CHOOSING THE RIGHT INTERNET PLAN | HOW MUCH SPEED DO YOU NEED?

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TYPICAL INTERNET AVERAGE USAGE RATES:
Netflix (HD): 5 Mbps
Pandora/Spotify/Apple Music: 0.5 Mbps
Netflix 4kUHD: 25 Mbps
Video games: 1-2 Mbps
Sling TV: 5 Mbps
Zoom/Webex/Skype HD Video chat: 2Mpbs (upload AND download)
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[@amorgladiador8856]

I've definitely been overpaying. I'm moving and realized I do not need the expensive 1 Gig plan I've had. But like you said, they are giving me a hard time to downgrade on the transfer to the new place. For someone living alone, even working from home, 200-300 Mbps is more than enough. My bill will go down in half. Great video! Very informative.

[@ryans413]

When I lived alone I got by with just 50mb it was plenty for me and what I was doing.

[@raindrop2309]

living alone, you could get by with 30. my family of four has that and there’s no issues and that’s streaming on three TVs at the same time one at 4K and the other ones at 1080

[@nmsalas21]

WOW super helpful!! Thank you so much 🙏🏽 I tried finding videos to explain all three (latency, download, upload) and how they work with one another. All the other videos don’t go over the impact on a typical user so I appreciate you making this easy to understand.

[@christopherw.3063]

Great video! This was helpful for me because I always got overwhelmed by the surface "complexity" of these terms and plans that internet services use. Thank you!

[@KeeperofHome]

This was very helpful, as we recently moved to a more rural area and finding internet has been challenging. After watching this video, I was able to make a cost effective decision on a very decent plan for our household. Thanks so much for sharing this information!

[@kevthedev9388]

I'm glad! Did you end up going with satellite?

[@kevthedev9388]

Thanks for watching everyone! Please subscribe and let me know if there's anything else in the tech world confusing that I can help clear up and explain!

[@walterholbrooks673]

Many thanks for the detailed explanations . Living in a rural area was a culture shock paying such a high price for low internet speeds. Thanks

[@rosaalfaro4904]

You are the MAN!! Thank you for your pointers and advice. This is going to help me how to choose an internet service provider i have a lot to learn but ill start with this. Bits and bytes explanation is semi clear vs a few minutes ago it wasn't. Thank you for your video be waiting for the next one.

[@jjalldayyy]

2 years later and still good info. Thanks Kev

[@lorddoma6637]

Thank you. This was very informative. I live by myself and Verizon was trying to up sale me to the Gigabyte plan when I told the representative I was a gamer. Now I know that the 200 mbps $40 plan is more than enough.

[@HybridSpektar]

Do you have to rent the modem or did you buy your own?

[@IronFist080]

You guys pay 40$ for 200 man I will go broke in your country. I pay 20$ for 300 router included

[@lorddoma6637]

@@HybridSpektar Bought my own

[@kawaiifranki]

@@IronFist080 For what company?

[@BlazeAlien]

@@IronFist080 You pay $20 for 300? I pay £35 a month for 1000.

[@serenabalassi6024]

Truly excellent! I especially appreciate the clear (if over kind) explanation of how using megabits and gigabits can be confusing/misleading, since real world use of data is measured in megabytes and gigabytes!

[@MVPincorporated]

You should seriously considered doing explanation videos for other topics. You have a knack for explaining in simples terms while getting your point across. Keep up the work!

[@rithikacarol3328]

This is such a great video! So informative and easily explained. I’m moving out and wanted to learn more about this. You really helped. Thank you!

[@kevthedev9388]

@DDGX 28 I really appreciate that, thank you.

[@radagastbrown9001]

I like how you get right to it and how you are really straight forward. Thank you.

[@kevthedev9388]

Thanks for the feedback

[@susanadams2119]

Kev Thank you for such an informed video. I did order Cox 39.99 for 50 Mbps,cause we are not gamers,rarely do any music,if ever.You tube,Tubi,and movies and TV is all we use our devices for,I could have went lower but I have 3 phones and an iPad,2 other adults live in home with only cell phones. Cox is sending us a router modem unit.Thank you for the video.

[@kevthedev9388]

Susan! Thank you for your comment! I am glad this helped

[@Guinean_user01]

Thank you for the explaining. I have a better understanding of what plan I need for my internet service.

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad to hear it!

[@GraphicWorld-ev1oe]

Your background is so simple, I love it.

[@jizinghili]

Thank you for the great video! Super helpful for those who needs information from scratch!

[@mariafahey4124]

Thankyou I knew nothing about fiber optics,DSL or satellite. Your video is very informative.

[@B2000_]

Just bought my first house and was trying to figure out what the internet packages meant. This was so helpful thank you so much!

[@cl8505]

This video was incredibly helpful. Explained everything in detail. Thanks for the help!

[@izabre8617]

Thank you so much for this video I had a hard time figuring this out this is my first time buying my own internet so I didn't know what I needed and the company I want said I needed 1 gig and there is only three people in my house hold and we don't do a lot except use streaming app like Netflix and hulu it didn't feel right to pay $90+ for just that... Anyways amazing video you just gained a loyal sub

[@Manguerah]

This was a great video. I definitely never thought of it this way.

[@31Chaos]

yo this was super helpful!! Thanks for the content and information you’ve shared!

[@JesusGonzalez-ft7ec]

Who knew picking out internet providers was so stressful. I’m currently moving and I currently have Century Link and I have a 940 MBPS plan, but my new address doesn’t support that same service. This made it easier, thanks!

[@amorgladiador8856]

I'm moving as well. I've been overpaying for 1 Gig. I figured get the best for WFH but now with the impending move, I realized it's overkill for one person and I can use the savings especially in this economy. Best of luck on the move.

[@squirrell227]

Great video my guy just when thought you actually knew something about internet providing this was super informative😅

[@jonathanvazquez4651]

Thanks man. Definitely helped, God bless

[@drewc3297]

Keep em coming Kev! Clear and informative, definitely overpaying over here I imagine

[@kevthedev9388]

Drew C thanks! Hope you can get it cheaper soon!

[@abeldominicano7839]

Thank you so much for the explanation! I was what you would call illiterate on this subject and I feel I have some basic knowledge now. Thanks!

[@mikepurewal5816]

Thanks from B.C. Canada. That was great explanation. Please do a video on cell phone if network is poor in your area. I live in Victoria BC Canada. I have had a cell pohone since 1990, no issues at all with network. 5 years ago i moved within Greater Victoria, im right by the ocean with very poor cell network. I have tried several different providers, same problem. I have ocean on one side, and heavily treed back yard. Even the cell phone singnal booster doesn't work as well. 90% of the time my cell connection is poor.

[@shumdez4704]

Thank you so much for this and now I'm able to understand what to look for!

[@tyleressenberg342]

Great content Kev, thank you for making this foreign language easier to understand!

[@kevthedev9388]

Tyler Essenberg appreciate it!

[@lifepath6187]

@@kevthedev9388 so 300mbps is a descent starter for a family of 3 ?

[@chetanpdeshpande3439]

Very kind of you to share your knowledge. Great content, God bless!

[@Bravo411]

Very educational and informative, THANKS!

[@alexsalazar8526]

Thank you the Intel. Much appreciated.

[@Gamer-gg8zy]

Hey man your content is really helpful you are super underrated wish you blow up some day keep up the good content 👍

[@kevthedev9388]

Thanks so much! Fingers crossed man

[@juliantalbot9207]

thanks a lot! Definitely informed!

[@marisolvalencia3148]

Very informative, thank you Kev!

[@kevthedev9388]

My pleasure Marisol!

[@bergg1683]

Thank you for the informative video and you 1000% should ask for that lower price when they are trying to hike you at that year mark. Ive never been denied not getting my OG price or better.

[@brandodeguzman4541]

Thanks, man! This is very helpful.

