08-29-2013, 07:09 PM
Robert M wrote:
FWIW, I had 15/5 Optimum Online in my old apartment and it got the job done. My office has 15/5 and it gets the job done. However, in our old place, my wife and I switched to FIOS when it became available and our package included 25/25. It was a noticeable improvement, especially for streaming video.
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One of the reasons I want the faster speeds on both the download and the upload is because I have encrypted backups being sent from various locations to the server in my apartment. Same goes for backups being sent from my apartment to other locations. This alone makes it worth the extra bucks for faster access.
I get the upload advantage, but streaming video should be pretty good with 15 down. Most streams from services like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu are less than 4000 Kbps so even three simultaneous HD streams should be pretty solid.