From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 1/11/2026 1:31 PM, Chris wrote:   
   > J. P. Gilliver  wrote:   
   >> On 2026/1/11 14:13:20, Paul wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 1/11/2026 7:03 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Just out of curiosity - what are you actually _doing_ that _needs_ that   
   >>>> speed - or, are you just trying to achieve it anyway, since you've been   
   >>>> told you've been given the (free) upgrade? (It's not that you're talking   
   >>>> of a multi-user household, as you're talking about one PC here.)   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> In some cases, with new things, you don't find out until you get there.   
   >>>   
   >>> Normally, 2Gbit/sec could support quite a few PCs doing web browsing.   
   >>>   
   >>> And a ton of TV sets.   
   >>   
   >> That's what I was thinking - how can he possibly be using that much   
   >> capacity! (I know in a few years' time that'll seem quaint, of course.)   
   >   
   > I've said for a long time that 99% of domestic users don't actually need   
   > anything more that 50Mbps. What they do need is reliable symmetric speeds   
   > and better latency.   
   >   
   > Some media or technical people who work remotely from the office may   
   > require a 200-300Mbps connection, but that's a very small number of people.   
   >   
   >   
   > It's simply marketing.   
   >   
      
   You could do a Macrium backup to OneDrive, at wire speed.   
      
   Think how that would annoy Microsoft.   
      
      Paul   
      
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