Do I need fibre broadband?
Do I need fibre broadband?
If you're in a small household of one or two people and you only use the internet for small things like scrolling through social media, sending emails or watching the odd YouTube video, standard broadband should do the job.
That is unless you can get fibre broadband for the same price, where you might as well go for a faster connection if it costs you the same (or less) per month. It's definitely worth checking to see if fibre broadband is actually cheaper than your current connection before you decide what to get. You may find the extra investment worth it for the extra reliability fibre provides.
If you want to stream TV shows and movies regularly, play games online, download large files and programs, or you live in a household with three or more internet users, the speed advantage offered by fibre broadband is invaluable.
Take a look at these examples to see the broadband speed you need for each individual device while it's in use:
- Social media: 1Mbps
- Web browsing: 2Mbps
- Standard definition Netflix streaming: 3Mbps
- HD Netflix streaming: 5Mbps
- 4K Netflix streaming: 25Mbps
- Online gaming: 3-6Mbps
Cloud gaming (like Google Stadia): 35Mbps
Of course, different services will have their own requirements. But the more internet you want to use at once, the more bandwidth you will need.
If you've got four people trying to watch Netflix at the same time, you'll need to account for four times the minimum recommended speed for that activity. Otherwise you may have to put up with arguments over who gets to use the internet at what time.
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