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Is 1gig fiber necessary? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Necessary .. No.

Worth it. Yes.

I'm impatient as hell when I want something. If that means getting it through a connection 5x faster for the same price or just a bit more I'll take it

Speeds benefit high res videos and downloads which are constantly increasing. So the faster the better