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Been on 500mbps Fibre to the Premises for 5 years now. With no kids, it's plenty fast enough for browsing, watching Netflix and my Wife working from home. Cost here in the UK for that speed, is anything from GBP30 upward. I pay GBP 36.99 (approx USD50) per month. The only way we can keep the prices down here, is renegotiate with our ISP or completely switch ISP every 24 months.

I often wonder why some folks get so fixated with mega speeds, but then I'm not a gamer or downloading huge files etc all the time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI
    CPU
    Intel i5 10400
    Motherboard
    B560M PRO-VDH WiFi BIOS 1.A1
    Memory
    x2 8gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard AL897
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG Artymis 242C
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500gb
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova 650w G3
    Case
    Gaming case
    Keyboard
    MSI GK20
    Mouse
    MSI Versa 300
    Internet Speed
    500mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi PCIe
Shambles Bank said:
Been on 500mbps Fibre to the Premises for 5 years now. With no kids, it's plenty fast enough for browsing, watching Netflix and my Wife working from home. Cost here in the UK for that speed, is anything from GBP30 upward. I pay GBP 36.99 (approx USD50) per month. The only way we can keep the prices down here, is renegotiate with our ISP or completely switch ISP every 24 months.

I often wonder why some folks get so fixated with mega speeds, but then I'm not a gamer or downloading huge files etc all the time.
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If you own over a dozen devices that stay connected to the internet 1Gbps isn't overkill. If you're running a home network it helps. A fast upload speed also helps it you upload videos to web sites like YouTube. Internet in Canada is extremely expensive. $100 US per month for 1Gbps here isn't unusual. I just recently got fibre to my door and the difference is impressive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, WIN 7 HOME (32 Bit), LINUX MINT
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY, ASUS, and DELL
    CPU
    Intel i7 6900K and i9-7960X / AMD 3800X (8 core)
    Motherboard
    ASUS X99E-WS USB 3.1 and ASUS X299 SAGE
    Memory
    128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA 1070 and RTX 3070
    Sound Card
    Crystal Sound (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    single Samsung 30" 4K and 8" aux monitor
    Screen Resolution
    4K and something equally attrocious. I'll be working on this.
    Hard Drives
    A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W

    Ports X, Y, and Z are reserved for USB access and removable drives.

    Drive types consist of the following: Various mechanical hard drives bearing the brand names, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital. Various NVMe drives bearing the brand names Kingston, Intel, Silicon Power, Crucial, Western Digital, and Team Group. Various SATA SSDs bearing various different brand names.

    RAID arrays included:

