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DLabit29's avatar
DLabit29
Contributor
5 years ago

Less bandwidth, less congestion?

my router has a feature that optimizes bufferbloat by adjusting bandwidth accordingly.  Apparently preventing network bottleneck.  My question is: im on gigabit speeds.  Would dropping to t...
Bruce's avatar
Bruce
Honored Contributor III
5 years ago

Even if you got gigabit speeds, do you really need gigabit speeds?  How many people live in your house?  What do they stream?  Does everybody simultaneously stream?

DLabit29's avatar
DLabit29
Contributor
5 years ago

I more so need the upload speeds for gaming 

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III
    5 years ago

    What's the universally-accepted bandwidth for gaming...25, 50, 100 Mbps?

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      DLabit29
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      for upload, the higher the better. But my upload speeds always fluctuate. 

      50mbps would be ideal