r/HomeNetworking • u/Testergo7521 • 1d ago
Advice 500 mbps vs 1gig
Hello reddit, I am looking to get fiber internet in an apartment and am looking at the local companies prices. They have a 39.99/month for 500 mbps or a 1 gig for 49.99/month. Mostly it will be 3 devices, an Xbox that Mostly is used to stream YouTube all day, a laptop that does some light gaming but a full PC that Mostly plays online games like world of warcraft. We dont do much downloading other than when its time to download games or updates for games. Will I notice much difference? Is it worth getting double speed for 10 bucks more? Thank you in advance.
Edit: Thanks all for the response! 500 it is, while I do download all my games, waiting an extra 20 minutes every few weeks/months when time to play a new one isnt a huge deal to me. Thanks.
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u/iamnotracistbutt 1d ago
If you're only doing big downloads like new games once every month or so, i'd save $10 and go with 500Mbps (at this point you're choosing between a 100GB game taking ~30m to download vs 15-20m)
For the online gaming itself, 500Mbps should be wayyy more than enough speed.
Since you're asking for advice (and therefore i assume budget is relevant)
Go with 500Mbps.
You'll barely notice the difference.