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Mom of a gamer needs advice!
Hi I am looking for some help selecting the right Modem and Router for my home. My son is a gamer and we have had our current equipment for 5 years. The quality of our connect has decrases so I went ...
- Hello there, first I'd like to get a little more clarification before I can advise. You speeds, how did you work this out? Did you do a wired speed test directly connected to the modem when nothing else was using the internet? Are you sure the upload is 8mbps and download is 0.61mbps? Usually the download is the higher value. This is important to know as it will determine whether your internet connection could handle your son streaming to Twitch.
Hello there, first I'd like to get a little more clarification before I can advise. You speeds, how did you work this out? Did you do a wired speed test directly connected to the modem when nothing else was using the internet? Are you sure the upload is 8mbps and download is 0.61mbps? Usually the download is the higher value. This is important to know as it will determine whether your internet connection could handle your son streaming to Twitch.