Is 1gig fiber necessary? - eviltoast

I currently have 300mb fiber and was wondering if 1gig would be worth it. We have 4 PC/laptops, 1 tablet, 4 phones, and about 10 other Internet connected devices. Most devices are on WiFi and seem to get about 50mb to 100mb speed. Would gig Internet really help that out?

  • Superiorem@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You are looking for a binary yes/no answer, but the reality is that only you can answer this question.

    worth it

    “worth it” is subjective…

    • We don’t know how your ISP is pricing their Mbps plans
    • We don’t know what your budget constraints are
      • What do you consider to be cheap?
      • What do you consider to be reasonably affordable?
      • What do you consider to be expensive?

    Would gig Internet really help that out?

    This depends on whether your equipment can make use of the 900-1200 Mbps fiber in

    Most devices are on WiFi and seem to get about 50mb to 100mb speed

    Is this causing any problems?

    I have 300Mbps Verizon FiOS in the northeastern United States. This is plenty for my needs:

    • dozens to thousands of search engine queries per day; general web browsing
    • constantly streaming of YouTube video
    • video calls
    • no gaming
    • occasional TV streaming
    • twelve total devices, not all concurrently used (although AdGuard Home tells me that they all make multiple DNS queries every minute)

    I would say that most people over-estimate their internet bandwidth needs.