How Much Speed Do I Need?
Answer 5 quick questions to get your custom internet bandwidth prescription.
Your Household Usage
How many people use the internet daily?
How many TVs/devices stream HD or 4K video at the same time?
How many people actively download large games or play competitively?
How many people are on video calls simultaneously?
How many Wi-Fi security cameras constantly upload video to the cloud (e.g., Ring, Nest)?
Your Prescription
Recommended Download
0 Mbps
Recommended Upload
0 Mbps
We added a 50% buffer to these numbers to plan for potential future speed increases and standard Wi-Fi drop-off.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most standard household activities—like streaming Netflix, downloading video games, and browsing social media—rely almost entirely on Download speed (pulling data to you). Upload speed is only heavily utilized when you are actively sending large amounts of data outwards, such as presenting screen-shares on Zoom, live-streaming to Twitch, or running cloud-based security cameras. Because of this, ISPs design standard plans to prioritize download capacity.
Generally, no. Smart plugs, smart lights, and thermostats send tiny packets of text data and have virtually zero impact on your internet bandwidth. The only "smart" devices you need to calculate for are video-based devices, like Wi-Fi security cameras or video doorbells, as they constantly stream 1080p or 4K video to cloud servers.
Internet habits naturally scale upwards over time as video formats get larger (like the shift from 1080p to 4K) and games get heavier. Additionally, standard Wi-Fi signals degrade as you move further from your router or through walls. We recommend a 50% buffer to ensure you never experience "buffering wheels" or lag spikes during your peak evening usage times, even if you are in a bedroom far from the router.