A typical family of 4 with smart TVs, laptops, phones and a console should be on at least 200-300 Mbps . Heavy streamers, remote workers, or 4K-everywhere households should aim for 500 Mbps to 1 Gbps .
We still recommend 200-300 Mbps because peak demand is bursty, a Steam download or PS5 update will saturate the line for 30 minutes, kicking everyone else off 4K.
A 1 Gbps plan is wasted behind a 5-year-old single-band router. For a family of 4, invest in: