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Originally Posted by Hollyacres
Who is the best provider for fast internet speeds. We stream everything. We have purchased a home in TV and are making the gradual move down. In the meantime, we need internet service during our monthly visits. Any suggestions? We're currently in MD and have Verizon. Thanks for any advice.
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It depends entirely on your village. You will probably have 2 choices, maybe three. Pick the best deal. I would just like to add that most people drastically over estimate their bandwidth needs. Standard HD streams use at most about 8mbits, most are 4-6mbit. Netflix's 4k stream uses 25mbits but you have to pay extra for 4k and few people do. I am a fairly heavy internet user as I have been a programmer and networking professional for 30 years. I often work remotely and I manage my company's WAN and global connections to our remote facilities. I understand this very very well. When we bought, we did our first year on the Xfinity 25mbit starter plan for $20/month. Everything worked just fine as we are only streaming, no cable box. Even when both TVs are streaming and we're looking at our phones at the same time, no issues. Don't get me wrong, I love a fast download, considering we have twin 5GB pipes at work. Most people aren't slinging gigs all day long though or running E-commerce sites so 25-50-100mbit is more than enough for a retired couple.
Good luck!