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Acid test is go switch it off for a week (including phone) and then ask the question again. I think most people underestimate how pervasive internet usage is these days. For working at home it’s a critical service.
A week! I'm not sure I could switch it off for a day - especially a working one! Anyway a week-ish of ludicrous speed internet connectivity, I have learned.
- not all mesh networks (even from same provider) are the same. Dedicated wifi channels/pref separate radios for backhaul (unless you're able to cable them together- no chance for us) are what's needed for 500+ meg internet speeds.
- Placement of mesh nodes is critical, too close/overlapping is almost as bad as too far away and weak connection between them
- I want to spend some quality time with the team who developed the TP-DECO app. In a locked room and I'm the only one with a baseball bat đŸ™‚ It's lacks both functionality and stability.
- 4K TV is amazing. Been catching up with For All Mankind and it's just stunning. Rewatched Dune as we're off to see it at flicks later. Also very good. No way we'd have got close to that with old connection.
- OneDrive / Cloud first is seamless, none of that 'did I save that' moments.
- Upload speed - as mentioned earlier - is almost as important. I re uploaded a 5 gig video to YT. Pre fibre it took 3 attempts and finally managed it after a 1hr50 upload process. This time- 3 minutes! And I think it'd have gone quicker if my Mac could hose it up to YT at full speed.
- you really notice 'slow' websites. Looking at you STW but others as well. Stuff like the beeb and guardian are lightning quick.
- Teams wise, I'm getting 90ms RTD (as opposed to 200+ jittery) rock solid, never changes and max o.1% packet loss. It's no 'better' really than when the old BB was actually working but I don't start every call wondering if I'll finish it on the analogue phone!