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Re:Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world? by cimmanom on Saturday March 10, 2018 @02:37PM (#16559812)
It's plenty unless you're sharing it with multiple people. You're more likely to get slowdowns from the remote server or because your computer has to interpret a zillion layers of JavaScript.

Also check that you're getting the service you pay for. Most plans are "up to" N Mbps. It's pretty common to get 3 Mbps down on a nominally 10mbps connection. Cable internet in particular is prone to congestion in densely populated areas if the ISP hasn't installed sufficient bandwidth. And assuming you're using wifi, signal strength/quality/interference can affect your download speeds as well. There are plenty of tools available to investigate that.

Re:Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world? by rammy1234 on Saturday March 10, 2018 @02:40PM (#16559825)
how to know if ISP isn't slowing me down ? any pointers ?
Re:Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world? by greenyoda on Saturday March 10, 2018 @03:01PM (#16559893)
You can run one of the many "speed tests" to see how much bandwidth you're actually getting from your ISP connection. For example:

https://www.dslreports.com/speedtest

Re:Ask HN: Is 10mbps good enough in today's world? by toomuchtodo on Saturday March 10, 2018 @03:36PM (#16560037)
Netflix speed test: https://fast.com/ (in the event your ISP is throttling Netflix)

ICSI Netalyzr: http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu (connection shenanigans detection)