100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband standard, senators say

Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by viraptor on Thursday March 04, 2021 @04:17PM (#26348465)

There is one reason for some caps, which is that you'll always get oversubscription in the cities, and the caps could reflect that to prevent 100% utilisation. They don't have to be so small that people actually think about them. Basically set it at 1TB for residential for the lowest plan and forget about it.

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Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by mfkp on Thursday March 04, 2021 @04:32PM (#26348666)

I don't think you realize how fast 1tb of data goes when you have a family of 5 all doing zoom calls and remote learning all day, then streaming video (youtube, live tv, netflix) at night.

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Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by nikanj on Thursday March 04, 2021 @04:43PM (#26348817)

1TB goes by shockingly fast with 4k video streaming (5-10 gigs per hour) and game updates that weight in at tens of gigs each.

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Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by viraptor on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:24PM (#26349310)

That's why I mentioned lowest plan. Sure, bump it up for higher levels. But if you want 100h of 4k content a month... just pay for the higher quality to subsidize network development which can handle it?

This is totally out of the minimum requirement area.

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Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by benlivengood on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:12PM (#26351080)

The 4K content is probably coming from a rack in the local ISP's DC or nearby colo in a peering agreement with the video streaming operator, and barely costing the ISP anything.

The place where ISPs skimp is between the home and the DC where the monopoly is.

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Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by v7p1Qbt1im on Friday March 05, 2021 @04:45AM (#26354928)

Yep. I used like 2TB last month. And that‘s with 2 people in the household. Granted, I‘m certainly a fringe user. But with 4K streaming, YouTube/Twitch, PS5 downloads, Steam, server stuff, usenet, video conferencing, WFM, etc. it kind of stacks up.

I‘m so glad I have a local fiber provider.

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Re:100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband stan... by mfkp on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:59PM (#26350956)

I downloaded a MS Flight Sim 2020 update yesterday and it was north of 100gb lol.

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