Common Internet Service Providers and their available service packages (download/upload):
1.0 Mbps / 200 Kbps |
768 Kbps / 320 Kbps |
1.5 Mbps / 250 Kbps |
1.5 Mbps / 720 Kbps |
2.0 Mbps / 300 Kbps |
3.0 Mbps / 1.0 Mbps |
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6.0 Mbps / 3.0 Mbps |
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DSL Typical speeds** |
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768 Kbps / 320 Kbps |
1.5 Mbps / 384 Kbps |
1.5 Mbps / 768 Kbps |
6.0 Mbps / 1.0 Mbps |
3.0 Mbps / 1.5 Mbps |
12.0 Mbps / 2.0 Mbps |
10.0 Mbps / 3.0 Mbps |
15.0 Mbps / 3.0 Mbps |
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20.0 Mbps / 4.0 Mbps |
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30.0 Mbps / 6.0 Mbps
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Cable Typical speeds** |
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1.5 Mbps / 768 Kbps |
Up to 15.0 Mbps / 5.0 Mbps |
2.0 Mbps / 1.5 Mbps |
Up to 25.0 Mbps / 25.0 Mbps |
15.0 Mbps / 2.0 Mbps |
Up to 50.0 Mbps / 20.0 Mbps |
20.0 Mbps / 4.0 Mbps |
Up to 150.0 Mbps / 35.0 Mbps |
*Mbps = Megabits per second (approx. 1 million bits per second); Kbps = Kilobits per second (approx. 1 thousand bits per second) - a measurement of the speed of data transfer.
**These speeds are estimates. Actual speeds may vary.
Internet types based on speed / reliability
- Fiber to house (such as FiOS from Verizon) - Excellent
- Cable - Great, typically better than DSL
- DSL - Good to Fair, depending on area
- Cellular 3G/4G - Okay to Poor (not recommended)
- Satellite - Okay to Poor (not recommended)
- Dial-up - Poor (will not suffice)
Cellular, Satellite, and slower connections have much higher latency and low upload bandwidth, which can often result in issues watching high-bandwidth content such as course videos not playing or issues uploading files. The latency can also cause page load times to be much longer than other connections.
To help identify possible issues with internet speed, the following speed test links are recommended for testing internet connections.
Note: the below sites are 3rd party speed tests that you may utilize also, however they are not associated with the Liberty University website: