Hello,
I just got off the phone with Bell. I was just calling for information but I ended up booking an installation appointment.
They have a product called "Fibe25." My neighbourhood has apparently been wired for fibre optics, I guess. "Fibe 25" gives 25mpbs download speeds and 7mbps upload speeds. For $10 extra I upped the bandwidth limit to 155gigs/month. I think the overage fee is $1/gig to a max of $30.
Once I figure out how to calculate bandwidth amounts based on 6hrs/day of combined up/down loading of HDTV.
Over-The-Air probably uses a bit more bandwidth since most of the signals are 1080i
Could anyone please provide me with the formula on how to calculate bandwidth usage, and/or please explain the relationship between speed and bandwidth.
As I understand it, bandwidth is the volume of data overall.
Speed is the amount of data that can be uploaded and downloaded per second.
So what is the volume of data (bandwidth) if I am uploading HDTV to my wife's family in Korea and if they are simulatiously uploading HDTV to us?
Does the Slingbox pro hd convert my OTA 1080i ATSC signal into another format before it sends it out? If so, what is the bandwidth size of whatever format the Slingbox pro hd sends out at per six hours of HDTV?
If I can learn how to do these calculations, I can figure our whether or not I should go through with this Bell Internet installation. If we're looking at 1000gigs plus per month, I predict they won't like me much and perhaps my idea, while great, is not ready for prime time.
Too bad. The biggest challenge seemed to be speed, but now the problem is back to being bandwidth.
Thanks