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8Mbps is just about enough to stream netflix in hd. If you have other household members doing anything else it's inadequate. It's also borderline inadequate for
by maccard 4y ago
8Mbps is just about enough to stream netflix in hd. If you have other household members doing anything else it's inadequate. It's also borderline inadequate for any online gaming whatsoever.
Hitting network speed limits doesn't just cap you in those scenarios, it degrades very badly very quickly.
- tomnipotent 4y ago> It's also borderline inadequate for any online gaming whatsoever. 8Mbps is more than enough for a few dozen people to play any modern game on the same connection.
- jvanderbot 4y agoIn my experience, a big problem is upload, which is sometimes as low as a tenth or hundredth the download. That really hurts remote work. Another factor is that high speed internet tends to have lower latency, because I guess you just have to build our more infra. That helps remote work and gaming.
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- zamnos 4y agoNot if they're using GeForce NOW or any similar service. One person needs 15 Mbit for 720p, never mind a few dozen.
- maccard 4y agoMy job is video game networking. The problem isn't steady state usage, it's burst usage combined with other devices on the network. 15kbps might be enough for 98% of use cases but you occasionally need way more.
- tomnipotent 4y agoI just checked multiple games from Destiny 2 to MW2 and Valorant. None peaked more 100-150Kbps, and that's the high end.