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Are most of you wired or using wifi?
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Technically that was a non SI prefix "jiggawatt". I suspect it was a script writer didn't go to engineering school.
I hardwire as much as reasonably possible. Which is nearly everything with the option.
My iMac is connected via ethernet to a wireless mesh router. This improved quality for chromecast streaming.
The condo I live in currently has CAT5e so I’ve got most stuff that’s got an Ethernet port wired including our TVs, Apple TVs, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and my work setup including my Mac and a number of VOIP phones I test with for work as I manage a VOIP system for a telecom.
My internet connection is a 3Gbps Fibre connection (it’s overkill I know but it’s cheaper for me to have this than a slower connection) so I’ve got plenty of bandwidth to spare but I like having the least amount of devices on WiFi to reduce interference and stress on the WiFi network so devices like our iPads, iPhones and the girlfriends laptop are operating with plenty of bandwidth to work with.
My internet connection is a 3Gbps Fibre connection (it’s overkill I know but it’s cheaper for me to have this than a slower connection) so I’ve got plenty of bandwidth to spare but I like having the least amount of devices on WiFi to reduce interference and stress on the WiFi network so devices like our iPads, iPhones and the girlfriends laptop are operating with plenty of bandwidth to work with.
Wired. Mac Pro and Windows (yes this has a 10g PCI card) are on a 10gigabit and gigabit network; laptop, printer, etc on gigabit. File transfers between my Mac Pro and Windows box are fun to watch... 
Internet on the other hand, is pretty weak. DSL and ~40 Mbps+ down and 20 Mbps up (CenturyLink); I could get cable but I have vowed to never ever give Comcast any money ever again; I live in a Condo, so I don't see fiber coming anytime soon.
ISPs in the US just suck. Pretty much everywhere else in the world it is common to have 1Gbps up/down.
Internet on the other hand, is pretty weak. DSL and ~40 Mbps+ down and 20 Mbps up (CenturyLink); I could get cable but I have vowed to never ever give Comcast any money ever again; I live in a Condo, so I don't see fiber coming anytime soon.
ISPs in the US just suck. Pretty much everywhere else in the world it is common to have 1Gbps up/down.
Here in NJ, I pay Verizon about $80/month for 500/500 mbit FIOS. Would be happy to pay less, but paid over $60/month for sub-megabit DSL in the past, so this seemed reasonable. Last time they pitched it, was $100/month for gigabit FIOS. Even though I make maps and download/upload large amounts of geodata frequently, the bottleneck is always the remote server and not internet speed. I can stream video at the same time with no noticeable impact.
But I live alone. In a house full of people there would probably be an advantage to gigabit.
But I live alone. In a house full of people there would probably be an advantage to gigabit.
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Yeah at least I have a price lock in at $55/month. Also add that it rarely ever goes down.
Fast fibre into house but then wifi delivering 142.24/30.53 to my laptop/workhorse, falling to 119 via VPN. Other than various iPhones & a v occasional iPad, TV also uses wifi for all channels (Freely; Amazon Prime & other Apps).
Edit: This has prompted me to look again at my VPN and to compare it with ExpressVPN, which would cost me much more. That delivers 137/29.
Edit: This has prompted me to look again at my VPN and to compare it with ExpressVPN, which would cost me much more. That delivers 137/29.
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I live out in the boonies with no fiber optic or cable or any other wired internet service.
I use my phone on $20 visible wireless unlimited plan doing both usb tethering (up to 100 mbps) and wifi hotspot (up to 50 mbps) on devices I can modify the ttl. Otherwise hotspot is capped at 5 mbps (tablets).
I use my phone on $20 visible wireless unlimited plan doing both usb tethering (up to 100 mbps) and wifi hotspot (up to 50 mbps) on devices I can modify the ttl. Otherwise hotspot is capped at 5 mbps (tablets).
I can recommend Powerline adapters if you can get them in your region. I've got about 4 round the house. They come as ethernet and/or WiFi and send signal via your house wiring. Plug the adapters into standard wall outlets and you can connect with ethernet/boost WiFi anywhere along the same electrical circuit. Works as an option if you can't get cat cabling installed or if you're struggling to get good WiFi signal through thick walls.👍
Studio and printer both in the den can you not just USB-connect printer to Studio?
Cat5 supports GBE - you should check your switch - it may be 100MB only.
Powerline is a cool solution, but the results you get is highly dependent on your home's wiring: whether or not you cross breakers, the age of the wiring itself, etc. One person can get stellar results, the next person super slow and unstable. My house was built in 1982 and when I trialed Powerline adapters I really couldn't get above 50Mbps point-to-point. It was stable, just not very fast.
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It's all wifi in my house, with the exception of a few vintage computers that get connected to the wireless via a bridge. The nerd in me would love to run a bunch of ethernet everywhere, but I just can't bring myself to have someone come in and start tearing up the floors and walls to do it right. We have an Eero 6e mesh connected to gigabit fiber, so the network is plenty fast for our (modest) needs.
1GB/200MB internet service. Mostly ethernet with some wifi in our large home office downstairs where the internet enters the house (my wife and I both work from home full-time), linked to less important resources upstairs (game consoles, AppleTV 4K, etc.) via Eero mesh units. Generally can still get around 400MB upstairs with the Eeros, which is fine for those needs.
At some point I'd love to put an ethernet run to the upstairs to not have to lean so heavily on mesh for connectivity, but, not super motivated since everything generally works fine as-is.
At some point I'd love to put an ethernet run to the upstairs to not have to lean so heavily on mesh for connectivity, but, not super motivated since everything generally works fine as-is.