Is 16Mbps really worth it?

[ScrewU223]

I am not noticing any exponentional performance increase. I used to have 5mbps and it also downloaded at 700+kbps neither reaches 800. I just got 16mbps and I was wondering what the benefits are. I have a PS3 and an XBOX 360! so I am thinking about getting a router so I can get more use out of my high speed connection. Should I just go back to 5mbps because it costs half.

[Sava700]

Who is your provider?

I'm on Comcast 16Mbps and I sometimes see download speeds over 1meg down but its rare and depends on the source. Speed tests are nice but they really don't matter. Upload is more important to me and right now it averages 350k..but a rise from 5 to 16 really wont' matter much unless your doing large downloads while trying to do everything else at the same time.

[ScrewU223]

So 5mbps would be sufficient for playing my Xbox, my PS3, and my PC online through a router at the same time.

[YARDofSTUF]

Hell 1.5mbps down and 300+kbps up would be enough. 5-8mbps down is a nice boost though.

[Sava700]

Hell 1.5mbps down and 300+kbps up would be enough. 5-8mbps down is a nice boost though.

yeah I agree here.. just stick with the 5meg package cause unless your die hard downloading stuff alot or just want to slap around your gaming latency some it might help that if you jump to 16.

[ScrewU223]

Yeah I download a lot but it isn't worth the extra $25 per month. I am not noticing any significant speed increase in downloads either so i am going to get the 5mbps back.

[KoRnGtL15]

It is worth it to me if your a heavy user. I have Charter and been on there 5mb/512, 10mb/1mb and now the 16mb/2mb plan. I can notice a nice jump between the 3. My network looks like this:

PC
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
DTV

Possibly adding another pc down the line as well. Under full network load. Things are handled fine. So, really it just depends on your wants/needs.