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1gb, 2gb, 5gb, 8gb - which to choose?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DaDakota, Feb 23, 2024.

  1. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    I don't even know why this even a thread.
    • It's business related so he can charge it to his company (then get a write-off)
    • I flexed way harder with the helicopter. If I ever do get one, free rides for my CF homies!
    I did say in my opening statements of the helicopter thread that faster internet = more time, so yes, @DaDakota, you should absolutely maximize your speed. Remember, every second you're twiddling your thumbs is a second you're dying with no productive output. Chop-chop!
     
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  2. BigM

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    Posting on clutchfans takes 8gb now?
     
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  3. Rockets34Legend

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    That's not a "few" $ increase. 1GB has been fine for me.
     
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  4. Sajan

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    If you have 70 extra bucks lying around do it.

    Nobody here can tell you if you are stretching your budget or just looking to blow some extra cash.
     
  5. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Ok went for 5gb, it is actually 6 if you have the new 6e devices, which we don’t.

    But the wi if speed has gone up about 10 fold and everything is much faster.

    so far so good.
    Came with new router and two repeaters etc,

    DD
     
  6. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Was just seeing what everyone has, soon we will all be above 10.

    DD
     
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    always the fastest
     
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    Ask yourself, do you own a helicopter?
     
  9. Haymitch

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    I do and I get 8gb in my helicopter
     
  10. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    We are all lemmings, running ever faster for the cliff. We sense it but do not see it, and we cannot stop.

    [​IMG]
     
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    “Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes…contestants in a suicidal race.”

    also I’m gonna look up my Xfinity bill and have y’all tell me if I’m paying too much for what I’m getting.
     
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    Which provider offers 8GBit?

    I have AT&T Fiber and have 5 GBit (only wired, of course). It's great.
     
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    Speaking of...where do gerbils exist in the wild? Aren't they just lemmings who have been trained to run on a wheel instead of off of a cliff?
     
  16. Buck Turgidson

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    2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar...all of you Eagles stand up and holler!

    Our HR cheerleaders were so smoking hot. Just wanted to let yall know.
     
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  17. IBTL

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    Yeah, I don't know who the **** offers 8 gb. Lol. I have ATT Fiber too, but I'm a dirty muggle with only 1 gig fiber. No 2 or 5 gig options for my neighborhood yet. Yet, 1 gig is fine for me. We have two phones, two laptops, a desktop, two TVs but half the time it's just one TV, two phones, and a desktop actively using wired or wireless internet. My problem is getting solid wifi speeds throughout the house. Eero 6 mesh wifi does a pretty good job of coverage, just not speeds. So I'm probably gonna run some drops from modem / router in office to living room and kitchen and call it a day with some hard wired wireless APs. Ain't nobody got time for like 100-150 mbps. I need 400 and up for my wifi baybeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
     
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    Looks like it's Google Fiber with the 8Gbit in Austin.
     
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  19. IBTL

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    Damn. 8 gig huh. Wow. I'm just a humble farmer from Mississippi. .

    (Nah I'm in Houston, lol).
     
  20. DaDakota

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    Google fiber.

    DD
     
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