It once used to be 4-6mbps. Today's world with high feature websites and bloated javascripts and http/2 and high amount of streaming , is 10mbps good enough ?
Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
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Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#2I would say so. I feel like there are very few sites I can't access when on a slow connection. Even for working remote I need almost no speed to get things done.
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#3Maybe have javascript off by default? I have 70mbps and some media sites are still loading crap after 30 seconds.
Quick JavaScript Switcher for Chrome, or Quick JS Switcher for Firefox
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#4It's plenty unless you're sharing it with multiple people. You're more likely to get slowdowns from the remote server or because your computer has to interpret a zillion layers of JavaScript.
Also check that you're getting the service you pay for. Most plans are "up to" N Mbps. It's pretty common to get 3 Mbps down on a nominally 10mbps connection. Cable internet in particular is prone to congestion in densely populated areas if the ISP hasn't installed sufficient bandwidth. And assuming you're using wifi, signal strength/quality/interference can affect your download speeds as well. There are plenty of tools available to investigate that.
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#5I would say so. I feel like there are very few sites I can't access when on a slow connection. Even for working remote I need almost no speed to get things done.
so does this mean that http/2 and stream work on slow connection ? I cannot open few streams in FB , but can do better on Twitch
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#6It's plenty unless you're sharing it with multiple people. You're more likely to get slowdowns from the remote server or because your computer has to interpret a zillion layers of JavaScript. Also check that you're getting the service you pay for. Most plans are "up to" N Mbps. It's pretty common to get 3 Mbps down on a nominally 10mbps connection. Cable internet in particular is prone to congestion in densely popula…
how to know if ISP isn't slowing me down ? any pointers ?
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#7It's plenty unless you're sharing it with multiple people. You're more likely to get slowdowns from the remote server or because your computer has to interpret a zillion layers of JavaScript. Also check that you're getting the service you pay for. Most plans are "up to" N Mbps. It's pretty common to get 3 Mbps down on a nominally 10mbps connection. Cable internet in particular is prone to congestion in densely popula…
how to know if ISP isn't slowing me down ? any pointers ?
You can run one of the many "speed tests" to see how much bandwidth you're actually getting from your ISP connection. For example:
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
how to know if ISP isn't slowing me down ? any pointers ?
You can run one of the many "speed tests" to see how much bandwidth you're actually getting from your ISP connection. For example: https://www.dslreports.com/speedtest
Netflix speed test: https://fast.com/ (in the event your ISP is throttling Netflix)
ICSI Netalyzr: http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu (connection shenanigans detection)
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#9I've been living on a residential ftth connection, 10mbps/10mbps.
It's good enough for three working people, that do not use Netflix. I also get to have a nice home server with a few services (including my own email with my own domain).
I'd say it's enough if:
- you also get 10mbps in upload
- latency is in the range of an ftth connection
Re: Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world?
#1010mbps down is fine. I have 15, it's fine.
What kills me is the 1mbps up, you need at least 5 to survive and participate in the average internet.
I'd trade my 15/1 for 10/5 in a heartbeat.