[@dadcanibeagirl]

i have the extreme pro+ plan (xfinity) 600mbps/15mbps (upload is actually around 18mbps despite advertised as 15mbps) and i stream to twitch using 6k bitrate 1080p 60fps while playing online games and using spotify/discord and a few other programs and it works just fine, rarely ever any hiccups. When the isp its self isn't having issues . Perfect plan for me.

[@tatianadaniel3569]

Hi😊Do you think 100mbps is enough for a family of 3 who mostly watches KZbin videos and browses social media and the internet.

[@vmallu]

@@tatianadaniel3569 i dont know much about wifi and speed and etc but i think it will be more than enough😁

[@tatianadaniel3569]

@@vmallu Thanks for responding, honey😊

[@hungry_void]

​@@tatianadaniel3569it is definitely enough if that is your upload and download speed. What is your upload? Anything under 20 might not be enough but I think 100 is good enough to watch 4k videos, play online games and browse the web with no loading or buffering signal

[@el-hp1lj]

I've been on the plan for 800 speed with xfinity. And I recently just called Comcast because my bill went up and I wanted to lower it back down. They did get my price back down with a new plan at 800 speed again. But when I did a speed test is only getting 250. I feel like i'm getting ripped off. Its wireless and pretty fast but i dont want ro be paying 2x as much for nothing

[@TheHitDat]

I have 50 mbps. The loading time was long and I used double the data. I also live a lone. I went to 400 mbps and completely satisfied. I also use 2/3 less data while doing the same thing. Xfinity tried to push the 1 gig, I would but it’s not worth the $120 a month and also unlimited

[@mariayates3027]

Thank you for this info, I was paying $50 a month with Spectrum for 200 mbps. I used it rarely. I moved to a different town and Comcast offered me 50mbps for $10. With you info I was well informed and was able to get what suited me. Again, thank you.

[@latinluis2006]

Lucky you , I wish In my area they offer something like that , I have 300 downloads and I don’t need that much

[@mariayates3027]

@@latinluis2006 Hi, don't know who your account is with, but give them a call, you never know you might get a good deal. Good luck.

[@mariayates3027]

@@stephm6202 I am not sure. I know they asked how many devices I had, and I have 4 that I use with the internet, a laptop, tablet, my cell and tv. Of course I don't use them all at once. Call your carrier, see if there's anything they can do for you.

[@IronFist080]

You guys have really expensive data providers.

[@ryans413]

Wow in Canada a 50mb plan could cost you about 80 bucks plus if you get unlimited data another 20 so after taxes your bill be close to 120 dollars

[@andrewbanks2844]

Thank you man this video was amazing!!!

[@kevthedev9388]

Thanks Andrew!

[@verse2574]

This definitely gave me some knowledge. I use my neighbors net, they share it. I have a router that is connected to theirs and I get decent ping (1ms) for which I use lan cable connected to my pc and router. I play a lot of games and my download speed is really slow as when I try downloading a 8gb game it takes 2-3 hours and larger file games take an entire day or more than a day. But in the game I get decent ping and no wifi issues. I think my only problem is download speed and this could be because of the shared network and I'm planning to get a new one, I'm not sure which offer to go for but I should probably get a 250mpbs right? It costs 108$ for 250mpbs here and I think it is dsl cable.

[@midday2706]

Thank you Kev!

[@justiner1332]

Thank you for breaking down your usage that was super helpful! Do you think 50 MPG would still be enough if you're working from home alone? My work usually consists of the usual email sending and receiving, zoom calls, vpn use and connecting to a SQL server to retrieve data. I don't want to have slow internet for work but I also don't want to overpay if I don't need anything more than 50 MPG.

[@user-du5hi1bd8t]

That's more than enough, you'd get by with like 10 or 20 if that's all you're doing.

[@radagastbrown9001]

I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I think my only choices are Spectrum and ATT. I wish I could use WOW.

[@williamweasley1340]

Wonderful video. I loved the fact you went to the ground to make us understand. I reduced my plan cause basis your video I understood that my plan was too high for me compared to my use. Definitely saved some money. Thanks mate!

[@Gummiistics]

Extremely informative video, thanks for this!

