{"1":{"question":"1. Can I go much slower than 1 Mbps?","answer":"<p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>It is, technically.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>But it would be quite uncommon.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>1 Mbps was a very typical download speed ten or so years ago.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Today, it&#39;s so low that the majority of individuals on earth have long since passed it.<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>You can rest easy knowing that even if you&#39;re only getting 1 Mbps right now, things will most likely become better for you soon.<\/p>"},"2":{"question":"2. Is 1 Mbps download speed enough for Netflix?","answer":"<p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>A single standard definition requires 1 Mbps of bandwidth, according to Netflix.<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Therefore, if your internet speed is 1 Mbps, you might get lucky (kind of).&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>But it&#39;s probably going to stumble.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>You might occasionally have to put up with some buffering.<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>How about HD?&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>No!&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>You would be miles away from that because even 720p requires 3 Mbps!<\/p>"},"3":{"question":"3. Is 1 Mbps download speed enough for video chat?","answer":"<p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>We must take upload speed into account in order to determine this.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Your upload speed will often be less than a tenth of your download speed.<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Therefore, we can conclude that a 1 Mbps download would correspond to an upload speed of 0.1 Mbps (or 100 Kbps).&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Unfortunately, to make a standard definition call, Zoom needs an upload speed of 600 Kbps.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>This means that a 1 Mbps download connection would be insufficient for video calls.<\/p>"},"4":{"question":"4. Is 1 Mbps download speed enough for online gaming?","answer":"<p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Games can be incredibly large downloads that take a while to download.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>This is especially true if your download speed is only 1 Mbps.<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Think about the case study of Borderlands 3.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>The download size for this game is 116GB.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>That&#39;s a lot!<\/p><p dir='ltr' style='text-align:justify'>Borderlands 3 would take an absurd 10 days and 17 hours to download at 1Mbps.<\/p>"}}