6 ms·

Is this purely a marketing move so Google Fiber can say they are the fastest? Netflix streams max out at 25 mbps, so even a 1gbps connection can support 40 peo

Is this purely a marketing move so Google Fiber can say they are the fastest? Netflix streams max out at 25 mbps, so even a 1gbps connection can support 40 people simultaneous streaming video. The fastest game download I've ever seen only hit ~600mbps and was over in minutes. I love maxing out my connection so would probably pay for 2gbps if offered but even I think its kind of a silly number at the moment. There isn't much consumer grade multigig networking equipment and the gear that does exist is easily 5x the price of the gigabit version. Not complaining though! Any internet speed upgrade is great news.

jcelerier 6y ago
... the fastest ? in france we had 5gbit for a few years and some providers are starting to get close to 10gbit for their fiber offers: https://blog.ariase.com/box/faq/debit-fibre-free#:~:text=Free%20est%20le%20premier%20op%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20int%C3%A9grer%20la,jusqu%E2%80%99%C3%A0%20700%20Mb%2Fs%20pour%20l%E2%80%99envoi%20de%20fichiers%20%28upload%29 https://blog.ariase.com/box/faq/debit-fibre-free#:~:text=Fre....
criddell 6y ago
Few people need sustained 2 gbps access, but everybody could use it in a bursty way. Every time I turn on my PS4 there's it seems like there's some multi-gigabyte update that I have to apply first. I'd love for that to be pulled down in a few seconds rather than ten minutes.
- jedberg 6y ago
  PS4 updates are limited by the server at that point. You'll never get a download from a single source at gigabit speed (well at least not for many years). I have gigabit and can barely max it out even when I start five torrents at once. By the time it's found enough peers, it's already done.
  - lokedhs 6y ago
    As far as I can tell, PS4 updates are limited by the hard drive that the data is written to. It seems to reliably cap out at around 300 Mb/s, which is actually pretty good for a 7200 rpm hard drive. It'll be interesting to see what speeds we'll get on the PS5, where they are constantly advertising just how fast the storage is. On Steam I consistently get 900 Mb/s, but I have pretty fast storage on my PC.
neals 6y ago
Experimental 10G connection here in the Netherland. Had to upgrade all of my (home) networking gear to get this test. Have yet to max it out, though Usenet comes close every now and then.
gnopgnip 6y ago
Generally people use the same amount of data regardless of what plan they have. So from the ISP perspective the backhaul is the same, and you have .1% utilization vs .05% average for the last mile going from gig to 2 gig.
- derekdahmer 6y ago
  This makes the most sense to me. The fiber to the home infrastructure already supports 10g so the only real cost for the ISP is slightly more expensive fiber -> ethernet boxes.
aaomidi 6y ago
Multiple ISPs in Vermont have 10 Gbps.
- derekdahmer 6y ago
  That’s incredible - I had no idea multigig was residentially available anywhere.
driverdan 6y ago
10Gb is available in Chattanooga.

jcelerier 6y ago

... the fastest ? in france we had 5gbit for a few years and some providers are starting to get close to 10gbit for their fiber offers: https://blog.ariase.com/box/faq/debit-fibre-free#:~:text=Free%20est%20le%20premier%20op%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20int%C3%A9grer%20la,jusqu%E2%80%99%C3%A0%20700%20Mb%2Fs%20pour%20l%E2%80%99envoi%20de%20fichiers%20%28upload%29 https://blog.ariase.com/box/faq/debit-fibre-free#:~:text=Fre....

criddell 6y ago

Few people need sustained 2 gbps access, but everybody could use it in a bursty way. Every time I turn on my PS4 there's it seems like there's some multi-gigabyte update that I have to apply first. I'd love for that to be pulled down in a few seconds rather than ten minutes.

jedberg 6y ago
PS4 updates are limited by the server at that point. You'll never get a download from a single source at gigabit speed (well at least not for many years). I have gigabit and can barely max it out even when I start five torrents at once. By the time it's found enough peers, it's already done.
- lokedhs 6y ago
  As far as I can tell, PS4 updates are limited by the hard drive that the data is written to. It seems to reliably cap out at around 300 Mb/s, which is actually pretty good for a 7200 rpm hard drive. It'll be interesting to see what speeds we'll get on the PS5, where they are constantly advertising just how fast the storage is. On Steam I consistently get 900 Mb/s, but I have pretty fast storage on my PC.

neals 6y ago

Experimental 10G connection here in the Netherland. Had to upgrade all of my (home) networking gear to get this test. Have yet to max it out, though Usenet comes close every now and then.

gnopgnip 6y ago

Generally people use the same amount of data regardless of what plan they have. So from the ISP perspective the backhaul is the same, and you have .1% utilization vs .05% average for the last mile going from gig to 2 gig.

derekdahmer 6y ago
This makes the most sense to me. The fiber to the home infrastructure already supports 10g so the only real cost for the ISP is slightly more expensive fiber -> ethernet boxes.

aaomidi 6y ago

Multiple ISPs in Vermont have 10 Gbps.

derekdahmer 6y ago
That’s incredible - I had no idea multigig was residentially available anywhere.

driverdan 6y ago

10Gb is available in Chattanooga.