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2mb / 2mb vs 5mb / 1mb

  • 05-11-2015 10:47pm
    #1
    fearrchair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭


    Currently have a symetrical 2mb internet package and am wondering about the pros and cons of switching to a faster download but less upload with another ISP.

    I rarly upload...If my connection at 1mb upload became slow would it be a big problem...or become troublesome etc.


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  • #2
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,050 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    Do you Skype?


  • #3
    fearrchair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭fearrchair


    murphaph wrote: »
    Do you Skype?
    No not really.

    Where l am coming from is that l am currently with Airwire.ie 2/2mb
    http://www.airwire.ie/products

    but l have seen adverts from Lightnet.ie
    http://www.lightnet.ie/home-broadband-2

    Increase in speed but a lot of ISP are only 1mb upload anyway.


  • #4
    OneEightSeven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,350 ✭✭✭OneEightSeven


    fearrchair wrote: »
    Currently have a symetrical 2mb internet package and am wondering about the pros and cons of switching to a faster download but less upload with another ISP.

    I rarly upload...If my connection at 1mb upload became slow would it be a big problem...or become troublesome etc.

    We can't really give you a proper answer to this because we don't know how much bandwidth you use or what websites you visit. I don't think it should be an issue because 1Mb isn't that bad for uploading.

    I'd recommend downloading Netlimiter 3 (it's not free) to see how much downloading/uploading you do. The upload chart will show you whenever you exceed 1Mb if you change the units of measurement.
    fearrchair wrote: »
    Where l am coming from is that l am currently with Airwire.ie 2/2mb
    http://www.airwire.ie/products

    but l have seen adverts from Lightnet.ie
    http://www.lightnet.ie/home-broadband-2

    Increase in speed but a lot of ISP are only 1mb upload anyway.

    I'd be more worried about the 80GB monthly cap on Lightnet's packages. You could easily exceed that if you stream HD video.


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