Is AT&T Fiber 2.5 gbps "Internet 2000" worth it?

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I assess my AT&T Internet 2000 (2.5 gigabit internet) connection and worth.
I've had 1 gigabit AT&T fiber internet since 2016 with generally a good experience for $90/month after initial 3 months free. At that time I upgraded my slower sub-gigabit ASUS router to a tarantulic ASUS RT-AC5300 router which maxes out at 1gigabit speeds for all LAN. The wifi on it cast a huge shadow in my neighborhood and seemed probably superior to even this newer router. My new router, ASUS GT-AX11000pro seems to have faster wifi (600-700s) speeds, but smaller radius of signal. The LAN ethernet speeds on this new AX11kpro are outstanding at about 2300/2300 with no throttlers like certain programs, certain browsing settings, etc. I've concluded that my ReoLink PC client among other things massively throttles my internet speed at my end computer (no matter the components). I've tried to isolate the issue by testing almost everything else. Unfortunately I'll have to live with these sub-2gig speeds (usually something like 1600/1900) to use my reolink pc client at all times I have my computer on.

So with a good router, good cables (cat6a, cat7), good ethernet powered switch (I use TP-Link TL-SG108-M2), good LAN 2.5gigabit ports, adapters, or PCI-e cards (like TP-Link TX201) - I'm getting up to 2300s/2300s speeds consistently so long as throttling programs are closed on my computer.

The effect/experience is significant and noticeable when browsing, viewing streaming content, transferring files, uploading and downloading files from cloud or websites. It does NOT help the speeds of the latest appleTV nor latest roku streaming devices as they max at 100mbps-1gigabit/sec speeds (I have roku 4kultra as well as appleTV 4k 128gb 3rd gen). If you can choke down $120/month ($1440/year) cost of AT&T Internet 2000 and have good enough equipment at home, I would recommend it. I would not recommend the Internet 5000 unless you are a tech company with access to otherwise consumer inaccessible hardware as of 2023.

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