# Fast Internet UPLOAD in Chicago? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 24, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127 "2012-06-24T04:24:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127/1 "2012-06-24T04:24:32Z")
I have a small business videotaping concerts. Work is seasonal - I’ve shot and edited 11 concerts over the last two months, after shooting none in the three months before those. I upload sample songs from the complete concerts in HD. The problem is that my AT&T DSL upload speed is terrible, roughly 375k. I could switch or upgrade my DSL, but as I said, the work is seasonal and I would be stuck paying for upload speed I don’t need the rest of the year. So I single 3 minute song takes most of the day to upload. I would love to find some place where I could upload a big chunk of video at once. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127/2 "2012-06-24T11:55:57Z")
Libraries tend to have fast internet access. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127/3 "2012-06-24T14:27:11Z")
There are a bunch of internet cafes in Chicago. Of course they don’t list their up/download speeds other than to say they’re super-fast. I would think a place with desktops to rent with dedicated lines would be the fastest, rather than using your laptop at a place with just wifi. I would google the closest place to me and ask them. Of course I don’t know what’s fast for uploading, since I don’t do much aside from the occasional youtube video. They don’t seem to take all that long but they’re just a couple minutes. I have RCN cable internet - $40 a month for 25Mbps down and 2.0Mbps up. Depending on what you pay for DSL it still might be worth it, but I have no idea how much difference in time 2.0 will get you. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127/4 "2012-06-26T04:46:15Z")
Yeah, I have never seen any internet cafe spell out their speed, which is why I asked. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127/5 "2012-06-26T07:15:13Z")
Maybe [this](http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/prepay/processPrePayRequest.do?type=ppjetpack) would be what you need? There is a bit of an initial investment to buy the mifi (a.k.a. “jetpack”) unit, but after that it looks like you can just pay for it whenever you need it. According to [this](http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2956899/4g-3g-speed-test-att-verizon-tmobile-sprint-fastest-carrier) if you are in a 4G coverage area, you would get an average 5.86 mbps upload rate. I have no experience with Verizon data plans or their mifi unit. I do have the Virgin Mobile 3G version of the mifi unit and it works quite well, but the data rate isn’t the best. Mine is a 3G, not 4G, unit and Virgin Mobile operates on the Sprint network which the above article reported to be the slowest network. I got it because at the time it was the only mifi unit that did not require an annual contract to activate. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-internet-upload-in-chicago/626127/7 "2013-09-27T12:43:36Z")
MODERATOR NOTE: I’ve un-linked the url in **gerogemakil002** ’s post, pending further inquiry. It may be legit, in which case I apologize sincerely; however, when a new poster appears and the first post says, “Here, try this link,” I get suspicious. So, please be cautious pending investigation.