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To: TomGuy

At 5 Mbs, I can watch streaming videos on my desktop PC without interruption.

You don’t need the fastest speed to access Internet content.


16 posted on 05/26/2016 4:48:18 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: goldstategop

That’s odd. My connection is supposed to be 45Mbs, but I still get pauses and stuttering when I try to watch video in high definition.

In a typical household with 3 or 4 people all watching different content in 1080P HD, I can see needing a 200Mbs+ connection. If you want to “cut the cord” for TV watching, 5Mbs won’t cut it.

If I move out to the sticks as I plan, I am dreading having the fastest available connection be HughesNet satellite at 700Kbs. I hope G.Fast really does roll out and really does become available everywhere phone service is.


46 posted on 05/26/2016 6:00:11 PM PDT by Kellis91789 (We hope for a bloodless revolution, but revolution is still the goal.)
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