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Good morning

We currently have an LTE router at home, but the cost is quite high to download big amounts. I intend to buy red dead redemption 2 on PC, and it needs to be downloaded from Steam.

We are only two people and will mainly use the fibre for streaming on 1 tv and then to connect 2 cellphones to it via WIFI.

Any advice as to the recommended download/upload speed and which ISP would be best in your opinion.
 
James 77 said:
Good morning

We currently have an LTE router at home, but the cost is quite high to download big amounts. I intend to buy red dead redemption 2 on PC, and it needs to be downloaded from Steam.

We are only two people and will mainly use the fibre for streaming on 1 tv and then to connect 2 cellphones to it via WIFI.

Any advice as to the recommended download/upload speed and which ISP would be best in your opinion.
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What fibre offering are available for your physical address?
 
For normal usage like streaming I bargain for at least 2mbps per device for downloads. If you are gaming I would usually recommend a 20mbps/20mbps line. Just to save yourself the agro.
 
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lowriderza said:
For normal usage like streaming I bargain for at least 2mbps per device for downloads. If you are gaming I would usually recommend a 20mbps/20mbps line. Just to save yourself the agro.
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Thank you
I was looking at the 20/20 line. Seems like the best bang for buck
 
James 77 said:
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Thank you
I was looking at the 20/20 line. Seems like the best bang for buck
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Depending on the amount of uploads you do you can look at the 50/5 with Vumatel its more or less the same price as 20/20, i am on 50/5 and more than happy, i do not upload too much so the 5 is more than enough, we use to be on 20/2.
 
CrypticZA said:
Depending on the amount of uploads you do you can look at the 50/5 with Vumatel its more or less the same price as 20/20, i am on 50/5 and more than happy, i do not upload too much so the 5 is more than enough, we use to be on 20/2.
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Same, and now have taken advantage of Afrihost double speed promo, so am enjoying my temporary 100/10 speed until end Jan.
 
CrypticZA said:
Depending on the amount of uploads you do you can look at the 50/5 with Vumatel its more or less the same price as 20/20, i am on 50/5 and more than happy, i do not upload too much so the 5 is more than enough, we use to be on 20/2.
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That makes sense. We hardly upload anything to the net. Thank you.

Just need to decide on a ISP now
 
I have a 20 / 2 fibre line. we use it for Netflix / dstv streaming on a tv. 3 phones and the cctv cameras and no buffering.

upload only used for emails every now and again.
 
James 77 said:
Thank you, it's good to know
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Go with Afrihost.

This is with the double data promo going. I normally have a 100mbs line, but it's now doubled.

This is while one 4k stream is running (watching a cooking show, yes, I'm learning to cook!), my wife on her phone, me on my laptop and my two kids on their phone playing Minecraft.

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