Images: The long and short of broadband speeds

Cable companies and phone companies generally offer much faster download speeds than upload speeds for broadband consumers. Providers typically divide their offerings into two or three service tiers. The speeds and prices for the low-end service tier shown here are followed on the next two gallery pages by charts for middle-service tier and high-end service tier offerings.

For a chart on low-end service offerings, click here. For a chart on high-end offerings, click here.

For a chart on low-end service offerings, click here. For a chart on midlevel offerings, click here.