Speed to stream?

[starlord]

Not real smart on computer stuff. That being said, what kind of internet speed do you need to stream shows and movies and such? I know that my home system is kind of boondockville U.S.A. and the ATT system here takes about 3 hours to download a one hour show (1.7mbps). My Mobley hot spot is at least twice as fast here where my house is (my phone only has two bars for signal strength) so I was just wondering what I'd need to stream when I was out and about in the R.V.?

[pianotuna]

Netflix on the lowest quality setting will stream on 2G if there is a good signal from the cell phone tower.

[2oldman]

I have no idea what the actual speed is. 3g.. maybe. 4g, yeah, that works.

[valhalla360]

Video quality counts for much.

If it's not a special effects filled show, we can usually get pretty good streaming by downgrading the picture quality.

[starlord]

Thanks for the replies. I know I could have probably Googled it but I wanted real people answers, what actually works, not what should work.

[SCVJeff]

lryrob9301 wrote:
To stream without interruptions in SD you would need 3 to 5 mbps. To stream without interruptions in HD you would need 7 to 10 mbps.

These are general speed ranges, the streaming source could require different speeds.

This is the closest answer but it totally depends on CODECS used, and they are getting better almost by the week

[Dutch_12078]

I've streamed programming from the Dish Hopper w/Sling at our Adirondack cottage to our motorhome for hours at a time with no buffering using only Verizon 3G Jetpacks on both ends.

[joebedford]

We live in the country and can stream Netflix in HD with our 5mbps service. If it falls below 5 for whatever reason, Netflix down-shifts to SD.

[joebedford]

DutchmenSport wrote:
5G works well.

Huh?

[GizmosMom]

Actually... we live out in the country. Our Internet is supposed to give us 3 mbps but we only get 1 to 1.5

We are able to stream both Netflix and Amazon. Sometimes it is very slow but mostly we are able to watch movies and shows with no problems.

We have Direct TV with a DVR. We can pause and record shows. We don't have enough bandwidth to start a program from the beginning.

We moved here from Austin where they now have AT&t and Google fiber...it was a big adjustment for us in the beginning but now we have no traffic!

[DutchmenSport]

5G works well.

[lryrob9301]

To stream without interruptions in SD you would need 3 to 5 mbps. To stream without interruptions in HD you would need 7 to 10 mbps.

These are general speed ranges, the streaming source could require different speeds.

[2oldman]

Let me google that for you.