Mbpm vs Hard Wire?

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memyselfi

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My home internet is 500 Mbpm; using Wi-Fi I still buffer. Our living room T.V. is hardwired and does not buffer but with Wi-Fi we still buffer. Would it help to go to the 1000 Mbpm our carrier offers or should I get the house wired to be able to have everything hard wired instead of using Wi-Fi? There is about a $40.00 difference a month; which would be the buy? Would I buffer on 1,000 Mbpm?
 

Subhumanoidal

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I'm not an expert by any means in this area. But speed can be affected by various things. But wifi is known for having a slower speed than plugging in directly.
And your use of mbpm is odd as well. Perhaps I'm just not knowledgable enough but I always hear it in seconds, not minutes. Even googling to see if i was just ignorant showed no uses of per minute.
But a speed test here showed 68 mbps. Times 5 that's still under 400 per minute. And this is more than needed for most home use. To go to a higher package would only be a help for people with more intense internet usage.
You could also consider your router/modem being the cause of wifi slowdown. It may need to be tweaked or replaced for improved speed.
That's my take with my limited knowledge on the topic.
 

Oncefallen

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Distance from the router can also affect the wi-fi speeds
 

memyselfi

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I'm not an expert by any means in this area. But speed can be affected by various things. But wifi is known for having a slower speed than plugging in directly.
And your use of mbpm is odd as well. Perhaps I'm just not knowledgable enough but I always hear it in seconds, not minutes. Even googling to see if i was just ignorant showed no uses of per minute.
But a speed test here showed 68 mbps. Times 5 that's still under 400 per minute. And this is more than needed for most home use. To go to a higher package would only be a help for people with more intense internet usage.
You could also consider your router/modem being the cause of wifi slowdown. It may need to be tweaked or replaced for improved speed.
That's my take with my limited knowledge on the topic.

You should come live with me people who point out my screw ups are on the top of my list of favorite people... I could keep you busy.. Mbpm… Mbps… lol... Got tp love typos…
 

Subhumanoidal

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You should come live with me people who point out my screw ups are on the top of my list of favorite people... I could keep you busy.. Mbpm… Mbps… lol... Got tp love typos…
I didn't "point out screw ups" since I did say maybe it was a real thing I didn't know about. I merely pointed out that it seemed odd to me and that I was unsure if it was purposeful or not. And if it was purposeful I was curious.
Pointing out a screw up would look more like this...
I see you focused on the part where I was confused and seeking clarification and making it look like I was being critical while ignoring that I made an effort to help you and being thankless about it.
See? In that statement I wasn't leaving open the possibility for me being wrong, I simply pointed out a fact of your behavior.
Now you can say, accurately, that I was pointing out your mistake.
 

memyselfi

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I didn't "point out screw ups" since I did say maybe it was a real thing I didn't know about. I merely pointed out that it seemed odd to me and that I was unsure if it was purposeful or not. And if it was purposeful I was curious.
Pointing out a screw up would look more like this...
I see you focused on the part where I was confused and seeking clarification and making it look like I was being critical while ignoring that I made an effort to help you and being thankless about it.
See? In that statement I wasn't leaving open the possibility for me being wrong, I simply pointed out a fact of your behavior.
Now you can say, accurately, that I was pointing out your mistake.
Ok.... I was being funny... but in my own mind again.... lol...

I thank you for your commits... BIG HUG IN THE LORD!!!!!

I still wish you were here to correct my typos:)