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is verizon 15/5 fios enough for me? see usage inside...? - Amy - 04-28-2014 06:37 PM
Right now, I'm on comcast blast (50/10) but it seems to hiccup throughout the day. I used to have comcast performance (25/5), which ironically didn't have that problem. But I've heard that verizon fios (which is available in my area) is better and am considering switching to them. In particular, I'm wondering what package I should get if I were to switch to verizon fios.
My roommate and I have the following devices that use the internet (I keep my laptop on the cable sometimes, but everything else is on wifi):
2 PC laptops
2 iPhones
1 iPad
1 Roku streaming device for TV
1 samsung smart tv
At any given time, ~2 of these devices will be actively used, but the others are either off, or in the case of my phone, on but not being used.
I know the company websites give suggestions, but I think they tend to overestimate what is needed (verizon rep told me 15/5 was only enough for 1 computer and only for checking emails, not enough for streaming from youtube at all, which I don't quite believe).
Advice would be appreciated!
- Computers - 04-28-2014 06:41 PM
It'd be able to handle the two Laptops and iPhones. That's it. Your bandwidth will get eaten up so quick with all those others.
I would go for something like 25/5