Build a bandwidth budget
Allow 25 Mbps per 4K stream, 5 Mbps per HD video call and 10 Mbps of headroom per active person.
Do not forget upload
Cloud backups and video calls run upstream. Ten to twenty Mbps upload covers most families.
Use cases
How much speed does a household really need?
Per-activity bandwidth budgets you can add up for your own home instead of guessing at a plan tier.
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