[@stormyvocalsmartin]

Thank you! I'm now well informed.

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching Stormy

[@michaelberhe7951]

Thank you man I really appreciate this

[@joym6629]

Thanks for this, I really knew nothing prior to this 😭

[@kevthedev9388]

No worries!

[@wheresizzy6979]

damn bro thank you for this.🙌🏻

[@donc.8019]

Explain it well. I am supposed to have 500 from Frontier but I think I only get 5Mbps. For the last 30 years. I am sick of Frontier frustration. Now they raise the bill again. I will be changing internet providers next week 02/24🎉. I have only two choices Frontier or Spectrum. Frontier there's no one to talk to just Bots. Spectrum customer service is always there. I think I over purchased my package of a 1000Mbps not understanding and thinking I needed after years of frustration. Trying to exit Frontier will be another challenge🙏

[@davidfrost4669]

Excellent informative video thank you so much!

[@rushilpudaruth6969]

This was very informative! ISPs do exaggerate your usage for marketing purposes

[@alwyalvarez]

That's a good video man. Thanks!

[@johnyyboii]

great content man. helping us a lot

[@kevthedev9388]

Happy to help

[@natet7323]

Good video…..we have reliable internet at 300mbps. That’s plenty fast and actually overkill for our use….but that’s the lowest speed available at the cable company named Optimum. We also have two AT&T 5g unlimited hotspots that pull in 25mbps all the way to 265mbps depending on the location. I actually prefer the hotspots as they have proven to be extremely reliable, Mobile internet, and use as backup internet at home.

[@janiceleaf7473]

Very informative and clearly presented.

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad you think so!

[@maydarling8483]

Thank you! This is the most understandable explanation I have had. I recently called several intenet providers for price comparison and asked for help with which plan i need. The sales people lost me after a few seconds; i had no idea what speed I needed and what plan would be appropriate for me. My current plan offers 300mbps and I now know I don't need anywhere near that speed!

[@whoamiwhoami3769]

Hi! So I will soon be sharing a room in a different state and one big problem i have is wifi... I really care about cyber security and I definitely do not want to use either public wifi or the wifi shared within the apartment... I do not use... lets say crazy amount of data on my laptop, but it is like being on the internet/web based activity for a long period of time for sure. Right now, I think I have two options the first is to get my own wifi plan and rent a router from a reliable company like verizon or google good part for this plan is that... it probably will be cheaper than a mobile pocket wifi routing machine the negative side for this plan is that since my device will be staying in the apartment, people staying there can have access to the physicial machine and of they have bad intention they can always do something on the device... the second is to get a protable wifi pocket machine and a plan... which I have never tried using and am not sure how the plan works... If you dont mind could you recommend me a safe, decently charged, wifi plan that could be a good fit for my situation? I do not need long range or any of the fancy function, all i need is a wifi that works in my room have decent data coverage and is cybersecurity wise safe and cannot be influenced by other people that i do not grant access to Thank you so much, and I hope to hear back from you!

[@jpayne3616]

A ps4, xboxone, 3 phones, a roku, and chromebook and with all those going at the same time the 200 package is more than enough.

[@TrueProdigys]

Appreciate you bro, good vid.

[@kevthedev9388]

Thanks

[@costa285]

Hello Kev, thanks for the video, it is very useful. Could you do a video on "roaming" and the use of internet through mobile phones? I live in the UK and I have to travel to other countries for work. What do you recommend? Many thanks.

[@kevthedev9388]

great idea! I will look into it

[@romiemiller7876]

Good job of explaining all this.

[@Steven-cs5cw]

I have had the 1 GB service from Comcast and now have the Verizon 4G LTE Home Service. It is capped at 50 mbps and we have had no issues with the speed. We stream with two Roku Ultra devices, an android box, a music streamer, quite a few devices using the network along with a VOIP setup for a land line. No gaming, but it easily handles the grand kids and their games when they come over. Best part about the Verizon service, it never goes down like Comcast did. It has ran 24/7 since I installed the box, that was well over two years ago. And it is only $50 a month, no contract.

