 house is being sold for 500'000 €.

> (or let's say they are not willing to pay 50-100 € per month for it)

Good that the criminal prices of telecom providers are being mentioned. "We are cheap!" Vodafone was advertising lately on the radio. Yeah, for 50 € per month for a DSL connection with a 2 year contract. No, that's not cheap, that's extortion. And your advert is called gaslighting.

Fun story. In the previous village were I was working, the only way to get semi-fast internet was via Vodafone LTE (for a nominal fee, of course..). Then the region awarded a grant/bonus for the first company to bring glass fiber to the area. All at once, 3 different companies were scrambling and pulling glass fiber to try to be the first ones to provide coverage. They now have 3 different glass fiber providers there.