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Just curious: do you find that you have issues with your current bandwidth, and if so, what is the up/down?
I guess I should also say I’m relocating, so I am starting fresh. Right now at my parents house I seem to be getting anywhere from 50 down/17 up to 100 down/9 up. I don’t monitor it very frequently though, and the first set of data was from just now. They don’t use the internet that much I would say. I don’t know what their plan is set at either. Twitch has a quality setting of “auto” that I typically use, and I do occasionally notice quality drop off from 1080p to pretty poor quality. It also takes me hours to download games on my PS4Just curious: do you find that you have issues with your current bandwidth, and if so, what is the up/down?
Anyone here have experience with Gigabit internet? I’m trying to choose between that and 300Mbps, and I’m thinking 1000 would be wayyyyy overkill. Maybe even 300 is
Main internet usage:
-Twitch streams. I watch a LOT of streams. Pretty much constantly at all hours. Primarily on tablets, but sometimes through console apps as well. Who knows, maybe I’ll even watch two streams at the same time
-Netflix/HBO/Gamecenter Live streaming
-Occasional online video gaming and video game downloads
But in the end, I’ll be the only user of the internet, and my usage can only be so high. Any insight or experience you guys can offer would be helpful!
Haha, doubtful if I’m being honest. I know wired is the best but I’m too much of a slob to properly manage cordsObviously you won't wifi except of portable devices. You'll use at least Cat 5.e ethernet cord of correct length for every fixedly set device in the house.
Thanks for the help guys! It definitely sounds like gigabit is too much. I think I’ll start at 100 and upgrade to 300 if I notice any restrictions in quality.
Haha, doubtful if I’m being honest. I know wired is the best but I’m too much of a slob to properly manage cords
As others have alluded to, you won't get close to a gig unless you're on a wired connection. BUT if you have even one device that is wired, you can achieve close to a gig inexpensively, and it's really nice when you have to download a large file/game etc. Having multiple devices streaming at once on wireless will ultimately be limited by your wireless equipment, and setup not your allotted bandwidth. I have a gig connection but I'm a bit of a network geek, and have the necessary gear to take advantage of it, to a point, and most of the time a gig is overkill for me. I will say It's fun to see a 30GB download happen in 5 minutes or less.
Now I wish I had used the word 'bottleneck' with appropriate explanations. I have no idea what the latest consumer wifi standards can do, but my personal experience with recent wifi router, older mobile phone and very older laptop is that I can get only ~30Mbps over wifi while the internet connection is legitly capable for the promised 100Mbps.
Obsolete gear is one big reason why I went for Gigabit capable ethernet setup upon getting the fibre connection.
Yes, absolutely, my devices are 802.11 b/g/n at best, capable only to 2.4 GHz but not 5 GHz. The router is AC.That being said, depending on what router you have, it sounds like your bottleneck is the wireless stations (ie phone, laptop) and probably not the router. You should easily hit 100 mbps on even the 2.4ghz, but most definitely with 5 ghz.
Or store it in S3 for basically nothing.
I'm in Cleveland today. It's pretty damn hot here. Humid and muggy like South Georgia in August.
Cool city though, love the old architecture of the rust belt cities.
Left Charleston, eating lunch in Columbia right now.
I hear they have good coffee and coke.
I'm in Cleveland today. It's pretty damn hot here. Humid and muggy like South Georgia in August.
Cool city though, love the old architecture of the rust belt cities.
"the flats look like a Scooby Doo ghost town" makes me laugh literally every time I hear it.
Has anyone else been getting those god forsaken amazon redirects again recently?
I have, and it’s getting my jimmies quite rustled.
Has anyone else been getting those god forsaken amazon redirects again recently?
I have, and it’s getting my jimmies quite rustled.