Gigabyte Internet (Spectrum) - $129/mo. Worth it?

[the86d]

...In my case, the promo monthly price for 1000 was the same $99, as the 300 package from COX, but it also required a modem purchase/upgrade (3.0 to 3.1 docsis)...

WTF does your wife do, requiring a gigabit connection, needing more than 300Mbps?
What is she "using all" that bandwidth for, or what type of net-traffic is the bandwidth-sucker?

Even an HD stream only burns 1-1.5 (to 3)MBps max.
I don't have a 4K TV so I can't speak to that.

I COULD survive on 85/85, I just upgraded for the Halibut and price-point.
BUT, THIS is REALLY-nice...


Most people I know, that even work in IT, are perfectly happy with 50+Mbps, if reliable (so, non-Spectrum ).

[ibanezfoo]

What? A vast majority of NICs these days are gigabit, you only lose typically 10% or so due to overhead, but that's an Ethernet switching limitation, nothing to do with the NIC. I have gig fiber at home and gigabit NICs and I average around 900 Mbps throughout, which is expected.

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What NICs are in your machines? We've tested Intel chips higher but the cheap *** Realtek and such get 600-700 typically.

[MrFancyPants]

What NICs are in your machines? We've tested Intel chips higher but the cheap *** Realtek and such get 600-700 typically.

My main desktop has a Killer E2200 and my main laptop has a Killer E2400. My other machines I don't recall, they're a mix of Realtek and Intel. I can post some screen caps of real throughput tests later.

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[Mute]

Both hard lines and wifi. My current router not 802.11ac (it's whatever the previous generation is), so I guess I should replace it before upgrading my internet speed.

If you're going to upgrade your wifi gear, go with 802.11ax.

[blubullett]

The main issue with super fast internet speeds is the speed of the server you are downloading from. It doesn't help to have gig download speed if the server you are downloading something from only allows 50mb per connection. Every notice how some things download super fast and other times you are wondering why it is taking so long? The problem isn't your connection. It is the connection of the server you are downloading from.

Do you have any issues streaming movies or anything? If not, your internet is probably fine.

[GI Combat]

Do you have any issues streaming movies or anything? If not, your internet is probably fine.

No such issues, so I think I am ok.

[GI Combat]

If you're going to upgrade your wifi gear, go with 802.11ax.

Yes, looking for a router which supports this protocol.

[Bastard]

unless you are gaming or moving mass amounts of data gigabit internet is not worth it - add in the additional cost of having to upgrade your existing equipment and it really isn't worth it. there should be something in the middle, maybe a 300 or a 600 & buying your own modem should save you a bit too


edit - out of curiosity what is the upload speed they are claiming with the gigabit internet?

[MrFancyPants]

unless you are gaming or moving mass amounts of data gigabit internet is not worth it

It really depends on where you live. I have symmetric gigabit fiber at home and it's $65 per month flat, no equipment rental or fees. Comcast 250 Mbit was more expensive. It was a no brainer.

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[ocabj]

I'm fine with Spectrum cable internet. The upstream sucks when uploading video to YouTube, but I usually starting to push stuff before I go to bed. If I really need to move data, I just go to the office (10 min drive).

[blubullett]

unless you are gaming or moving mass amounts of data gigabit internet is not worth it - add in the additional cost of having to upgrade your existing equipment and it really isn't worth it. there should be something in the middle, maybe a 300 or a 600 & buying your own modem should save you a bit too


edit - out of curiosity what is the upload speed they are claiming with the gigabit internet?

Gaming really doesn't need a fast connection at all. Data logging my network it seems to average around 400kb a sec network activity while gaming.

[Dragunov]

WTF does your wife do, requiring a gigabit connection, needing more than 300Mbps?
What is she "using all" that bandwidth for, or what type of net-traffic is the bandwidth-sucker?

Even an HD stream only burns 1-1.5 (to 3)MBps max.
I don't have a 4K TV so I can't speak to that.

I COULD survive on 85/85, I just upgraded for the Halibut and price-point.
BUT, THIS is REALLY-nice...


Most people I know, that even work in IT, are perfectly happy with 50+Mbps, if reliable (so, non-Spectrum ).

True. I'm running 100 Mbps, I download crap all the time. Not a problem. Fast enough. My wife even streams Hulu, and Netflix. No slow down.
100Mbps is as fast as I can get out in the boonies, and I pay $35/Mo. for it.