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Init7 25 Gbps internet plan

Shares rank 9 of 12 internet service providers by recommenders

Swiss internet provider recommended for symmetric 25 Gbps service at no extra cost, good peering, and a fixed IP.

Swiss internet provider recommended for symmetric 25 Gbps service at no extra cost, good peering, and a fixed IP.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
1
approval share
83%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Affordable good value for money

    “In Switzerland this is actually very affordable when compared to salaries.”

    Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

    “Sounds like an astoundingly good deal vs what's available in the US to me.”

    Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”
  • Works well with good peering

    “Init7 (the ISP in question) is pretty fantastic for peering.”

    Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

    “the whole setup in CH is indeed working well”

    Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

Other internet service providers people recommend

The four most recommended other internet service providers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Init7 25 Gbps internet plan compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Starlink54735361%132 yrs12 owners—
Comcast internet197221%1115 yrs4 owners—
Google Fiber181260%6——
Andrews & Arnold10377%6—Approved
Init7 25 Gbps internet planThis page5183%3——
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What people said

All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“fixed ip from my provider init7 (Switzerland) that has never been blacklisted”

RecommendsComment from 24 Jul 2026 in “Self-host your mail server”

“Thoroughly awful company.”

CriticizesComment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

“Init7 (the ISP in question) is pretty fantastic for peering.”

RecommendsComment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

“recommend to friends and colleagues to use Init7 but 10Gbps instead”

RecommendsComment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

“In Switzerland this is actually very affordable when compared to salaries.”

RecommendsComment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

“the whole setup in CH is indeed working well”

RecommendsComment from 6 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

“Sounds like an astoundingly good deal vs what's available in the US to me.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”

“offer 25Gbps symmetric service at no extra cost”

RecommendsComment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Deutsche Telekom is violating Net Neutrality”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.