Computer internet question

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

I have a choice of getting 8mbps or 6mbps cable internet. Is there really a big difference? Online gaming/music is what I do mostly.

$15 difference from the two.

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[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

Chuck Norris round housed kicked me and I forgot.

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

How do you know? Have you been roundhouse kicked by chuck before?

 

[Bloodstalker999 10+ year member]

6mbps is a good connection, I personally would just go with that. If you are a hardcore gamer and getting that absolutely lowest latency in games is important to you then go with the 8mbps.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

get the fastest you can afford, but 6mb is pretty fast, probably max at about 700k download

 

[BreakingBad]

take it from me,

comcast offers 6mbps, 8, and 16 speeds in my area.

i was on 6, and went to 16 when i became an employee

my downloads were going anywhere from 50-150 kb/ps on average, sometimes hitting 200 or 250, but rarely. i found out i had old cable lines.

tech came and replaced cable lines, got on 16 meg service, i now download video clips at 1-2,000 kb/s (2 megs a sec down stream)

speed tests put me at 17-18,000kbps

 

[TerryMorgan 10+ year member]

Get the 8mb.

I used to have 10mb, that was AWESOME. Too bad I don't have it anymore. The faster the better!

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

take it from me,
comcast offers 6mbps, 8, and 16 speeds in my area.

i was on 6, and went to 16 when i became an employee

my downloads were going anywhere from 50-150 kb/ps on average, sometimes hitting 200 or 250, but rarely. i found out i had old cable lines.

tech came and replaced cable lines, got on 16 meg service, i now download video clips at 1-2,000 kb/s (2 megs a sec down stream)

speed tests put me at 17-18,000kbps

thats a bit hard to believe. try a speed test