50 Mbps/5 Mbps vs 100 Mbps/10 Mbps

[pcslookout]

Is there a big difference and is it worth $6 or $7 extra ?

 

[sdifox]

Depends on your usage. I care more about the doubling of uplink speed.

I would do it for 7 dollar difference.

 

[Gryz]

If you don't know yourself, then probably it won't matter for you. If I were you then, I'd go for the cheapest option.

 

[razel]

Mine was an extra $5 between 50mb/s and 100mb/s. It was $10 between 100 and 200. As others have wisely stated, it's best to try. Did all three and settled on 100mb/s. I honestly would be happy with 50mb/s as well. In my home 100-200mb/s is a realistic benchmarked number over WiFi, however I was not saving that much more time downloading files compared to 100 over 200. I have 1000mb/s at work and it's the same overall experience even down to 50mb. The final choice is yours.

By the way, 1000mb/s internet speed doesn't mean you'll get data 10x faster than 100mb/s when you only need 100mb of data per second. This is also true with HDD/SSD speeds.

 

[Hans Gruber]

I don't know what my internet speed is rated at by over ethernet I get 240mbps down and 12-13mbps up. Over 5Ghz wifi I get about 130-150mbps down and 12-13mbps up. The gear you have greatly affects your speed. You could have a gigabit connection but if you don't have wireless AC or gigabit connections throughout your computers and network, you would be wasting your money.

I will say if you plan to stream via Roku, Netflix or Amazon to your TV or computer. Wireless AC devices are good to have. I just got a new 4k set with built in Roku and wireless AC. There is no lag and no dropouts with 4k streams because I have a wireless AC connection. I only have a couple of laptops with wireless AC. I have seen speeds over 200mbps down using wireless AC connections.

I would definitely give the thumbs up to the 100mbps plan. The extra 5mbps upload speed is nice overhead for multiple computers and devices on your network.

 

[mnewsham]

I agree with others, the price increase overall is negligible and while 50Mb/s download might be sufficient, the extra upload bandwidth alone would be worth the cost. 5Mb/s is abysmal, and while 10Mb/s isn't amazing, doubling your upload speed will insure multiple users will have an easier time sharing resources.

I get 240mbps down and 12-13mbps up. Over 5Ghz wifi I get about 130-150mbps down and 12-13mbps up. The gear you have greatly affects your speed. You could have a gigabit connection but if you don't have wireless AC or gigabit connections throughout your computers and network, you would be wasting your money.

I have 1gbps service, over ethernet I get 850-940mbps download and upload, depending on the servers I test to and the time of day. Over 5Ghz wifi I get 350-450mbps download and 400-500mbps upload.

For the Wifi I had to enable 80Mhz DFS channels in order to get these speeds, without that custom configuration it was automatically using 20Mhz channels and I would cap out around 200-250mbps.

 

[Hans Gruber]

I agree with others, the price increase overall is negligible and while 50Mb/s download might be sufficient, the extra upload bandwidth alone would be worth the cost. 5Mb/s is abysmal, and while 10Mb/s isn't amazing, doubling your upload speed will insure multiple users will have an easier time sharing resources.


I have 1gbps service, over ethernet I get 850-940mbps download and upload, depending on the servers I test to and the time of day. Over 5Ghz wifi I get 350-450mbps download and 400-500mbps upload.

For the Wifi I had to enable 80Mhz DFS channels in order to get these speeds, without that custom configuration it was automatically using 20Mhz channels and I would cap out around 200-250mbps.

Those are impressive wifi 5Ghz speeds you are getting. Is that wireless AC 5Ghz or standard 5Ghz wifi?

 

[mnewsham]

Those are impressive wifi 5Ghz speeds you are getting. Is that wireless AC 5Ghz or standard 5Ghz wifi?

It's 802.11AC
Tested with a Unifi AC-AP Lite (2x2 MIMO) access point and a Note8 (2x2 MIMO).
And again, this required 80Mhz DFS channels. Without that it was much lower.