[maddog10]

Unsure if this is the right board to post on. Stupid question time.

 

I'm starting a work from home role and while I am confident my PC can handle the basics I'm not sure on essential video calls. Recently I had a multiple person video call and my PC could not handle it(video/audio feeds delayed and choppy).

 

Speed tests on my PC and smartphone show a speed of 6.5 Mbps and I'm sure my PC is pushing to its limits in terms of processing applications which is why I have doubts. I can easily upgrade to fibre so on a multiple HD cam video call Is the bottleneck going to be the internet speed or my CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data?

 

I'm using

(Asus 1025c netbook with 2GB RAM and Windows 7(Yes I know))

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Your networking

802.11n operates on both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz bands. Support for 5 GHz bands is optional. Its net data rate ranges from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s.

yes it will handle fibre broadband.

The Bad: Just about everything else is substandard.
 

I can easily upgrade to fiber so on a multiple HD cam video call Is the bottleneck going to be the internet speed or my CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data?

CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data will always be an issue very small machine, plus you're running an outdated unsupported operating system.

Can't your work bring you up the speed with an adequate Laptop ?

[zep516]

Your networking

802.11n operates on both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz bands. Support for 5 GHz bands is optional. Its net data rate ranges from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s.

yes it will handle fibre broadband.

The Bad: Just about everything else is substandard.
 

I can easily upgrade to fiber so on a multiple HD cam video call Is the bottleneck going to be the internet speed or my CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data?

CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data will always be an issue very small machine, plus you're running an outdated unsupported operating system.

Can't your work bring you up the speed with an adequate Laptop ?

[maddog10]

Your networking

802.11n operates on both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz bands. Support for 5 GHz bands is optional. Its net data rate ranges from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s.
 

I can easily upgrade to fiber so on a multiple HD cam video call Is the bottleneck going to be the internet speed or my CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data?

CPU/RAM/HHDs processing of the data will always be an issue very small machine, plus you're running an outdated unsupported operating system.

Can't your work bring you up the speed with an adequate Laptop ?

 

 

They don't provide one straight away which is the concern.

 

I had not thought about my networking card. Quick check and it does not support 5GHz and my wifi card is actually running at max capacity of the 2.4GHz frequency.  I could wire the laptop(and future device) directly into the router using the PCs fast ethernet controller with 100Mbps top speed.

 

Have to go to the bag of cables and see if I have a ethernet cable(pretty sure I have) and do a further test

 

Question remains. Can the PC process the data.
 

[maddog10]

Tried my ethernet connection and it gives me the same speed as the wifi connection. Surprising.

[maddog10]

Worth upgrading the Router(I'm on BTHub4)

[zep516]

Might be! try it! Wish you could get a better at least laptop. Your working with limited machine.

[123Runner]

One of the questions I have is what are you paying for (what speed) from your internet provider? In other words, what speed are they providing you?

Your computer will only be as fast as the slowest component.

[maddog10]

I'm on the basic broadband so the usual up to 17Mbs athough speaking to my provide they said the speed was good that I was getting with around 8.5 coming off the exchange.

 

I've been ok using it for this training week with just zoom and a messaging app athough some crawls, but the laptop don't think it would handle the multiple systems running off the cloud for the actual job. However the work PC has arrived now so now it should be a test soley of my broadband which I can upgrade if needs be.

 

Thanks for helping

[123Runner]

If you are paying for 17mbs you should be seeing that in a speed test. Also, generally you should see about 10% over what they supply.

You have a cabling issue, modem, router, or just sub standard laptop. Your speed is based on a lot of factors and any one of them will affect you.

Let us know whether the work laptop resolved any of the issues.