.@therealklanni sure, unless you're tier 1 (and even then it's handwavy). but the key differences from a commercial ISP:

especially in a place like seattle, you can directly connect to networks that carry a lot of bandwidth (CDNs, streaming services, etc.) -- and basically talk to them for free (the one-time cost of your SIX port, in this case)

when you contract with a transit provider, you're often getting *guaranteed* speeds, not just an arbitrary limit