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Funny how perspective changes things.
Growing up we had dialup. Around 2009 we got 1.5mbps down, something like 300kbps up. DSL, for 8 people.
We had that until.... 2014? 2016? Then we got 10/1.5, mbps, down/up respectively.
We had that until 2022 ish, when we got 30/10. And I started self hosting with ease, plenty of bandwidth for myself and my immediate family's needs.
Only last year, 2025, did we finally strike gold and get access to fiber. 8000/8000 available, but it's spendy.
I'm used to living with significantly less, so I opted for the lowest tier, 300/300.
I feel like I'm legitimately living in the future right now, so fast.
I feel for everyone who is stuck with slow Internet. But it's all perspective. And from my perspective, 20 up is plenty for most things your average person wants to do. More is always better, obviously. But even then, you don't need gargantuan pipes to self host.
I will say, these days, anything less than 10/10 is criminal. 20/20 is slow but manageable. 30/30 is more than most normal people realistically need, though obviously, again, more is always better 🤷♂️
Ahhh, the 'good old days'. Now days I have a business account with Spectrum. 1 gbps down/50 mbps up which is great for uploading and downloading large architectural drawings, but otherwise, it seems excessive.
... till the start torrenting
I am an avid Linux user and sharer of ISOs, never had a lick of trouble on 30/10.
10/1.5 was tough but doable.
1.5/300k was impossible.