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    Sorry if this is going to sound a stupid question but...

    ive just moved house in the uk previously my Internet was rubbish so I used my phone as a dongle to stream on 4g. New house has better internet but no bloody 4g. Is 13 upload and 1 download going to be good enough for SM? I'm really annoyed company has just told me I can't have fibre optic here and I'm panicking.

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    13 UPLOAD should be good. Be sure to test your upload here: testmy.net
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    Do you mean the other way around? If your download is only 1mbps then your upload certainly won't be anywhere near the dizzying heights of 13! Go to speedtest.net and test it properly. You need at least an upload of 2mbps to stream a decent feed on most sites now and SM will likely be out.

    You really need to do extensive checks on the Internet situ before you move. I can't say if it will help now as things have moved on so rapidly but back when I was stuck with 0.38 upload a few years ago and only the option of adsl 1 with no resellers, I had TWO broadband lines. It was horribly expensive but it means I could work two sites at once or upload clips on one while I cammed on the other. UK Internet is still woefully behind most of the world unless you live near a city x
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    Quote Originally Posted by Horny View Post
    Sorry if this is going to sound a stupid question but...

    ive just moved house in the uk previously my Internet was rubbish so I used my phone as a dongle to stream on 4g. New house has better internet but no bloody 4g. Is 13 upload and 1 download going to be good enough for SM? I'm really annoyed company has just told me I can't have fibre optic here and I'm panicking.
    If you mean 1 up, then it's probably do-able, but you would ONLY be able to run SM at the time, and at a lower stream rate (not HD etc). Would also mean you probably won't hit the top performers, but that won't matter if you are consistent with your shifts and you pick up regs. But the specs may change, so there's no guarantee that you will be able to continue at the same rate.

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    Just done it now and your right download is 14.1 upload is 1.1 sorry not very good at this what do we think now?

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    1.1 can support a livestream (I've read about a model on here who used to cam on 0.5!), but not in HD and only on 1 site at a time, as CatBBW says. Don't panic, you will still make money. Probably will see a dip in custies who like crystal clear shows, but your regs and the guys you appeal to won't care. It's YOU they come for, a slightly lower quality stream won't make a difference to them.


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    Thanks all I've sorted it out I'm going to get the fibre through another company just have to make do till then. Maybe il stay off SM normally AW has been ok on my more rubbish connection. As if moving isn't stressful enough !!

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    I cam with upload of .60-.80 and it works fine but it just hammers my placement on SM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperPookie View Post
    I cam with upload of .60-.80 and it works fine but it just hammers my placement on SM.
    I have around the same speeds as you,which quality settings do you use? HD setting,cable, dsl, or are you able to use the encoders? When I use the encoder it looks fine on my end but I'm sure the guys think it's really glitchy.

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    If you have the option of superfast/cable take it, regardless of cost. Do whatever you have to do to get the FASTEST upload speed you can x
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