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> No. You don't have 1 gig ... you have oversubscribed channel with top speed up to 1 gig.

As a residential subscriber in a US apartment building I really don't think I can actually purchase guaranteed 1 gig from any ISP.

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not as commodity service, but given enough money someone will work a dedicated cable for sure

I rent, so I doubt I could get a dedicated cable like that on the property by myself, let alone into the unit. The work would probably violate my lease.

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