Hi there, do you love the internet? I know
I do, except when it's slow, and here at
BoxCast we get asked all the time: "how
fast does my internet need to be for my
broadcast?" Well let's dive into that.
Ok, so one thing to understand is that you
can actually transfer data in two ways
when using the internet. You can upload
information, and you can download
information, so there's two different
speeds to think about: upload and
download. In case that doesn't make sense,
let me give you some real life examples
of the difference between the two.
Things that require upload speed are posting a
cool picture of yourself on Instagram,
sending an email, aaaand live streaming.
Downloading includes hanging out with a
significant other and watching Netflix,
opening up a website, or getting an angry
email from your mother because you're
late to dinner. Our primary concern for
live video streaming is upload, because
we're sending information. To figure out
what your current internet upload speed
is,you can simply visit speedtest.net
and run a free speed test. Here's where
you'll find out what you're actually
getting for your internet speeds. So what
speeds do we recommend? Well it depends
on the quality that you're looking for.
Here's the video quality you can expect
from these upload speeds, remember though,
these are the speeds you need for this
type of quality stream, but there's a
couple of other factors that can affect
your connection. Things like people using
your network, things like a bad router,
maybe some bad cabling. Which is why we
always always always recommend that you
test before you go live. One bad apple can ruin
a whole bunch if you know what I mean.
Well that's all I have for today, I hope
you feel a little smarter. As always if
you have any questions you can contact
me at any time!
