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.
I am not sure what the download speed is for my Hughes receiver but it is a lot faster than 700kbs.
I never watch movies but youtube will download faster than it plays. When I had dial-up, I would have to wait several minutes to watch a short video.
I’ve got 35, and can easily watch four HD streams and still browse.