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The Clark Howard Podcast

8.23.19 Internet speeds are vastly overrated; Clark Stinks

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Clark's neighborhood recently got 1gig internet service. He signed up. Speed tests show that they are not getting 1 gig. The WSJ did an in-depth testing of home internet service and found that people do not need ultra-fast internet. They couldn't find a home circumstance requiring more than 100megabits per second. There are specialized needs for more robust internet. Some consume massive internet video on their phones without ultra-fast internet from their cell carrier. Clark plans to cut costs and reduce his home internet speed. Christa reads listener posts about how Clark has missed the mark in his advice this week. If you have a "Clark Stinks" to share you can leave it here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

One thing we can all agree on, no one wants another energy crisis.

0:07.1

But just talking about it won't make it go away.

0:09.7

Here's what we're actually doing at British Gas.

0:12.2

We're increasing the UK's gas storage so that we can help make energy prices more predictable

0:16.9

for everyone.

0:18.3

And so the 8 million homes and businesses who rely on us for their energy today can rely

0:23.1

on us tomorrow too.

0:25.4

That's enough talking.

0:26.4

Let's get on with the doing.

0:28.2

British Gas.

0:30.5

So glad you're with us here on the Clark Howard Show where it's about you learning ways

0:40.7

to save more and spend less and don't let anyone ever rip you off.

0:46.4

So I need to tell you that I have failed my own wallet.

0:54.7

That's right.

0:55.7

I'm Clark and I wasted money.

1:00.3

So our neighborhood recently got one gig service, which is the very fast internet service

1:12.9

that had never been available in our area.

1:14.9

We had always had what is considered to be pokey slow internet service.

1:21.4

So the one gigs available, I sign up for it.

1:27.0

Everything's working fine.

1:30.2

Speed test show that we're not getting even right where the service comes in.

1:36.3

We're not getting one gig.

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