[@ryans413]

In Canada I have Telus it’s one the big three companies here. They tried to sell me there more expensive fibre plans and I told them I don’t need that so I got a much slower 50mb speed and to be honest with just myself the speed is fast enough all the streaming apps work fantastic online gaming works great the downloading is a little slow but I just download games when I’m sleeping. I saved a lot of money to. So you should really figure out your internet use and what you’ll be using it for and not pay more then you have to.

[@DJ_SquallYT]

honestly you can keep jumping back and forth in promotions as long as you read the fine print of the cable providers. Most providers state you can't be put into another promotion after 1 to 2 years after a cancellation of services...at that point your qualified for a reset of your promotion. Essentially you can jump and bounce around from promotion to promotion. Just make sure you read your tos and don't try to sign up to early... you might be put into what they call rack rate, which it at regular price... as someoone who worked in cable briefly use this to your advantage. :)

[@jackieyoung3359]

THANK YOU for this! I am a technological idiot and this was so helpful!

[@rcast22651]

good job with your explanation, very good video

[@SueBaBy21]

Super informative thank you so much ❤😊

[@edwinhernandez6627]

I have Comcast 250 mbps for 82.00 a month household of 3. I play games ps4 , and downloaded music ,..... is it a good plan or am i overpaying? Awesome video btw , i learned something today👍

[@blakzudbl]

Hello thanks so much for the info this rlly helped,do you think that 25mbps and 0-5 upload speeds are going to be enough to play multiplayer games on the PlayStation? It's going to be right next to my modem and I have comcast and I will be using a lan cable so what do u think?

[@kevthedev9388]

Hey there! Yes absolutely! You may have some slow download speeds when you first buy a game and when it needs updates, but in terms of actually playing the game you will be totally fine

[@KamikazeNews]

get earthlink screw comcast. Xinfinity spys on you and throttles your speed.

[@blakzudbl]

@@KamikazeNews already been having xfinity since october

[@Buddahfooko]

SOOOO helpful!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@kevthedev9388]

You're welcome!

[@Draconatus24]

Very helpful, very good video. Thank you very much

[@darylwhite9204]

Thankyou, very well explained

[@Christopher.Cantuu]

Thank you so much for this info!!!

[@gino2301]

Hi Kev, I just downgraded from 1 GB to 600 MB data plan as I had to get unlimited monthly data plan (been reaching almost 1.2TB data usage a month) We have 4 users that typically streams youtube/netflix on ipads at the same time, 2 wfh and elearning and some online pc and ps4 gaming. We also like to video call for hours. Is this data speeds enough or should I go back to 1gb speeds? Thanks

[@jpayne3616]

200 down may cover all that. I have a Ps4, xboxone, Roku, Chromebook and 3 phones on the 200 service and normally the Xbox, roku and all phones are always on and my speeds are excellent. Never any loading or buffering times.

[@ryans413]

In Canada a 50mb plan cost 80 dollars and then 20 dollars on top of that for the unlimited data so no data caps. Comes in about 120 dollars after taxes so it’s not cheap here. With DSL we can get plans at 15mb 25mb 50mb 75mb and 150mb if you go fibre you can get 250mb to 3gb and you’ll be paying an arm and a leg for that. Oh and by the way Cable is slower than DSL. Cable is shared with the whole block of homes so at peak hours your internet can slow drastically. DSL is a phone line connection and it is not shared so you’ll never lose your speed but will pay more.

[@emmahage8865]

This video help me a lot, thank you so much 😊 🙏

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad it helped Emma!

[@TalhaMalik89]

That was great info, i'm about to move to a new place and there were two packages one charged 48$ for 100/100 and the other package was 52$ for 1000/500 and both are fiber. i might be saving 4 dollars a month. :D

[@kevthedev9388]

lol hey $4 adds up

[@gg6ft7]

Very informative thank you! I know this is a few years old, but it was done very well and appreciate everything you mentioned. I have a plan through Xfinity. It's just internet and streaming on my t.v. The internet is 600 mbps the plan says. I am trying to figure out if I am paying too much at $90.00 when i only use the internet for email and looking up info. Sure, other times sending out resumes, a pc game every now and then, and zoom once a week. Seems to be rather pricey. I live in West Seattle so there aren't a lot of options for cable companies here. So, I hope you can answer this. When different companies advertise plans of internet speed are they actually the same or might it be slower?

