1 Gig Internet is fast enough to support 4-5 people who need to access the internet at once or a large smart-powered home. If you're streaming 4K content, which often uses four to five times the bandwidth of 1080p, 1 Gig has your back.

Overall, 1 Gig will support activities that require a high bandwidth on a regular basis, such as streaming, gaming, and uploading video content. For example, you can play the underwater action-adventure game Subnautica without any lag. You can attend Zoom meetings or play most online games on several devices at the same time. You can stream Netflix or YouTube in Ultra-HD 4G.

Technically, 1 Gig internet has the potential to send data at speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), which is equal to 1,000 megabits. Most internet providers of 1 Gig will specify that the speed is up to 940 Mbps. This means you can download data at a rate of 117.05 MB/second, or transmit 125 megabytes of data per second. For comparison, the national average internet speed is just over 119 Mbps, so gigabit internet is nearly 10 times faster than the average for sending or receiving information. Nearly all cable and fiber internet providers offer gigabit speeds.

1 Gig is more than enough to watch Netflix or YouTube TV, attend Zoom meetings, and play most online games on several devices at the same time. If you live with a lot of people and everyone frequently uses the internet on multiple devices all at once you’re good to go with 1 Gig.