I was at about 150Mbps before, and I don't notice a bit of difference.

Netflix requires 5 Mb download speed for HD. I think you have that covered.

Crikey! Thats faster than when I had Google's gigabit service...

JB

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I was at about 150Mbps before, and I don't notice a bit of difference.

Went to 400 from 100 and the same I really don't notice much of a difference in throughput at the screen/tv

My download speed with Comcast is around 180Mbps and going from one site to another is like light switch fast. I can't even remember the last time a video timed out on me. No need for more.

Jim

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Originally posted by HRK:

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I was at about 150Mbps before, and I don't notice a bit of difference.

Went to 400 from 100 and the same I really don't notice much of a difference in throughput at the screen/tv

You wouldn't. HD streaming really only requires around 20-25 Mbps for optimum streaming, no?

I’m stuck with ATT where I live. I pay them $65 a month for what the plan says is 25 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up.

What I do get is 21.42 Mbps down and 3.47 Mbps up.

Sucks. Especially for $65 a month.

Congrats. You now get to wait on other people.

I am supposed to have 150mbps but have never seen faster than 45mbps. Usually about 15-20mbps.

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Originally posted by HRK:

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I was at about 150Mbps before, and I don't notice a bit of difference.

Went to 400 from 100 and the same I really don't notice much of a difference in throughput at the screen/tv

People get way too caught up in advertised throughput rates. There are a million potential bottlenecks in the system, and dozens more with your own equipment that can slow down your 'real' internet speeds. Long ago I accepted the "if it feels good and works well while I'm sitting behind the keyboard" I'm satisfied.

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
I’m stuck with ATT where I live. I pay them $65 a month for what the plan says is 25 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up.

What I do get is 21.42 Mbps down and 3.47 Mbps up.

Sucks. Especially for $65 a month.

I am in the exact same boat. Same provider, speed, and price.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by HRK:

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I was at about 150Mbps before, and I don't notice a bit of difference.

Went to 400 from 100 and the same I really don't notice much of a difference in throughput at the screen/tv

People get way too caught up in advertised throughput rates. There are a million potential bottlenecks in the system, and dozens more with your own equipment that can slow down your 'real' internet speeds. Long ago I accepted the "if it feels good and works well while I'm sitting behind the keyboard" I'm satisfied.

^^^ exactly ^^^
It isn't like we are waiting forever on web pages to load like in the yesteryear of dial-up.
Sites are built efficiently, and the usual wait is for the AI of ads to accumulate to bombard you.
Faster ISP speeds won't help you there.
The usual bottleneck is in the physical capability of the host you are trying to retrieve data from either from a) traffic b) inadequate hardware (theirs) or c) limited upload bandwidth on their part.
Faster client machines with current hardware and OS's can make it seem faster too.
A lot of home computers will also negate a lot of the perfomance themselves by WiFi too.
A big number from the ISP can help in the right situations but most won't know the difference.
YMMV