    LSI RAID 10 (WD Velociraptors) 1115.72 GB
    LSI RAID 10 (WD SSDS) 463.80 GB

    INTEL RAID 0 (KINGSTON HYPER X) System 447.14 GB
    INTEL RAID 1 TOSHIBA ENTERPRIZE class Data 2794.52 GB
    INTEL RAID 1 SEAGATE HYBRID 931.51 GB
    PSU
    SEVERAL. I prefer my Corsair Platinum HX1000i but I also like EVGA power supplies
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (among others)
    Cooling
    Noctua is my favorite and I use it in my main. I also own various other coolers.
    Keyboard
    all kinds.
    Mouse
    all kinds
    Internet Speed
    360 mbps - 1 gbps (depending)
    Browser
    FIREFOX
    Antivirus
    KASPERSKY (no apologies)
    Other Info
    Gave Dell touch screen with Windows 11 to daughter and got me an OTVOC. Being a PC builder I own many desktop PCs as well. I am a father of five providing PCs, laptops, and tablets for all my family, most of which I have modified, rebuilt, or simply built from scratch. I do not own a cell phone, never have, never will.
Sunday night, not much traffic
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    W11 25H2 26200.8457
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self
    CPU
    AMD RYZEN 5-5600
    Motherboard
    ASUS B 550-F
    Memory
    2x8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI NVIDIA GeForce 710
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    TCL 4k 43" TV
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 2TB and WD 2TB
    PSU
    800 W
    Case
    Fractal Design Focus Mid-Tower Case (RED)
    Cooling
    3 120 mm Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK320
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    2 Mbps/2 Mbps
    Browser
    FF
    Antivirus
    MS Defender, MWB
  • Operating System
    W11 22621.1194 / Linux Mint/Chrome OS
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    SELF
    CPU
    AMD a8-5545m
    Motherboard
    Biostar A68N-5545
    Memory
    2x4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GTX 550 Ti
    Sound Card
    Internal
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 ASUS 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    ADATA SU655
    PSU
    800W
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    2 120mm Fan
    Keyboard
    LOGITEC
    Mouse
    lOGITEC
    Internet Speed
    940/940
    Browser
    FF
    Antivirus
    MS -MWB
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self made in 2023
    CPU
    i7-12900K @ 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 APEX
    Memory
    2/16 GB Critical DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    Sound Card
    On board sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27 inch LED
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Samsung SSD w/ 3 partitions
    250 GB Samsung SSD for WSE 2016 BU OS
    1 TB Samsung SSD (Storage)
    PSU
    RM850x SHIFT 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 Compact - Mid Tower
    Browser
    EDGE
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro x2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LG gram 15, 15.6" Laptop
    CPU
    Core i5-1135G7
    Motherboard
    LG
    Memory
    16GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated - Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Onboard sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    Full HD 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    512 GB
    Browser
    EDGE
Scannerman said:
If you own over a dozen devices that stay connected to the internet 1Gbps isn't overkill. If you're running a home network it helps. A fast upload speed also helps it you upload videos to web sites like YouTube. Internet in Canada is extremely expensive. $100 US per month for 1Gbps here isn't unusual. I just recently got fibre to my door and the difference is impressive.
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To be fair and I didn't mention it in my previous post, but I do have a minimum of 24 devices pretty much connected 24/7, everything from the dishwasher, washing machine, iPad's, iPhone's, iP security cameras etc. As I say, with 500mbps fibre straight into the house, speed isn't an issue but I get it, if you're on 1gb speeds and it does it for you, then it's a win win all round. It is true though that there are many folks out there who get sucked into this whole 'I absolutely must have the fastest speed I can get' mentality, which is fine, they are at the end of the day paying for it, in some cases, far too much for a product they probably don't even need. I can get 900mbps speed GBP1.00 cheaper than my current 500mbps, but I just don't need it and anyway, after 12 months the price goes up as we're locked into 24 month contracts here. In ten months time when I switch ISP, I'll be back to paying around GBP30 a month for 500mbps.

Until the price of very high speed internet is reduced to a reasonable monthly cost, I'll just stick with what I have because in the grand scheme of things, having a faster speed won't make any difference to our situation. Also, I don't ever, upload videos to YouTube or any other social media, it's just web browsing in this household.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI
    CPU
    Intel i5 10400
    Motherboard
    B560M PRO-VDH WiFi BIOS 1.A1
    Memory
    x2 8gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard AL897
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG Artymis 242C
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500gb
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova 650w G3
    Case
    Gaming case
    Keyboard
    MSI GK20
    Mouse
    MSI Versa 300
    Internet Speed
    500mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi PCIe
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CHUWI Hi10 Max - WIFI Connection
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo YOGA Slim 7i
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel ARC
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60
    Browser
    Homemade
Shambles Bank said:
To be fair and I didn't mention it in my previous post, but I do have a minimum of 24 devices pretty much connected 24/7, everything from the dishwasher, washing machine, iPad's, iPhone's, iP security cameras etc. As I say, with 500mbps fibre straight into the house, speed isn't an issue but I get it, if you're on 1gb speeds and it does it for you, then it's a win win all round. It is true though that there are many folks out there who get sucked into this whole 'I absolutely must have the fastest speed I can get' mentality, which is fine, they are at the end of the day paying for it, in some cases, far too much for a product they probably don't even need. I can get 900mbps speed GBP1.00 cheaper than my current 500mbps, but I just don't need it and anyway, after 12 months the price goes up as we're locked into 24 month contracts here. In ten months time when I switch ISP, I'll be back to paying around GBP30 a month for 500mbps.

