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We don't do gaming and we might stream the occasional film.
Will we notice the difference?
We have 2 hours to switch!
You won't notice.
If that's all you do, then no.
But check the upload speed too, that might be a bigger jump and if you're working from home etc then you might notice it.
How about face time calls will they be jerky?
How about face time calls will they be jerky?
Again, that'll be more dependent on upload speed. 2-3mbps for a teams/zoom/facetime call is generally the required. On 59mbps you were probably on around 8mbps upload? Any slower and you might start seeing issues with multiple things going on a once. On 100mbps I'd expect 10-20mbps upload speed.
No. I have 22mbps down and 5 up it works fine. Terrible though when kids are streaming/gaming and I want to too.
I'm moving to fibre so I hope it will be better for Netflix, BT sport etc.
If that is all you are doing then either are massive overkill and will be fine
Netflix/Disney+ highest 4k/HDR bitrates are 16mbps at the moment. Gaming will be 1-5mbps, so you don't really need ultra fast speeds to allow for multiple streams etc.
However, it is nice to be able to download a 100GB PSN game while 2x Netflix streams are being watched, plus phones etc with zero affects on each other. I'm on 800/50 and bloody love it.
Upload is estimated 16-18 mbps
What's your current upload speed?
Can we have a rural filter for broadband speed chats, upload speed and latency are abysmal with no change in site. Fastershire? Fastershite more like
Upload is a measured 8 and a claimed 10 mbps
Upload is estimated 16-18 mbps
Upload is a measured 8 and a claimed 10 mbps
Hmm, if your current was under 5mbps I'd say go for the upgrade but 8 to 16mbps isn't going to do a lot.
Out of interest, what broadband technology are you on/have the option to switch to? Guessing FTTC currently based on your speed, ann maybe virgin media for the new 100/16 line?
Depending on where you are the underlying technology that your connection is provided over makes a difference to reliability. We used to be plagued with line faults on the old copper infrastructure. If you are being offered a true fibre connection (probably at 100Mb) then it is worth it just to be on a modern, reliable network.
@dickyhepburn local company was setup around here 18 months ago to do what Openreach weren't doing. Gigabit connections available in our village in a week or so. They just claim rural broadband vouchers from government.
Works satellite link is getting worse as system becomes bloated with more security and cloud based stuff.
Few farms running microwave links and 4g connections which are way better than Openreach can even provide in the main town around here.