How much internet speed do I need?
Tell us how your household uses the internet at the busiest time of day. We add up typical needs and include some headroom.
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Estimates are rules of thumb based on typical streaming, call and gaming bandwidth. Real needs vary by service.
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How we calculate it
- Each person: about 5 Mbps for browsing and email.
- Each other device: about 1 Mbps on average.
- Each 4K stream: about 25 Mbps. Each HD stream: about 8 Mbps.
- Each video call: about 6 Mbps. Each gamer: about 10 Mbps.
- Large downloads and backups: about 50 Mbps extra.
- We add 25% headroom, then round up to the next common plan speed.