He lives in the middle of nowhere. If you don't live near a metropolitan area, your internet speeds will suck.I guess we here in the UK are lucky...my package is broadband only, gives me 125 down and 11 up, and seldom misses a beat now that infrastructure upgrades have been completed.
This is my PC over Wi-Fi. I'm paying for 7 mpbs (max in my area) and often get these awful speeds. CenturyLink is TERRIBLE.
I used to live in North Carolina where CenturyLink was close by (as well as Windstream), I paid for the same package and never saw the actual speeds. I definitely know your pain.
I used to live in Missouri, literally mid of no where, still, wifi speed is over 75MB/s for free in my off campus student accommodation. When I move to Chicago, I pay 40-50 for 200MB/sHe lives in the middle of nowhere. If you don't live near a metropolitan area, your internet speeds will suck.
People outside of the US don't realize how huge our country is. Not easy to send high speed internet in every corner of the country.