No doubt many folks do have a need for speed but FWIW I get by fine with 6
Mbps D/L speed, streaming Youtube and local cable channels, browsing the
web, email & fora, etc.; I've also got a fall-back 56K toll-free dial-up
option which is still good for email and messaging when broadband is not
available.
Occasionally a bit more speed would be nice when downloading a particularly
large file, but that's a good excuse to get up & stretch my legs, make a
coffee or tea, or just sit outside getting some sun and fresh air.
The best part is that together with my cell phone it only costs me C$ 50/mo.
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On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 3:03 PM Tony Jones via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 10:59 AM ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On 2023-05-04 2:31 p.m., Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
> > the router. Other than Netflix or Multiplayer games, what is really high
> > speed internet needed for?
> > Ben.
> >
>
> I do development that involves pulling large SCS trees, lots of fetching of
> rpms and isos. It's nice to have the bandwidth.
>
> Also bandwidth != latency ("multiplayer games").
>
