Internet speeds - how much is truly needed?

[laxx]

I pay $100 a month for tv, phone, and 25/15 internet.

[jantze]

I pay $100 a month for tv, phone, and 25/15 internet.

too cheap \

[mark2410]

200M/10M should be enough

oh you get that we all hate you now dont you

[jantze]

oh you get that we all hate you now dont you

Gotta love your first post

[HDen]

oh you get that we all hate you now dont you

lol 10/10

I wish I'd get tv/phone/internet for $100. Right now I get only 3Mbps/phone for $90 and you have to add cellphone calls to that phone plan... :S

[MASantos]

I have 50down/5 up(advertised) for about 25€ here! Internet speed and cost is much better and cheaper here in Europe AFAIK. Here in Portugal latest speed advertised by ISPs is 300M down and 50up, using fiberoptic connections for about 50€ Still not available were I live though.

[deepak]

I have 50down/5 up(advertised) for about 25€ here! Internet speed and cost is much better and cheaper here in Europe AFAIK. Here in Portugal latest speed advertised by ISPs is 300M down and 50up, using fiberoptic connections for about 50€ Still not available were I live though.

UK and Ireland are probably the exception. Speeds are still very slow and prices are very high for what you get.

[mark2410]

speeds in the uk suck and from my experience are getting worse

[en480c4]

Yeah, I have what is probably a 3 Mbps DSL account that I'm stuck with for another 6 months. I guess I can't complain because I got it dirt cheap for the first 12 months, but for what I'm paying now, I can't wait to go to something with a little more speed. Netflix HD streaming is barely passable, and while surfing is OK, downloading anything of substance is painfully slow. I keep telling myself that December will be here soon!

[Hopstretch]

Currently getting about 200kbps down on a good day. Ask me if I miss 20/20 FIOS.

[n_maher]

The web here appears to be running nearly up to spec today, even over wireless.

[VPI]

Mine is about normal for a weekend.

[swt61]

[VPI]

My 3G upload speeds are seriously slow today. I am fairly happy with the DL numbers from a phone.

[Dusty Chalk]

[bbeellee]Giggidy giggidy giggidy[/beellee]

[recstar24]

IPad wireless n with extreme and comcast. Maybe I should start putting it to good use.

Sorry not showing, about 15 Mbps download and 5 upload

[jinp6301]

[deepak]

I'm getting 9/2.5 limited by my shitty wireless router. Which crashes whenever speeds exceed 1 MB/s on torrents

[mypasswordis]

[cetoole]

More than this is needed, though I guess it is OK considering I am just tethered to my phone.

[909]

wireless and there's another computer surfing the web right now too.

[Torpedo]

And I can't get a service any faster in my area

[The Monkey]

Had been laggy for a few weeks. Seems much better today.

Edited July 5, 2010 by The Monkey

[laxx]

[Salt Peanuts]

^ I miss FiOS.

This is a best I've seen in a while. Though I suspect doing this in the morning is helping.