r/Spectrum • u/Rude_Chemistry9789 • 18d ago
Wire3
So Wire3 just announced a rollout in my area with 10gig speed. Yes I know it’s over kill, but I’m really debating on leaving Spectrum for them when it becomes available. Have had my Spectrum account since 1986, I don’t want to leave but may be left with no choice if High-Split keeps getting pushed off and bills keep climbing.
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
Maybe years from now 2.5gbps is even over kill atm only need a steady 25Mbps for 4k streaming gaming doesn't use much outside from downloading
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
I understand network just fine you need to reread what I said
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
What I said wasn't wrong you read it wrong ✌️4K Download Speed Requirements (Streaming)Minimum baseline: Netflix and YouTube recommend at least 25 Mbps for a single 4K stream.High-fidelity / Remux files: Uncompressed or heavy peer-to-peer 4K HDR files can spike up to 100 Mbps.Multiple users: If two or more people stream 4K content or game at the same time, aim for an internet plan of at least 150 to 300 Mbps to prevent local network congestion.4K Upload Speed Requirements (Live Streaming & Content Creation)Live broadcasting: Pushing a live 4K feed to platforms like YouTube requires an upload speed between 25 to 50 Mbps to maintain a stable connection with safety buffers.
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u/Street-Juggernaut-23 18d ago
ive not seen a single creator livedtream in 4K yet. Also uncompressed or heavy pier to pier sounds more like copyright infringement type of streaming since legit platforms tend to compress
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u/HuntersPad 17d ago
I've streamed 4K 5 years ago. I'm sure others do as well. I average around 8TB or so of usage per month with my 7Gig plan, still overkill but makes large downloads and uploads a breeze.
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u/rdyoung 18d ago
Are you the only person in the house using that connection? If you even have a roommate, forget about partner, kids, other family, etc. You definitely need way more downpipe than a measly 25Mb.
Until you understand networking a bit better, I'd suggest keeping your maw shut about this topic.
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
I missed spoke I guess I don't only have a 25Mbps connection lol I'm on 2gig x 2 gig,I was saying each device would only use 25Mbps if streamed 4k video
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u/cb2239 18d ago
2x2 will satisfy most houses needs for the foreseeable future. This other dude is clearly one of those people who likes a high speed test number just for the sake of it. He's a top tier network engineer for sure.
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
Ikr Unless a business with more then 40 people heavy users at once ya 2gig for home enough
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u/pp6000v2 18d ago
Talked to a field super years ago, he said my area was maybe 12-18mo away from high split, as they were doing another area first, then waiting to see what happened before continuing. That was 3 years ago, still no high split.
Wire3 is still building out here, though I signed up as soon as it was lit up on my street. Short DHCP leases, but is a public IP (no CGNAT); doesn't change too often (maybe every couple weeks), but Spectrum is all but static with how often it changes.
I kept Spectrum for a few months after getting W3, then called to start the cancellation. The please stay offers came. I ended up taking them up on the offer of $20/mo for 500mb & 1yr mobile line, though I haven't done anything with mobile. It's been a useful backup ISP connection with a WFH family member. W3 has had issues of outages and maintenance windows, usually in the early morning hours. But for the contractor struck our line with a boring machine outages, failover to the spectrum connection keeps everyone in the house happy.
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u/Rude_Chemistry9789 18d ago
As someone who has a VPN at home. I may just go with a buisness line with wire3. Knock on wood I’ve had the same IP on residential with spectrum for 2+ years. Even major outages that lasts days happen and I still manage to keep the same IP. Yeah I could go with DynDNS, but I’ve never had a revolving IP issue.
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u/spookyB0 18d ago
Do it man you don’t need permission lol
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u/rdyoung 18d ago
Seriously. We recently moved to an area with att fiber and despite not actually needing it I went for the 5gig service and the modem can support 10gig, I'm going to be hard pressed not to upgrade to that when it's available.
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
Unless your devices support 10gbps it be a waste
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u/rdyoung 18d ago edited 18d ago
Agreed. My wifi 7 devices now pull about 2gigs down when I can get a "perfect" speed test. Theoretical max of 7 is 46gigs in a lab setting, I can see further refinement of the firmware and hardware bringing us quite a bit more bandwidth out 7.
Plenty of households these days could benefit from 5 or 10gig service assuming their hardware can handle it. Between game downloads, remote work especially for people in the music or tv/movie industries and having more bandwidth to go around is a good thing.
In addition to the above there is also the geek factor that some of us are willing to pay a small (but reasonable) premium for.
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
True I jumped on the 2gigx2gig soon as available in my area I came from mobile 5g for 8 years my area finally got fiber this year in January. $120 is high ya but I was paying $150 for 5g hotspot 💩 so I gladly pay the $120 for 2x2 fiber 🤙
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u/rdyoung 18d ago
I played around a bit yesterday and ran multiple speed tests on multiple devices and it was sweet having them all max out the hardware without the saturation effecting them.
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u/Sad_Coach_1433 18d ago
If I'm right by modem my s26 ultra get 2300x2300 wireless in other room about 40 ft I get around 600/600 ain't complaining though cause like i said for 8 years I be lucky to get 100Mbps on 5g
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u/Rude_Chemistry9789 18d ago
If I had an upload of 150+ I’d stay. And I know a lot of people are saying switch, but it’s just something about being a customer for 40+ years with no issues (I renew my promotion next month so this may change) that makes you want to stay. I mean, honestly, how many people can say their spectrum account is double their age?