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Is 1gig fiber necessary? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum
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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?

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

It doesn’t even matter. I have 400 Mbps and a 10 GB download can take over an hour. Having 1 gig won’t change that. In theory that download should take 25 seconds lol.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    It does if you're computer and the server can keep up. Which is generally not going to be the case. I mostly only download games from Steam, but when I use other PC services they don't saturate it and Playstation network on the ps4 at least several years ago didn't even come close.

    So ya it mostly doesn't matter.

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