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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:18PM (#38104432)
A lot of people need enough for at least a steady Zoom/FaceTime call, and that's only going to increase over time.
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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by dylan604 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:22PM (#38104523)
potentially multiple simultaneously if mom&dad have separate jobs with kids attending classes.

asymmetrical is as antiquated as dial-up. there's no reason for it in 2023.

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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by HDThoreaun on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @05:11PM (#38105331)
You don't need more than 10 mb for that though. How often are people uploading 1+ GB? For me at least the answer is never.
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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:12PM (#38106055)
Not many are using gigabit upstream, but Spectrum’s 300 megabit down plans in my area come with like 20 megabit up. I’d get noticeable stutter in calls if I browsed the web during one.

Thankfully synchronous gigabit fiber came this year.

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Re:FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband,... by zerd on Thursday November 02, 2023 @01:07PM (#38116692)
If I take a video on my phone and sync it to the cloud that's easily more than that. And if that takes up the whole 10 Mbit, video calls get unusable.
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