How fast is your wired network?

[kojack]

On 1/9/2023 at 3:04 PM, Linux said:

I had 1Gpbs for ages now and i had thoughts about upgrading, but scratched them altogether. Unnecessary and still far too pricey.

 

If my internet connection will be faster than 1Gpbs in the future, i may give it another shot.

 

P.S. My Pixel 6 Pro has actually broken the 1Gpbs barrier via Wifi, but that doesn't count without an actual receiving network device.

I peg around 350-400mbps on my notebook around the house. I get 1gbps on my workstation in my office plugged into the router. I see little to no difference in actual speeds on the screen really.  My house is very very large.  5000 plus sq ft. I have 4 bell extender pods to provide proper coverage around the house.  These put out 300mbps max.  They are great.  I have one out in my garage/workshop behind my house, it picks up the signal from my router and boosts it back to full.  I then have my gel filled cat6 cable ran down to my main workshop/mechanics garage 350ft behind my house and it gives me 300mbps to the cable down there.  Easy, just plug them in and go. 

 

I think for most people the 1gbps internet is overkill if you only have a few devices on it.  

[Linux]

That is a very good point. You actually need a use-case for justifying more than 1Gbps. If i transfer many or big files through my network from device A to B i don't care, if it takes 30s or 5mins. Over 95% of the time these transfers are running in the background anyway.

[kojack]

For internet, after 100mbps you can barely perceive the difference in speed.  The issue and difference comes in with how many devices access the internet.  I have 30-40 devices accessing the internet at any time on my network.  Thats where the speed is helpful. 

[ryan]

On 1/12/2023 at 2:13 PM, kojack said:

30-40 devices

sounds like alot. I could see 4 but 40? what exactly do you do at home? do you have a big family

[Sandy Bridge]

I'd argue that there's a significant difference between "Fast Ethernet" (100 Mbps) and Gigabit.  It's a 10X difference, and while sure, loading NotebookTalk on Fast Ethernet isn't going to be noticeably faster, for any large file transfers there will be a noticeable difference.  "Fast Ethernet" is slower than USB 2.0, and we all know and love how much faster USB 3.0 is than 2.0 (also roughly 10x as fast).  "Fast Ethernet" is also slower than many and perhaps most Internet connections, even in the U.S. which is not nearly as fast as places like Estonia and South Korea.

 

While we might not need that bandwidth every day, for things like Steam games, photo backups, and Linux ISOs, I'd argue it's worth the near-zero cost difference that exists today, if buying a router/laptop/etc.  For my Hue hub that has Fast Ethernet, I agree that there way no reason for Philips to spend the extra 10 cents on Gigabit, it'll never need that volume of traffic.  It probably would have been okay with old-school 10 Mbps from a bandwidth standpoint.

 

2.5 Gbps is indeed a lot more of a "needs a use case".  The cost difference is in the tens of dollars, the speed increase is lower, and the real-time impact of those savings is significantly less.  It would have been cool if my new laptop had 2.5 Gbps but it's fine that it only has gigabit.  Maybe I'll spring for it when I upgrade to a fancy new 802.11be router.

[kojack]

On 1/15/2023 at 12:04 PM, ryan said:

sounds like alot. I could see 4 but 40? what exactly do you do at home? do you have a big family

Tv's, streaming boxes, phones, pcs, ipads, connected home devices etc.  It does not take long to add up buddy! Hell I have around 15 computers alone all on the network now!  

[ryan]

wow, holy smokes brother. Are you rich or something because I was fitting to send you a cheque, but first I need some info lol

[Aaron44126]

How many devices?  40 doesn't really seem like too much.  I have a family of four here...  On the network are four laptops, a Mac Mini, multiple phones & iPads, at least three gaming consoles, a Blu-ray player, TV streaming boxes, a couple of printers, a handful of IoT devices, not to mention a few switches and three APs...  Isn't that hard to get up to "tens" of devices.

[ryan]

I'm a bachelor. so it's a given I wouldn't understand.

 

most iv'e had is a xbox/tv/laptop/tablet/phone so 5. 40 does seem high even with a family of 4(I could see 20 max) I guess I do have smart lights, every room has a RGB smart light if that counts

[Custom90gt]

Just checked my PfSense box and I currently have 63 active IP addresses, the majority being wireless. It adds up when you have tablets and fire sticks and wireless cameras, etc...

[ryan]

fastest internet ive ever experienced and its my own now...pretty awesome having 2gig internet.

 

 

wireless wifi 7 is just as fast and im 70 feet away and 4 walls. wifi 7 is incredible.

 

this saturates my 2.5gb adaptor and my laptops 1gig cant touch this.

[kojack]

On 3/8/2023 at 5:51 PM, Aaron44126 said:

How many devices?  40 doesn't really seem like too much.  I have a family of four here...  On the network are four laptops, a Mac Mini, multiple phones & iPads, at least three gaming consoles, a Blu-ray player, TV streaming boxes, a couple of printers, a handful of IoT devices, not to mention a few switches and three APs...  Isn't that hard to get up to "tens" of devices.

Exactly. I have me, my wife, my two sons (at times, one moved out at 17 to goto University and has been gone for the most part since-he's 26 now). We all have phones (I have 3 different phones), tablets, laptops, desktops, all our rooms have smart TV's ( 12 including the ones in my garage) cameras, and more.  Not hard to rack up stuff connecting to the system. 

[ryan]

12 tvs?

 

Whats common though, most people have 2 or 3 tvs. 

[kojack]

On 8/30/2024 at 4:43 PM, ryan said:

12 tvs?

 

Whats common though, most people have 2 or 3 tvs. 

I have a very large house.  Plus I have tv's in each of my garages.  I have 2 tv's in my rec/theater/bar room, plus a 120 in retractable screen and projector for movie nights.

[ryan]

i get that, just seems like alot...here I thought having 3 tvs was greedy..lol. I have a 3d tv a oled tv and a sony triluminos tv.. no need for anything else, but if i had a huge house id prob have 12 tvs also

 

[kojack]

100 percent. The walls are bare without them. ha ha.  I am adding another 43 inch to my workstation for viewing completed projects.  I don't shell out alot for them since they are disposable these days.  The good ole ONN roku tv's from Walmart do the trick without issue.  Their speakers suck so alternative audio is a must. 

[ryan]

yeah i thought about buying a hisense u68km tv for 500. ended up getting a 70 buck projector...very impressive thing for 70, spits a 150in 1080p display...no pixels to be seen just not the greatest color gamut

[kojack]

I have the sanyo PLV-Z1. It upscales to 1080 and has awesome color. I purchased it back in 2003 and have owned it ever since.  At the time it was rated one of the top 5 projectors under 5000.00.  I paid 2800 for it back then.

[ryan]

yeah it was just out of curiosity as i heard good things on youtube..i owned a 1200 dollar gaming projector 5 years ago...this isnt as good but i mean a couple coffees