jasonmcroy 315 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi guys, I have been searching Google and I can't seem to find an answer to my specific question that explains it well enough for me. I am hoping that some of the developers here or anyone with experience can help me. Here is my situation. I currently have Verizon FIOS internet with download speed of 50 and upload speed of 50. Here in Tampa Verizon matches the download speed and upload speed. I am getting ready to move at the end of this month to a community where the Homeowner's Association has a contract with Brighthouse and so Verizon is not available. On the plus side I will get basic cable included in my rent which is fine because I currently use and antenna and I will still get the same channels in HD via basic cable, so covered there! However, Brighthouse doesn't match their download/upload speeds. Even if I were to splurge for their top download speed (300 mbps) the upload speed with that is 15 mbps. I don't have any need for that download speed. I am looking at their 35 or 75 download options. At 35 download the upload speed is 2 and at 75 the upload speed is 5. So my question is how much will upload speed matter in my 2 different scenarios: Streaming to my Roku from the server computer and streaming to my laptop and tablet outside of my network. Does upload speed come into play in these scenarios? Will I notice any difference with a lower upload speed? I don't have a scenario like some of you do where I have friends or family streaming from my server. It would be just one stream at a time, maybe two if my wife is watching something at the same time as me. My computer set up is an 8 core AMD processor and 8 GB of RAM if that matters. Thanks -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macburp 109 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Upload speed should not matter within your own network, so your Roku will be fine. 100baseT or GigE full duplex is more than enough 6 months ago i upgraded from ADSL to fibre to the cabinet. With ADSL I got 1-1.5Mbit/s upload speed, and found when I was out and about that I would get frequent stuttering/buffering with the Android client on my phone. With my fibre service I have 5Mbit/s upload, and no longer have stuttering. Not yet tried to stream 2 videos at the same time, I suspect this would choke. My advice, get as much upload speed as you can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraslor 70 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Yea don't expect high quality outside your network. I have 5mbps and have to set quality to a medium low setting to not have buffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc_G 92 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I have BrightHouse Networks as my ISP. I have their mid-tier service which in my location gives me ~20 Mbps downloads and a pretty steady 2 Mbps upload. The upload speed cap severely limits streaming outside my network. Only low quality streaming will work without constant buffering. I don't use the streaming outside my network feature much, but I tried it just for kicks. Without a higher upload limit, it's rather weak. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonmcroy 315 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks for the replies everyone. It looks like I will face some challenges then unless I pay more money. Perhaps when I know I am going out of town I will use the new sync features. -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now