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| ===== Estimating Your Total Bandwidth Needs ===== | ===== Estimating Your Total Bandwidth Needs ===== | ||
| - | To calculate the total bandwidth needed, add up the requirements for all the devices and activities you expect to use at the same time. For example: | + | To calculate the total bandwidth needed, add up the requirements for all the devices and activities you expect to use at the same time. For example, suppose you have two TVs, one 4K the other HD, and two computers busy streaming HD video, and a video conference going on at the same time: |
| * **4K TV:** 25 Mbps | * **4K TV:** 25 Mbps | ||
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| * **Video Conferencing: | * **Video Conferencing: | ||
| - | **Total Estimated Bandwidth: | + | **Total Estimated Bandwidth |
| * 25 + 8 + 16 + 8 = **57 Mbps** | * 25 + 8 + 16 + 8 = **57 Mbps** | ||
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| * **Overhead and Fluctuations: | * **Overhead and Fluctuations: | ||
| - | * Add about 20-30% extra to your calculated total to account for network fluctuations, | + | * Add about 20-50% extra to your calculated total to account for network fluctuations, |
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| * **Simultaneous Usage:** | * **Simultaneous Usage:** | ||
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| Given the example above, a plan that offers **at least 100 Mbps** should be sufficient.\\ | Given the example above, a plan that offers **at least 100 Mbps** should be sufficient.\\ | ||
| For multiple high-bandwidth activities simultaneously or to ensure a smooth experience with no slowdowns, consider a **200 Mbps or higher** plan.\\ | For multiple high-bandwidth activities simultaneously or to ensure a smooth experience with no slowdowns, consider a **200 Mbps or higher** plan.\\ | ||
| - | If you have a large household or foresee increased usage, a plan in the range of **300-500 Mbps** might be more appropriate.\\ | + | If you have a large household, expect large uploads or downloads, |
| Also, ensure the upload speed meets your needs, especially for video conferencing and cloud services, as many standard plans focus primarily on download speed. | Also, ensure the upload speed meets your needs, especially for video conferencing and cloud services, as many standard plans focus primarily on download speed. | ||
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| * Any system backups and restores to/from the cloud will take longer. | * Any system backups and restores to/from the cloud will take longer. | ||
| * Transferring files using a file transfer service will take longer (uploading the file to send or downloading the file you've received) | * Transferring files using a file transfer service will take longer (uploading the file to send or downloading the file you've received) | ||
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| + | ===Downloading=== | ||
| + | Let's explore the timing of an upload or download given different file sizes and provider Internet speed. | ||
| Download time (seconds) = File size (in bits) / Internet speed (in bits/ | Download time (seconds) = File size (in bits) / Internet speed (in bits/ | ||
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| These speeds do not account for | These speeds do not account for | ||
| - | * Latency (delay before starting a transfer) | + | |
| - | * Network Congestion (exceeding available bandwidth capacity on the network) | + | |
| - | * Packet loss (and resulting re-transmissions) | + | |
| - | * Wifi vs Wired connections (wifi can be less stable) | + | |
| - | * Server speed or load | + | |
| - | * Quality of Service (QoS) settings, prioritization of other traffic may have an impact | + | |
| - | To account for these factors, estimate a 20% to 50% overhead and increase in download times. | + | To account for these factors, estimate |
| ===Summary of findings=== | ===Summary of findings=== | ||
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| * 1 Gbps delivers the fastest download times, ideal for heavy data usage activities. | * 1 Gbps delivers the fastest download times, ideal for heavy data usage activities. | ||
| - | + | You might consider: how often you do the above uploads or downloads, and your tolerance for a longer transfer time. | |
| - | You might consider: how often you do the above, and your tolerance for a longer transfer time. | + | |
| =====Service Providers in the Lexington/ | =====Service Providers in the Lexington/ | ||
| Pricing details for various speeds from our three service providers as of 9/ | Pricing details for various speeds from our three service providers as of 9/ | ||
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| ^Provider^300Mbps | ^Provider^300Mbps | ||
| |Verizon|$49.99 (300/300 ?)|74.99 (500/500 ?)|$89.99 (750-940/ | |Verizon|$49.99 (300/300 ?)|74.99 (500/500 ?)|$89.99 (750-940/ | ||
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| |Xfinity|$45+25*=$70/ | |Xfinity|$45+25*=$70/ | ||
| - | Important: if you see (600/35) then that means you can download files etc at 600 Mbps, million bits per second, but you can only upload data at 35 Mbps which will impact you if you email large files, backup to the cloud, etc. | + | Important: if you see (600/35) then that means you can download files etc at 600 Mbps, million bits per second, but you can only upload data at 35 Mbps, which will impact you if you email large files, backup to the cloud, etc. |
| + | ===Data point=== | ||
| + | On 10/22/2024 at 6:30pm, with FiOS 300Mbps speed from Verizon, here's my timing. | ||
| + | ^method^download^upload^ | ||
| + | |Wired|89.8Mbps|89.8Mbps|ping 13ms Jitter 1ms| | ||
| + | |Wifi|87.2Mbps|90.0Mbps|ping 15ms jitter 2ms| | ||
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