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[SmallGee]

I have FTTC with 46ish down, 13 up. But according to my router I don't use even that much. Is this graph telling me I don't need gigabit? Or am I misunderstanding? I though I up and downloaded quite a lot.

[Alex Atkin UK]

The graph is an average, so its somewhat misleading.  However do you need Gigabit?  Depends entirely on if you don't mind waiting for downloads and the assumption your habits won't change.

I for one do not use cloud storage because uploading files takes too long, however with 110Mbit or even Gigabit uploads, that could very well change as having a remote backup of important files seems like a good idea.

[niemand]

Need, no, none of us do.

Want? Do you think the extra speed is worth the money? That's a value judgement only you can make.

[SmallGee]

OK, so do I need to want or want to need? 

Asking because I don't seem to be using what I have. I'm never 'saturating' the connection. I thought I would be with all the down/uploading I do (cloud etc). But you're saying that's not really what the graph is saying?

[Weaver]

That’s quite a low-res graph, so there could be narrow, ie short duration, spikes where it’s going up to some higher level. So the graph could be deceptive. I’m expecting that if you did a speed test, where clearly the connection will be maxed out in one or both directions, that it won’t even show up on such a graph.

If you’re doing live streaming then the speed will be decided upon by the server which sends at whatever rate it chooses, not at the full speed of your connection.

If you’re thinking about more speed, then clearly you do want it, so go for it.

[niemand]

OK, so do I need to want or want to need? 

Both

Why not move to say 300 and if you like it but need to go faster upgrade from there?

I really can't judge - see my signature.