suitable broadband speed for an HMO

itayshap

Hello,
I've just finished renovation for a two story 3 bedroom HMO and i want to install broadband service.
I'm wondering, what is the adequate/common broadband speed suitable for a mid-end student HMO this size?
Furthermore, when an IPS advertises, for example, a 35mb broadband deal, what will be the actual speed if i run speed test with a laptop connected via WiFi ?
Thank you,
Itay

letitbe90

The speed you'll get from a laptop connected to WiFi is dependant on


i) The actual speed provided by the ISP
ii) The router
iii) The device (and the type of WiFi adapter it uses)
iv) Distance between router/device (inc walls and dead zones)


It can vary wildly.


As for what is an adequate speed, anyone's guess really. I would get maybe the cheapest available fibre around the ~30mb mark if I was a landlord personally.

theartfullodger

I provide a 4 bed student let with 100mbps. Yes, measured 95 plus most of the time.

They seem satisfied

Grezz24

you need to consider what the students will use it for.

in my shared house at uni we used it for gaming, 4 guys all connected so we wanted a good speed and its what we looked for when searching for rent.

there will at very least be music streaming and usual uni work etc.

AdrianC

Three rooms sharing one WiFi router, each probably with multiple devices? You're going to have maybe 6-10 devices sharing both the wireless and the actual connection simultaneously. That could well bring the speed right down.

Slithery

AdrianC wrote: »

Three rooms sharing one WiFi router, each probably with multiple devices? You're going to have maybe 6-10 devices sharing both the wireless and the actual connection simultaneously. That could well bring the speed right down.

Yep. I'd have put a couple of fixed ethernet ports in each room as part of the renovation.

Owain_Moneysaver

And a router/access point setup that rations out the bandwidth to connected devices, so one greedy device doesn't spoil it for all the others.

Also consider whether you need firewall and user logging - if the police come knocking on your door accusing you of up/downloading dodgy stuff.

Something like these might be neat for bedrooms

https://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-ip-ap255.html

dimbo61

Super fast unlimited broadband like BT fibre max which also comes with BT sport or Virgin if you have the cables in your street ?

itayshap

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

And a router/access point setup that rations out the bandwidth to connected devices, so one greedy device doesn't spoil it for all the others.

Also consider whether you need firewall and user logging - if the police come knocking on your door accusing you of up/downloading dodgy stuff.

Thank you all for your replies!
Is there a good user guide for user logging and rations setup?
What are the best devices to use for these purposes?

jonnygee2

70 mbs would be a minimum in my opinion, but if you can get more it might be worth it. You may also need to consider getting a good quality router that connect a lot of devices, and possibly wifi extenders.

Good quality wifi can be a real selling point!

Takmon

Grezz24 wrote: »

you need to consider what the students will use it for.

in my shared house at uni we used it for gaming, 4 guys all connected so we wanted a good speed and its what we looked for when searching for rent.

there will at very least be music streaming and usual uni work etc.

Its a common misconception that a high speed is required for online gaming. The actual amount of data being sent is relatively low so speed is not very important and a low latency connection is what you really want for the best experience.