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December 03, 2020 at
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I've never tried to stream any racing due to the internet being very poor at best in the backwoods, podunk, redneck, hillbilly swamp (feel free to take offense) I live in. I know what the websites say for required speeds and stuff, but I'm wondering what kind of real-life experiences people have with what download speeds when it comes to Flo or Dirtvision. I have no problem watching stuff from the vault, but my old, zero undertanding of technology, brain assumes that's different.
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December 03, 2020 at
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December 03, 2020 at
11:09:21 AM by W2Motorsports
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Posted By: Eric Smith on December 03 2020 at 09:17:12 AM
I've never tried to stream any racing due to the internet being very poor at best in the backwoods, podunk, redneck, hillbilly swamp (feel free to take offense) I live in. I know what the websites say for required speeds and stuff, but I'm wondering what kind of real-life experiences people have with what download speeds when it comes to Flo or Dirtvision. I have no problem watching stuff from the vault, but my old, zero undertanding of technology, brain assumes that's different.
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2 things:
1 - I participated in the beta test for the tmobile high speed wireless internet that they launched last year. For two months it was my only internet and while it was a far cry from what I'm used to (xfinity) it worked fine for streaming races assuming I wasn't trying to stream anything else at the same time. I believe that was 25MB download speed internet which may not even meet the minimum requirements that floracing lists.
2 - I switched back to xfinity, but the people who benefit most from the tmobile option are those who live in rural areas. If you get cell reception then it is likely you would be eligible for this internet option which is on the low end but does qualify as high speed as I was able to stream, and play iRacing and other online games without issue.
Here is the link in case it is an option in your area : https://www.t-mobile.com/isp
For what it costs ($50/mo all in) its not too bad.
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December 03, 2020 at
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Posted By: Eric Smith on December 03 2020 at 09:17:12 AM
I've never tried to stream any racing due to the internet being very poor at best in the backwoods, podunk, redneck, hillbilly swamp (feel free to take offense) I live in. I know what the websites say for required speeds and stuff, but I'm wondering what kind of real-life experiences people have with what download speeds when it comes to Flo or Dirtvision. I have no problem watching stuff from the vault, but my old, zero undertanding of technology, brain assumes that's different.
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I used to have like economy internet or whatever the lowest tier from Comcast was and I believe it was 10mb and I didn't have problems if that was all I was trying to use internet for at the time.
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December 07, 2020 at
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This is somewhat accurate but you never know. having several devices active at the same time will have an effect.
3.0 Mb/s to view standard definition video (480p) on a TV.
4.0 Mb/s to view high definition video (720p, 1080p).
5.0 Mb/s or more for the best 1080p experience.
See more racing videos at
http://www.youtube.com/user/dagunner
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December 07, 2020 at
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We live in the country as well, and shoot to a wireless tower in town. We range from 0 mbs to 18 mbs, with 2 - 5 being the most common. If the speeds decrease the picture quality suffers with the occasional buffering. The quality gets poor enough where it looks like you're looking through a cloudy swimming pool, but you can usually tell what's going on and listen.
If it's really slow I'll try to run around the house and check what all is connected and turn it off completely or turn off the wifi connection for that device.
If you're cell phone service is good enough, you can also use that to view, or turn your phone's "hotspot" on and then connect another larger tv, or laptop to it. If you have limited data you probably don't want to go this route.
Keep It Real
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December 09, 2020 at
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I would go with at least 100 Mbps if it's available. This is the reason I didn't snap up an opportunity to buy a winterized family lake home. It's only 45 minutes from home but internet drops off to 10 Mbps and we stream all of our TV and my wife has a small online business. Another thing that I found out is how much even a strong signal can drop off in some homes. I ended up having to install a mesh wifi system to boost the signal in the lower level. My internet speed was 100 Mbps next to the modem/router and dropped off to about 10 downstairs on the others side of the furnace room. If I walked to the other end of the room next to the attached garage it dropped off to 1-2 Mbps. The mesh system keeps that whole area at a consistent 75 to 80 Mbps. I can even take the laptop out by the fire ring and watch races out in the yard in the summer with the mesh system.
Stan Meissner
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