ofcoarse rojo does not think you need fast internet

[dembotoz]

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/267334/republican-senators-say-people-dont-need-25-mbps.html

Six Republican senators are pushing back against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposed finding that broadband still isn't being deployed in a "reasonable and timely fashion."

The lawmakers say Wheeler's conclusion hinges on the FCC's decision last year to redefine broadband as speeds of at least 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream. Ten percent of the overall U.S. population lacks access to connections at those speeds, as does 39% of the rural population.

The senators argue in a Jan. 21 letter to Wheeler that there is no reason why people need 25 Mbps connections. "We are concerned that this arbitrary 25/3 Mbps benchmark fails to accurately capture what most Americans consider broadband," Sens. Steve Daines (Montana), Roger Wicker (Mississippi), Roy Blunt (Missouri), Deb Fischer (Nebraska), Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) and Cory Gardner (Colorado) write.

"Looking at the market for broadband applications, we are aware of few applications that require speeds of 25 Mbps," they add. "Netflix, for example, recommends a download speed of 5 Mbps to receive high-definition streaming video, and Amazon recommends a speed of 3.5 Mbps." The Hill first reported on the senators' letter.

[randys1]

1. I wonder who supports their campaigns...I dont have to, actually.

America is embarrassingly behind much of the rest of the civilized world in internet speeds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Internet_connection_speeds

[Travis_0004]

2. ill be honest, why is 25mbs needed?

I have 15, and can stream netflix, youtube at 1080p, download a movie in 10 min, etc.

[dembotoz]

3. as the world becomes more connected to the cloud the need for speed becomes more obvious

and to me upload speed becomes more critical as time goes on.

do not want to say trust me you will grow into it.....but trust me you will grow into it

i do sell internet to business customers...my most popular product is a 60 x 4 coax...
This is small business... not medium size offices....as more and more information is passed over the circuit you need more and more capacity. you many not think you need it today, but you will.
Couple years back the ceo of frontier communications (phone company for many rural in wisconsin) who said she did not see the need for most areas to have speeds over 5mbs....Don't think she has successfully removed all the egg from her face from that quote.

[MillennialDem]

4. Online gaming. I have 15, it SUCKS, especially if both my partner and I are gaming or I'm

gaming and she wants to download something.

[Travis_0004]

5. I would guess your speed is not the problem

I've pulled data before. On my PS4, I need less than 100 MB an hour. Speed is not your limiting factor. latency could be a problem, but more speed will not fix that.

[MillennialDem]

6. Not console gaming. PC gaming. And yes it is can be a speed/bandwidth issue. I know when we

have that as an issue vs latency.