The phone company of a nearby small town has reached out to our location and in going to be bringing in fiber optic lines. They have several plans/bundles available and no data caps (HUGE YAY!!!, coming from someone who had always had LOW cap limits).
My questions are about speed and what it will do and a router that will accommodate the newfound speed/data.
First- the plans are 8mbps, 12mbps, 20mbps, 30mbps and I think a 50mbps. I spoke with someone who already has this provider's fiber and supposedly at the 8mbps, they can surf the web and watch Netflix simultaneously. Not sure if that's on HD or not? In your experience, will the 8meg be enough, or should we splurge and opt for the 12, 20 or above??? The goal is to be able to surf the web- say watching HD youtube videos and be able to watch Netflix or equivalent at the same time.
Next is the router. Currently I have a Cisco Linksys E2500. Will that suffice and handle the required throughput? Is there better (more speed capacity and security) for less than $200.00?
Thanks for taking the time to reply!
My questions are about speed and what it will do and a router that will accommodate the newfound speed/data.
First- the plans are 8mbps, 12mbps, 20mbps, 30mbps and I think a 50mbps. I spoke with someone who already has this provider's fiber and supposedly at the 8mbps, they can surf the web and watch Netflix simultaneously. Not sure if that's on HD or not? In your experience, will the 8meg be enough, or should we splurge and opt for the 12, 20 or above??? The goal is to be able to surf the web- say watching HD youtube videos and be able to watch Netflix or equivalent at the same time.
Next is the router. Currently I have a Cisco Linksys E2500. Will that suffice and handle the required throughput? Is there better (more speed capacity and security) for less than $200.00?
Thanks for taking the time to reply!