Until the price of very high speed internet is reduced to a reasonable monthly cost, I'll just stick with what I have because in the grand scheme of things, having a faster speed won't make any difference to our situation. Also, I don't ever, upload videos to YouTube or any other social media, it's just web browsing in this household.
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When I dropped from 1gbps to 500 mbps I did notice a difference. I don't even use WiFi but I certainly noticed more lag. I don't know if it was because I was on cable (no one else was hooked up to the junction outside my door) or if it was because the cable ran through a swamp but I'm off the copper now. I'm certainly paying for it but 1Gbps up and down seems to be optimum for me. To be honest, I don't quite get the full gigabit but it's close enough and as long as it remains over 900 mbps I'll be happy. My daughters are avid gamers so that might be part of it. I'm probably spoiled, but it's only one small luxury for an old guy who likely earned it. Others have much faster speeds than I do where I live. I have no clue what they do with that speed. Sure is nice to live in a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere and still have fibre.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, WIN 7 HOME (32 Bit), LINUX MINT
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY, ASUS, and DELL
    CPU
    Intel i7 6900K and i9-7960X / AMD 3800X (8 core)
    Motherboard
    ASUS X99E-WS USB 3.1 and ASUS X299 SAGE
    Memory
    128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA 1070 and RTX 3070
    Sound Card
    Crystal Sound (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    single Samsung 30" 4K and 8" aux monitor
    Screen Resolution
    4K and something equally attrocious. I'll be working on this.
    Hard Drives
    A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W

    Ports X, Y, and Z are reserved for USB access and removable drives.

    Drive types consist of the following: Various mechanical hard drives bearing the brand names, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital. Various NVMe drives bearing the brand names Kingston, Intel, Silicon Power, Crucial, Western Digital, and Team Group. Various SATA SSDs bearing various different brand names.

    RAID arrays included:

    LSI RAID 10 (WD Velociraptors) 1115.72 GB
    LSI RAID 10 (WD SSDS) 463.80 GB

    INTEL RAID 0 (KINGSTON HYPER X) System 447.14 GB
    INTEL RAID 1 TOSHIBA ENTERPRIZE class Data 2794.52 GB
    INTEL RAID 1 SEAGATE HYBRID 931.51 GB
    PSU
    SEVERAL. I prefer my Corsair Platinum HX1000i but I also like EVGA power supplies
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (among others)
    Cooling
    Noctua is my favorite and I use it in my main. I also own various other coolers.
    Keyboard
    all kinds.
    Mouse
    all kinds
    Internet Speed
    360 mbps - 1 gbps (depending)
    Browser
    FIREFOX
    Antivirus
    KASPERSKY (no apologies)
    Other Info
    Gave Dell touch screen with Windows 11 to daughter and got me an OTVOC. Being a PC builder I own many desktop PCs as well. I am a father of five providing PCs, laptops, and tablets for all my family, most of which I have modified, rebuilt, or simply built from scratch. I do not own a cell phone, never have, never will.
I'm just a retired (youngish retiree!) who just browses. My PC is probably total overkill for just browsing :LOL: but I don't suffer poor speeds or lag at all. Maybe down to my choice of browser, no adware slowing stuff down etc. I recently added a brand new WiFi card to my PC to properly utilise WiFi 6/7 speeds ready for when I upgrade my existing router and perhaps, move to 1Gbps Wifi when the price is right.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI
    CPU
    Intel i5 10400
    Motherboard
    B560M PRO-VDH WiFi BIOS 1.A1
    Memory
    x2 8gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard AL897
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG Artymis 242C
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500gb
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova 650w G3
    Case
    Gaming case
    Keyboard
    MSI GK20
    Mouse
    MSI Versa 300
    Internet Speed
    500mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi PCIe
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