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I'm getting internet at the house on Friday and want to know if I should upgrade from the base package with 1.5 mbps. I'm not looking to download movies but want to be able to easily open general webiste and download music and watch youtube videos. Will this be fast enough?
[QUOTE=dkmwise]I'm getting internet at the house on Friday and want to know if I should upgrade from the base package with 1.5 mbps. I'm not looking to download movies but want to be able to easily open general webiste and download music and watch youtube videos. Will this be fast enough?[/QUOTE]
really depends on what you do online. 1.5 is enough to surf simple plain vanilla pages.
but if you wish to download videos or watch higher definition videos everyday, you might want to upgrade a bit. I'm at 6M, and I still feel the lag in some live videos.
In the grand scheme it's pretty slow, but you'll be able to surf the web fine. Most basic packages are 6-10 mbps download speed.
[QUOTE=DeuceWallaces]In the grand scheme it's pretty slow, but you'll be able to surf the web fine. Most basic packages are 6-10 mbps download speed.[/QUOTE]
Ya, the fastest this company offers is 3 mbps. And it's the only internet company where I live, they are just servicing our area now so i've went the last year with no home internet.
The downside to living in a rural area.
Are you sure it's 1.5 mbps and not mBps?
[QUOTE=dkmwise]Ya, the fastest this company offers is 3 mbps. And it's the only internet company where I live, they are just servicing our area now so i've went the last year with no home internet.
The downside to living in a rural area.[/QUOTE]
yeah that sucks, thats basially the best internet you can get without having to move. I think my internet package right now is for 7m but it still feels slow when i am trying to multitask. I wish verizon would stop advertising FIOS in this area like its available. I called about it and it wont be coming to my area for probably another year...:facepalm . your speed should be good enough to do most things and more important than that POST ON ISH... which is really all that matters..:D
[QUOTE=DeuceWallaces]Are you sure it's 1.5 mbps and not mBps?[/QUOTE]
the website says 1.5 mbps/sec
[QUOTE=DatDudeD]yeah that sucks, thats basially the best internet you can get without having to move. I think my internet package right now is for 7m but it still feels slow when i am trying to multitask. I wish verizon would stop advertising FIOS in this area like its available. I called about it and it wont be coming to my area for probably another year...:facepalm . your speed should be good enough to do most things and more important than that POST ON ISH... which is really all that matters..:D[/QUOTE]
Well said
[QUOTE=dkmwise]Well said[/QUOTE]
you gotta be careful did the website say "up to" speeds of 1.5 mbps because you might not actually even get that when they come out and put in your line.
Actually its pretty slow for downloading...
1.5 mbps is actually 150kbps download speed, that means if you are downloading something that is 1 mb.
It would take you almost 10secs instead of instantaneous.
If you are downloading something that is 10mb.
Would take you 2 mins rather than 10 seconds.
Its fast for browsing.
But not for watching HD (720/1080) videos on YT or downloading huge files. (GB files)
It's only as fast as your connection from the hub to you. They can advertise some mean speeds, but in reality, you may never even see close to the capable speeds.
[QUOTE=DatDudeD]yeah that sucks, thats basially the best internet you can get without having to move. I think my internet package right now is for 7m but it still feels slow when i am trying to multitask. I wish verizon would stop advertising FIOS in this area like its available. I called about it and it wont be coming to my area for probably another year...:facepalm . your speed should be good enough to do most things and more important than that POST ON ISH... which is really all that matters..:D[/QUOTE]
7mbps feels slow? what in the world are you multi-taking?
Downloading 10 large files at the same time?
and watching 5 movies simultaneously?
[QUOTE=DatDudeD]you gotta be careful did the website say "up to" speeds of 1.5 mbps because you might not actually even get that when they come out and put in your line.[/QUOTE]
I think it does say up to
[QUOTE=Bladers]7mbps feels slow? what in the world are you multi-taking?
Downloading 10 large files at the same time?
and watching 5 movies simultaneously?[/QUOTE]
well i have 2 roomates and they have laptops also so when we are all on it drags sometimes. Mainly due to them trying to download games and movies at the same time.
[QUOTE=dkmwise]I'm getting internet at the house on Friday and want to know if I should upgrade from the base package with 1.5 mbps. I'm not looking to download movies but want to be able to easily [B]open general webiste and download music and watch youtube videos[/B]. Will this be fast enough?[/QUOTE]
its enough for those tasks..