[@JJFlores197]

Based on the info you gave, it does seem that you have an internet plan much higher than you need. You can get by with even a 50 Mbps connection and you likely won't notice much of an difference except for downloading large games. Pretty much all ISPs advertise their "up to" speeds. In their legal language, they claim you can get "up to" a certain speed, but they can't guarantee you will actually get that speed as there are many factors, some outside of their control.

[@tatianadaniel3569]

​@@GenaHeartHi😊Do you think 100mbps is enough for a family of 3 who mostly watches KZbin videos and browses social media and the internet.

[@Rbotz23]

Thanks this was really helpful.

[@kevthedev9388]

Awesome! Glad to hear it

[@just_2swift]

Thank you Steve Rodgers

[@leoROCKleo]

Great video, thanks.

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad you liked it!

[@josueescobar5078]

It was very Helpful, thanks

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad to hear that!

[@jorgerodriguezcastillo3887]

Very helpful. Thanks a lot.

[@magma4852]

GREAT CHANNEL KEEP IT UP

[@tatianadaniel3569]

Hi, Kev😊 Please Respond: I'm cutting the cord with cable (I know I'm late😂) but I'm staying with xfinity internet. At most, I have about 3 devices running at any given moment in my home. For the most part, all we do is watch KZbin videos, browse the internet, and social media apps. If I plan to use an xfinity gateway (whole-home wifi coverage), should I go with 50mgbs, 100mgbs, or 300mgbs?

[@JJFlores197]

You will likely be ok with the 50 Mbps connection, but I would consider 100 Mbps just to have some extra capacity.

[@ethanconnor-hodges1899]

Very informative!

[@alexguzman8205]

simple analogies... put it that Bandwidth is like How much water (per gallon) can travel in a pipe per second . Latency (A.K.A "Lag")is like how sonar works.. How long will takes to send a "ping" and get a signal back in milliseconds (ms).

[@farmertyler8087]

This was incredibly helpful. Almost paid for 1gig for just me

[@zuezsz]

I have spectrum 400mbp download speed and 30 mbp upload speed for 75 a month , but there a progress right no that covers half of what u pay is worth it at the end of the day which cuts down to 55 a month

[@karenpetersen3802]

Kevin, just saw your Internet video. I have two laptops on Windows 10 using to search the web, using Instagram, downloads. If they are both running at the same time than my DSL runs extremely slow. In your average usage rates, what Mbps range value can be used to determine bandwidth?

[@THENvsNOWRobertMR]

Marvelous

[@drewski1528]

I have 600mbps for just myself to play my ps5 lmao I love my fast internet

[@kevthedev9388]

It's a must

[@imsentinelprime9279]

But does it give you a beard.

[@davidsdailydoseofreality]

Serious question: I do video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro. Is 100Mbps fast enough wifi is A) there are only two of us using it, and B) I’m the only one that works from home?

[@typhfanuwu7526]

Laggy I use fiber 2gb and it’s better

[@usaborn9894]

I have 20 mbps and I'm happy no big internet bill.😊

[@N2Film]

You cool AS. Why did you stop making videos ? Thanks for the information ℹ️

[@kevthedev9388]

I'm making more! Thank you for your wonderful comment! I'll be back this weekend!

[@ThatGuyMarquis]

This was a great and informative video

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jordangreene4305]

Thanks man, My family and I were paying to much for too much mbps

[@user-yv6vx]

Really good and informative. I had to put it on 1.5x speed but still 😂

[@kevthedev9388]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ShadowWolf-th3km]

Is download 57.6 mbps upload 10mbps good? Will it be better than spectrum offer for 500mbps? That's all they said.